Kinstone Press Championship 2014
| League |
RFL Championship |
| Duration |
26 Rounds (Followed by 4 round playoffs) |
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| Number of teams |
14 |
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| Broadcast partners |
Premier Sports |
| 2014 Season |
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The 2014 Rugby Football League Championship, which will be known as Kingstone Press Championship due to sponsorship by Kingstone Press Cider, will be a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in the UK, one tier below the first tier Super League. The 2014 season is the second season to consist of a 14-team division following the expansion of the league in 2013.[1]
Relegation to Championship 1 is in place for the 2014 season, along with the play-offs, although currently, the play-off format will remain the same with no promotion to the Super League. The structure may change in line with the Super League reforms for the 2015 season.
All of the teams in the 2014 Co-operative Championship will also compete in the 2014 Challenge Cup where they will enter in the third round.
Teams
This year's competition features the 12 of the 14 teams from 2013 plus the Champions and Play-off winner of the 2013 Championship 1 season, which are North Wales Crusaders and Rochdale Hornets. Hunslet Hawks and York City Knights, who finished in the bottom two in 2013 were relegated into Championship 1.
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Team & Current Season |
Stadium |
Capacity |
Location |
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 Barrow Raiders |
Craven Park |
7,600 |
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria |
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 Batley Bulldogs |
loverugbyleague.com Stadium |
6,000 |
Batley, West Yorkshire |
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 Dewsbury Rams |
Tetley's Stadium |
3,500 |
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire |
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 Doncaster |
Keepmoat Stadium |
15,231 |
Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
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 Featherstone Rovers |
Bigfellas Stadium |
6,750 |
Featherstone, West Yorkshire |
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 Halifax |
The Shay Stadium |
6,561 |
Halifax, West Yorkshire |
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 Keighley Cougars |
Cougar Park |
7,800 |
Keighley, West Yorkshire |
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 Leigh Centurions |
Leigh Sports Village |
12,700 |
Leigh, Greater Manchester |
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 North Wales Crusaders |
Racecourse Ground |
10,500 (15,500 with The Kop open) |
Wrexham, Wales |
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 Rochdale Hornets |
Spotland |
10,249 |
Rochdale, Greater Manchester |
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 Sheffield Eagles |
Owlerton Stadium |
4,000 |
Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
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 Swinton Lions |
Leigh Sports Village |
12,700 |
Leigh, Greater Manchester |
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 Whitehaven |
Recreation Ground |
7,500 |
Whitehaven, Cumbria |
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 Workington Town |
Derwent Park |
10,000 |
Workington, Cumbria |
Season Standings
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Teams qualifying for the Play-offs |
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Teams in relegation position |
This table is correct as of 29 September 2013.
Source: rugbyleaguechampionships.co.uk and BBC Sport.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: For win = 3; For draw = 2; For loss by 12 points or fewer = 1.[2]
Season Results
The regular league season sees the 14 teams play each other twice (one home, one away) over 26 matches. The top eight teams at the end of the regular season goes through to the play-offs to determine the winners of the Championship.
See also
References
External links
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Barrow Raiders
Batley Bulldogs
Dewsbury Rams
Doncaster RLFC
Featherstone Rovers
Halifax RLFC
Keighley Cougars
Leigh Centurions
Rochdale Hornets
Sheffield Eagles
Swinton Lions
Whitehaven RLFC
Workington Town
