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2002 Northern Ford Premiership

2002 Northern Ford Premiership

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The 2002 Northern Ford Premiership season was the second tier British rugby league during the 2002 season. The competition began with nineteen teams, but York Wasps folded early in the season. Huddersfield Giants winning the Grand Final. This was the last season of the Premiership as for 2003 the teams were split into two divisions of the National League.

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Championship

The league was won by the Huddersfield Giants, who beat the Leigh Centurions in the Grand Final. Huddersfield Giants were promoted to the Super League.

League table

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Play-offs


York Wasps started this season but ceased to exist after 11 games. Their results were expunged from the records.

Play-offs

Week 1:

  • Hull Kingston Rovers 11 Oldham 19.
  • Featherstone Rovers 42 Whitehaven Warriors 14.
  • Doncaster Dragons 14 Batley Bulldogs 27.

Week 2:

  • Huddersfield Giants 36 Leigh Centurions 10.
  • Rochdale Hornets 6 Oldham 20.
  • Featherstone Rovers 30 Batley Bulldogs 32.

Week 3:

  • Batley Bulldogs 26 Oldham 16.

Week 4:

  • Leigh Centurions 35 Batley Bulldogs 28.

Grand Final

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12 October 2002
Halton Stadium, Widnes
Attendance: 9,051
Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick (Warrington)
Player of the Match: Chris Thorman

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Wilson, Andy (14 October 2002). "Giants in the ascendant". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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