The North West Men's League is a rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 competition for clubs in the North West of England. It is a successor league for the Rugby League Conference

Rugby League Conference

The Rugby League Conference , was a series of regionally based divisions of amateur rugby league teams spread throughout England, Scotland and Wales.The RLC was founded as the 10-team Southern Conference League in 1997, with teams from the southern midlands and the...

 also comprising clubs from the North West Counties

North West Counties

The North West Counties A.R.L. are a series of rugby league regional leagues covering the following age groups in the North West of England:-* Age 8 to 12* Age 13 to 15* Age 16 to 18* Open Age...

 League following some of the latter switching to summer to follow the National Conference League

National Conference League

The National Conference League is the top league in the pyramid of amateur rugby leagues run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association...

. There will be a short season from September to November in 2011 followed by a full season commencing March 2012.

Division

• Latchford Albion
• Thatto Heath Crusaders A
• Leyland Warriors
• Bank Quay Bulls
• Cadishead Rhinos
• Bamber Bridge
• Wigan St Patricks A
• Folly Lane
• Adlington Rangers
• Leigh East A
• Hindley

Division 2

• Burtonwood Bridge
• Bank Quay Bulls A
• Little Hulton Reds
• Chorley Panthers
• Accrington Panthers
• Chester Gladiators
• Bury Broncos
• Wigan Riversiders
• Folly Lane A
• Bolton Mets
• Newton Storm
• Hindley A
• Widnes West Bank A
• Culcheth Eagles

http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/burybroncos/s/team-news-3730.html?news_id=351348&archive_id=4282

NB:

• 4 teams have made expressions of interest for the summer 2012 season (Rochdale Cobras, Rochdale Cobras A, Mancunians and Liverpool Buccaneers) but will sit out the short season. The North West Merit League
  North West Merit League
  The North West Merit League is a rugby league competition for clubs in the North West of England. It is a feeder league for the Rugby League Conference.-History:...
  
   will become a development division.http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/burybroncos/s/team-news-3730.html?news_id=338337&archive_id=4282

• 9 National Conference League
  National Conference League
  The National Conference League is the top league in the pyramid of amateur rugby leagues run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association...
  
   clubs will reserve their reserve teams in a separate reserve league in the interim season: Leigh Miners Rangers, Wigan St Judes, Ince Rose Bridge, Crosfields, Eccles & Salford Roosters, Rochdale Mayfield, Oldham St Anne's, Waterhead and Saddleworth Rangers

See also

• British rugby league system‎
• Rugby League Conference
  Rugby League Conference
  The Rugby League Conference , was a series of regionally based divisions of amateur rugby league teams spread throughout England, Scotland and Wales.The RLC was founded as the 10-team Southern Conference League in 1997, with teams from the southern midlands and the...
  
  
• North West Counties
  North West Counties
  The North West Counties A.R.L. are a series of rugby league regional leagues covering the following age groups in the North West of England:-* Age 8 to 12* Age 13 to 15* Age 16 to 18* Open Age...
  
  
• North West Merit League
  North West Merit League
  The North West Merit League is a rugby league competition for clubs in the North West of England. It is a feeder league for the Rugby League Conference.-History:...
  
  

• http://www.northwestrugbyleague.co.uk Official website