This is a list of the 2013 RFL Championship season results. The Championship is the second-tier rugby league competition in the United Kingdom. The 2013 season started on 31 January and ends on 29 September with the Grand Final at Leigh Sports Village in Leigh, Greater Manchester, which replaces the previous venue of the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington.[1] 2013 is the first season to consist of a 14-team division, with the league expanding from 10 teams following the promotion of the top 4 teams from the 2012 Championship 1 season, Barrow Raiders, Doncaster, Whitehaven and Workington Town.
The 2013 season consists of two stages. The regular season was played over 26 round-robin fixtures, in which each of the fourteen teams involved in the competition played each other once at home and once away. In the Championship, a win was worth three points in the table, a draw worth two points apiece, and a loss by 12 points or less during the game earned one bonus point. Defeats by more than 12 points yielded no points.
The Championship will be decided through the second stage of the season, the play-offs, which has been re-structured following the expansion. The play-offs now adopts the 8-team play-off, similar to what is used in the Super League with the top eight teams in the table contest to play in the Grand Final, the winners of which will be crowned champions. A decision whether to use the club-call system, as used in Super League, will be taken during the regular season.[2]
Regular season
Round 1
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
 Halifax
|
18 – 10 |  Sheffield Eagles
|
31 January, 19:30 GMT | The Shay | George Stokes | 1,553 | |||||
 Batley Bulldogs
|
42 – 10 |  Keighley Cougars
|
3 February, 14:00 GMT | Mount Pleasant | Gareth Hewer | 775 | |||||
 Doncaster
|
16 – 22 |  Dewsbury Rams
|
3 February, 15:00 GMT | Keepmoat Stadium | Matt Thomason | 857 | |||||
 Featherstone Rovers
|
38 – 6 |  Leigh Centurions
|
3 February, 15:00 GMT | Bigfellas Stadium | Thierry Alibert | 2,831 | |||||
 Hunslet Hawks
|
42 – 12 |  Barrow Raiders
|
3 February, 15:00 GMT | South Leeds Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 491 | |||||
 Swinton Lions
|
10 – 14 | Workington Town
|
3 February, 15:00 GMT | Leigh Sports Village | Chris Leatherbarrow | 601 | |||||
 Whitehaven
|
32 – 22 |  York City Knights
|
3 February, 15:00 GMT | Recreation Ground | Warren Turley | 801 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 2
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Sheffield Eagles
|
13 – 6 | Batley Bulldogs
|
8 February, 19:30 GMT | Don Valley Stadium | Ronnie Lawton | 1,008 | |||||
| Barrow Raiders
|
4 – 14 | Doncaster
|
10 February, 15:00 GMT | Craven Park | Gareth Hewer | 876 | |||||
| Keighley Cougars
|
12 – 16 | Whitehaven
|
10 February, 15:00 GMT | Cougar Park | George Stokes | 712 | |||||
| Leigh Centurions
|
40 – 0 | Hunslet Hawks
|
10 February, 15:00 GMT | Leigh Sports Village | Warren Turley | 1,419 | |||||
| Workington Town
|
8 – 20 | Halifax
|
10 February, 15:00 GMT | Derwent Park | Matt Thomason | 1,020 | |||||
| York City Knights
|
34 – 12 | Swinton Lions
|
10 February, 15:00 GMT | Huntington Stadium | Dave Merrick | 532 | |||||
| Dewsbury Rams
|
20 – 22 | Featherstone Rovers
|
10 February, 18:00 GMT | Tetley's Stadium | Thierry Alibert | 1,286 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 3
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Whitehaven
|
14 – 28 | Leigh Centurions
|
14 February, 19:30 GMT | Recreation Ground | Matt Thomason | 764 | |||||
| Batley Bulldogs
|
42 – 4 | York City Knights
|
17 February, 14:00 GMT | Mount Pleasant | George Stokes | 720 | |||||
| Doncaster
|
26 – 4 |  Workington Town
|
17 February, 15:00 GMT | Keepmoat Stadium | Thierry Alibert | 676 | |||||
| Featherstone Rovers
|
58 – 12 | Barrow Raiders
|
17 February, 15:00 GMT | Bigfellas Stadium | Ronnie Lawton | 2,389 | |||||
