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2011 Championship Cup

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2011 Championship Cup
Teams20
2011 Season

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. [1]

2011 Competition results

Pool 1

Round 1

Home Score Away Match Information
Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
Featherstone Rovers 		54–10
Doncaster 		4 February, 19:30 GMT Big Fellas Stadium 1,223
Toulouse Olympique 		40–38
Dewsbury Rams 		5 February, 16:00 GMT Arnaune Stadium 800
London Skolars 		18–62
Widnes Vikings 		6 February, 15:00 GMT New River Stadium 643
Keighley Cougars 		24–6
Rochdale Hornets 		6 February, 15:00 GMT Cougar Park 627
Barrow Raiders 		24–20
York City Knights 		6 February, 14:00 GMT The Furness Heating Components Stadium 1,305

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
Widnes Vikings 		44–28
Toulouse Olympique 		12 February, 18:00 GMT Stobart Stadium Halton 2,376
Doncaster 		32–4
London Skolars 		13 February, 15:00 GMT Keepmoat Stadium -
York City Knights 		22–32
Featherstone Rovers 		13 February, 15:00 GMT Huntington Stadium 1,387
Dewsbury Rams 		14–0
Keighley Cougars 		13 February, 15:00 GMT Tetley's Stadium 758
Rochdale Hornets 		18–30
Barrow Raiders 		13 February, 15:00 GMT Spotland Stadium -

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
Keighley Cougars 		22–36
Toulouse Olympique 		19 February, 18:00 GMT Cougar Park 513
London Skolars 		16–16
York City Knights 		20 February, 15:00 GMT New River Stadium 264
Doncaster 		18–30
Dewsbury Rams 		20 February, 15:00 GMT Keepmoat Stadium 555
Widnes Vikings 		50–10
Rochdale Hornets 		20 February, 15:00 GMT Stobart Stadium Halton 3,155
Barrow Raiders 		22–28
Featherstone Rovers 		20 February, 14:00 GMT The Furness Heating Components Stadium 1,852

Round 4

Home Score Away Match Information
Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
Toulouse Olympique 		34–22
London Skolars 		26 February, 15:00 GMT Arnaune Stadium 998
Featherstone Rovers 		16–22
Widnes Vikings 		26 February, 18:00 GMT Big Fellas Stadium 1,719
Rochdale Hornets 		36–40
Doncaster 		27 February, 15:00 GMT Spotland Stadium 442
York City Knights 		28–22
Keighley Cougars 		27 February, 15:00 GMT Huntington Stadium 748
Dewsbury Rams 		16–12
Barrow Raiders 		27 February, 15:00 GMT Tetley's Stadium 911

Pool 1 Qualification Table

2011 Northern Rail Cup: Pool 1
# PLD W D L PF PA PD BP PTS
1
Widnes Vikings 		4 4 0 0 178 72 +106 0 12
2
Featherstone Rovers 		4 3 0 1 130 76 +54 1 10
3
Dewsbury Rams 		4 3 0 1 98 70 +28 1 10
4
Toulouse Olympique 		4 3 0 1 138 126 +12 0 9
5
Barrow Raiders 		4 2 0 2 88 82 +6 2 8
6
York City Knights 		4 1 1 2 86 94 −8 2 7
7
Doncaster 		4 2 0 2 100 124 -24 1 7
8
Keighley Cougars 		4 1 0 3 68 84 −16 1 4
9
London Skolars 		4 0 1 3 60 144 −84 1 3
10
Rochdale Hornets 		4 0 0 4 70 144 −74 2 2
  Teams qualifying for the next round

Source: Northern Rail Cup Table – The RFL[1]
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

Home Score Away Match Information
Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
Swinton Lions 		22–28
Halifax 		4 February, 20:00 GMT The Willows 1,000
Oldham 		28–22
Hunslet Hawks 		6 February, 15:00 GMT Whitebank Stadium 685
Gateshead Thunder 		20–32
Sheffield Eagles 		6 February, 15:00 GMT Gateshead International Stadium 444
Batley Bulldogs 		4–24
Leigh Centurions 		6 February, 14:00 GMT Mount Pleasant 1,072
Whitehaven 		18–28
Workington Town 		8 February, 19:30 GMT Recreation Ground 1,005

