Championship Preview – Leigh Centurions v Sheffield Eagles
Leigh Centurions coach Paul Rowley has suffered a double blow ahead of Friday’s Kingstone Press Championship clash with Sheffield Eagles.
Sheffield move for Dario Esposito
Sheffield have signed Dario Esposito from Championship rivals Dewsbury Rams.
Result: Sheffield Eagles 46-14 York City Knights
Match stats from Sheffield Eagles v York City Knights
Ashton puts faith in youth for Knights clash
Young forward Connor Scott is set for a place in Mark Aston’s Sheffield Eagles squad for Friday’s Kingstone Press Championship clash with York City Knights.
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: Workington Town 24-28 Sheffield Eagles
Match stats from Workington Town v Sheffield Eagles
Championship Preview: Workington v Sheffield
Workington Town coach Gary Charlton hopes to be boosted by the return of up to three players for Sunday’s game with Kingstone Press Championship champions Sheffield Eagles.
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.
Peter Green named Championship Player of the Week
Sheffield Eagles second row Peter Green has been named Premier Sports Player of the Week following his performance in Sheffield’s 52-20 Kingstone Press Championship win at Swinton Lions.
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.
Sheffield spearhead new coaching initiative
Sheffield Eagles are at the forefront of a new initiative designed to boost the skills and abilities of amateur rugby league coaches.
Result: Swinton Lions 20-52 Sheffield Eagles
Match stats from Swinton Lions v Sheffield Eagles
Championship Preview: Swinton v Sheffield
Swinton Lions coach Steve McCormack still has doubts over Chaz I’Anson (broken thumb) as he searches for a first competitive win since June 24, 2012.
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: Sheffield Eagles 13-6 Batley Bulldogs
Match stats from Sheffield Eagles v Batley Bulldogs
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: Sheffield v Batley
Sheffield Eagles coach Mark Aston has doubts over Liam Higgins’ availability after he suffered concussion in last week’s defeat at Halifax.
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.