1998 RFL Division One

none RFL Division One Rugby Football League Division One 30 Rounds 11 1998 Season Wakefield 16 Wakefield Trinity Grand Final winners Wakefield 16 Wakefield Trinity League leaders Featherstone 16 Richard Chapman Tom Bergin Trophy 1997 RFL Division One 1997 1999 Northern Ford Premiership 1999 The 1998 Division One Championship season was the second tier of British rugby league during the 1998 season. The competition featured eleven teams, with Wakefield Trinity winning the league and the inaugural Grand Final. Championship The league was won by Wakefield Trinity. Wakefield also won the inaugural First Division Grand Final against Featherstone Rovers, and were awarded a place in the Super League. Despite being on the losing side, Richard Chapman won the Tom Bergin Trophy. No teams were relegated, as the First and Second Divisions were merged to form a single division which would later become known as the Northern Ford Premiership.Hadfield Dave Rugby League: Clubs opt for one division structure https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-clubs-opt-for-one-division-structure-1187863.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-clubs-opt-for-one-division-structure-1187863.html 2022-05-01 subscription live The Independent 20 December 2014 League table TeamPldWDLPFPAPts1Wakefield Trinity302217790506452Hull Kingston Rovers302019748480413Dewsbury Rams301929723481404Featherstone Rovers3017112779613355Swinton Lions3017112702544356Hunslet Hawks3017112719575357Keighley Cougars3014115587675298Whitehaven Warriors3013017636657269Widnes Vikings3091206018621910Rochdale Hornets3061235719121311Leigh Centurions306024505105612 ChampionsPlay-offs Play-offs Week 1 Featherstone Rovers 22–12 Swinton Lions Hull Kingston Rovers 18–2 Dewsbury Rams Week 2 Wakefield Trinity 19–16 Hull Kingston Rovers Dewsbury Rams 10–20 Featherstone Rovers Week 3 Hull Kingston Rovers 6–54 Featherstone Rovers Grand Final 26 September 1998 Wakefield Trinity 24 – 22 Rugby League: Rovers broken by power play https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-rovers-broken-by-power-play-1200925.html The Independent 19 February 2024 26 September 1998 Featherstone Rovers Try: Southernwood, Bostock (2), Casey, Stephenson Goal: Casey (2) Try: Baker, Jackson, Collins, Hall Goal: Chapman (3) Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield 8,224 Nick Oddy (Halifax) Richard Chapman See also 1998 Challenge Cup References External links http://www.rlhalloffame.org.uk/1998.htm Season 1998 Virtual Rugby League Hall of Fame https://web.archive.org/web/20080828123936/http://www.rlhalloffame.org.uk/1998.htm 28 August 2008 1998 season at wigan.rlfans.com Category:Rugby Football League Championship RFL Division One