Egremont Rangers ensured their National Conference Premier Division survival – and relegated former triple winners Leigh Miners Rangers.

A 44-18 win at Leigh even pushed Egremont to within two points of the top six play-offs.

But it was a case of how the mighty have fallen for, just two years ago, after they won the Championship, the Minor Premiership and Challenge Trophy, the Leigh side are contemplating Division One rugby next year.

It was virtually all over at half-time with Egremont sitting on a 20-6 lead and their hosts down to 12 men with Brad Hargreaves sent off for alleged dissent.

Frazer McNeill and Callum Aitken had already scored unconverted tries before Hargreaves walked. And, before half-time, there were further touchdowns for Paul Corkhill and McNeill. Matt Bewsher converted these two.

In the dying seconds of the half, Tom Maloney got over for a try which he converted himself for the Miners.

A recovery might have looked on eight minutes after the restart when Jack Reynolds crossed and Maloney converted again.

But Egremont then charged clear with tries from James McDonald, John Paul Brocklebank and Marcus O’Brien, all converted by Bewsher.

Maloney did get in for a third Miners try, adding the conversion but Egremont finished on top with a try from Brad Hailes, converted by Bewsher.

The Minor Premiers title for 2017 was clinched in west Cumbria as Siddal won a tense clash at Wath Brow 22-20.

It was so close it could have even have finished all square but a Cole Walker-Taylor conversion attempt came back off the bar.

In the end, though, the reigning champions deserved the narrow win.

They had taken the lead on 17 minutes with a try from stand-off Garrod which was converted by Gareth Blackbirn.

It was full-back Walker-Taylor who got the Hornets level with a try on 23 minutes which he converted.

Two tries, either side of the half-hour mark, helped Siddal into an 18-6 lead at the break.

Scrum-half Finley Hickey and substitute Connor MacCallum went in for tries, both converted by Blackburn.

Wath Brow responded well and tries in the 49th and 56th minutes go them back into contention. Walker-Taylor and winger Curtis Teare both scored but crucially neither were converted.

The vital try for Siddal came on 65 minute when substitute Gareth English crashed over.

Wath Brow staged a fighting rally and cut the deficit to two points with a try by stand-off Karl Dixon which Walker-Taylor converted.

But Siddal held on for a trophy-winning victory.

Kells made a superb start at West Hull but eventually went down 38-14.

Inside the first quarter of the game, Kells raced into a 10-0 lead with tries from Troy Armstrong and Craig Benson, one of which was converted by Ross Gainford.

The hosts came back level with tries from Louis Crowther and James Goulsbra-Miller, one converted by Scott Partis, inside the half-hour.

A Gainford penalty edged Kells back ahead but the sides went in level at the break as Ryan Wilson landed a penalty for West Hull.

When Gainford restored the Kells lead four minutes after the restart, it looked like a real nip and tuck game.

But, somehow, Kells faltered badly and the remaining 26 points were all scored by West Hull.

Bobby Tyson-Wilson (2), Ray Brown, Crowther and Goulsbra-Miller scored tries with goals from Wilson (2) and Charlie Lumb.