| Halifax
|
30 – 20 | Keighley Cougars
|
17 February, 15:00 GMT | The Shay | Jamie Leahy | 1,972 | |||||
| Hunslet Hawks
|
4 – 14 | Dewsbury Rams
|
17 February, 15:00 GMT | South Leeds Stadium | Dave Merrick | 628 | |||||
| Swinton Lions
|
20 – 52 | Sheffield Eagles
|
17 February, 15:00 GMT | Leigh Sports Village | Gareth Hewer | 515 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 4
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Barrow Raiders
|
10 – 20 | Batley Bulldogs
|
21 February, 19:30 GMT | Craven Park | Chris Leatherbarrow | 936 | |||||
| Keighley Cougars
|
10 – 20 | Swinton Lions
|
23 February, 18:00 GMT | Cougar Park | Steve Ganson | 526 | |||||
| Dewsbury Rams
|
46 – 8 | Whitehaven
|
24 February, 15:00 GMT | Tetley's Stadium | Matt Thomason | 813 | |||||
| Featherstone Rovers
|
36 – 18 | Hunslet Hawks
|
24 February, 15:00 GMT | Bigfellas Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 2,319 | |||||
| Leigh Centurions
|
34 – 8 | Doncaster
|
24 February, 15:00 GMT | Leigh Sports Village | George Stokes | 1,522 | |||||
| Workington Town
|
24 – 28 | Sheffield Eagles
|
24 February, 15:00 GMT | Derwent Park | Warren Turley | 683 | |||||
| York City Knights
|
14 – 18 | Halifax
|
24 February, 15:00 GMT | Huntington Stadium | Ronnie Lawton | 909 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 5
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Batley Bulldogs
|
18 – 18 | Halifax
|
28 February, 19:30 GMT | loverugbyleague.com Stadium | George Stokes | 948 | |||||
| Sheffield Eagles
|
46 – 14 | York City Knights
|
1 March, 19:30 GMT | Bramall Lane | Gareth Hewer | 1,011 | |||||
| Hunslet Hawks
|
42 – 22 | Doncaster
|
3 March, 15:00 GMT | South Leeds Stadium | Tim Roby | 415 | |||||
| Keighley Cougars
|
16 – 46 | Leigh Centurions
|
3 March, 15:00 GMT | Cougar Park | Ronnie Lawton | 859 | |||||
| Swinton Lions
|
18 – 23 | Dewsbury Rams
|
3 March, 15:00 GMT | Leigh Sports Village | Chris Leatherbarrow | 581 | |||||
| Whitehaven
|
18 – 45 | Featherstone Rovers
|
3 March, 15:00 GMT | Recreation Ground | Warren Turley | 917 | |||||
| Workington Town
|
38 – 10 | Barrow Raiders
|
3 March, 15:00 GMT | Derwent Park | Jamie Leahy | 972 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 6
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Featherstone Rovers
|
52 – 10 | Keighley Cougars
|
7 March, 19:30 GMT | Bigfellas Stadium | Chris Leatherbarrow | 2,263 | |||||
| Leigh Centurions
|
18 – 40 | Sheffield Eagles
|
8 March, 19:30 GMT | Leigh Sports Village | George Stokes | 1,581 | |||||
| Barrow Raiders
|
36 – 22 | Dewsbury Rams
|
10 March, 15:00 GMT | Craven Park | Joe Cobb | 819 | |||||
| Doncaster
|
18 – 24 | Batley Bulldogs
|
10 March, 15:00 GMT | Keepmoat Stadium | Tim Roby | 781 | |||||
| Halifax
|
34 – 22 | Swinton Lions
|
10 March, 15:00 GMT | The Shay | Matt Thomason | 1,493 | |||||
| Hunslet Hawks
|
30 – 0 | Whitehaven
|
10 March, 15:00 GMT | South Leeds Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 375 | |||||
| York City Knights
|
48 – 6 | Workington Town
|
10 March, 15:00 GMT | Huntington Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 510 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 7
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Sheffield Eagles
|
26 – 18 | Featherstone Rovers
|
14 March, 19:30 GMT | Don Valley Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 1,243 | |||||
| Barrow Raiders
|
20 – 30 | Whitehaven
|
17 March, 15:00 GMT | Craven Park | Chris Leatherbarrow | 1,214 | |||||
| Dewsbury Rams
|
6 – 36 | Leigh Centurions
|
17 March, 15:00 GMT | Tetley's Stadium | Matt Thomasson | 935 | |||||
| Halifax
|
38 – 6 | Hunslet Hawks
|
17 March, 15:00 GMT | The Shay | Warren Turley | 1,555 | |||||
| Keighley Cougars
|
34 – 0 | York City Knights
|
17 March, 15:00 GMT | Cougar Park | Jamie Leahy | 739 | |||||
| Swinton Lions
|
14 – 6 | Doncaster
|
