A MOUTHWATERING £1,000 is the first prize in a floodlit Rugby League competition staged at Blackbrook.

The Whitbread Millennium Trophy will also offer £500 for the beaten finalists and £250 for the semi-finalists.

The competition will feature 16 top amateur clubs from the National Conference League and North West Counties Premier Division. The launch night and first roound draw is Wednesday, September 15 (7.30).

The first game will be played on Wednesday, October 20.

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