The Scottish Conference League is the Scottish domestic league for the sport of rugby league. Between 2007 and 2011 it formed a division of the Rugby League Conference competition. Many of the teams run junior teams in the National Youth League.
History
The first Scottish club of modern times was Forth & Clyde Nomads who played in the North East League in 1995-96. However, after this one season, they folded.
The Scottish Conference was founded with five teams in 1997 as a stand-alone competition. That same year the Rugby League Conference was founded as the Southern Conference League; it began as a 10-team pilot league for teams in the South of England and English Midlands but would later expand into the North of England and Wales.
The Scottish Conference briefly had two divisions in 2002 before reverting to one division. The league became administratively associated with the Rugby League Conference in 2006 and became a full division of the Conference a year later.
Jordanhill Phoenix and Kirkcaldy failed to start the 2010 season and Forth & Clyde Nomads were brought in as replacements.
The league split into a premier division and division 1 in 2011, which changed to a North and Central division in 2012. The league reverted to being a standalone league in 2012 when the Rugby League Conference was abolished.
Rugby League Conference Pyramid
The Scotland Conference League is the highest level of amateur rugby league in Scotland. Above the Scotland Division is the National Conference League which sides from around the UK are able to join. To date, no Scottish side has played at a national level.
2013 structure
Central Division
North Division
League standings
Key
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Participating teams by season
- 1997: Central Centurions, Inverness, Linlithgow Lions, Lomond Valley Raiders, Whitecraigs
- 1998: Border Eagles, Edinburgh Eagles, Glasgow North, Kinloss Hunters, Linlithgow Lions, Rhu Raiders
- 1999: Border Eagles, Edinburgh Eagles, Glasgow Bulls, Linlithgow Lions, Portobello Playboys, Rhu Raiders
- 2000: Border Eagles, Edinburgh Eagles, Glasgow Bulls, Linlithgow Lions, Portobello Playboys, Rhu Raiders
- 2001: Border Eagles, Clyde Buccaneers, Edinburgh Eagles, Glasgow Bulls, Lanarkshire Storm, Rhu Raiders (Portobello Playboys and Linlithgow Lions took the year out due to foot and mouth)
- 2002: Division 1: Dunbartonshire Dragons, Edinburgh Eagles, Glasgow Bulls, Portobello Playboys
- Division 2:Border Eagles, Clyde Buccaneers, Fife Lions, Lanarkshire Storm
- 2003: Border Eagles, Clyde Buccaneers, Edinburgh Eagles, Fife Lions, Glasgow Bulls, Portobello Playboys
- 2004: Edinburgh Eagles, Clyde Bulls, Fife Lions, Portobello Playboys
- 2005: Edinburgh Eagles, Clyde Bulls, Easterhouse Panthers, Fife Lions, Moray Eels, Royal Scots Steelers
- 2006: Easterhouse Panthers, Edinburgh Eagles, Fife Lions, Glasgow Bulls, Moray Eels, Paisley Hurricanes
- 2007: Easterhouse Panthers, Edinburgh Eagles, Fife Lions, Moray Eels, Paisley Hurricanes (Glasgow Bulls entered but failed to complete the season)
- 2008: Carluke Tigers, Easterhouse Panthers, Edinburgh Eagles, Fife Lions, Jordanhill Phoenix, Moray Eels, Paisley Hurricanes (Glasgow Bulls entered but failed to start the season)
- 2009: Carluke Tigers, Easterhouse Panthers, Edinburgh Eagles, Fife Lions, Hillfoot Rams
- 2010: Ayrshire Storm, Carluke Tigers, Easterhouse Panthers, Edinburgh Eagles, Falkirk RFC, Fife Lions, Forth and Clyde Nomads, Moray Eels (Jordanhill Phoenix and Kirkcaldy entered but failed to start the season)
- 2011: Premier Division: Ayrshire Storm, Carluke Tigers, Easterhouse Panthers, Edinburgh Eagles, Fife Lions (Moray Eels failed to start the season) Division 1: Cumbernauld, Aberdeen Warriors, Moray Titans (Falkirk failed to start the season; Ayr Knights failed to complete the season)
- 2012: North Division: Aberdeen Warriors A, Edinburgh Eagles A, Moray Eels, Moray Titans (Ross Sutherland failed to start the season). Central Division: Aberdeen Warriors, Ayrshire Storm, Easterhouse Panthers, Edinburgh Eagles, Fife Lions, Victoria Knights (replaced East Lothian Hawks midseason)
Grand Finals Winners
| Year | Champions | Runners Up |
| 1997 | Lomond Valley Raiders | Central Centurions |
| 1998 | Border Eagles | Edinburgh Eagles |
| 1999 | Edinburgh Eagles | Portobello Playboys |
| 2000 | Glasgow Bulls | Edinburgh Eagles |
| 2001 | Edinburgh Eagles | Glasgow Bulls |
| 2002 | Edinburgh Eagles | Portobello Playboys |
| 2003 | Edinburgh Eagles | Fife Lions |
| 2004 | Fife Lions | Edinburgh Eagles |
| 2005 | Royal Scots Steelers | Fife Lions |
| 2006 | Fife Lions | Moray Eels |
| 2007 | Edinburgh Eagles | Fife Lions |
| 2008 | Edinburgh Eagles | Fife Lions |
| 2009 | Edinburgh Eagles | Carluke Tigers |
| 2010 | Carluke Tigers | Edinburgh Eagles |
| 2011 | Edinburgh Eagles | Ayrshire Storm |
| 2012 | Edinburgh Eagles | Aberdeen Warriors A |
| 2013 | Aberdeen Warriors Reds | Easterhouse Panthers |
Division 1 winners
North Division Winners
Saltire Schools Cup
- 2013 S1 Winners: Westhill Academy
- 2013 S4/5 Winners: Westhill Academy
Number of wins
- Edinburgh Eagles 9
- Fife Lions 2
- Border Eagles 1
- Carluke Tigers 1
- Glasgow Bulls 1
- Lomond Valley Raiders 1
- Royal Scots Steelers 1
See also
References
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