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Widnes regain Super League place
2011-03-31 15:02:55
Widnes will play in Super League from 2012 after losing their place in 2005.
The Vikings were granted a three-year licence ahead of Halifax at Thursday's Rugby Football League announcement at their Red Hall headquarters in Leeds.
But Halifax met the RFL's criteria and can carry on with their application in the hope of also being admitted to Super League for 2012.
The third of the Super League contenders Barrow's bid was rejected as they did not meet the standard.
"Today is the culmination of a lot of work over the last three years but the job is not done, it only starts now," said owner Steve O'Connor, who has ambitious plans to make the club a force once again.
Widnes were the big losers when the licensing system was introduced three years ago, when Salford and Celtic Crusaders were admitted to an expanded 14-team league.
But they have since made rapid strides under O'Connor, a local businessman whose original passion was football, since he brought them out of administration in the autumn of 2007.
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