2011 Championship 1
League | Championship 1 | |||
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Duration | 18 games each | |||
Number of teams | 10 | |||
Broadcast partners | SKY Sports | |||
2011 Season | ||||
Play-off Winners | ![]() |
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Champions | ![]() |
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Top point-scorer(s) | ![]() |
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Top try-scorer(s) | ![]() |
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The 2011 Championship 1 is a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in England and Wales, the third tier of the sport in the country. The winner of this league, along with the play-off winners will be promoted to the 2012 Rugby Football League Championship. There is no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league.
All of the teams competed in the 2011 Challenge Cup but the South Wales Scorpions did not compete in the 2011 National League Cup.
Contents
2011 structure
The competition features mainly the same teams as it did in 2010. The exceptions being that the Hunslet Hawks and the York City Knights were both promoted to compete in the 2011 RFL Championship.The Keighley Cougars and Whitehaven were relegated from the 2010 RFL Championship. The competition was to contain 11 teams, however, the Blackpool Panthers went into administration [1] and were thus omitted from the competition for 2011 [2]
Championship 1 | ||||
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Team | 2010 Season | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
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9th | Keepmoat Stadium | 15,231 | Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
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11th | Thunderdome | 11,800 | Gateshead, Tyne and Wear |
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10th (Championship) | Cougar Park | 6,800 | Keighley, West Yorkshire |
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10th | New River Stadium | 5,000 | Haringey, London |
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2nd | Whitebank Stadium | 1500 | Limeside, Oldham Greater Manchester |
16px Rochdale Hornets | 5th | Spotland Stadium | 10,249 | Rochdale, Greater Manchester |
16px South Wales Scorpions | 6th | The Gnoll | 6,000 | Neath, West Glamorgan, Wales |
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8th | The Willows (Shared with Salford for this season) |
N/A | Swinton, Greater Manchester |
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11th (Championship) | Recreation Ground | 7,500 | Whitehaven, Cumbria |
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7th | Derwent Park | 10,000 | Workington, Cumbria |
Season table
2011 Championship 1
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# | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Bns | Pts |
1 | ![]() |
20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 720 | 479 | +241 | 3 | 47 |
2 | ![]() |
20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 663 | 412 | +251 | 4 | 43 |
3 | ![]() |
20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 659 | 443 | +216 | 6 | 41 |
4 | File:Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 652 | 498 | +154 | 4 | 40 |
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20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 531 | 433 | +98 | 4 | 40 |
6 | ![]() |
20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 566 | 425 | +141 | 2 | 36[lower-alpha 1] |
7 | ![]() |
20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 641 | 533 | +108 | 3 | 36 |
8 | File:Scorpions.png South Wales Scorpions | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 536 | 674 | −138 | 4 | 22 |
9 | ![]() |
20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 433 | 678 | −245 | 4 | 21 |
10 | ![]() |
20 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 268 | 1094 | −826 | 0 | 2 |
Teams qualifying for promotion | |
Teams qualifying for the Play-offs |
This table is correct as of 7 October 2010 12:29pm . Source: http://www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk/table_nl2.php
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: For win = 3; For draw = 2; For loss by 12 points or fewer = 1.
