1996 RFL Division Two

RFL Division Two
League Rugby Football League Division Two
Duration 22 Rounds
Number of teams 12
1996 Season
Champions Hull Kingston Rovers
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The 1996 Division Two Championship season was the third tier of British rugby league during the 1996 season, and was also the first season of rugby league to be played in the summer.[1] The competition featured all eleven teams from the 1995–96 Rugby Football League season and an additional newly formed club, South Wales Dragons.

Championship

The league was won by Hull Kingston Rovers for a second successive season, winning promotion to Division One along with runners-up Swinton Lions.

League table

Team Pld W D L PF PA Pts
1Hull Kingston Rovers 222101100929442
2Swinton Lions 22180478529536
3Hunslet Hawks 22180473032636
4Carlisle 22130965448626
5Doncaster Dragons 22130950054026
6South Wales Dragons 221201052854824
7Leigh Centurions 221001259451020
8York Wasps 22901344960318
9Chorley Chieftains 22601635472312
10Barrow Braves 22501735465110
11Bramley 22501736075910
12Prescot Panthers 2220203018834
Champions Promoted

Statistics

The following are the top points scorers in Division Two during the 1996 season. Statistics are for league matches only.[2]

Most tries

Player Team Tries
Gary Atkins Hull Kingston Rovers 26
Stanley Gene Hull Kingston Rovers 26
David Plange Hunslet Hawks 25
Jason Roach Swinton Lions 24
Mark Riley Swinton Lions 23
David Ingram Leigh Centurions 21
Rob D'Arcy Hull Kingston Rovers 19
Mick Coult Doncaster Dragons 17
Danny Russell Carlisle 17
Simon Ashcroft Swinton Lions 14
Andy Currier South Wales 14
Tane Manihera Carlisle 14
Shaun Marshall South Wales 14

Most goals

Player Team Goals
Mike Fletcher Hull Kingston Rovers 143
Greg Pearce Swinton Lions 107
Willie Richardson Carlisle 100
Simon Wilson Hunslet Hawks 93
Dean Purtill Leigh Centurions 90
Phil Atkinson Barrow Braves 57
Tony Chappell Doncaster Dragons 52
Dean Creasser Bramley 51
Terry Smirk York Wasps 50
Ioan Bebb South Wales 45

Most points

Player Team Tries Goals DGs Points
Mike Fletcher Hull Kingston Rovers 4 143 0 302
Willie Richardson Carlisle 9 100 0 236
Greg Pearce Swinton Lions 4 107 0 230
Dean Purtill Leigh Centurions 11 90 0 224
Simon Wilson Hunslet Hawks 7 93 1 215
Phil Atkinson Barrow Braves 11 57 1 159
Tony Chappell Doncaster Dragons 7 52 3 135
Terry Smirk York Wasps 6 50 2 126
Ioan Bebb South Wales 7 45 0 118
Dean Creasser Bramley 3 51 0 114

See also

References

  1. Dave Hadfield (1995-12-20). "Rugby's pounds 87m deal gives Murdoch transfer veto". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  2. Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. London: Headline. pp. 184–5. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.

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