17 March, 15:00 GMT | Leigh Sports Village | Ronnie Laughton | 468 | |||||
| Workington Town
|
16 – 30 | Batley Bulldogs
|
17 March, 15:00 GMT | Derwent Park | George Stokes | 750 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 8
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Leigh Centurions
|
42 – 30 | Barrow Raiders
|
21 March, 19:30 GMT | Leigh Sports Village | Gareth Hewer | 1,290 | |||||
| Whitehaven
|
12 – 22 | Halifax
|
24 March, 15:00 GMT | Recreation Ground | George Stokes | 737 | |||||
| Batley Bulldogs
|
36 – 6 | Swinton Lions
|
12 May, 14:00 BSTA | loverugbyleague.com Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 583 | |||||
| Dewsbury Rams
|
18 – 10 | Keighley Cougars
|
12 May, 15:00 BSTA | Tetley's Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 818 | |||||
| Hunslet Hawks
|
22 – 38 | Sheffield Eagles
|
29 May, 19:30 BSTA | South Leeds Stadium | George Stokes | 491 | |||||
| Featherstone Rovers
|
40 – 0 | Workington Town
|
30 June, 15:00 BSTA | Bigfellas Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 2,110 | |||||
| Doncaster
|
38 – 20 | York City Knights
|
28 August, 19:30 BSTA | Keepmoat Stadium | Dave Merrick | 580 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 9
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Halifax
|
60 – 6 | Dewsbury Rams
|
28 March, 19:45 GMT | The Shay | Ronnie Laughton | 1,100 | |||||
| Swinton Lions
|
12 – 20 | Leigh Centurions
|
29 March, 12:00 GMT | Leigh Sports Village | Thierry Alibert | 1,172 | |||||
| Workington Town
|
28 – 16 | Whitehaven
|
29 March, 13:00 GMT | Derwent Park | Chris Leatherbarrow | 1,648 | |||||
| York City Knights
|
24 – 16 | Featherstone Rovers
|
29 March, 13:00 GMT | Huntington Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 945 | |||||
| Keighley Cougars
|
24 – 20 | Barrow Raiders
|
29 March, 15:00 GMT | Cougar Park | Matt Thomasson | 783 | |||||
| Batley Bulldogs
|
28 – 12 | Hunslet Hawks
|
29 March, 19:30 GMT | loverugbyleague.com Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 671 | |||||
| Sheffield Eagles
|
32 – 26 | Doncaster
|
29 March, 19:30 GMT | Don Valley Stadium | Joe Cobb | 1,253 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 10
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Featherstone Rovers
|
38 – 18 | Swinton Lions
|
1 April, 13:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Dave Merrick | 1,910 | |||||
| Hunslet Hawks
|
18 – 22 | Keighley Cougars
|
1 April, 14:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | George Stokes | 455 | |||||
| Leigh Centurions
|
42 – 22 | Workington Town
|
1 April, 14:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Matt Thomasson | 1,446 | |||||
| Barrow Raiders
|
20 – 18 | York City Knights
|
1 April, 15:00 BST | Craven Park | Chris Leatherbarro | 1,002 | |||||
| Whitehaven
|
30 – 16 | Sheffield Eagles
|
1 April, 15:00 BST | Recreation Ground | Ronnie Laughton | 569 | |||||
| Doncaster
|
10 – 34 | Halifax
|
1 April, 15:30 BST | Keepmoat Stadium | Peter Brooke | 1,000 | |||||
| Dewsbury Rams
|
12 – 30 | Batley Bulldogs
|
1 April, 18:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 1,137 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 11
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Doncaster
|
12 – 28 | Featherstone Rovers
|
11 April, 19:30 BST | Keepmoat Stadium | Matt Thomason | 801 | |||||
| Batley Bulldogs
|
30 – 16 | Whitehaven
|
14 April, 14:00 BST | loverugbyleague.com Stadium | Dave Merrick | 826 | |||||
| Halifax
|
60 – 10 | Leigh Centurions
|
14 April, 15:00 BST | The Shay | Chris Leatherbarrow | 2,161 | |||||
| Sheffield Eagles
|
44 – 18 | Barrow Raiders
|
14 April, 15:00 BST | Don Valley Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 1,177 | |||||
| Swinton Lions
|
44 – 40 | Hunslet Hawks
|
14 April, 15:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Gareth Hewer | 453 | |||||
| York City Knights
|
29 – 20 | Dewsbury Rams
|
