RFL dual registration

Dual registration within the RFL refers to an arrangement between clubs whereby a rugby league player within the Rugby Football League continued to be registered to their current club and was also registered to play for a club in a lower league. In was introduced for the 2013 season and discontinued at the start of the 2026 season.

The system was mostly aimed at young Super League players who were thought to be not quite ready to make the step up to first team duties but for whom first team match experience was likely to be beneficial for their development. This had also been extended to Championship teams dual registering with League 1 clubs.

Clubs in both the Super League and the Championships benefited from the new dual registration system which was introduced for the 2013 season. The system was intended to complement the existing player loan system.

The scheme was extended in 2024 to allow players of Championship and League One clubs to appear for NCL clubs.

In January 2026, the RFL confirmed the end of the dual-registration system and at the same time changing rules for player loans by reducing the minimum length to one week (previously it had been two weeks, reduced from month-long loans in 2021).

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