UK Season : 2019 / The teams (3 divisions)

The 2019 season is upon us and one round of both Super league and the Championship have already been played. The first round for League One will be February 17th. 37 teams make up the three divisions. Each list below has the placing the team achieved in 2018. A + means promoted and a - shows sides relegated.

	Super League		Championship		League One
	Castleford	3	Barrow	10	Coventry	11
	Catalans	8	Batley	7	Doncaster	3
	Huddersfield	5	Bradford	+	Hunslet	7
	Hull FC	6	Dewsbury	9	Keighley	9
	Hull KR	10	Featherstone	5	London Skolars	7
	Leeds	9	Halifax	4	Newcastle	8
	London Broncos	+	Leigh	6	North Wales	10
	Salford	11	Rochdale	12	Oldham	5
	St Helens	1	Sheffield	8	West Wales	14
	Wakefield	7	Swinton	11	Whitehaven	6
	Warrington	4	Toronto	1	Workington	4
	Wigan	2	Toulouse	3
			Widnes	-
			York	+

Super League: 12 sides again this season (hopefully more next year).  Wigan start with a -2 points for a minor salary cap breach. London arrived as the new side at the expense of Widnes. 

Championship: The number of teams in this competition is up two for 2019. London moved up and Widnes came down. York and Bradford were promoted to this division with no teams being relegated.  

League One: With York and Braford moving up and Hemel pulling out of League One, the number of sides went from 14 to 11. Keighley have been deducted 12 points for financial problems. That is now sorted with a new, committed owner. 

Summary: Each of these divisions brings something different and interesting for the RL fan. My personal favourite this year is the Championship, with a real tight battle at the top end in particular. It's going to be a great season.