14 April, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | George Stokes | 705 | |||||
| Workington Town
|
25 – 18 | Keighley Cougars
|
14 August, 20:00 BSTB | Derwent Park | Peter Brooke | 607 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 12
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Barrow Raiders
|
36 – 16 | Swinton Lions
|
28 April, 15:00 BST | Craven Park | Peter Brooke | 987 | |||||
| Dewsbury Rams
|
16 – 18 | Workington Town
|
28 April, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Chris Leatherbarrow | 715 | |||||
| Featherstone Rovers
|
40 – 18 | Halifax
|
28 April, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | George Stokes | 3,686 | |||||
| Hunslet Hawks
|
26 – 12 | York City Knights
|
28 April, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 609 | |||||
| Keighley Cougars
|
18 – 28 | Sheffield Eagles
|
28 April, 15:00 BST | Cougar Park | Gareth Hewer | 623 | |||||
| Leigh Centurions
|
20 – 0 | Batley Bulldogs
|
28 April, 15:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Matt Thomason | 1,635 | |||||
| Whitehaven
|
24 – 14 | Doncaster
|
28 April, 15:00 BST | Recreation Ground | Dave Merrick | 567 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 13
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Swinton Lions
|
30 – 24 | Whitehaven
|
2 May, 19:30 BST | Leigh Sports Village | George Stokes | 1,411 | |||||
| Sheffield Eagles
|
36 – 18 | Dewsbury Rams
|
3 May, 19:30 BST | Don Valley Stadium | Matt Thomason | 904 | |||||
| Batley Bulldogs
|
12 – 16 | Featherstone Rovers
|
5 May, 14:00 BST | LoveRugbyLeague.com Stadium | Chris Leatherbarrow | 1,245 | |||||
| Doncaster
|
32 – 12 | Keighley Cougars
|
5 May, 15:00 BST | Keepmoat Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 686 | |||||
| Halifax
|
56 – 30 | Barrow Raiders
|
5 May, 15:00 BST | The Shay | Tom Crashley | 1,577 | |||||
| Workington Town
|
32 – 18 | Hunslet Hawks
|
5 May, 15:00 BST | Derwent Park | Warren Turley | 708 | |||||
| York City Knights
|
4 – 52 | Leigh Centurions
|
5 May, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | Peter Brooke | 709 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 14
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Hunslet Hawks
|
18 – 24 | Batley Bulldogs
|
23 May, 19:30 BST | South Leeds Centre | Jamie Leahy | 850 | |||||
| Sheffield Eagles
|
31 – 18 | Halifax
|
24 May, 19:30 BST | Bramall Lane | Matt Thomason | 1,104 | |||||
| Dewsbury Rams
|
24 – 16 | Swinton Lions
|
26 May, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 693 | |||||
| Featherstone Rovers
|
52 – 6 | York City Knights
|
26 May, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Dave Merrick | 2,208 | |||||
| Leigh Centurions
|
62 – 12 | Keighley Cougars
|
26 May, 15:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Gareth Hewer | 1,551 | |||||
| Whitehaven
|
30 – 18 | Barrow Raiders
|
26 May, 15:00 BST | Recreation Ground | Tom Crashley | 850 | |||||
| Workington Town
|
20 – 24 | Doncaster
|
26 May, 15:00 BST | Derwent Park | Joe Cobb | 585 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 15
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Keighley Cougars
|
28 – 20 | Workington Town
|
30 May, 19:30 BST | Cougar Park | Matt Thomason | 623 | |||||
| Leigh Centurions
|
8 – 23 | Featherstone Rovers
|
1 June, 13:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | George Stokes | 2,077 | |||||
| Batley Bulldogs
|
22 – 10 | Dewsbury Rams
|
2 June, 15:00 BST | LoveRugbyLeague.com Stadium | Dave Merrick | 1,074 | |||||
| Barrow Raiders
|
18 – 20 | Sheffield Eagles
|
2 June, 15:00 BST | Craven Park | Joe Cobb | 874 | |||||
| Swinton Lions
|
18 – 76 | Halifax
|
2 June, 15:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Gareth Hewer | 726 | |||||
| Whitehaven
|
22 – 14 | Hunslet Hawks
|
2 June, 15:00 BST | Recreation Ground | Chris Leatherbarrow | 670 | |||||
| York City Knights
|
42 – 10 | Doncaster
