1996 RFL Division Two

RFL Division Two Rugby Football League Division Two 22 Rounds 12 1996 Season Hull Kingston Rovers 16 Hull Kingston Rovers Champions 1995–96 Rugby Football League season 1995-96 1997 RFL Division Two 1997 The 1996 Division Two Championship season was the third tier of British rugby league during the 1996 season, and was also the first season of rugby league to be played in the summer. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/rugbys-pounds-87m-deal-gives-murdoch-transfer-veto-1526582.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/rugbys-pounds-87m-deal-gives-murdoch-transfer-veto-1526582.html 2022-05-01 subscription live The Independent Rugby's pounds 87m deal gives Murdoch transfer veto Dave Hadfield 1995-12-20 2009-05-06 The competition featured all eleven teams from the 1995–96 Rugby Football League season and an additional newly formed club, South Wales. Championship The league was won by Hull Kingston Rovers for a second successive season, winning promotion to Division One along with runners-up Swinton Lions. League table TeamPldWDLPFPAPts1Hull Kingston Rovers2221011009294422Swinton Lions221804785295363Hunslet Hawks221804730326364Carlisle221309654486265Doncaster221309500540266South Wales2212010528548247Leigh Centurions2210012594510208York Wasps229013449603189Chorley Chieftains2260163547231210Barrow Braves2250173546511011Bramley2250173607591012Prescot Panthers2220203018834 ChampionsPromoted Statistics The following are the top points scorers in Division Two during the 1996 season. Statistics are for league matches only.Fletcher Raymond Howes David Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997 Headline London 978-0-7472-7764-4 184–5 Most tries Player Team Tries Gary Atkins Hull Kingston Rovers 26 Stanley Gene Hull Kingston Rovers 26 David Plange Hunslet Hawks 25 Jason Roach Swinton Lions 24 Mark Riley Swinton Lions 23 David Ingram Leigh Centurions 21 Rob D'Arcy Hull Kingston Rovers 19 Mick Coult Doncaster Dragons 17 Danny Russell Carlisle 17 Simon Ashcroft Swinton Lions 14 Andy Currier South Wales 14 Tane Manihera Carlisle 14 Shaun Marshall South Wales 14 Most goals Player Team Goals Mike Fletcher Hull Kingston Rovers 143 Greg Pearce Swinton Lions 107 Willie Richardson Carlisle 100 Simon Wilson Hunslet Hawks 93 Dean Purtill Leigh Centurions 90 Phil Atkinson Barrow Braves 57 Tony Chappell Doncaster Dragons 52 Dean Creasser Bramley 51 Terry Smirk York Wasps 50 Ioan Bebb South Wales 45 Most points Player Team Tries Goals DGs Points Mike Fletcher Hull Kingston Rovers 4 143 0 302 Willie Richardson Carlisle 9 100 0 236 Greg Pearce Swinton Lions 4 107 0 230 Dean Purtill Leigh Centurions 11 90 0 224 Simon Wilson Hunslet Hawks 7 93 1 215 Phil Atkinson Barrow Braves 11 57 1 159 Tony Chappell Doncaster Dragons 7 52 3 135 Terry Smirk York Wasps 6 50 2 126 Ioan Bebb South Wales 7 45 0 118 Dean Creasser Bramley 3 51 0 114 See also Super League war 1996 Challenge Cup References External links http://www.rlhalloffame.org.uk/1996.htm Season 1996 Virtual Rugby League Hall of Fame https://web.archive.org/web/20081121151606/http://www.rlhalloffame.org.uk/1996.htm 21 November 2008 1996 season at wigan.rlfans.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110715191323/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=147 2011-07-15 Category:RFL League One RFL Division Two RFL Division Two