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.
Result: South Wales Scorpions 12-34 North Wales Crusaders
Match stats from South Wales Scorpions v North Wales Crusaders
Championship 1 Preview
The new Championship 1 season kicks off this weekend, and with it the professional debut of Oxford RLFC.
NRC Preview: Hemel v North Wales
Chad Sharpe (knee) is unavailable for Hemel Stags while Barry-John Swindells (broken foot) faces several weeks on the sidelines.
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.
NRC Preview – Gateshead Thunder v North Wales Crusaders
Gateshead Thunder coach Kevin Neighbour has warned his side they need to show massive improvement if they are to challenge North Wales Crusaders on Sunday.
Northern Rail Cup Previews
The new-look Northern Rail Cup gets underway this weekend with four group games, including professional rugby league debuts for Gloucestershire All Golds and Hemel Stags.
Northern Rail Cup set for kick-off
A place in the Northern Rail Finals Day at The Shay on July 20 will be the ultimate goal for the eight clubs who kick off the group stages of ...
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.
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 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 ...
Kingstone Press Cider are new Championships sponsor
Kingstone Press Cider will become the official title sponsor of the Championships for the next two seasons.
Rimmer excited about Championships gamble
RFL chief operating officer Ralph Rimmer has faith that the three new additions to the ranks of semi-professional clubs in the UK can thrive.
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 ...
Championship 1 Fixtures 2013
New boys Gloucestershire All Golds and Oxford meet in the first round of the new Championship 1 season, which starts on March 29th.
Reardon returns to Crusaders
Stuart Reardon will become the first player to appear in the first team for both North Wales Crusaders and the old Crusaders Super League club, after agreeing a 1 year ...
Result: Whitehaven RLFC 58-20 North Wales Crusaders
Match stats from Whitehaven RLFC v North Wales Crusaders
Result: Doncaster RLFC 48-12 North Wales Crusaders
Match stats from Doncaster RLFC v North Wales Crusaders
Result: North Wales Crusaders 40-22 London Skolars
Match stats from North Wales Crusaders v London Skolars