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2011 Championship Cup

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title2011 Championship Cup
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The 2011 Championship Cup, (known for commercial reasons as the Northern Rail Cup), was the 10th season of the rugby league football competition for clubs in Great Britain's Co-operative Championship and Championship One.

Leigh Centurions won the final against Halifax by the score of 20–16. The match was played at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool.

Format

The twenty teams are split up into two pools.

Pool A: Featherstone Rovers, Doncaster, London Skolars, Widnes Vikings, Toulouse Olympique, York City Knights, Keighley Cougars, Barrow Raiders, Rochdale Hornets, Dewsbury Rams.

Pool B: Swinton Lions, Halifax RLFC, Batley Bulldogs, Leigh Centurions, Gateshead Thunder, Sheffield Eagles, Oldham, Hunslet Hawks, Workington Town, Whitehaven RLFC.

Each team played two home games and two away games against teams in their pool. The top four teams in each pool following the conclusion of the group stage fixtures progressed into an open draw for the knock-out quarter-final stage. The competition started on 5 February.

Toulouse Olympique competed in the competition for the first time after the withdrawal of Blackpool Panthers who have entered administration. The South Wales Scorpions did not compete. https://web.archive.org/web/20101203170447/http://www.therfl.co.uk/news/article/cumbrian-clash-opens-2011-season

2011 Competition results

Pool 1

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate & TimeRefereeVenueAttendance
Featherstone Rovers54–10Doncaster4 February, 19:30 GMTBig Fellas Stadium1,223
Toulouse Olympique40–38Dewsbury Rams5 February, 16:00 GMTArnaune Stadium800
London Skolars18–62Widnes Vikings6 February, 15:00 GMTNew River Stadium643
Keighley Cougars24–6Rochdale Hornets6 February, 15:00 GMTCougar Park627
Barrow Raiders24–20York City Knights6 February, 14:00 GMTThe Furness Heating Components Stadium1,305

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate & TimeRefereeVenueAttendance
Widnes Vikings44–28Toulouse Olympique12 February, 18:00 GMTStobart Stadium Halton2,376
Doncaster32–4London Skolars13 February, 15:00 GMTKeepmoat Stadium-
York City Knights22–32Featherstone Rovers13 February, 15:00 GMTHuntington Stadium1,387
Dewsbury Rams14–0Keighley Cougars13 February, 15:00 GMTTetley's Stadium758
Rochdale Hornets18–30Barrow Raiders13 February, 15:00 GMTSpotland Stadium-

Round 3

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate & TimeRefereeVenueAttendance
Keighley Cougars22–36Toulouse Olympique19 February, 18:00 GMTCougar Park513
London Skolars16–16York City Knights20 February, 15:00 GMTNew River Stadium264
Doncaster18–30Dewsbury Rams20 February, 15:00 GMTKeepmoat Stadium555
Widnes Vikings50–10Rochdale Hornets20 February, 15:00 GMTStobart Stadium Halton3,155
Barrow Raiders22–28Featherstone Rovers20 February, 14:00 GMTThe Furness Heating Components Stadium1,852

Round 4

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate & TimeRefereeVenueAttendance
Toulouse Olympique34–22London Skolars26 February, 15:00 GMTArnaune Stadium998
Featherstone Rovers16–22Widnes Vikings26 February, 18:00 GMTBig Fellas Stadium1,719
Rochdale Hornets36–40Doncaster27 February, 15:00 GMTSpotland Stadium442
York City Knights28–22Keighley Cougars27 February, 15:00 GMTHuntington Stadium748
Dewsbury Rams16–12Barrow Raiders27 February, 15:00 GMTTetley's Stadium911

