League 1 Shield

The League 1 Shield was a competition that is played at the end of the regular rugby league season in the League 1 Super 8s of the League 1 (rugby league).

League 1 Shield
SportRugby league
Instituted2016
Number of teams8
Country England
 Wales (RFL)
HoldersHunslet (1st title)
Broadcast partnerSky Sports

Structure

The teams that do not qualify for the Super 8s in League 1 play each other once more, if there is an odd number of teams then each team takes a bye round. The top two teams play each other in the Shield Final at the home of the team finishing first.

League 1 Shield finals
Year Winner Score Runner up Venue Attendance
2016 Newcastle Thunder 31–26 North Wales Crusaders Kingston Park
2017[1] Hunslet 32-12 London Skolars South Leeds Stadium

Summary of winners
Club Wins Last win Runners-up Last final
=1 Newcastle Thunder 1 2016 0 2016
=1 Hunslet 1 2017 0 2017
=3 London Skolars 0 N/A 1 2017
=3 North Wales Crusaders 0 N/A 1 2016
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See also

References
  1. "Rugby-league.com".
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