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2010 Championship Cup

British rugby league competition

British rugby league competition

FieldValue
title2010 Championship Cup
pixels200px
no_of_teams20
attendance49,202 (average: 1,144)
season2010 season
season_champsBatley Bulldogs
season_champ_nameSeason Champions
second_placeWidnes Vikings
MVP_linkMan of Steel Award
prevseason_linkChampionship Cup#Cup final results
prevseason_year2009
nextseason_link2011 Championship Cup
nextseason_year2011

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The 2010 Championship Cup (known for commercial reasons as the Northern Rail Cup) was the 9th season of the rugby league football competition for clubs in Great Britain's Co-operative Championship and Championship One.

The final was played at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool with Batley Bulldogs defeating the Widnes Vikings 25–24 to claim the trophy.

Format

The format and structure of the 2010 Northern Rail Cup competition was the same as in 2009. All the English-based Co-operative Championship and Championship One clubs have been divided equally into two pools for the group stages with five teams from each division in each pool.

Each team played two home games and two away games against teams in their pool with each club playing an equal number of The Co-operative Championship and The Co-operative Championship One clubs.

The top four teams in each pool following the conclusion of the group stage fixtures then progressed into an open draw for the knock-out quarter-final stage.

The Northern Rail Cup quarter-finals were played on the weekend of 5 and 6 June with the semi-finals taking place on 19 and 20 June.

The winners of the Northern Rail Cup were eligible to apply for a Super League licence in 2011.

Toulouse Olympique and newly formed South Wales Scorpions did not participate in the 2010 Northern Rail Cup.

Fixtures

Pool 1

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate & timeRefereeVenueAttendance
Whitehaven26 – 34Batley Bulldogs10 February, 19:30 GMTRecreation Ground (Whitehaven)888
Widnes Vikings50 – 6Gateshead Thunder2 February, 15:00 GMTStobart Stadium Halton2,200
Blackpool Panthers22 – 24Keighley Cougars31 January, 15:00 GMTWoodlands Memorial Ground
Doncaster0 – 60Barrow Raiders17 February, 19:45 GMTKeepmoat Stadium285
Workington Town18 – 19Swinton Lions17 February, 19:30 GMTDerwent Park286

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate & timeRefereeVenueAttendance
Barrow Raiders34 – 8Blackpool Panthers7 February, 14:00 GMTCraven Park1,474
Batley Bulldogs30 – 30Widnes Vikings7 February, 14:00 GMTMount Pleasant, Batley1,004
Keighley Cougars17 – 16Whitehaven7 February, 14:00 GMTCougar Park756
Gateshead Thunder12 – 26Workington Town7 February, 15:00 GMTGateshead International Stadium404
Swinton Lions30 – 20Doncaster7 February, 15:00 GMTPark Lane (stadium)380

Round 3

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate & timeRefereeVenueAttendance
Batley Bulldogs46 - 10Swinton Lions14 February, 14:00 GMTMount Pleasant, Batley999
Keighley Cougars38 - 10Workington Town14 February, 15:00 GMTCougar Park654
Whitehaven54 - 10Doncaster14 February, 14:00 GMTRecreation Ground (Whitehaven)808
Widnes Vikings22 - 20Barrow Raiders14 February, 15:00 GMTStobart Stadium Halton3,432
Blackpool Panthers74 - 6Gateshead Thunder14 February, 15:00 GMTWoodlands Memorial Ground

Round 4

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate & timeRefereeVenueAttendance
Barrow Raiders62 - 18Keighley Cougars10 March, 19:45 GMTCraig HalloranCraven Park1,277
Doncaster20 – 40Blackpool Panthers24 March, 19:45 GMTTim RobyKeepmoat Stadium198
Gateshead Thunder4 - 100Batley Bulldogs17 March, 19:30 GMTChris LeatherbarrowGateshead International Stadium237
Swinton Lions12 - 36Widnes Vikings21 February, 15:00 GMTWarren TurleyPark Lane (stadium)816
Workington Town22 - 14Whitehaven21 February, 15:00 GMTM ThomasonDerwent Park738

Pool 1 qualification table

Pool 2

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate & timeRefereeVenueAttendance
Dewsbury Rams50 - 4London Skolars31 January, 15:00 GMTTetley's Stadium887
Leigh Centurions24 - 12Oldham31 January, 15:00 GMTLeigh Sports Village1,627
Sheffield Eagles13 - 6Halifax17 February, 19:45 GMTDon Valley Stadium851
Hunslet Hawks0 - 68Featherstone Rovers4 March, 20:00 GMTSouth Leeds Stadium
Rochdale Hornets12 - 36York City Knights17 February, 20:00 GMTSpotland Stadium362

