2010 RFL Championship

none 2010 RFL Championship RFL Championship 2010 and 2011 RFL Championship Logo.jpg 216px Championship logo 22 Rounds (Followed by 4 round playoffs) 11 3,686Widnes vs. Halifax (18 Mar) 835Sheffield vs. Dewsbury (19 Mar) 1,771 53,130 Sky Sports 2010 Season Halifax 16 Halifax Featherstone 16 Featherstone Rovers Halifax 16 Halifax Whitehaven 16 WhitehavenKeighley 16 Keighley Cougars Championship 1 2009 Co-operative Championship 2009 2011 RFL Championship 2011 The 2010 Rugby Football League Championship is known as Co-operative Championship due to sponsorship by The Co-operative Group. The 2010 Co-operative Championship is a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in the United Kingdom and France one tier below the first tier Super League. The two worst performing teams during the season, with the exception of Toulouse Olympique, will be relegated to Championship 1. There is no automatic promotion from this league to Super League, which uses a licensing system renewed every three years. Qualifying for the grand final or winning the Northern Rail Cup is a prerequisite for Championship clubs to be able to apply for license in the next round of applications for the 2012–14 period. All of the teams in the 2010 Co-operative Championship will also compete in the 2010 Challenge Cup where they will enter in the third round. All of the teams, with the exception of Toulouse Olympique will compete in the 2010 Northern Rail Cup which starts before the Co-operative Championship with the finals held mid season. Featherstone Rovers finished the league in first place after the regular season but were beaten by Halifax in the grand final 23-22 Teams This competition features mostly the same teams as it did in 2009. The Dewsbury Rams and Keighley Cougars were promoted from the 2009 Championship One. The Leigh Centurions and Doncaster were meant to be relegated. However, the chairman of Gateshead Thunder wound up the club and they were reformed by the community. This breach of insolvency laws caused them to be relegated and allowed Leigh to stay in the Co-operative Championship. Legend  Reigning champions  Defending Northern Rail Cup Champions Team & Current Season Stadium Capacity Location Barrow Raiders Craven Park 7,600 Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria Batley Bulldogs Mount Pleasant 6,000 Batley, West Yorkshire Dewsbury Rams Tetley's Stadium 3,500 Dewsbury, West Yorkshire Featherstone Rovers Bigfellas Stadium 6,750 Featherstone, West Yorkshire Halifax The Shay Stadium 6,561 Halifax, West Yorkshire Keighley Cougars RLFC Cougar Park 6,800 Keighley, West Yorkshire Leigh Centurions Leigh Sports Village 12,700 Leigh, Greater Manchester Sheffield Eagles Bramall Lane 32,702 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Toulouse Olympique XIII (2010 Toulouse Olympique season) Stade des Minimes 4,066 Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, France Whitehaven Recreation Ground 7,500 Whitehaven, Cumbria Widnes Vikings (2010 Widnes Vikings season) Stobart Stadium Halton 13,500 Widnes, Cheshire Rule changes Player safety in tackle The RFL announced two new rule interpretations intended to increase player safety in the tackle:http://www.rugbyleague.com/rugby-league-news/new-rule-interpretations-for-2010.html New rule interpretations for 2010 2010-01-15 rugbyleague.com 15 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100119155312/http://www.rugbyleague.com/rugby-league-news/new-rule-interpretations-for-2010.html 19 January 2010 dead Referees will now call "held" if one of the ball-carrier's legs is lifted by a defender in a tackle in which the participants are stood upright. Previously, a referee would only declare the tackle complete if both legs had been lifted. Referees will now call held as soon as they see the ball carrier being dragged by more than one defender. This will prevent groups of defenders dragging an opponent into touch or the in-goal area. Salary cap The salary cap for the 2010 Co-Operative Championship has been reduced from £400,000 to £300,000http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/widnes-vikings/widnes-vikings-news/2009/08/13/widnes-vikings-co-operative-championship-salary-cap-to-be-lowered-for-2010-55368-24383004/ Co-operative Championship salary cap to be lowered for 2010 2009-08-13 Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News https://web.archive.org/web/20110727022917/http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/widnes-vikings/widnes-vikings-news/2009/08/13/widnes-vikings-co-operative-championship-salary-cap-to-be-lowered-for-2010-55368-24383004/ 2011-07-27 live Fair Play Index The Fair Play Index was launched in 2007 as part of The RFL's new Official partnership with Frontline Bathrooms. The Fair Play Index (known as the Frontline Fair Play Index through sponsorship) will be putting standards of discipline under the spotlight throughout the 2010 Co-operative Championship campaign. At the end of the regular season the teams that finish top of the Frontline Fair Play Index will be presented with a specially engraved trophy and £5,000 prize from Frontline Bathrooms. 