Championship Team of the Week: Round 6
Barrow were rewarded the Performance of the Week after getting their first win of the season against Dewsbury.
Result: Doncaster RLFC 18-24 Batley Bulldogs
Match stats from Doncaster RLFC v Batley Bulldogs
Championship Preview – Doncaster v Batley Bulldogs
Liam Cunningham (shoulder) is expected to miss out for Doncaster, but Chris Spurr could return following his recent shoulder complaint.
Result: Hunslet Hawks 42-22 Doncaster RLFC
Match stats from Hunslet Hawks v Doncaster RLFC
Eaton demanding Hawks’ keep possession against Dons
Hunslet coach Barry Eaton believes a second win of the season is just around the corner – providing the Hawks keep hold of the ball.
Championship Team of the Week: Round 4
Last season’s Grand Finalists Sheffield and Featherstone have two players each in this week’s Championship Team of the Week.
Result: Leigh Centurions 34-8 Doncaster RLFC
Match stats from Leigh Centurions v Doncaster RLFC
Championship Preview: Leigh v Doncaster
Matt Gardner is suspended for Leigh, while Centurions coach Paul Rowley also has a minor doubt over Michael Ostick.
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: Doncaster RLFC 26-4 Workington Town
Match stats from Doncaster RLFC v Workington Town
Championship Preview: Doncaster v Workington
Doncaster coach Tony Miller will be without Liam Cunningham once more as he battles to overcome a shoulder problem.
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
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.
Spurr: South Yorkshire rivalry good for rugby league
Doncaster three-quarter Chris Spurr is hopeful that South Yorkshire rugby league can continue to build on the success of last season.
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: Doncaster RLFC 16-22 Dewsbury Rams
Match stats from Doncaster RLFC v Dewsbury Rams