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RFL stand by 14-team plan

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12 April 2012

The Rugby Football League have ended any lingering hopes of a reprieve for one of the current Engage Super League clubs by confirming that the number of teams will remain at 14 from next season.

The RFL have already given the nod for Widnes to re-enter the top flight in 2012 and will announce the recipients of the other 13 three-year licences next Tuesday. That means one club will be demoted to the Championship at the end of this year and it could even be two if the RFL's independent board of directors decide to award a licence to Halifax, who lost out to Widnes in March but are still in contention.

RFL chief executive Nigel Wood said: "The independent RFL board will ultimately decide which of the 15 clubs will be awarded the 13 remaining licences and their decisions will be based on the detailed and comprehensive assessment of each club's application, a process which is very close to completion."

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