2018 RFL Championship season results

This is a list of the 2018 RFL Championship season results. The Championship is the second-tier rugby league competition in the United Kingdom. The season is scheduled to begin on February 2.[1]

Main article: 2018 RFL Championship

The regular season will be played over 23 round-robin fixtures, where each of the twelve teams involved in the competition play each other, once at home and once away. Teams will also play one extra match on the Summer Bash Weekend.

The play-offs will commence after the round-robin fixtures. The top four teams in the Championship will qualify for "The Qualifiers", along with the bottom four teams in the Super League. Each team's points totals will be reset to zero and each team will play against each other once. The top three teams will qualify automatically for the Super League in 2019, the fourth and fifth-placed teams will contest the "Million Pound Game" at the venue of the fourth-placed team, with the winner also earning a place in the Super League for 2019, while the losing team and the bottom three teams will enter the Championship in 2019.

The fifth-twelfth placed teams in the Championship in 2018 will contest the "Championship Shield", where each team will play seven extra games, retaining their original points. The top four teams will contest play-offs, with the first-placed team facing the fourth-placed team and the second-placed team facing the third-placed team; The two winning teams will then contest the Championship Shield Grand Final. The bottom two teams will be relegated to League 1 in 2019.

Regular Season

All times are UK local time (UTC or UTC+1) on the relevant dates.

Round 1
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Dewsbury Rams 20–18 Sheffield Eagles 2 February, 19:45 Tetley's Stadium Greg Dolan 808
Toulouse Olympique 46–14 Swinton Lions 3 February, 14:00 Stade Ernest-Argelès Tom Grant 1,740
Featherstone Rovers 20–4 Halifax 4 February, 15:00 LD Nutrition Stadium Gareth Hewer 2,743
Leigh Centurions 12–34 Toronto Wolfpack 4 February, 15:00 Leigh Sports Village Liam Moore 5,452
London Broncos 56–12 Barrow Raiders 4 February, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground John McMullen 801
Rochdale Hornets 10–48 Batley Bulldogs 12 May, 15:00A Crown Oil Arena Liam Stavely 500
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Round 2
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Barrow Raiders 8–8 Toronto Wolfpack 11 February, 15:00 The JF Hornby Stadium Gareth Hewer 1,266
Dewsbury Rams 0–12 London Broncos 11 February, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium Tom Crashley 795
Featherstone Rovers 36–18 Toulouse Olympique 11 February, 15:00 LD Nutrition Stadium Scott Mikalauskas 2,033
Halifax 30–10 Sheffield Eagles 11 February, 15:00 The MBi Shay John McMullen 1,513
Leigh Centurions 34–6 Batley Bulldogs 11 February, 15:00 Leigh Sports Village Greg Dolan 3,216
Swinton Lions 18–25 Rochdale Hornets 3 June, 15:00A Heywood Road Tom Grant 631
Source:

Round 3
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Toulouse Olympique 50–6 Sheffield Eagles 17 February, 16:00 Stade Ernest-Argelès Liam Moore 1,533
Barrow Raiders 24–20 Leigh Centurions 18 February, 15:00 The JF Hornby Stadium John McMullen 1,991
Halifax 6–20 Toronto Wolfpack 18 February, 15:00 The MBi Shay Jack Smith 2,036
London Broncos 44–24 Featherstone Rovers 18 February, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground Tom Grant 1,085
Swinton Lions 28–48 Batley Bulldogs 18 February, 15:00 AJ Bell Stadium Gareth Hewer 588
Rochdale Hornets 6–38 Dewsbury Rams 19 February, 19:45 Crown Oil Arena Nick Bennett 427
Source:

Round 4
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Batley Bulldogs 32–12 Barrow Raiders 25 February, 15:00 Fox's Biscuits Stadium Greg Dolan 657
Dewsbury Rams 20–0 Swinton Lions 25 February, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium Johnny Roberts 961
Featherstone Rovers 58–14 Sheffield Eagles 25 February, 15:00 LD Nutrition Stadium John McMullen 2,048
London Broncos 47–16 Toronto Wolfpack 25 February, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground Matthew Rossleigh 1,205
Rochdale Hornets 20–26 Halifax 25 February, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena Tom Grant 703
Leigh Centurions 26–32 Toulouse Olympique 25 February, 17:30 Leigh Sports Village Jack Smith 3,143
Source:

Round 5
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Toulouse Olympique 54–6 Rochdale Hornets 3 March, 16:00 Stade Ernest-Argelès Matthew Rossleigh 1,747
Barrow Raiders 58–32 Dewsbury Rams 13 May, 15:00B The JF Hornby Stadium John McMullen 1,061
Batley Bulldogs 18-32 Halifax 2 June, 15:00B Fox's Biscuits Stadium John McMullen 1,002
Leigh Centurions 30–38 Featherstone Rovers 4 March, 15:00 Leigh Sports Village Chris Kendall 3,594
Sheffield Eagles 14–66 London Broncos 13 May, 15:00B Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium Tom Grant 517
Swinton Lions 12–52 Toronto Wolfpack 4 March, 15:00 Heywood Road Jack Smith 701
Source:

Round 6
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Dewsbury Rams 20–40 Toulouse Olympique 11 March, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium Jack Smith 720
Featherstone Rovers 32–18 Swinton Lions 11 March, 15:00 LD Nutrition Stadium Tom Grant 2,082
Halifax 38–18 Leigh Centurions 11 March, 15:00 The MBi Shay Gareth Hewer 2,119
London Broncos 68–12 Batley Bulldogs 11 March, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground John McMullen Est. 1,200
Rochdale Hornets 24–12 Barrow Raiders 11 March, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena Matthew Rossleigh 414
Sheffield Eagles 10–44 Toronto Wolfpack 11 March, 15:00 Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium Greg Dolan 863
Source:

Round 7
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Rochdale Hornets 17–18 Toronto Wolfpack 23 March, 19:45 Crown Oil Arena Matthew Rossleigh 504
Toulouse Olympique 38–6 Halifax 24 March, 17:00 Stade Ernest-Argelès John McMullen 2,137
Barrow Raiders 36–22 Sheffield Eagles 25 March, 15:00 The JF Hornby Stadium Marcus Griffiths 1,210
Batley Bulldogs 14–40 Featherstone Rovers 25 March, 15:00 Fox's Biscuits Stadium Nick Bennett 1,273
Leigh Centurions 36–0 Dewsbury Rams 25 March, 15:00 Leigh Sports Village Gareth Hewer 3,136
Swinton Lions 18–64 London Broncos 25 March, 15:00 Heywood Road Liam Stavely 518
Source:

Round 8
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
London Broncos 16–36 Toulouse Olympique 30 March, 13:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground Matthew Rossleigh 891
Sheffield Eagles 38–20 Rochdale Hornets 30 March, 15:00 Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium Tom Grant 516
Swinton Lions 10–40 Leigh Centurions 30 March, 15:00 Heywood Road Greg Dolan 1,345
Featherstone Rovers 16–24 Toronto Wolfpack 30 March, 18:00 LD Nutrition Stadium Marcus Griffiths 3,121
Batley Bulldogs 18–10 Dewsbury Rams 30 March, 18:30 Fox's Biscuits Stadium Tom Crashley 1,117
Halifax 30–4 Barrow Raiders 30 March, 19:30 The MBi Shay Liam Stavely 1,298
Source:

Round 9
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Toulouse Olympique 22–24 Toronto Wolfpack 2 April, 13:30 Stade Ernest-Argelès Jack Smith 3,513
Barrow Raiders 16–16 Swinton Lions 2 April, 15:00 The JF Hornby Stadium Tom Grant 1,133
Dewsbury Rams 18–46 Halifax 22 April, 15:00C Tetley's Stadium Marcus Griffiths 1,394
Leigh Centurions 31–18 London Broncos 2 April, 15:00 Leigh Sports Village John McMullen 3,328
Rochdale Hornets 0–42 Featherstone Rovers 2 April, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena Gareth Hewer 659
Sheffield Eagles 14–28 Batley Bulldogs 2 April, 15:00 Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium Matthew Rossleigh 597
Source:

Round 10
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Toulouse Olympique 50–4 Barrow Raiders 7 April, 14:00 Stade Ernest-Argelès Matthew Rossleigh 1,177
Batley Bulldogs 18–26 Toronto Wolfpack 8 April, 15:00 Fox's Biscuits Stadium Tom Grant 1,151
Featherstone Rovers 46–18 Dewsbury Rams 8 April, 15:00 LD Nutrition Stadium Greg Dolan 2,031
Halifax 26–16 London Broncos 8 April, 15:00 The MBi Shay Scott Mikalauskas 1,595
Leigh Centurions 68–10 Rochdale Hornets 8 April, 15:00 Leigh Sports Village Jack Smith 3,144
Swinton Lions 18–19 Sheffield Eagles 8 April, 16:30 Heywood Road John McMullen 532
Source:

Round 11
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Rochdale Hornets 15–30 London Broncos 13 April, 19:45 Crown Oil Arena John McMullen 312
Batley Bulldogs 46–22 Toulouse Olympique 14 April, 15:00 Fox's Biscuits Stadium Liam Moore 662
Barrow Raiders 26–38 Featherstone Rovers 15 April, 15:00 The JF Hornby Stadium Tom Crashley 1,231
Dewsbury Rams 12–23 Toronto Wolfpack 15 April, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium Robert Hicks 932
Halifax 18–12 Swinton Lions 15 April, 15:00 The MBi Shay Matthew Rossleigh 1,399
Sheffield Eagles 20–72 Leigh Centurions 15 April, 15:00 Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium Tom Grant 982
Source:

Round 12
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
London Broncos 64–6 Dewsbury Rams 28 April, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground Matthew Rossleigh 733
Swinton Lions 8–62 Toulouse Olympique 28 April, 15:00 Heywood Road Greg Dolan 2,155
Toronto Wolfpack 42–10 Halifax 28 April, 18:30 New River StadiumD Liam Moore 1,658
Featherstone Rovers 50–12 Batley Bulldogs 29 April, 15:00 LD Nutrition Stadium John McMullen 2,425
Leigh Centurions 46–18 Barrow Raiders 29 April, 15:00 Leigh Sports Village Marcus Griffiths 3,228
Rochdale Hornets 16–38 Sheffield Eagles 29 April, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena Gareth Hewer 459
Source:

Round 13
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Toulouse Olympique 36–10 Featherstone Rovers 5 May, 17:00 Stade Ernest-Argelès Liam Staveley 2,876
Toronto Wolfpack 62–14 Swinton Lions 5 May, 21:30 Fletcher's FieldsD Thomas Grant 2,917
Barrow Raiders 20–18 Batley Bulldogs 6 May, 15:00 The JF Hornby Stadium Marcus Griffiths 1,211
Dewsbury Rams 27–32 Rochdale Hornets 6 May, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium Scott Mikalauskas 649
London Broncos 30–40 Leigh Centurions 6 May, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground Greg Dolan 1,340
Sheffield Eagles 6–42 Halifax 6 May, 15:00 Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium Billy Pearson 891
Source:

Round 14
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Toronto Wolfpack 43–30 Toulouse Olympique 19 May, 12:45 St James' ParkE Scott Mikalauskas 38,881^
Featherstone Rovers 20–42 Leigh Centurions 19 May, 18:00 LD Nutrition Stadium Matthew Rossleigh 2,854
Batley Bulldogs 23–14 Rochdale Hornets 20 May, 15:00 Fox's Biscuits Stadium Greg Dolan 743
Halifax 22–22 Dewsbury Rams 20 May, 15:00 The MBi Shay Ben Pearson 1,739
London Broncos 46–12 Sheffield Eagles 20 May, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground Liam Staveley 771
Swinton Lions 22–22 Barrow Raiders 20 May, 15:00 Heywood Road Steve Race 656
Source:

