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 [ edit ] Round 1 [ edit ] Round 2 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Round 4 [ edit ] Round 5 [ edit ] Round 6 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Round 9 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Round 12 [ edit ] Round 13 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Round 16 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Round 19 [ edit ] Round 20 [ edit ] Round 21 [ edit ] Round 22 [ edit ] Round 23 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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.
# 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 EaglesEliminated: Doncaster, Workington Town Source:[3] [4]
Play-off ladder [ edit ] 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.
A.^ Match re-arranged for August due to Leigh's Challenge Cup Quarter Final tie
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
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