|
2 June, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 701 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 16
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Dewsbury Rams
|
22 – 12 | Barrow Raiders
|
9 June, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 714 | |||||
| Featherstone Rovers
|
24 – 36 | Doncaster
|
9 June, 15:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Joe Cobb | 2,010 | |||||
| Hunslet Hawks
|
24 – 31 | Halifax
|
9 June, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 722 | |||||
| Sheffield Eagles
|
56 – 18 | Whitehaven
|
9 June, 15:00 BST | Don Valley Stadium | Dave Merrick | 1,000 | |||||
| Swinton Lions
|
10 – 46 | Batley Bulldogs
|
9 June, 15:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Chris Leatherbarrow | 646 | |||||
| Workington Town
|
26 – 22 | Leigh Centurions
|
9 June, 15:00 BST | Derwent Park | Warren Turley | 725 | |||||
| York City Knights
|
32 – 12 | Keighley Cougars
|
9 June, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | George Stokes | 1,006 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 17
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Batley Bulldogs
|
8 – 14 | Sheffield Eagles
|
20 June, 19:30 BST | LoveRugbyLeague.com Stadium | Chris Leatherbarrow | 814 | |||||
| Whitehaven
|
29 – 18 | Workington Town
|
23 June, 12:00 BST | Recreation Ground | Ronnie Laughton | 1,334 | |||||
| Barrow Raiders
|
6 – 60 | Featherstone Rovers
|
23 June, 15:00 BST | Craven Park | Gareth Hewer | 1,185 | |||||
| Dewsbury Rams
|
16 – 35 | Halifax
|
23 June, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Warren Turley | 1,396 | |||||
| Hunslet Hawks
|
6 – 36 | Swinton Lions
|
23 June, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Joe Cobb | 463 | |||||
| Keighley Cougars
|
34 – 10 | Doncaster
|
23 June, 15:00 BST | Cougar Park | Jamie Leahy | 757 | |||||
| Leigh Centurions
|
42 – 20 | York City Knights
|
23 June, 15:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Matt Thomason | 1,373 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 18
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| York City Knights
|
24 – 26 | Barrow Raiders
|
4 July, 19:30 BST | Huntington Stadium | Chris Leatherbarrow | 827 | |||||
| Sheffield Eagles
|
34 – 10 | Swinton Lions
|
5 July, 19:30 BST | Don Valley Stadium | Joe Cobb | 814 | |||||
| Doncaster
|
30 – 36 | Leigh Centurions
|
7 July, 15:00 BST | Keepmoat Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 595 | |||||
| Featherstone Rovers
|
18 – 12 | Batley Bulldogs
|
7 July, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Dave Merrick | 2,435 | |||||
| Halifax
|
50 – 18 | Whitehaven
|
7 July, 15:00 BST | The Shay | Gareth Hewer | 2,325 | |||||
| Keighley Cougars
|
28 – 20 | Hunslet Hawks
|
7 July, 15:00 BST | Cougar Park | Warren Turley | 813 | |||||
| Workington Town
|
22 – 6 | Dewsbury Rams
|
7 July, 15:00 BST | Derwent Park | Chris Leatherbarrow | 635 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 19
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Halifax
|
16 – 30 | Featherstone Rovers
|
11 July, 19:30 BST | The Shay | Dave Merrick | 2,063 | |||||
| Barrow Raiders
|
22 – 34 | Leigh Centurions
|
14 July, 15:00 BST | Craven Park | Gareth Hewer | 972 | |||||
| Dewsbury Rams
|
20 – 16 | York City Knights
|
14 July, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Chris Leatherbarrow | 739 | |||||
| Doncaster
|
30 – 26 | Hunslet Hawks
|
14 July, 15:00 BST | Keepmoat Stadium | Tom Crashley | 721 | |||||
| Swinton Lions
|
16 – 36 | Keighley Cougars
|
14 July, 15:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Matt Thomason | 518 | |||||
| Whitehaven
|
36 – 30 | Batley Bulldogs
|
14 July, 15:00 BST | Recreation Ground | Warren Turley | 730 | |||||
| Sheffield Eagles
|
36 – 0 | Workington Town
|
31 July, 19:30 BSTC | Don Valley Stadium | Dave Merrick | 732 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 20