Pool 1 Qualification Table

2011 Northern Rail Cup: Pool 1#PLDWDLPFPAPDBPPTS
1Widnes Vikings440017872+106012
2Featherstone Rovers430113076+54110
3Dewsbury Rams43019870+28110
4Toulouse Olympique4301138126+1209
5Barrow Raiders42028882+628
6York City Knights41128694−827
7Doncaster4202100124-2417
8Keighley Cougars41036884−1614
9London Skolars401360144−8413
10Rochdale Hornets400470144−7422
Teams qualifying for the next round

Source: Northern Rail Cup Table – The RFL 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

Pool 2

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate & TimeRefereeVenueAttendance
Swinton Lions22–28Halifax4 February, 20:00 GMTThe Willows1,000
Oldham28–22Hunslet Hawks6 February, 15:00 GMTWhitebank Stadium685
Gateshead Thunder20–32Sheffield Eagles6 February, 15:00 GMTGateshead International Stadium444
Batley Bulldogs4–24Leigh Centurions6 February, 14:00 GMTMount Pleasant1,072
Whitehaven18–28Workington Town8 February, 19:30 GMTRecreation Ground1,005

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate & TimeRefereeVenueAttendance
Workington Town82–0Gateshead Thunder13 February, 15:00 GMTDerwent Park381
Sheffield Eagles16–16Whitehaven13 February, 15:00 GMTBramall Lane727
Leigh Centurions42–22Swinton Lions13 February, 15:00 GMTLeigh Sports Village1,623
Halifax50–10Oldham13 February, 15:00 GMTThe Shay2,027
Hunslet Hawks8–12Batley Bulldogs13 February, 15:00 GMTSouth Leeds Stadium666

Round 3

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate & TimeRefereeVenueAttendance
Swinton Lions29–20Oldham R.L.F.C.20 February, 15:00 GMTThe Willows776
Leigh Centurions68–6Sheffield Eagles20 February, 15:00 GMTLeigh Sports Village1,520
Hunslet Hawks30–0Workington Town20 February, 15:00 GMTSouth Leeds Stadium379
Batley Bulldogs60–6Gateshead Thunder20 February, 14:00 GMTMount Pleasant Stadium612
Whitehaven6–60Halifax16 March, 19:30 GMTRecreation Ground771

Round 4

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate & TimeRefereeVenueAttendance
Workington Town12–42Leigh Centurions27 February, 15:00 GMTDerwent Park592
Oldham R.L.F.C.4–14Whitehaven27 February, 15:00 GMTWhitebank Stadium544
Gateshead Thunder4–76Swinton Lions27 February, 15:00 GMTGateshead International Stadium323
Sheffield Eagles12–16Hunslet Hawks27 February, 15:00 GMTBramall Lane854
Halifax25–26Batley Bulldogs27 February, 15:00 GMTThe Shay1,968

Pool 2 Qualification Table

2011 Northern Rail Cup: Pool 2#PLDWDLPFPAPDBPPTS
1Leigh Centurions440017644+132012
2Halifax430116364+99110
3Batley Bulldogs430110263+3909
4Hunslet Hawks420276522428
5Swinton Lions420214994+5517
6Workington Town420212290+3206
7Sheffield Eagles411266120-5416
8Whitehaven411254108−5416
9Oldham R.L.F.C.410362115−5325
10Gateshead Thunder400430250−22011
Teams qualifying for the next round

Source: Northern Rail Cup Table – The RFL 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

Finals

Finals Tournament Bracket

| score-width=25 | team-width=125

| RD1-seed1=H | RD1-team1= Leigh Centurions | RD1-score1=50 | RD1-seed2=A | RD1-team2= Widnes Vikings | RD1-score2=18

| RD1-seed3=H | RD1-team3= Hunslet Hawks | RD1-score3=12 | RD1-seed4=A | RD1-team4= Featherstone Rovers | RD1-score4=50

| RD1-seed5=H | RD1-team5= Toulouse Olympique XIII | RD1-score5=26 | RD1-seed6=A | RD1-team6= Halifax RLFC | RD1-score6=36

