The town's sport scene is dominated by its local rugby league club, Featherstone Rovers, who have won the Challenge Cup on three occasions, most recently on 7 May 1983, and won the League Championship in 1976–77.
Originally made up of local miners, the club was formed in the Railway Hotel in 1902, then re-formed in 1906.
They are currently in the Championship, after being promoted in 2007, beating Oldham in the Play-Offs final.
In the 2010 season, Rovers finished first in the league table with a 100% away record and claimed the League Leader's Shield.
They reached the Championship Grand Final by beating Halifax 46–16 in the Semi-Final, only to be defeated by Halifax in the final on a golden point (22–23).
They went one better in 2012 beating Sheffield Eagles 44–4 in the Grand Final to become Champions.

Featherstone Rovers' stadium (historically known as Post Office Road) was renamed the LD Nutrition Stadium in 2017, following a sponsorship deal with a local health-food dealer of the same name.

The Stadium was previously known as the Bigfellas Stadium (as named in 2010) due to sponsorship at the time being from the Pontefract nightclub of the same name.
The town's sport scene is dominated by its local rugby league club, Featherstone Rovers, who have won the Challenge Cup on three occasions, most recently on 7 May 1983, and won the League Championship in 1976–77. Originally made up of local miners, the club was formed in the Railway Hotel in 1902, then re-formed in 1906. They are currently in the Championship, after being promoted in 2007, beating Oldham in the Play-Offs final. In the 2010 season, Rovers finished first in the league table with a 100% away record and claimed the League Leader's Shield. They reached the Championship Grand Final by beating Halifax 46–16 in the Semi-Final, only to be defeated by Halifax in the final on a golden point (22–23). They went one better in 2012 beating Sheffield Eagles 44–4 in the Grand Final to become Champions.
Featherstone Rovers' stadium (historically known as Post Office Road) was renamed the LD Nutrition Stadium in 2017, following a sponsorship deal with a local health-food dealer of the same name.
The Stadium was previously known as the Bigfellas Stadium (as named in 2010) due to sponsorship at the time being from the Pontefract nightclub of the same name.
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