Result: Sheffield Eagles 46-14 York City Knights
Match stats from Sheffield Eagles v York City Knights
Match stats from Sheffield Eagles v York City Knights
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.
York City Knights have confirmed the signing of prop Craig Potter from Batley Bulldogs.
York’s General Manager Ian Wilson believes dual-registration should be restricted to players aged 23 or under, or for those who have played less than 50 Super League games.
Last season’s Grand Finalists Sheffield and Featherstone have two players each in this week’s Championship Team of the Week.
Match stats from York City Knights v Halifax RLFC
York City Knights coach Gary Thornton is battling against a mounting injury list just three weeks into the new Kingstone Press Championship season.
The RFL has banned the shoulder charge from Super League, the Championships and beyond with immediate effect.
Only nine of the 23 Championship clubs will run under 20s teams this season.
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.
Batley and Sheffield have two players each in the Championship Team of the Week after both posting comfortable victories at the weekend.
Match stats from Batley Bulldogs v York City Knights
Batley Bulldogs will again be without Ayden Faal (ankle) for Sunday’s Kingstone Press Championship fixture with York City Knights at the LoveRugbyLeague.com Stadium.
The 2013 Kingstone Press Championships Finals Day will be staged at the Leigh Sports Village on Sunday September 29.
The 2013 Northern Rail Cup final will be held at The Shay in Halifax.
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.
Match stats from York City Knights v Swinton Lions
York City Knights coach Gary Thornton has doubts over Luke Stenchion (ankle) and Matt Nicholson (groin) as he prepares his team for Sunday’s Kingstone Press Championship fixture with Swinton Lions.
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 will become the official title sponsor of the Championships for the next two seasons.
York begin what is likely to be their final season at Huntington Stadium this Sunday against Swinton – and they want to make it a fortress.
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.
Match stats from Whitehaven RLFC v York City Knights