Jamaica National League

The National Club Championship is a rugby league competition held annually in Jamaica. It started in 2005 as the National Rugby League[1] when four teams entered the competition and has since grown to eight.

Jamaica National League
SportRugby league
Founded2005
No. of teams8
CountryJamaica Jamaica

Structure

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In 2022, the eight teams played each other once in the regular season. This was followed by a play-off series.[2]

Teams

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Team Formed Suburb City
Duhaney Park Red Sharks 2005 Duhaney Park Kingston
JDF Warriors 2005 Kencot Kingston
Liguanea Dragons Liguanea Kingston
Portmore Rugby League Portmore
St Bess Sledgehammers
Thundercats
West Kingston Hyenas West Kingston Kingston
Washington Blvd. Bulls 2013 Kingston

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Finals

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List of finals
Year Winning team Score Losing team Ref.
2005 Vauxhall Vultures 32–20 Duhaney Park Red Sharks [1]
2006 Vauxhall Vultures 28–12 Duhaney Park Red Sharks [4]
2007
2008
2009
2010 Vauxhall Rugby Club 36–14 Duhaney Park Red Sharks [5]
2011 Duhaney Park Red Sharks 20–18 Vauxhall Rugby Club [6]
2012 Vauxhall Vultures 30–16 Duhaney Park Red Sharks [7]
2013 Duhaney Park Red Sharks 28–23 Vauxhall Vultures [8]
2014 GC Foster College 36–16 Liguanea Dragons [9]
2015 Duhaney Park Red Sharks [10]
2016 Duhaney Park Red Sharks 50–80 GC Foster College [11]
2017 Duhaney Park Red Sharks 10–40 GC Foster College [10]
2018 Duhaney Park Red Sharks 56–12 JDF Warriors [12]
2019 Duhaney Park Red Sharks 24–16 GC Foster Angels [13]
2020 Season cancelled [2]
2021 Season cancelled [2]
2022 Duhaney Park Red Sharks 40–18 Washington Boulevard Bulls [14]
2023

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2005 Fixtures". Jamaica Rugby League Association. Archived from the original on 24 March 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b c "Domestic competition returns to Jamaica". European Rugby League. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ^ "NCC". Rugby League Jamaica. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Vultures Swoop To Take Championship". Jamaica Rugby League Association. 11 October 2006. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Fierce rivals to contest Jamaican Championship Final". European Rugby League. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Red Sharks triumph in Jamaican Championship decider". European Rugby League. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Vauxhall devours Red Sharks in Jamaican Grand Finals". European Rugby League. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Duhaney Park Red Sharks crowned National Champions". European Rugby League. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  9. ^ "GC Foster Claim NCC Title". Jamaica Rugby League. 27 September 2014. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ a b "Sharks do the double as season comes to an end". European Rugby League. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Duhaney Park look in search of double". European Rugby League. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Red Sharks crowned Jamaican champions". European Rugby League. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Duhaney Park Red Sharks retain National Club Championship". European Rugby League. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Grand Final winners decided in Lebanon, Jamaica & Norway". European Rugby League. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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