2005 National League Cup

The 2005 National League Cup in British rugby league was sponsored by train operating company Northern Rail, and was therefore known as the Northern Rail Cup. The 2005 competition was the first to feature sides from National League Three: previously the competition had only featured sides from National Leagues One and Two.

There were no cross-group games in the 2005 competition, each team therefore playing only six games in the group stages. The top team from each of the first five groups progressed to the quarter-final directly. The second-placed team in each of these groups, plus the top team from group six (the group of teams from National League 3), played an additional round to determine the remaining three spots in the quarter-finals.

The winners of the 2005 Northern Rail Cup were Hull Kingston Rovers.

Group Stages

Group 1

Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Difference Points
Whitehaven
6
5
0
1
238
56
182
10
Workington Town
6
4
0
2
184
140
44
8
Gateshead Thunder
6
2
0
4
115
207
-92
4
Barrow Raiders
6
1
0
5
89
223
-134
2

Group 2

Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Difference Points
Rochdale Hornets
6
5
0
1
288
118
170
10
Swinton Lions
6
4
1
1
171
150
21
9
Oldham
6
2
0
4
137
241
-104
4
Blackpool Panthers
6
0
1
5
116
203
-87
1

Group 3

Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Difference Points
Halifax
6
5
0
1
240
95
145
10
Hull Kingston Rovers
6
5
0
1
244
104
140
10
Keighley Cougars
6
2
0
4
147
181
-34
4
London Skolars
6
0
0
6
62
313
-251
0

Group 4

Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Difference Points
Castleford Tigers
6
6
0
0
237
50
187
12
Featherstone Rovers
6
3
1
2
123
127
-4
7
York City Knights
6
1
1
4
104
141
-37
3
Hunslet Hawks
6
1
0
5
60
206
-146
2

Group 5

Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Difference Points
Doncaster Dragons
6
5
0
1
244
105
139
10
Batley Bulldogs
6
4
0
2
124
140
-16
8
Dewsbury Rams
6
2
0
4
135
137
-2
4
Sheffield Eagles
6
1
0
5
93
214
-121
2

Group 6

Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Difference Points
Bradford Dudley Hill
6
5
0
1
327
96
231
10
Warrington Wizards
6
2
2
2
146
167
-21
6
Hemel Stags
6
2
1
3
100
190
-90
5
Bramley Buffaloes
6
1
1
4
80
200
-120
3

Knockout stages

Home team given first.

Play-off Round

Quarter finals

Semi finals

Final

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