Dual registration within the RFL refers to an arrangement between clubs whereby a rugby league player within the Rugby Football League continues to be registered to his current club and is also registered to play for a club in a lower league.
The system is mostly aimed at young Super League players who are thought to be not quite ready to make the step up to first team duties but for whom first team match experience is likely to be beneficial for their development.
This also has been extended to Championship teams dual registering with League 1 clubs.
Clubs in both the Super League and the Championships benefit from the new dual registration system which was introduced for the 2013 season.
[2] Eight Super League clubs have announced dual registration partnerships for the 2024 season.