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Dewsbury won 33–16 on aggregate but at a meeting of the RFL committee in July the championship was declared null and void. The committee heard a complaint submitted by
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football committee announced their withdrawal due to the amount of travel required. The
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The second leg was played the following
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The first leg was played on 15 May 1943 Dewsbury beat
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were on top of the league with a percentage success of 81.25% and
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suspended for the duration of the war, Wigan competed in the
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1113:"Championship for Dewsbury"
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286:78.13
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