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Batley Bulldogs
|
12 – 26 | Doncaster
|
21 July, 14:00 BST | LoveRugbyLeague.com Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 601 | |||||
| Barrow Raiders
|
28 – 26 | Hunslet Hawks
|
21 July, 15:00 BST | Craven Park | George Stokes | 929 | |||||
| Keighley Cougars
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28 – 32 | Dewsbury Rams
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21 July, 15:00 BST | Cougar Park | Gareth Hewer | 937 | |||||
| Workington Town
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44 – 20 | Swinton Lions
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21 July, 15:00 BST | Derwent Park | Tom Crashley | 676 | |||||
| York City Knights
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4 – 20 | Whitehaven
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21 July, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | Dave Merrick | 615 | |||||
| Leigh Centurions
|
11 – 4 | Halifax
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31 July, 19:30 BSTD | Leigh Sports Village | Gareth Hewer | 2,000 | |||||
| Featherstone Rovers
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40 – 24 | Sheffield Eagles
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28 August, 19:30 BSTD | Bigfellas Stadium | Chris Leatherbarrow | 3,890 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 21
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Whitehaven
|
16 – 15 | Dewsbury Rams
|
25 July, 19:30 BST | Recreation Ground | Warren Turley | 756 | |||||
| Sheffield Eagles
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34 – 10 | Keighley Cougars
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26 July, 19:30 BST | Don Valley Stadium | 710 | ||||||
| Batley Bulldogs
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16 – 18 | Workington Town
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28 July, 14:00 BST | LoveRugbyLeague.com Stadium | Matt Thomason | 450 | |||||
| Doncaster
|
32 – 4 | Barrow Raiders
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28 July, 15:00 BST | Keepmoat Stadium | Chris Leatherbarrow | 560 | |||||
| Halifax
|
18 – 16 | York City Knights
|
28 July, 15:00 BST | The Shay | George Stokes | 1,722 | |||||
| Hunslet Hawks
|
12 – 19 | Leigh Centurions
|
28 July, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 432 | |||||
| Swinton Lions
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12 – 10 | Featherstone Rovers
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28 July, 15:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Tom Crashley | 778 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 22
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Barrow Raiders
|
26 – 12 | Halifax
|
4 August, 15:00 BST | Craven Park | Warren Turley | 1,102 | |||||
| Dewsbury Rams
|
20 – 16 | Hunslet Hawks
|
4 August, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | 743 | ||||||
| Doncaster
|
46 – 4 | Whitehaven
|
4 August, 15:00 BST | Keepmoat Stadium | 551 | ||||||
| Keighley Cougars
|
6 – 46 | Batley Bulldogs
|
4 August, 15:00 BST | Cougar Park | 716 | ||||||
| Leigh Centurions
|
32 – 22 | Swinton Lions
|
4 August, 15:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | 1,614 | ||||||
| Workington Town
|
6 – 62 | Featherstone Rovers
|
4 August, 15:00 BST | Derwent Park | 813 | ||||||
| York City Knights
|
16 – 42 | Sheffield Eagles
|
4 August, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 641 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 23
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Swinton Lions
|
34 – 10 | York City Knights
|
8 August, 19:30 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Chris Leatherbarrow | 402 | |||||
| Sheffield Eagles
|
20 – 8 | Leigh Centurions
|
9 August, 19:30 BST | Don Valley Stadium | Matt Thomason | 1,012 | |||||
| Batley Bulldogs
|
