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Following discussion on wikiproject talk page. In short: *Page almost entirely unreferenced *No major updates to the page in 5 years *No point in having a page that just repeates information from Championship and League 1
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The '''RFL Championships''', instituted in 2009, was a collective name for both the [[RFL Championship]] and [[RFL League 1|RFL Championship 1]]. However the name started to fall out of use when the Championship 1 changed its name to "League 1" in 2015.
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{{Infobox football league
| logo =
| pixels = 200
| country = {{ENG}}
| other countries = {{WAL}}<br>{{FRA}}<br>{{CAN}}
| founded = 2003
| divisions = [[Championship (rugby league)|Championship]]<br />[[League 1 (rugby league)|League 1]]
| teams = 26
| promotion = [[Super League]]
| relegation = [[National Conference League]]<br />[[Conference League South]]<br />[[Elite One Championship]]<br />Via RFL application
| levels = 2–3
| domest_cup = [[Challenge Cup]],<br />[[League 1 Cup]]<ref>League 1 clubs only, [[League 1 Cup]]</ref>
| confed_cup =
| champions = {{center|{{leagueicon|Leigh|16}} [[Leigh Centurions]] (3rd title)}}
| most successful club = {{center|{{leagueicon|Leigh|16}} [[Leigh Centurions]] (3 titles)}}
| season = 2015
| tv = [[Sky Sports]]
| website =
| current =
}}


{{disambiguation}}
The '''Rugby League Championships''' (known as the '''National Leagues''' during 2003–2008) are the two professional divisions below the [[Super League]], consisting of 12 teams in the Championship and 14 teams in [[League 1 (rugby league)|League 1]]. Promotion and relegation is in use between the [[RFL Championship|Championship]] and [[RFL League 1|League 1]] as well as between the Championship and Super League but not between League 1 and the [[National Conference League]] and French [[Elite One Championship]]. The RFL can promote teams between the NCL, Elite One Championship and League 1.



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Revision as of 14:39, 9 October 2023

The RFL Championships, instituted in 2009, was a collective name for both the RFL Championship and RFL Championship 1. However the name started to fall out of use when the Championship 1 changed its name to "League 1" in 2015.