Season Results
Round 1
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
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30–22 | File:Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets | 13 March, 15:00 GMT | Recreation GroundA | 704 | ||||||
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22–10 | ![]() |
13 March, 15:00 GMT | The Willows | 681 | ||||||
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66–12 | ![]() |
13 March, 15:00 GMT | Whitebank Stadium | 562 | ||||||
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66–6 | ![]() |
13 March, 15:00 GMT | Cougar Park | 640 | ||||||
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40–10 | File:Scorpions.png South Wales Scorpions | 13 March, 15:00 GMT | Keepmoat Stadium | 895 | ||||||
Source:[1] |
Round 2
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
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31–12 | ![]() |
20 March, 15:00 GMT | Derwent ParkA | 473 | ||||||
File:Scorpions.png South Wales Scorpions | 18–22 | ![]() |
20 March, 13:00 GMT | The Gnoll | 271 | ||||||
File:Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets | 26–46 | ![]() |
20 March, 15:00 GMT | Spotland Stadium | 743 | ||||||
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22–42 | ![]() |
20 March, 15:00 GMT | New River Stadium | 326 | ||||||
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10–44 | ![]() |
20 March, 15:00 GMT | Gateshead International Stadium | 305 | ||||||
Source:[2] |
Round 3
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
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24–10 | ![]() |
27 March, 15:00 GMT | Recreation GroundA | 754 | ||||||
File:Scorpions.png South Wales Scorpions | 60–20 | ![]() |
27 March, 13:00 GMT | The Gnoll | 302 | ||||||
File:Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets | 40–20 | ![]() |
27 March, 15:00 GMT | Spotland Stadium | 434 | ||||||
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24–68 | ![]() |
27 March, 15:00 GMT | Whitebank Stadium | 744 | ||||||
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26–16 | ![]() |
27 March, 15:00 GMT | Keepmoat Stadium | 493 | ||||||
Source:[1] |
Round 4
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
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38–24 | File:Scorpions.png South Wales Scorpions | 3 April, 13:00 GMT | Derwent ParkA | 376 | ||||||
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48–24 | ![]() |
3 April, 15:00 GMT | The Willows | 493 | ||||||
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16–48 | ![]() |
3 April, 15:00 GMT | New River Stadium | 542 | ||||||
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40–14 | ![]() |
3 April, 15:00 GMT | Cougar Park | 995 | ||||||
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8–24 | File:Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets | 3 April, 15:00 GMT | Keepmoat Stadium | 589 | ||||||
Source:[1] |
Round 5
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
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38–30 | ![]() |
9 April, 17:00 GMT | The WillowsA | 395 | ||||||
File:Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets | 49–18 | ![]() |
10 April, 15:00 GMT | Spotland StadiumA | 457 | ||||||
Source:[1] |
Round 6
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
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26–16 | ![]() |
17 April, 15:00 GMT | Recreation GroundA | 727 | ||||||
File:Scorpions.png South Wales Scorpions | 22–74 | ![]() |
17 April, 15:00 GMT | The Gnoll | 370 | ||||||
File:Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets | 32–40 | ![]() |
17 April, 15:00 GMT | Spotland Stadium | 515 | ||||||
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52–26 | ![]() |
17 April, 15:00 GMT | Whitebank Stadium | 566 | ||||||
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0–64 | ![]() |
17 April, 15:00 GMT | Gateshead International Stadium | 273 | ||||||
Source:[1] |
Round 7
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
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32–36 | ![]() |
25 April, 15:00 GMT | Keepmoat StadiumA | 649 | ||||||
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38–18 | ![]() |
25 April, 15:00 GMT | Cougar Park | 892 | ||||||
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32–32 | ![]() |
25 April, 14:00 GMT | New River Stadium | 263 | ||||||
File:Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets | 40–18 | File:Scorpions.png South Wales Scorpions | 25 April, 15:00 GMT | Spotland Stadium | 402 | ||||||
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40–24 | ![]() |
25 April, 15:00 GMT | Recreation Ground | 946 | ||||||
Source:[2] |
Statistics
The following are the top points scorers in Championship 1 during the 2011 season. Statistics also include tries and goals scored in the play-offs.[3]
Most tries
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Most goals
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Most points
Player | Team | Tries | Goals | DGs | Points |
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Ian Mort | Swinton Lions | 21 | 104 | 0 | 292 |
Paul Crook | Rochdale Hornets | 10 | 100 | 5 | 245 |
Scott Spaven | Doncaster RLFC | 7 | 70 | 1 | 169 |
Darren Holt | Workington Town | 1 | 73 | 5 | 155 |
Danny Lawton | Keighley Cougars | 9 | 58 | 0 | 152 |
Carl Forber | Oldham Roughyeds | 5 | 63 | 0 | 146 |
Lewis Palfrey | Whitehaven RLFC | 5 | 56 | 0 | 132 |
Lewis Reece | South Wales Scorpions | 5 | 54 | 0 | 128 |
Scott Kaighan | Workington Town | 21 | 16 | 1 | 117 |
Dylan Skee | London Skolars | 6 | 36 | 1 | 97 |
See also
Notes
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External links
- Official Championship website
- RFL Championship coverage
- Scores from Sky Sports
- RugbyLeague.org Championship 1 Fans Forums
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