Sport in the United Kingdom Until 2008, automatic promotion and relegation existed between Super League and the Championship when it was replaced by three-year licences for clubs to play in the former. Promotion and relegation returned to Super League and the Championship in 2015. The main knock-out competition is the Challenge Cup, which also includes clubs from France and Canada, and in the past has also included clubs from Russia. Rugby league is also played as an amateur sport, especially in the heartland areas, where the game is administered by BARLA. Since the rugby union authorities ended the discrimination against playing rugby league amateur numbers
Sport in Scotland Scotland has co-hosted the 1999 Cricket World Cup along with England, Ireland and Netherlands. The governing body for Scottish cricket is Cricket Scotland, which administers women's cricket and junior cricket as well as the men's game. Cricket has an image as an "English" sport in Scotland, with many top players competing for the England national side, such as Jon Croft, and indeed, the national side competes in the English "counties" system. Freuchie Cricket Club in Fife famously won the Village Championship in the 1985. It is widely played in Scottish private schools, and has some presence in the major cities.