• Source: Harry Jepson Trophy

The Harry Jepson Trophy is a rugby league competition contested by teams from successor leagues to the Rugby League Conference. It is named after Harry Jepson.




History


The Harry Jepson trophy was first contested in 1997 by members of the then Southern Conference. The conference was renamed the Rugby League Conference in 1998 and it began to expand from its initial base in the South of England and the Midlands. The winners of the various regional divisions would enter a play-off system culminating in a Grand Final for the trophy.
In 2005, the Conference changed structure with the formation of Premier Divisions for the stronger teams, the Harry Jepson trophy was then competed for by the winners of the Premier divisions with the regional division winners playing-off for the RLC Regional trophy.
In 2012, the national Conference was replaced by locally administered regional leagues but the Harry Jepson trophy continued to be contested by teams in some of these new regional leagues.
In 2023, the trophy was given a new lease of life by becoming an end of season competition between the winners of the London and South East Rugby League, East Rugby League, Midlands Rugby League with a final on the same day as the Southern Conference League final.




2012 structure


The winners of the Scottish Conference League Premier Division, the North East Rugby League Premier Division, the Midlands Rugby League Premier Division, the London & South East Men's League, the West of England, the South Premier and the East Rugby League played-off in a knock-out tournament that ended in a Grand Final.




Past winners



1997 North London Skolars
1998 Crawley Jets
1999 Chester Wolves
2000 Crawley Jets
2001 Teesside Steelers
2002 Coventry Bears
2003 Bridgend Blue Bulls
2004 Widnes Saints
2005 Bridgend Blue Bulls
2006 South London Storm
2007 St Albans Centurions
2008 Nottingham Outlaws
2009 West London Sharks
2010 St Albans Centurions
2011 Parkside Hawks
2012 London Skolars A
2013 South West London Chargers
2014 South West London Chargers
2015 South West London Chargers
2016 Wests Warriors
2017 London & South East (Played as a regional representative competition)
2018 All Golds
2019–2022 No Competition
2023 Medway Dragons
2024 Telford Raiders




See also



British rugby league system




References

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• Harry Jepson Trophy
• Rugby League Conference trophy winners
• Jepson
• Harry Jepson
• London and South East Rugby League
• Midlands Hurricanes
• Parkside Hawks
• Medway Dragons
• Nottingham Outlaws (rugby league team)
• London Skolars