Championship Preview: Featherstone v Hunslet
Featherstone Rovers coach Daryl Powell continues to be without Michael Haley (foot) and Sam Smeaton (knee), but Tim Spears is making good progress following shoulder surgery.
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.
PROBIZ chief aims for Featherstone treble
Featherstone’s new major shareholder and founder of PROBIZ, Feisal Nahaboo, wants the club to win the treble this season.
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: Dewsbury Rams 20-22 Featherstone Rovers
Match stats from Dewsbury Rams v Featherstone Rovers
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: Dewsbury v Featherstone (TV)
Dewsbury Rams coach Glenn Morrison will pick from a full strength squad as he prepares to host Featherstone Rovers in Sunday’s Kingstone Press Championship fixture.
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: Featherstone Rovers 38-6 Leigh Centurions
Match stats from Featherstone Rovers v Leigh Centurions
Fev secure Olympic legacy funding
Featherstone Rovers Foundation has secured Olympic legacy funding from Sport England’s Inspired Facilities fund.
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 ...
Fev step up pre-season preparations
With the end of pre-season rapidly approaching Featherstone are now gearing up for their first Championship game of 2013 against Leigh Centurions by jetting off to a four day training ...
Featherstone announce squad numbers
Featherstone Rovers Head Coach Daryl Powell has announced his first team squad for 2013 and revealed that Liam Finn will captain the side following the retirement of Stuart Dickens.
Bigfellas Stadium development going well
Featherstone have reported good progress on the stadium re-developments taking place at the Bigfellas Stadium.