Championship Shield

The Championship Shield is a competition that is played at the end of the regular rugby league season in the Bottom 8 of the Super 8s.

Championship Shield
Current season or competition:
2019 Rugby League Championship
SportRugby league
Instituted2015
Number of teams8
Country England (RFL)
Holders Featherstone Rovers (2nd title)
Most titles Featherstone Rovers (2 titles)
Broadcast partnerSky Sports

Structure

At the end of the regular season the bottom 8 Championship teams carry points they have earned forward and play each other once more, home or away. After 7 more rounds the bottom two teams are then relegated to League 1 and the top four teams qualify for the play off for the Championship Shield.

Championship Shield Winners
Year Winner Score Runner up Venue Attendance
2015 Featherstone Rovers 36-4 London Broncos Halton Stadium 4,179
2016 Bradford Bulls 27-16 Sheffield Eagles Odsal Stadium 3,518
2017 Toulouse 44-14 Sheffield Eagles Stade Ernest-Argelès
2018 Featherstone Rovers 42-10 Leigh Centurions Post Office Road

Winners
Club Wins Last win Runners-up Last final lost
1 Featherstone Rovers 2 2018 0 N/A
=2 Toulouse 1 2017 0 N/A
=2 Bradford Bulls 1 2016 0 N/A
4 Sheffield Eagles 0 N/A 2 2017
=5 London Broncos 0 N/A 1 2015
=5 Leigh Centurions 0 N/A 1 2018

Venues
City Venue Years
1 Widnes Halton Stadium 2015
2 Bradford Odsal Stadium 2016
3 Blagnac Stade Ernest-Argelès 2017

Appearances
NameAppsYears
1 Dewsbury Rams32015, 2016, 2017
2 Batley Bulldogs22015, 2017
Bradford Bulls22016, 2017
Oldham22016, 2017
Sheffield Eagles22016, 2017
Swinton Lions22016, 2017
Whitehaven22015, 2016
Workington Town22015, 2016
3 Doncaster12015
Featherstone Rovers12015
Halifax12016
Hunslet Hawks12015
London Broncos12015
Rochdale Hornets12017
Toulouse12017
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