Round 15
See also: Summer Bash
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Barrow Raiders 22–38 Sheffield Eagles 26 May, 15:00 Bloomfield Road Liam Staveley 7,877
Halifax 24–18 Featherstone Rovers 26 May, 17:15 Tom Grant
Toronto Wolfpack 28–26 Leigh Centurions 26 May, 19:30 Scott Mikalauskas
Toulouse Olympique 40–28 London Broncos 27 May, 13:00 Gary Dolan 3,928
Rochdale Hornets 12–38 Swinton Lions 27 May, 15:15 Matthew Rossleigh
Batley Bulldogs 18–20 Dewsbury Rams 27 May, 17:30 Jack Smith
Source:

Round 16
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Toulouse Olympique 42–26 Batley Bulldogs 9 June, 14:30 Stade Ernest-Argelès Ben Pearson 2,250
Toronto Wolfpack 32–12 London Broncos 9 June, 21:30 Lamport Stadium Tom Crashley 7,384
Barrow Raiders 20–6 Rochdale Hornets 10 June, 15:00 The JF Hornby Stadium 1,212
Dewsbury Rams 18–42 Featherstone Rovers 10 June, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium Tom Grant 1,268
Leigh Centurions 36–30 Halifax 10 June, 15:00 Leigh Sports Village Scott Mikalauskas 3,891
Sheffield Eagles 18–29 Swinton Lions 10 June, 15:00 Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium John McMullen 872
Source:

Round 17
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Toulouse Olympique 16-18 Leigh Centurions 16 June, 14:30 Stade Ernest-Argelès Nick Bennett 5,373
Toronto Wolfpack 64-12 Dewsbury Rams 16 June, 21:30 Lamport Stadium Tom Grant 5,937
Batley Bulldogs 20-38 Sheffield Eagles 17 June, 15:00 Fox's Biscuits Stadium Scot Mikalauskas 2,328
Featherstone Rovers 52-4 Barrow Raiders 17 June, 15:00 LD Nutrition Stadium Greg Dolan 1,880
London Broncos 68-0 Rochdale Hornets 17 June, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground Jack Smith 684
Swinton Lions 4-46 Halifax 17 June, 15:00 Heywood Road Marcus Griffiths 953
Source:

Round 18
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Toronto Wolfpack 64-0 Barrow Raiders 23 June, 21:30 Lamport Stadium John McMullen 5,287
Sheffield Eagles 6–40 Featherstone Rovers 23 June, 15:00 Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium Gary Dolan 917
Dewsbury Rams 12–58 Leigh Centurions 24 June, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium Jack Smith 1,351
Halifax 50–12 Batley Bulldogs 24 June, 15:00 The MBi Shay Tom Grant 1,561
London Broncos 58–22 Swinton Lions 24 June, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground Scott Mikalauskas 684
Rochdale Hornets 14–70 Toulouse Olympique 24 June, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena Gareth Hewer 304
Source:

Round 19
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Toronto Wolfpack 46 - 28 Leigh Centurions 30 June, 21:30 Lamport Stadium Gareth Hewer 6,844
Barrow Raiders 22 - 48 Halifax 1 July, 15:00 The JF Hornby Stadium Liam Staveley 1,293
Batley Bulldogs 16 - 38 London Broncos 1 July, 15:00 Fox's Biscuits Stadium John McMullen 889
Featherstone Rovers 80 - 4 Rochdale Hornets 1 July, 15:00 LD Nutrition Stadium Jack Smith 1,820
Sheffield Eagles 24 - 46 Toulouse Olympique 1 July, 15:00 Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium Marcus Griffiths 458
Swinton Lions 29 - 28 Dewsbury Rams 1 July, 15:00 Heywood Road Michael Mannifield 555
Source:

