RFL Community Shield
The RFL Community Shield is a rugby league competition for selected tier 4 leagues.Participants
In 2012, there were 30 sides drawn from different English regions:
8 from the North West; 8 from Yorkshire; 2 from Cumbria; 2 from the North East; 4 from the Midlands; 4 from London / the South East / the East and 2 from the South West.
Most regional bodies nominated their sides on league placing within their respective competitions. The Yorkshire Yorkshire Men's League ran qualifiers and the North West Men's League invited the quarter finalists from their half of the Wars of the Roses Cup.