1996 RFL Division Two

The 1996 Division Two Championship season was the third tier of British rugby league during the 1996 season, and was also the first season of rugby league to be played in the summer.^[1] The competition featured all eleven teams from the 1995–96 Rugby Football League season and an additional newly formed club, South Wales.

RFL Division Two
League	Rugby Football League Division Two
Duration	22 Rounds
Teams	12
1996 Season
Champions	Hull Kingston Rovers
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Championship

The league was won by Hull Kingston Rovers for a second successive season, winning promotion to Division One along with runners-up Swinton Lions.

League table

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pts
1	Hull Kingston Rovers	22	21	0	1	1009	294	42
2	Swinton Lions	22	18	0	4	785	295	36
3	Hunslet Hawks	22	18	0	4	730	326	36
4	Carlisle	22	13	0	9	654	486	26
5	Doncaster	22	13	0	9	500	540	26
6	South Wales	22	12	0	10	528	548	24
7	Leigh Centurions	22	10	0	12	594	510	20
8	York Wasps	22	9	0	13	449	603	18
9	Chorley Chieftains	22	6	0	16	354	723	12
10	Barrow Braves	22	5	0	17	354	651	10
11	Bramley	22	5	0	17	360	759	10
12	Prescot Panthers	22	2	0	20	301	883	4

Champions

Promoted

Statistics

The following are the top points scorers in Division Two during the 1996 season. Statistics are for league matches only.^[2]

Most tries Player Team Tries Gary Atkins Hull Kingston Rovers 26 Stanley Gene Hull Kingston Rovers 26 David Plange Hunslet Hawks 25 Jason Roach Swinton Lions 24 Mark Riley Swinton Lions 23 David Ingram Leigh Centurions 21 Rob D'Arcy Hull Kingston Rovers 19 Mick Coult Doncaster Dragons 17 Danny Russell Carlisle 17 Simon Ashcroft Swinton Lions 14 Andy Currier South Wales 14 Tane Manihera Carlisle 14 Shaun Marshall South Wales 14

Most goals Player Team Goals Mike Fletcher Hull Kingston Rovers 143 Greg Pearce Swinton Lions 107 Willie Richardson Carlisle 100 Simon Wilson Hunslet Hawks 93 Dean Purtill Leigh Centurions 90 Phil Atkinson Barrow Braves 57 Tony Chappell Doncaster Dragons 52 Dean Creasser Bramley 51 Terry Smirk York Wasps 50 Ioan Bebb South Wales 45

Most points

Player	Team	Tries	Goals	DGs	Points
Mike Fletcher	Hull Kingston Rovers	4	143	0	302
Willie Richardson	Carlisle	9	100	0	236
Greg Pearce	Swinton Lions	4	107	0	230
Dean Purtill	Leigh Centurions	11	90	0	224
Simon Wilson	Hunslet Hawks	7	93	1	215
Phil Atkinson	Barrow Braves	11	57	1	159
Tony Chappell	Doncaster Dragons	7	52	3	135
Terry Smirk	York Wasps	6	50	2	126
Ioan Bebb	South Wales	7	45	0	118
Dean Creasser	Bramley	3	51	0	114

See also

• Super League war
• 1996 Challenge Cup