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The Cooperative Championship
The Cooperative Championship and Championship 1 form the second and third tier of Rugby League in the UK.
London Skolars currently play in the Championship 1 and are joined by the following teams: Team | Ground | City / Town | Head Coach | Blackpool Panthers | Woodlands | Lytham St Annes | Simon knox | Doncaster RLFC | Keepmoat Stadium | Doncaster | Tony Miller | | Gateshead Thunder | Thunderdome | Gateshead | Chris Hood | Hunslet Hawks | Sth Leeds Stad. | Leeds, West York | Graeme Hallas | Oldham | Boundary Park | Oldham, Gt Manchester | Tony Benson | Rochdale Hornets | Spotland Stad. | Rochdale, Gt Manchester | John Stankevitch | South Wales Scorpions | The Gnoll | Neath | - | Swinton Lions | Park Lane | Swinton, Manchester | Paul Kidd | Workington Town | Derwent Park | Workington, Cumbria | Dave Rotherham | | York City Knights | Huntington Stad. | York, Nth Yorks | Paul March |
 Carnegie Challenge Cup
The Carnegie Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs across Europe. Originally it was contested only by British teams, but in recent years the entry has been expanded to allow teams from across Europe to take part.
It has been held annually since 1896, with the exception of the duration of the First World War and it involves amateur, semi-professional and professional clubs that compete in it, though lower ranked teams rarely reach the final stages of the competition. For the 2007 competition ninety-four teams entered the tournament.
The final of the Challenge Cup is one of the most prestigious matches in world rugby league, and is traditionally held at Wembley Stadium, London. Despite London not being an area traditionally associated with rugby league, the final receives a lot of mainstream media coverage and is broadcast to many different countries around the world. Traditionally, Abide With Me is sung before the game, and has become somewhat of a rugby league anthem in the eyes of many.
London Skolars were knocked out of the competition in 2008 by St Helens who went on to lift the trophy, defeating Hull FC at Wembley
 Northern Rail Cup
The National League Cup is a rugby league competition for clubs in Great Britain's National Leagues. From 2005 it has been sponsored by train operating company Northern Rail, and is known as the Northern Rail Cup.
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