Championships Team of the Week
The Championship and Championship 1 teams of the week have been revealed, while Halifax claim the performance of the week award.
Challenge Cup Fourth Round Draw
The draw has been made for the fourth round of the Challenge Cup.
Championship and Championship 1 Team of the Week
Championship 1 kicked off at the weekend, and Hemel Stags earn the Premier Sports Performance of the Week award.
Leatherbarrow and Morris earn Championship player awards
Scott Leatherbarrow and Sean Morris have taken the two Premier Sports Player of the Week prizes following their performances over the Easter period.
Result: Hunslet Hawks 18-22 Keighley Cougars
Match stats from Hunslet Hawks v Keighley Cougars
Result: Keighley Cougars 24-20 Barrow Raiders
Match stats from Keighley Cougars v Barrow Raiders
Championship Preview: Dewsbury v Keighley
Ryan Wright could miss out for Dewsbury Rams, while James Craven faces a fitness test after pulling out of last week’s match against Leigh Centurions during the pre-match warm-up.
March and Thackray banned for ref abuse
Keighley player-coach Paul March and Workington prop Jamie Thackray have been banned for two games each for abusing match officials.
Championship Team of the Week: Round 7
Keighley pair Richie Barnett and Danny Jones are in the Championship Team of the Week after helping the Cougars to their first win of the season against York.
Three players charged with verbally abusing match officials
Two Kingstone Press Championship players will appear before the RFL Disciplinary Committee next week after being charged with committing offences during recent fixtures.
Challenge Cup third round draw
The draw for the third round of the Tetley’s Challenge Cup, including Championship clubs, was made live on Twitter earlier this afternoon.
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: Featherstone Rovers 52-10 Keighley Cougars
Match stats from Featherstone Rovers v Keighley Cougars
Championship Preview: Featherstone v Keighley
Jack Bussey will definitely feature for Featherstone Rovers, coach Daryl Powell has confirmed.
Result: Keighley Cougars 16-46 Leigh Centurions
Match stats from Keighley Cougars v Leigh Centurions
Cougars face losing Daley Williams for six weeks
Keighley Cougars coach Paul March has been dealt a major blow with the news that Daley Williams faces at least six weeks on the sidelines with broken ribs.
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: Keighley Cougars 10-20 Swinton Lions
Match stats from Keighley Cougars v Swinton Lions
Championship Preview: Keighley v Swinton
Impressed Keighley Cougars coach Paul March is planning to name an unchanged squad for Saturday’s Kingstone Press Championship fixture with Swinton Lions.
RFL bans shoulder charge with immediate effect
The RFL has banned the shoulder charge from Super League, the Championships and beyond with immediate effect.
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.