| RD1-seed7=H | RD1-team7= Dewsbury Rams | RD1-score7=38 | RD1-seed8=A | RD1-team8= Batley Bulldogs | RD1-score8=22

| RD2-seed1=H | RD2-team1= Featherstone Rovers | RD2-score1=30 | RD2-seed2=A | RD2-team2= Halifax RLFC | RD2-score2=31

| RD2-seed3=H | RD2-team3= Leigh Centurions | RD2-score3=44 | RD2-seed4=A | RD2-team4= Dewsbury Rams | RD2-score4=10

| RD3-seed1= H | RD3-team1= Halifax RLFC | RD3-score1= 16 | RD3-seed2= A | RD3-team2= Leigh Centurions | RD3-score2= 20

Quarter-finals

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate & TimeRefereeVenueAttendance
Leigh Centurions50–18Widnes Vikings19:30, 7 April 2011Leigh Sports Village2,737
Hunslet Hawks12–50Featherstone Rovers20:00 8 April 2011South Leeds Stadium877
Toulouse Olympique26–36Halifax RLFC19:00 9 April 2011Stade de Minimes850
Dewsbury Rams38–22Batley Bulldogs15:00 10 April 2011Tetley's Stadium1,643

Semi-finals

The semi-finals took place on 16 and 19 June with Sky Sports broadcasting the Featherstone v Halifax game live on Thursday 16 June.

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate & TimeRefereeVenueAttendance
Featherstone Rovers30–31Halifax RLFCThursday 16 June 2011, 19:30 KOGareth HewerBig Fellas Stadiumurl=http://www.therfl.co.uk/matchday/results/report?7208archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921020443/http://www.therfl.co.uk/matchday/results/report?7208title=RFL Match Report: Featherstone 30 – 31 Halifaxdate=16 June 2011publisher=The RFLarchive-date=21 September 2012url-status=deadaccess-date=18 July 2011 }}
Leigh Centurions44–10Dewsbury RamsSunday 19 June 2011, 15:00 KOMatt ThompsonLeigh Sports Villageurl=http://www.therfl.co.uk/matchday/results/report?7209archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921020528/http://www.therfl.co.uk/matchday/results/report?7209title=RFL Match Report: Leigh 44 – 10 Dewsburydate=19 June 2011publisher=The RFLarchive-date=21 September 2012url-status=deadaccess-date=18 July 2011 }}

Final

The Northern Rail Cup Final took place at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool on Sunday 17 July at 17:00 GMT live on Sky Sports 3. The Match was contested by Halifax RLFC and Leigh Centurions.

This was Halifax's first appearance in the National League Cup final and was he fourth time Leigh have appeared in the final after making the finals in 2003 and winning the final in 2004 & 2006.

The game was won by Leigh 20 points to 16 with Leigh scoring in the final minute thanks to Tom Armstrong. The victory fulfils the on-field criteria that clubs must meet to be allowed to apply for a Super League licence for the 2015–17 period. Leigh Centurions have become the first club to have won the competition on 3 occasions.

HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate & TimeRefereeVenueAttendance
Halifax RLFC16–20Leigh CenturionsSunday, 17 July 2011, 17:00 KOMatt ThomasonBloomfield Road, Blackpoolurl=http://www.therfl.co.uk/matchday/results/report?7343archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921020611/http://www.therfl.co.uk/matchday/results/report?7343title=RFL Match Report: Halifax 16 – 20 Leighdate=17 July 2011publisher=The RFLarchive-date=21 September 2012url-status=dead }}

References

References

  1. "Northern Rail Cup Table". RFL.
  2. (16 June 2011). "RFL Match Report: Featherstone 30 – 31 Halifax". The RFL.
  3. (19 June 2011). "RFL Match Report: Leigh 44 – 10 Dewsbury". The RFL.
  4. (17 July 2011). "RFL Match Report: Halifax 16 – 20 Leigh". The RFL.
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