Championship Preview – York City Knights v Workington Town
Ed Smith should return to Gary Thornton’s York City Knights squad, but Jason Golden, Sam Scott and Simon Brown all look set to be sidelined for Sunday’s Kingstone Press Championship ...
Championship trio fined for social media abuse
Three players with Kingstone Press Championships clubs have been found guilty of breaching RFL Operational Rules with comments made on social media networks.
Workington produce Premier Sports performance of the week
Workington Town produced the Premier Sports performance of the week after a second win of the season which came from a sensational second-half display against Cumbrian rivals Barrow Raiders.
Result: Workington Town 38-10 Barrow Raiders
Match stats from Workington Town v Barrow Raiders
Championship Preview: Workington v Barrow
Workington Town coach Gary Charlton has a major doubt over Mark Calderwood for Sunday’s derby with Barrow Raiders.
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
Phillips flying the flag for Cumbrian talent
Callum Phillips has shown that the step up to the Championships isn’t unbridgeable and believes there are plenty more young players in the Cumbrian amateur set-up who could make the ...
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.
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.
Ton up for Workington’s Forber
Workington Town scrum-half Carl Forber will make his 100th appearance for the club in Sunday’s Kingstone Press Championship match against Doncaster.
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: Workington Town 8-20 Halifax RLFC
Match stats from Workington Town v Halifax RLFC
Championship Preview: Workington v Halifax
Workington Town coach Gary Charlton is still without Marc Shackley, who now looks set for another three weeks on the sidelines as he struggles to overcome a knee problem.
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 ...
Dowes sees the positives in dual-reg moves
Workington forward Ewan Dowes says the presence of more Super League quality players on dual-registration deals can only be good for the Kingstone Press Championship.
Kingstone Press Cider are new Championships sponsor
Kingstone Press Cider will become the official title sponsor of the Championships for the next two seasons.