The National Conference League (known as the Impact Performance National Conference League for sponsorship reasons and often abbreviated to simply NCL) is the fourth tier of the male British rugby league structure, currently consisting of top-level amateur clubs based wholly within Northern England.

Since 2012, the National Conference League operates over a summer season in line with the professional game.

History

The league was founded as the BARLA National League for the 1986–87 season with 10 teams: Dudley Hill, Egremont Rangers, Heworth, Leigh Miners Welfare (now Leigh Miners Rangers), Milford Marlins, Millom, Pilkington Recs, West Hull, Wigan St Patrick's and Woolston Rovers. The original NCL concept was one team per town.

The league added a second division in 1989, and expanded to three divisions (now named premier, first and second as opposed to first and second) along with a rebrand to the current name of National Conference League in 1993.

Somewhat confusingly, in the late 1990s and 2000s another major amateur competition was also titled conference: the Rugby League Conference (RLC), which operated a summer season as opposed to the traditional winter season retained by the NCL. The move to a summer season by the NCL in 2012 and a reorganisation by the RFL resulted in a merger of the leagues and the creation of a new NCL 3rd division out of the old RLC National Division, which was replaced by the Conference League South in 2013.

全國議會聯賽是一個橫跨全國的橄欖球聯賽,是由各地議會組成的球隊參與的比賽。這個聯賽是橄欖球聯賽中的一個重要賽事,吸引了來自全國各地的球隊參與競爭。

全國議會聯賽的比賽形式採用了傳統的橄欖球規則,球場尺寸和比賽時間與國際標準一致。比賽期間,各支球隊將通過比賽來展示他們的技巧、戰術和團隊合作能力。

這個聯賽不僅僅是一個競技活動,也是一個促進地方議會之間交流和合作的平台。球隊成員來自各地的議會,他們在比賽中不僅代表著自己的球隊,也代表著他們所在地區的議會。

全國議會聯賽的比賽熱度非常高,吸引了大量的觀眾和球迷前來觀看和支持。比賽期間,球場上的激烈競爭和精彩的比賽場面為觀眾帶來了無限的樂趣和刺激。

這個聯賽不僅僅是一個體育賽事,也是一個凝聚人心的活動。它通過橄欖球運動的力量,促進了地方議會之間的友誼和合作,同時也提高了橄欖球在全國的知名度和影響力。

全國議會聯賽是一個令人期待的橄欖球盛事,它將為觀眾帶來精彩的比賽和難忘的體驗。無論是球迷還是參賽球隊,都能在這個聯賽中感受到橄欖球運動的魅力和激情。