54 – 4 | Barrow Raiders
|
11 August, 14:00 BST | LoveRugbyLeague.com Stadium | Tom Crashley | ||||||
| Featherstone Rovers
|
52 – 18 | Dewsbury Rams
|
11 August, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 2,281 | |||||
| Halifax
|
28 – 28 | Doncaster
|
11 August, 15:00 BST | The Shay | Warren Turley | 1,428 | |||||
| Hunslet Hawks
|
22 – 16 | Workington Town
|
11 August, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Dave Merrick | 382 | |||||
| Whitehaven
|
18 – 52 | Keighley Cougars
|
11 August, 15:00 BST | Recreation Ground | Joe Cobb | 750 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 24
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Barrow Raiders
|
36 – 18 | Workington Town
|
18 August, 15:00 BST | Craven Park | Jamie Bloem | 1,157 | |||||
| Dewsbury Rams
|
18 – 30 | Sheffield Eagles
|
18 August, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Peter Brooke | 857 | |||||
| Doncaster
|
29 – 26 | Swinton Lions
|
18 August, 15:00 BST | Keepmoat Stadium | Dave Sharpe | 597 | |||||
| Halifax
|
29 – 24 | Batley Bulldogs
|
18 August, 15:00 BST | The Shay | Dave Merrick | 1,178 | |||||
| Keighley Cougars
|
12 – 24 | Featherstone Rovers
|
18 August, 15:00 BST | Cougar Park | 1,235 | ||||||
| Leigh Centurions
|
44 – 6 | Whitehaven
|
18 August, 15:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | 1,523 | ||||||
| York City Knights
|
30 – 33 | Hunslet Hawks
|
18 August, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | 715 | ||||||
| Source:[5][6] | |||||||||||
Round 25
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Batley Bulldogs
|
24 – 18 | Leigh Centurions
|
22 August, 19:30 BST | LoveRugbyLeague.com Stadium | Dave Merrick | 704 | |||||
| Dewsbury Rams
|
24 – 10 | Doncaster
|
22 August, 19:30 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 751 | |||||
| Featherstone Rovers
|
54 – 4 | Whitehaven
|
22 August, 19:30 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Warren Turley | 2,110 | |||||
| Keighley Cougars
|
4 – 34 | Halifax
|
22 August, 19:30 BST | Cougar Park | Dave Sharpe | 1,217 | |||||
| Sheffield Eagles
|
36 – 26 | Hunslet Hawks
|
22 August, 19:30 BST | Don Valley Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 1,184 | |||||
| Swinton Lions
|
22 – 0 | Barrow Raiders
|
22 August, 19:30 BST | Leigh Sports Village | George Stokes | 571 | |||||
| Workington Town
|
22 – 18 | York City Knights
|
22 August, 19:30 BST | Derwent Park | Matt Thomason | 576 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Round 26
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Barrow Raiders
|
24 – 14 | Keighley Cougars
|
1 September, 15:00 BST | Craven Park | Joe Cobb | 1,375 | |||||
| Doncaster
|
34 – 20 | Sheffield Eagles
|
1 September, 15:00 BST | Keepmoat Stadium | Warren Turley | 1,063 | |||||
| Halifax
|
40 – 18 | Workington Town
|
1 September, 15:00 BST | The Shay | Thierry Alibert | 1,579 | |||||
| Hunslet Hawks
|
8 – 46 | Featherstone Rovers
|
1 September, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Matt Thomason | 1,256 | |||||
| Leigh Centurions
|
22 – 24 | Dewsbury Rams
|
1 September, 15:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Jamie Bloem | ||||||
| Whitehaven
|
24 – 32 | Swinton Lions
|
1 September, 15:00 BST | Recreation Ground | Dave Sharpe | 553 | |||||
| York City Knights
|
16 – 34 | Batley Bulldogs
|
1 September, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | George Stokes | 706 | |||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||||
Play-offs
The play-offs will commence following the conclusion of the regular season and includes the top eight sides from the league and uses a top 8 play-off system,[2] similar to Super League and AFL, culminating in the grand final at Leigh Sports Village in Leigh, Greater Manchester, home of Championship sides Leigh Centurions and Swinton Lions. Unlike the Super League playoffs, there is no Club Call in week three.
