2013 RFL Championship season results
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
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
Round 4
Round 5
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
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
Round 12
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
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
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
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 EaglesEliminated: Doncaster, Workington Town
Source:[ 3] [ 4]
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Play-off ladder
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
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