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate & timeRefereeVenueAttendance
Featherstone Rovers18 - 18Sheffield Eagles7 February, 15:00 GMTChris Moyles Stadium1,175
Halifax24 - 0Dewsbury Rams7 February, 15:00 GMTShay Stadium2,141
London Skolars12 - 60Hunslet Hawks7 February, 14:00 GMTNew River Stadium328
Oldham22 - 14Rochdale Hornets8 February, 20:00 GMTBoundary Park
York City Knights13 - 12Leigh Centurions7 February, 15:00 GMTHuntington Stadium911

Round 3

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate & timeRefereeVenueAttendance
Leigh Centurions36 - 6Featherstone Rovers14 February, 15:00 GMTLeigh Sports Village1,729
Sheffield Eagles40 - 10York City Knights14 February, 15:00 GMTDon Valley Stadium840
Hunslet Hawks28 - 14Oldham14 February, 14:00 GMTJohn Charles Centre for Sport519
London Skolars0 - 68Halifax14 February, 15:00 GMTNew River Stadium416
Rochdale Hornets12 - 48Dewsbury Rams14 February, 15:00 GMTSpotland Stadium575

Round 4

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate & timeRefereeVenueAttendance
Featherstone Rovers56 - 10Rochdale Hornets23 February, 20:00 GMTCraig HalloranChris Moyles Stadium777
Dewsbury Rams22 - 44Leigh Centurions3 March, 19:45 GMTJamie LeahyTetley's Stadium888
Halifax36 - 42Hunslet Hawks21 March, 15:00 GMTRonnie LaughtonShay Stadium1,771
Oldham22 - 24Sheffield Eagles21 February, 15:00 GMTRobert HicksBoundary Park340
York City Knights34 - 12London Skolars10 March, 19:00 GMTTim RobyHuntington Stadium439

Pool 2 qualification table

Finals

Sky Sports televised one Northern Rail Cup quarter-final tie live on Thursday 3 June and one of the semi-finals on Thursday 17 June as well as providing full coverage of the Northern Rail Cup final at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, on Sunday 18 July.

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Quarter-finals

The Northern Rail Cup quarter-final draw took place on Wednesday 24 March and was broadcast live on Sky Sports’ weekly Boots N' All programme.

Barrow, Batley, Hunslet, Keighley, Leigh, Sheffield, Widnes & York all qualified for the quarter-final stage of the competition. The eight teams were entered into the open draw for the quarter-final knock-out stages which was played on the weekend of 5 and 6 June. Only Hunslet and York come from Co-operative Championship 1.

One quarter-final tie was brought forward to Thursday 3 June to be screened live on Sky Sports.

The teams lined up as per the table below:

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate & timeRefereeVenueAttendance
Widnes Vikings26 – 12Barrow Raiders19:30, 3 June 2010Stobart Stadium Halton1,718
Keighley Cougars32 – 6York City Knights15:00 6 June 2010Cougar Park712
Batley Bulldogs26 – 16Sheffield Eagles15:00 6 June 2010Mount Pleasant708
Hunslet Hawks6 – 42Leigh Centurions15:00 6 June 2010South Leeds Stadium770

Semi-finals

The semi-finals will take place on the weekend of 19 and 20 June with Sky Sports broadcasting one tie live on the Thursday night.

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate & timeRefereeVenueAttendance
Leigh Centurions4 – 25Batley Bulldogs19:30, 17 June 2010Leigh Sports Village2,058
Keighley Cougars18 – 48Widnes Vikings15:00 20 June 2010Cougar Park1,686

Final

The Northern Rail Cup final took place at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool on Sunday 18 July at 4pm live on Sky Sports. The Match was contested by Batley Bulldogs and defending champions Widnes Vikings, who were looking for their 3rd cup victory in just 4 years. Batley won the match, beating Widnes 25-24 thanks to two late tries from Alex Brown. This was Batley's first appearance in a cup final since 1998 and first in a major final since 1952. The victory leaves Batley eligible to apply for the 2012–14 Super League licences to gain promotion to the Super League, although coach Karl Harrison stated that they have no Super League ambitions.

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate & timeRefereeVenueAttendance
Batley Bulldogs25-24Widnes Vikings16:00 18 July 2010Robert HicksBloomfield Road, Blackpool8,138

References

References

  1. (September 2018)
  2. "Northern Rail Cup Table". RFL.
  3. (September 2018)
  4. (September 2018)
  5. (18 July 2010). "Batley win the Northern Rail Cup".
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