Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Rugby League Conference (RLC), also known as the Co-operative Rugby League Conference as a result of sponsorship from the Co-operative Group, is a series of regionally based divisions of amateur rugby league teams spread throughout England, Scotland and Wales. It was founded in 1997 as the Southern Conference League with two Divisions: East and Central. Since then, it has expanded and added more and more divisions. The Harry Jepson trophy was competed for by all the Conference sides until 2005 and the advent of Premier Divisions. Until 2004 it was possible for a team to finish runners-up in their division, qualify for the play-offs and still win the Harry Jepson trophy, hence some champions did not pick up a regional title in the same year. The RLC Challenge was a knock-out competition designed to give clubs meaningful pre-season games. From 2005, the Harry Jepson trophy was solely for the winners of the RLC Premier divisions. Conference sides that remained in the regional divisions competed for a new trophy - the RLC Regional.