Round 20
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Toulouse Olympique 20 - 20 London Broncos 7 July, 14:30 Stade Ernest-Argelès Matthew Rossleigh 2,544
Toronto Wolfpack 68 - 4 Sheffield Eagles 7 July, 21:30 Lamport Stadium Steve Race 6,329
Batley Bulldogs 12–30 Leigh Centurions 8 July, 15:00 Fox's Biscuits Stadium James Child 1,223
Dewsbury Rams 22–20 Barrow Raiders 8 July, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium Jack Smith 635
Halifax 34–20 Featherstone Rovers 8 July, 15:00 The MBi Shay Tom Grant 2,356
Rochdale Hornets 28–26 Swinton Lions 8 July, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena Greg Dolan 672
Source:

Round 21
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Toronto Wolfpack 64–18 Batley Bulldogs 14 July, 21:30 Lamport Stadium Michael Mannifield 6,088
Barrow Raiders 6–72 Toulouse Olympique 15 July, 15:00 The JF Hornby Stadium 981
London Broncos 20–18 Halifax 15 July, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground James Child 754
Rochdale Hornets 32–54 Leigh Centurions 14 July, 17:00 Crown Oil Arena Steve Race 1,080
Sheffield Eagles 30–28 Dewsbury Rams 15 July, 15:00 Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium 425
Swinton Lions 4–60 Featherstone Rovers 15 July, 15:00 Heywood Road 610
Source:

Round 22
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Toronto Wolfpack 52-10 Rochdale Hornets 21 July, 21:30 Lamport Stadium 7,144
Dewsbury Rams 23-20 Batley Bulldogs 22 July, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium 1,501
Featherstone Rovers 7–14 London Broncos 22 July, 15:00 LD Nutrition Stadium 2,434
Halifax 19–14 Toulouse Olympique 22 July, 15:00 The MBi Shay 1,794
Leigh Centurions 50–24 Swinton Lions 22 July, 15:00 Leigh Sports Village 3,680
Sheffield Eagles 28–10 Barrow Raiders 22 July, 15:00 Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium 702
Source:

Round 23
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Toulouse Olympique 44-18 Dewsbury Rams 28 July, 14:30 Stade Ernest-Argelès N. Bennett 1,914
Toronto Wolfpack 12-30 Featherstone Rovers 28 July, 18:30 Lamport Stadium G. Dolan 8,217
Barrow Raiders 6–72 London Broncos 29 July, 15:00 Craven Park Stadium B. Thaler 1,044
Batley Bulldogs 40–18 Swinton Lions 29 July, 15:00 The Fox's Biscuits Stadium M. Rossleigh 856
Halifax 38–6 Rochdale Hornets 29 July, 15:00 The MBI Shay Stadium J. Smith 1,866
Leigh Centurions 34–10 Sheffield Eagles 29 July, 15:00 Leigh Sports Village Stadium C. Kendall 3,112
Source:

Notes
  • A.^ Game rescheduled due to poor pitch conditions.[3][4]
  • B.^ Three games were cancelled in Round 5 due to ice and snow.[5][6][7]
  • C.^ Game rescheduled due to poor weather conditions.[8]
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References
  1. "Fixtures". Kingston Press Rugby League Championship. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  2. "Betfred Championship Round One". Rugby Leaguer & League Express (3, 107). 5 February 2018. p. 35.
  3. "HORNETS VS BULLDOGS GAME CANCELLED". batleybulldogs.co.uk. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. "HOME GAME AGAINST ROCHDALE POSTPONED". swintonlionsrlfc.co.uk. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. "Barrow match off". dewsburyrams.co.uk. 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. "BULLDOGS V HALIFAX GAME OFF". batleybulldogs.co.uk. 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  7. "SNOW SEES SHEFFIELD POSTPONE BRONCOS MATCH". sheffieldeagles.com. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  8. "Dewsbury Game Postponed". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  9. "Wolfpack to be in England more due to Lamport Stadium renovations". Toronto Sun. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  10. "Toronto Wolfpack relocate home opener north of the city". MSN. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  11. "Super League Magic Weekend: Toronto Wolfpack and Toulouse Olympique XIII to open event". BBC Sport. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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