THE Northern Rail Cup final will take on an extra dimension in 2013 with a new venue and double the excitement following the introduction of the new Northern Rail Bowl final.
The 2013 Northern Rail Cup final and the 2013 Northern Rail Bowl final will be staged at The Shay on Saturday, July 20, when the home of Kingstone Press Championship club and Northern Rail Cup holders Halifax hosts two finals on one day.
Before the Northern Rail Cup final, the inaugural Northern Rail Bowl final will be contested by the two Kingstone Press Championship One clubs which topped their respective Northern Rail Cup groups prior to the knock-out stages of the competition. Should a Championship One club reach the Northern Rail Cup final, the club placed second in its group will play in the Bowl final.
Group A: Oldham, Rochdale Hornets, Gateshead Thunder, North Wales Crusaders
Group B: South Wales Scorpions, London Skolars, Gloucestershire All Golds, Hemel Stags
Each club will play four games, two home and two away. Three games will be between clubs in their pool with one game played against a club in the other pool.
Weekend of May 18-19: Northern Rail Cup play-offs
Weekend of June 15-16: Northern Rail Cup quarter-finals
Weekend of June 29-30: Northern Rail Cup semi-finals
Saturday July 20: Northern Rail Cup final and Northern Rail Bowl final
Details of ticket prices for the 2013 Northern Rail Cup finals day at The Shay, on July 20, will be announced in the next few weeks.
