Summer Bash

Summer Bash

Other names	Blackpool Bash
Locale	Blackpool
Teams	12
First meeting	2015
Latest meeting	2017
Next meeting	2018
Broadcasters	Sky Sports
Stadiums	Bloomfield Road
Statistics
Meetings total	3
Most wins	London (3)
Largest victory	London 46-6 Sheffield

The Summer Bash is an annual event organised by the Rugby Football League. An entire round of Kingstone Press Championship matches are played in a city to showcase the sport of rugby league.^[1] It has been held at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool since 2015.

Concept

The Summer Bash was introduced in 2015 after the success of the Super League Magic Weekend. It is an extra round for the Championship teams to compete in, usually a local derby. The event takes place over a single weekend in which three regular season games are played back-to-back on each day with an extra fourth game being played on the Saturday which is the final of the League 1 Cup. The League 1 Cup involves two RL Conference teams which means that it is possible for amateur teams to play at this event alongside the professionals.

History

2015: Blackpool

The games played were, when possible, 'local derby' matches in an attempt to maximise interest in the event. The "non-heartland" sides were paired against each other. An extra match on the Saturday, was the final of the inaugural League 1 Cup between North Wales Crusaders and Swinton.

Winner	Score	Runner up	Match Information
			Date and Time
North Wales Crusaders	12–8	Swinton Lions	23 May 2015 12:00 BST

Team	Score	Team	Match Information
			Date and Time	Crowd
Workington Town	26–20	Whitehaven	23 May 2015 14:30 BST	8,650
London Broncos	46–6	Sheffield Eagles	23 May 2015 16:45 BST
Bradford Bulls	18–4	Halifax	23 May 2015 19:00 BST
Dewsbury Rams	19–12	Batley Bulldogs	24 May 2015 12:45 BST	7,021
Doncaster	12–25	Hunslet	24 May 2015 15:00 BST
Leigh Centurions	31–12	Featherstone Rovers	24 May 2015 17:15 BST

2016: Blackpool

After a successful inaugural Summer Bash in Blackpool in 2015 it returned to Blackpool in 2016 with mostly local derbies being played apart from Bradford Vs Leigh and Sheffield Eagles Vs. London Broncos not being geographical derbies and were based on league positions. Once again, the League 1 Cup final took place as the opening game to the weekend.

Winner	Score	Runner up	Match Information
			Date and Time
Keighley Cougars	22–18	York City Knights	28 May 2016 12:00 BST

Team	Score	Team	Match Information
			Date and Time	Crowd
Sheffield Eagles	14–32	London Broncos	28 May 2015 15:20 BST	9,521
Workington Town	24–28	Whitehaven	28 May 2016 17:30 BST
Bradford Bulls	20–24	Leigh Centurions	28 May 2016 19:35 BST
Dewsbury Rams	24–28	Batley Bulldogs	29 May 2016 12:45 BST	6,391
Oldham	24–25	Swinton Lions	29 May 2016 15:00 BST
Halifax	37–0	Featherstone Rovers	29 May 2016 17:15 BST

2017: Blackpool

The event returned to Blackpool's Bloomfield Road for a third consecutive year after the previous years record attendances. The Summer Bash once again opened with the League 1 Cup final.

Winner	Score	Runner up	Match Information
			Date and Time
Barrow Raiders	38–32	North Wales Crusaders	27 May 2017 12:00 BST

Team	Score	Team	Match Information
			Date and Time	Crowd
Oldham	28–38	Rochdale Hornets	27 May 2017 14:30 BST	11,557
London Broncos	42–16	Featherstone Rovers	27 May 2017 16:45 BST
Hull Kingston Rovers	20–19	Bradford Bulls	27 May 2017 19:00 BST
Sheffield Eagles	30–24	Swinton Lions	28 May 2017 12:35 BST	4,887
Halifax	22–32	Toulouse Olympique	28 May 2017 15:00 BST
Batley Bulldogs	12–13	Dewsbury Rams	28 May 2017 17:15 BST

Team statistics

	Club	Played	Wins	Draws	Loses	Points
1	London Broncos	3	3	0	0	6
2	Leigh Centurions	2	2	0	0	4
3	Dewsbury Rams	3	2	0	1	4
4	Bradford Bulls	2	1	0	2	2
5	Hunslet	1	1	0	0	2
6	Workington Town	2	1	0	1	2
7	Whitehaven	2	1	0	1	2
8	Batley Bulldogs	3	1	0	2	2
9	Halifax	3	1	0	2	2
10	Swinton Lions	2	1	0	1	2
11	Sheffield Eagles	3	1	0	2	2
12	Hull Kingston Rovers	1	1	0	0	2
13	Rochdale Hornets	1	1	0	0	2
14	Toulouse Olympique	1	1	0	0	2
15	Doncaster	1	0	0	1	0
16	Featherstone Rovers	3	0	0	3	0
17	Oldham	2	0	0	2	0

Venues

	City	Stadium	Years
1	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road	2015, 2016, 2017

Attendances

Year	City	Stadium	Attendance
2015	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road	15,671
2016			15,912
2017			16,444

Highest single day attendance

Year	City	Stadium	Attendance
2017	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road	11,557

Lowest single day attendance

Year	City	Stadium	Attendance
2017	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road	4,887

Highest weekend attendance

Year	City	Stadium	Attendance
2017	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road	16,444

Lowest weekend attendance

Year	City	Stadium	Attendance
2015	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road	15,671

See also

• Magic Weekend
• League 1 Cup

References

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