18 teams battled it out at Flyde RUFC to get to the Northern Rail 9's final to be held at Bloomfield Road
Halifax won the plate with a 24-20 victory over Gateshead Thunder thanks largely to a hat-trick of tries from James Haley.
Championship 1 club Blackpool Panthers won the inaugural Northern Rail 9s on home soil with a thrilling 14-10 victory over Sheffield Eagles.