2010 Fair Play Index 2010 Frontline Fair Play Index # Position Team Pen Pens conceded (x1 point) Sin Sin bins (x3 points) Off Sent off (x4 points) Ban Match bans (x5 points) Pts Fair play total points 1 Widnes 16 Widnes 45 0 0 0 45 2 Leigh 16 Leigh Centurions 46 0 0 0 46 3 Sheffield 16 Sheffield Eagles 44 2 0 0 50 4 Keighley 16 Keighley Cougars 53 0 0 0 53 4 Featherstone 16 Featherstone Rovers 50 1 0 0 53 6 Whitehaven 16 Whitehaven 57 0 1 0 61 7 Batley 16 Batley Bulldogs 61 1 0 0 65 7 Halifax 16 Halifax 59 2 0 0 65 7 Dewsbury 16 Dewsbury Rams 62 1 0 0 65 10 Toulouse 16 Toulouse Olympique 66 0 0 1 71 11 Barrow Raiders 16 Barrow Raiders 61 1 0 4 84 Source:http://www.therfl.co.uk/championship/page.php?areaid=142 2010 Co-Operative Championship Fairplay Index 2010-04-16 The RFL https://web.archive.org/web/20100404015806/http://www.therfl.co.uk/championship/page.php?areaid=142 4 April 2010 dead dmy-all Note: Stats are correct as of Round 7 of the Co-Operative Championship on 16 April 2010. Disciplinary record The following table lists all incidents that were reviewed by the Rugby Football League during 2010 Co-Operative Championship, which were later deemed guilty and resulted in disciplinary action. The offenses were graded, depending on severity, in alphabetical order, "A" being less severe than "B". Disc dateName of playerGradeOffenseSuspensionFineSource 23 March 2010 Gareth Haggerty C Use of forearm on player not in possession of the ball in 56th minute (Barlow). 4 matches £50 ReportApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 31 March 2010 Brendan Worth B Head butting in 20th minute. 1 match £50 ReportApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Notable moments December 2009 18 Dec - Keighley Cougars (Cougars (2001) Ltd) appeared in court in Leeds after an unpaid tax bill of £183,000 forced them into administration. However, the club was saved from being wound up after local businessmen sealed a deal to purchase the club and restart under the name of Keighley Cougars (2010) Ltd.http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/sport/4812738.Administration_is_confirmed_for_Cougars/ Administration is confirmed for Cougars 18 December 2009 2009-12-18 Keighley News https://web.archive.org/web/20110726141317/http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/sport/4812738.Administration_is_confirmed_for_Cougars/ 2011-07-26 live February 2010 18 Feb - Coronation Street actresses Michelle Keegan, Helen Flanagan and Lucy-Jo Hudson, joined a host of current players in the Manchester Evening News Arena to officially launch the 2010 Co-Operative Championship.http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/all-clubs/dave-craven-soap-girls-add-splash-of-glamour-to-championship-launch-1-2563091 Soap girls add splash of glamour to Championship launch 2010-02-18 Yorkshire Post https://web.archive.org/web/20121006154844/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/all-clubs/dave-craven-soap-girls-add-splash-of-glamour-to-championship-launch-1-2563091 2012-10-06 dead 20 Feb - Keighley Cougars will start the 2010 season on minus nine points after being deducted nine points by the RFL for going into administration.http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/5019349.Cougars_hit_with_nine_point_deduction/ Cougars hit with nine-point deduction 20 February 2010 2010-02-20 Telegraph & Argus https://web.archive.org/web/20100328105301/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/5019349.Cougars_hit_with_nine_point_deduction/ 2010-03-28 live 28 Feb - Widnes Vikings recorded the biggest win of the season so far after defeating Keighley Cougars 72-10 at the Stobart Stadium Halton.http://www.therfl.co.uk/results/report.php?z=nationalleague&id=3224996 Official Match Report - Round 1 - Widnes vs Keighley 2010-02-28 The RFL https://web.archive.org/web/20100328131706/http://www.therfl.co.uk/results/report.php?z=nationalleague&id=3224996 2010-03-28 dead March 2010 15 Mar - All Co-Operative championship clubs agree to a special Easter Bank Holiday weekend family ticket that gives matchday admission to two adults and two children for just £25.http://therfl.co.uk/news/article/16889 Co-operative Championship clubs offer Easter deal 2010-03-15 The RFL https://web.archive.org/web/20101129030813/http://therfl.co.uk/news/article/16889 2010-11-29 dead 17 Mar - The Co-operative Group announced that Jamie Rooney has signed alongside Paul Sculthorpe to form part of their 2010 ambassador line-up.http://www.therfl.co.uk/~therflc/championship/news_item.php?id=16949 The Rugby Football League 2010-03-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20120323022038/http://www.therfl.co.uk/~therflc/championship/news_item.php?id=16949 2012-03-23 dead 18 Mar - Widnes Vikings set a new highest attendance record for the 2010 Co-Operative Championship season. 