RFL bans shoulder charge with immediate effect
The RFL has banned the shoulder charge from Super League, the Championships and beyond with immediate effect.
Championship Preview: Barrow v Batley
Barrow Raiders are boosted by the return of Kurt Haggerty, who looks set to take a place in the second row after serving a one-match suspension during Barrow’s 58-12 defeat ...
Only 9 Championships teams to run with Under 20s
Only nine of the 23 Championship clubs will run under 20s teams this season.
Shoulder charge banned by RLIF
The shoulder charge, already forbidden in the NRL, has been banned for this weekend’s World Club Challenge and the end of season World Cup.
Championship Team of the Week: Round 3
Batley and Sheffield have two players each in the Championship Team of the Week after both posting comfortable victories at the weekend.
Result: Featherstone Rovers 58-12 Barrow Raiders
Match stats from Featherstone Rovers v Barrow Raiders
Championship Preview: Featherstone v Barrow
Featherstone Rovers coach Daryl Powell will check on the fitness of Tom Hodson (hamstring) and Anthony England (knee) after their pair missed last week’s 22-20 win at Dewsbury.
Championship Grand Final set for Leigh
The 2013 Kingstone Press Championships Finals Day will be staged at the Leigh Sports Village on Sunday September 29.
Northern Rail Cup Final to be held at Halifax
The 2013 Northern Rail Cup final will be held at The Shay in Halifax.
Championship Team of the Week: Round 2
Newly-promoted Whitehaven have two players in the Championship team of the week after they made it back-to-back wins against Keighley on Sunday.
Result: Barrow Raiders 4-14 Doncaster RLFC
Match stats from Barrow Raiders v Doncaster RLFC
Haggerty handed one match ban
Barrow back-rower Kurt Haggerty has been suspended for one match following an incident in last weekend’s defeat at Hunslet.
Championship snub Club Call
The Kingstone Press Championship clubs have elected to stick with a ‘traditional’ play-off system when the top eight clubs at the end of the regular season step up the race ...
Championship Preview: Barrow v Doncaster
Barrow Raiders coach Darren Holt faces a minor reshuffle after winger Lee Haney suffered a knee injury last week.
Kingstone Press Cider are new Championships sponsor
Kingstone Press Cider will become the official title sponsor of the Championships for the next two seasons.
Championship Team of the Week: Round 1
Batley’s hat-trick hero Miles Greenwood and Hunslet dual-reg star Jimmy Keinhorst are amongst the players in the first Championship team of the week.
Result: Hunslet Hawks 42-12 Barrow Raiders
Match stats from Hunslet Hawks v Barrow Raiders
Championship season preview
The new Championship season gets underway on Thursday night – Andrew Belt takes a look at the newly-expanded league’s 14 teams.
RFL appoints former FA chief Brian Barwick as new chairman
The RFL has appointed former Football Association chief executive Brian Barwick as its new chairman.
Championship to run with top eight play-offs
The newly-expanded 14-team Championship will run with a top eight play-off system, akin to Super League, while two clubs will be relegated to Championship 1 at the end of the ...
Pre-season friendlies round-up
Salford put their off-field troubles behind them with a comfortable win over Swinton, while Leigh made light work of a young Wigan side.
Holt hopes to maintain Barrow fortress
Barrow were the only club in professional rugby league to go unbeaten at home for the whole of 2012, and coach Darren Holt wants to keep that record going in ...
Liam Harrison signs new Barrow deal
Barrow centre Liam Harrison has agreed a new deal for the 2013 season.