Week 1
| # | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||
| Qualifying Play-offs | |||||||||
| QP1 | Featherstone Rovers
|
40 – 26 | Leigh Centurions
|
8 September 2013, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Matt Thomason | 2,006 | ||
| QP2 | Sheffield Eagles
|
6 – 21 | Halifax
|
6 September 2013, 19:30 BST | Don Valley Stadium | Dave Merrick | 773 | ||
| Elimination Play-offs | |||||||||
| EP1 | Batley Bulldogs
|
68 – 28 | Workington Town
|
8 September 2013, 14:00 BST | Mount Pleasant | Warren Turley | 631 | ||
| EP2 | Doncaster
|
28 – 30 | Dewsbury Rams
|
8 September 2013, 15:00 BST | Keepmoat Stadium | George Stokes | |||
| Progress to Qualifying Semi-Final: Featherstone Rovers, Halifax Progress to Preliminary Semi-Final: Batley Bulldogs, Dewsbury Rams, Leigh Centurions, Sheffield Eagles Eliminated: Doncaster, Workington Town | |||||||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||
Week 2
| # | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||
| Preliminary Semi-Final | |||||||||
| PSF1 | Sheffield Eagles
|
52 – 16 | Dewsbury Rams
|
15 September 2013, 18:30 BST | Don Valley Stadium | 839 | |||
| PSF2 | Leigh Centurions
|
14 – 15 AET | Batley Bulldogs
|
15 September 2013, 15:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | 1,413 | |||
| AET=After Extra Time Progress to Qualifying Semi-Final: Batley, Sheffield Eliminated: Dewsbury, Leigh | |||||||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||
Week 3
| # | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||
| Qualifying Semi-Final | |||||||||
| QSF1 | Featherstone Rovers
|
20 – 21 AET | Batley Bulldogs
|
22 September 2013, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Chris Leatherbarrow | 2,216 | ||
| QSF2 | Halifax
|
10 – 29 | Sheffield Eagles
|
19 September 2013, 19:00 BST | The Shay | Matt Thomason | 1,700 | ||
| Progress to Grand Final: Batley Bulldogs, Sheffield Eagles Eliminated: Featherstone Rovers, Halifax | |||||||||
| Source:[3][4] | |||||||||
Week 4
| # | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Grand Final | |||||||||||
| GF | Batley Bulldogs
|
12 – 19 | Sheffield Eagles
|
29 September 2013, 16:30 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Matt Thomason | 6,800 | ||||
| Source:[5][6] | |||||||||||
Play-off ladder
| Qualifying playoffs/Elimination playoffs | Preliminary semifinals | Qualifying semifinals | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 8 September 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Featherstone Rovers | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Leigh Centurions | 26 | 15 September 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| Leigh Centurions | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 September 2013 | Batley Bulldogs | 15 | 22 September 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Batley Bulldogs | 68 | Featherstone Rovers | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Workington Town | 28 | Batley Bulldogs | 21 | 29 September 2013, Leigh | |||||||||||||
| Batley Bulldogs | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 September 2013 | 22 September 2013 | Sheffield Eagles | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Doncaster | 28 | Halifax | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dewsbury Rams | 30 | 15 September 2013 | Sheffield Eagles | 29 | |||||||||||||
| Dewsbury Rams | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 September 2013 | Sheffield Eagles | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sheffield Eagles | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Halifax | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
Week 1. Qualifying/Elimination play-offs: Fixtures decided by regular reason finishing positions. Higher ranked teams play lower ranked teams. Higher ranked teams receive home ground advantage.
Week 2. Preliminary semi-finals: Fixtures decided by regular season finishing positions. Higher ranked teams play lower ranked teams. Higher ranked teams receive home ground advantage.
Week 3. Qualifying semi-finals: Winners of Qualifying play-offs play winners of Qualifying semi-finals. Higher ranked teams play lower ranked teams. Winners of Qualifying play-offs receive home ground advantage.
Notes
A.^ Match re-arranged for August due to Leigh's Challenge Cup Quarter Final tie
Notes
A.^ Matches originally postponed on 24 March due to snow
B.^ Match postponed on 14 April due to pitch safety issues[7]
C.^ Match re-arranged from 14 July due to Sheffield's Challenge Cup quarter final tie
D.^ Matches re-arranged from 21 July due to Northern Rail Cup final
References
- ^ "New venue for Kingstone Press Championships Finals Day". Rugby Football League. 14 February 2013. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Championships Competition Structure". Rugby League Championship. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Results - Championship - Rugby League - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Results". Rugby League Championship. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Fixtures - Championship - Rugby League - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Fixtures". Rugby League Championship. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Today's match postponed". Workington Town RLFC. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
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