3,686 fans were in attendance to witness the Widnes Vikings take on Halifax RLFC at the Stobart Stadium Halton.http://www.therfl.co.uk/results/report.php?z=nationalleague&id=3225002 Official Match Report - Round 3 - Widnes vs Halifax 2010-03-19 The RFL https://web.archive.org/web/20100328131741/http://www.therfl.co.uk/results/report.php?z=nationalleague&id=3225002 2010-03-28 dead 19 Mar - A new record low attendance for the 2010 Co-Operative Championship season is set. Only 835 fans attended the round 3 fixture between Sheffield Eagles and Dewsbury Rams at the Don Valley Stadium.http://www.therfl.co.uk/results/report.php?z=nationalleague&id=3247670 Official Match Report - Round 3 - Sheffield vs Doncaster 2010-03-19 The RFL https://web.archive.org/web/20100328131405/http://www.therfl.co.uk/results/report.php?z=nationalleague&id=3247670 2010-03-28 dead 23 Mar - Gareth Haggerty is suspended for 4 matches and fined £50 by the RFL disciplinary panel. Haggerty was found guilty of a category C offence for "use of forearm on a player not in possession of the ball".http://www.therfl.co.uk/about/disciplinary_item.php?id=1678September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Haggerty was put on report during the clash between Sheffield Eagles and Widnes Vikings at the Don Valley Stadium when an off the ball incident between Haggerty and Sam Barlow was not witnessed by the referee. May 2010 6 May - Featherstone Rovers 100% unbeaten record for the 2010 Co-Operative Championship season came to an end when they were beaten at home 24 - 26 by Touoluse. Featherstone has started the season by winning 8 consecutive league games. League table main WDL Regular season y QR points 2010 Co-operative Championship 3 2 FEA Featherstone 16 Featherstone Rovers HAL Halifax 16 Halifax LEI Leigh 16 Leigh Centurions BAR Barrow Raiders 16 Barrow Raiders WID Widnes 16 Widnes Vikings SHE Sheffield 16 Sheffield Eagles BAT Batley 16 Batley Bulldogs TOU Toulouse 16 Toulouse Olympique DEW Dewsbury 16 Dewsbury Rams WHI Whitehaven 16 Whitehaven R KEI Keighley 16 Keighley Cougars R 18 0 2 735 334 2 16 0 4 684 509 2 12 1 7 580 403 5 12 1 7 607 449 1 11 0 9 619 488 5 10 1 9 503 555 1 7 0 13 479 488 8 8 0 12 486 649 3 6 0 14 454 503 8 4 0 16 281 707 4 4 1 15 362 703 -4 Keighley had 5 bonus points, but started the season on −9 points for going into administration. #CCFFCC Qualified for the Play-offs Q Q Q Q Q Q #FFCCCC Relegation position R R 25 August 2010 (1:12pm) http://www.rugbyleaguechampionships.co.uk/match_day/league_table League Tables https://web.archive.org/web/20150717201708/http://www.rugbyleaguechampionships.co.uk/match_day/league_table 28 September 2026 17 July 2015 http://www.therfl.co.uk/~therflc/tables/table.php?id=107&z=nationalleague Co-Operative Championship Table 2010-08-25 RFL 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. Play-offs thumb|right|300px|The 2010 Co-Operative Championship play-off structure.|alt=The 2010 Co-Operative Championship play-off structure. The play-offs commence following the conclusion of 22 round regular season and include the top six sides from the league. The 2010 play-offs culminate in a grand final to be held at Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington, home of Super League side Warrington Wolves. The Co-operative Championship uses a top-6 play-off system. Preliminary semi-finals HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeAttendance Leigh 23 Leigh Centurions24 – 26 Sheffield 23 Sheffield Eagles2 September, 19:30 GMTLeigh Sports Village 1,516 Barrow 23 Barrow Raiders 38 – 0 Widnes 23 Widnes Vikings5 September, 15:00 GMTCraven Park 2,434 Qualifying and minor semi-final HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeAttendance Featherstone 23 Featherstone Rovers 46 – 16 Halifax 23 Halifax9 September, 19:30 BSTPost Office Road Robert Hicks 2,553 Barrow 23 Barrow Raiders 14 – 21 Sheffield 23 Sheffield Eagles10 September, 20:00 BSTCraven Park Gareth Hewer 2,231 Major semi-final HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeAttendance Halifax 23 Halifax 42 – 16 Sheffield 23 Sheffield Eagles16 September 2010, 19:30 BSTThe ShayRobert Hicks 1,490 Grand final HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeAttendance Featherstone 23 Featherstone Rovers 22 – 23* Halifax 23 Halifax26 September, 17:30 BSTHalliwell Jones Stadium Robert Hicks 9,443 *Halifax won in extra time via the golden point rule. Attendances TeamPlayedHighestLowestTotalAverage120px Widnes Vikings103,6862,65930,2053,021220px Halifax104,7951,72525,0902,509320px Leigh Centurions103,3921,26520,1802,018420px Featherstone Rovers102,3531,35319,1201,912520px Barrow Raiders102,0721,32817,1701,717620px Toulouse Olympique102,50085014,3801,438720px Sheffield Eagles102,87183513,0801,308820px Dewsbury Rams101,93585011,9501,195920px Keighley Cougars101,60273610,8301,0831020px Batley Bulldogs101,83768910,5801,0581120px Whitehaven101,5805049990999 Playoffs69,4431,49019,6673,278 Total1169,443504202,2421,743 See also 2010 RFL Championship Results Co-operative Championship 2010 Championship 1 British rugby league system Super League Rugby League Conference Northern Ford Premiership National League Cup References Category:2010 in English rugby league Category:2010 in French rugby league 2010