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
Workington Town 		82–0
Gateshead Thunder 		13 February, 15:00 GMT Derwent Park 381
Sheffield Eagles 		16–16
Whitehaven 		13 February, 15:00 GMT Bramall Lane 727
Leigh Centurions 		42–22
Swinton Lions 		13 February, 15:00 GMT Leigh Sports Village 1,623
Halifax 		50–10
Oldham 		13 February, 15:00 GMT The Shay 2,027
Hunslet Hawks 		8–12
Batley Bulldogs 		13 February, 15:00 GMT South Leeds Stadium 666

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
Swinton Lions 		29–20
Oldham R.L.F.C. 		20 February, 15:00 GMT The Willows 776
Leigh Centurions 		68–6
Sheffield Eagles 		20 February, 15:00 GMT Leigh Sports Village 1,520
Hunslet Hawks 		30–0
Workington Town 		20 February, 15:00 GMT South Leeds Stadium 379
Batley Bulldogs 		60–6
Gateshead Thunder 		20 February, 14:00 GMT Mount Pleasant Stadium 612
Whitehaven 		6–60
Halifax 		16 March, 19:30 GMT Recreation Ground 771

Round 4

Home Score Away Match Information
Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
Workington Town 		12–42
Leigh Centurions 		27 February, 15:00 GMT Derwent Park 592
Oldham R.L.F.C. 		4–14
Whitehaven 		27 February, 15:00 GMT Whitebank Stadium 544
Gateshead Thunder 		4–76
Swinton Lions 		27 February, 15:00 GMT Gateshead International Stadium 323
Sheffield Eagles 		12–16
Hunslet Hawks 		27 February, 15:00 GMT Bramall Lane 854
Halifax 		25–26
Batley Bulldogs 		27 February, 15:00 GMT The Shay 1,968

Pool 2 Qualification Table

2011 Northern Rail Cup: Pool 2
# PLD W D L PF PA PD BP PTS
1
Leigh Centurions 		4 4 0 0 176 44 +132 0 12
2
Halifax 		4 3 0 1 163 64 +99 1 10
3
Batley Bulldogs 		4 3 0 1 102 63 +39 0 9
4
Hunslet Hawks 		4 2 0 2 76 52 24 2 8
5
Swinton Lions 		4 2 0 2 149 94 +55 1 7
6
Workington Town 		4 2 0 2 122 90 +32 0 6
7
Sheffield Eagles 		4 1 1 2 66 120 -54 1 6
8
Whitehaven 		4 1 1 2 54 108 −54 1 6
9
Oldham R.L.F.C. 		4 1 0 3 62 115 −53 2 5
10
Gateshead Thunder 		4 0 0 4 30 250 −220 1 1
  Teams qualifying for the next round

Source: Northern Rail Cup Table – The RFL[1]
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

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
H
Leigh Centurions 		50
A
Widnes Vikings 		18
H
Featherstone Rovers 		30
A
Halifax RLFC 		31
H
Hunslet Hawks 		12
A
Featherstone Rovers 		50
H
Halifax RLFC 		16
A
Leigh Centurions 		20
H
Toulouse Olympique XIII 		26
A
Halifax RLFC 		36
H
Leigh Centurions 		44
A
Dewsbury Rams 		10
H
Dewsbury Rams 		38
A
Batley Bulldogs 		22

Quarter-finals

Home Score Away Match Information
Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
Leigh Centurions 		50–18
Widnes Vikings 		19:30, 7 April 2011 Leigh Sports Village 2,737
Hunslet Hawks 		12–50
Featherstone Rovers 		20:00 8 April 2011 South Leeds Stadium 877
Toulouse Olympique 		26–36
Halifax RLFC 		19:00 9 April 2011 Stade de Minimes 850
Dewsbury Rams 		38–22
Batley Bulldogs 		15:00 10 April 2011 Tetley's Stadium 1,643

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.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
Featherstone Rovers 		30–31
Halifax RLFC 		Thursday 16 June 2011, 19:30 KO Gareth Hewer Big Fellas Stadium 1,987[2]
Leigh Centurions 		44–10
Dewsbury Rams 		Sunday 19 June 2011, 15:00 KO Matt Thompson Leigh Sports Village 2,234[3]

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.[4] 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.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
Halifax RLFC
16–20 Leigh Centurions
Sunday, 17 July 2011, 17:00 KO Matt Thomason Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 8,522[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Northern Rail Cup Table". RFL. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. ^ "RFL Match Report: Featherstone 30 – 31 Halifax". The RFL. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  3. ^ "RFL Match Report: Leigh 44 – 10 Dewsbury". The RFL. 19 June 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  4. ^ a b "RFL Match Report: Halifax 16 – 20 Leigh". The RFL. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012.

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