2013 Championship Cup

2013 Championship Cup Championship Cup 200px 22 2013 Season 2012 Championship Cup 2012 The 2013 Championship Cup, (known for commercial reasons as the Northern Rail Cup), was the 12th and last season of the rugby league football competition for clubs in Great Britain's Championship and Championship 1. Leigh beat Sheffield 43-28 in the final, which was played at Halifax's The Shay. Format For 2013, the format of the competition was changed to coincide with the expansion of the Championship from 10 to 14 teams. The competition began on 3 March with a group stage containing eight teams from the 2013 Championship 1 split into two groups. Each team played four games (two home, two away) with three of the games being played against the other teams in the group and the fourth game being played against a team from the other group.Northern Rail Cup 2013 https://secure.therfl.co.uk/~rflmedia/docs/northernrailcup2013.pdf RFL 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205519/https://secure.therfl.co.uk/~rflmedia/docs/northernrailcup2013.pdf 4 March 2016 dead dmy-all Following the completion of the group stage, the teams finishing first in each group progressed to the knock-out stages where they join the 14 teams from the Championship to make up 16 teams. There were three knock-out rounds (play-off, quarter final, semi final) before the final on 20 July 2013 at The Shay in Halifax.History beckons as 2013 Northern Rail Cup begins http://www.therfl.co.uk/news/article/27143/history-beckons-as-2013-northern 3 March 2013 RFL 25 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130601064311/http://therfl.co.uk/news/article/27143/history-beckons-as-2013-northern 1 June 2013 dead The final took place after the inaugural Northern Rail Bowl final, involving the two highest-ranked teams from the group stages. 2013 Competition Results Group stage Round 1 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance North Wales Crusaders 22 North Wales Crusaders48 – 12 Oldham 22 Oldham R.L.F.C.3 March, 14:30 GMTRacecourse GroundClint Sharrad721 gloucestershire 22 Gloucestershire All Golds18 – 36 Hemel Stags 22 Hemel Stags3 March, 15:00 GMTPrince of Wales Stadium, CheltenhamPeter Brooke256 Rochdale 22 Rochdale Hornets58 – 16 Gateshead 22 Gateshead Thunder3 March, 15:00 GMTSpotland StadiumJoe Cobb508 South Wales Scorpions 22 South Wales Scorpions12 – 54 London Skolars 22 London Skolars3 March, 15:00 GMTThe GnollTom Crashley329 Source:Results - Championship Cup - Rugby League - BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/championship-cup/results https://archive.today/20130419233911/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/championship-cup/results dead April 19, 2013 BBC Sport 3 March 2013Results http://www.rugbyleaguechampionships.co.uk/northern_rail_cup/match_day/results Rugby League Championship 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305063748/http://www.rugbyleaguechampionships.co.uk/northern_rail_cup/match_day/results 5 March 2016 dead Round 2 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Gateshead 22 Gateshead Thunder4 – 30 North Wales Crusaders 22 North Wales Crusaders10 March, 15:00 GMTMS3 Craven Park, Hull A ADave Sharpe228 gloucestershire 22 Gloucestershire All Golds20 – 42 South Wales Scorpions 22 South Wales Scorpions10 March, 15:00 GMTPrince of Wales Stadium, CheltenhamClint Sharrad London Skolars 22 London Skolars26 – 4 Hemel Stags 22 Hemel Stags10 March, 15:00 GMTNew River StadiumJamie Bloem Oldham 22 Oldham R.L.F.C.26 – 10 Rochdale 22 Rochdale Hornets10 March, 15:00 GMTWhitebank StadiumTom Crashley518 Source: Round 3 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance North Wales Crusaders 22 North Wales Crusaders30 – 16 Rochdale 22 Rochdale Hornets17 March, 14:30 GMTRacecourse GroundPeter Brooke659 Hemel Stags 22 Hemel Stags20 – 22 South Wales Scorpions 22 South Wales Scorpions17 March, 15:00 GMTPennine Way stadiumDave Sharpe179 London Skolars 22 London Skolars20 – 0 gloucestershire 22 Gloucestershire All Golds17 March, 15:00 GMTNew River StadiumTom Crashley251 Oldham 22 Oldham R.L.F.C.34 – 16 Gateshead 22 Gateshead Thunder17 March, 15:00 GMTWhitebank StadiumJoe Cobb476 Source: Round 4 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Gateshead 22 Gateshead Thunder16 – 18 gloucestershire 22 Gloucestershire All Golds24 March, 15:00 GMTCrow Trees (Blaydon RFC)B BJamie Bloem142 South Wales Scorpions 22 South Wales Scorpions12 – 24 Oldham 22 Oldham R.L.F.C.24 March, 15:00 GMTThe GnollPeter Brooke280 Rochdale 22 Rochdale Hornets40 – 16 London Skolars 22 London Skolars1 April 15:00 BST C CSpotland StadiumJoe Cobb413 Hemel Stags 22 Hemel Stags24 – 36 North Wales Crusaders 22 North Wales Crusaders23 April 19:00 BST C CPennine Way stadiumTom Crashley129 Source: Tables 2013 Northern Rail Cup: Pool A # Position PLD Games played W Won D Drawn L Lost PF Points for (total points scored) PA Points against (total points conceded) PD Points difference (points scored minus points conceded) BP Bonus Points PTS Competition points 1 North Wales Crusaders 16 North Wales Crusaders 4 4 0 0 144 56 +88 0 12 2 Oldham 16 Oldham R.L.F.C. 4 3 0 1 96 86 +10 0 9 3 Rochdale 16 Rochdale Hornets 4 2 0 2 124 88 +36 0 6 4 Gateshead 16 Gateshead Thunder 4 0 0 4 52 140 -88 1 1 2013 Northern Rail Cup: Pool B # Position PLD Games played W Won D Drawn L Lost PF Points for (total points scored) PA Points against (total points conceded) PD Points difference (points scored minus points conceded) BP Bonus Points PTS Competition points 1 London Skolars 16 London Skolars 4 3 0 1 116 56 +60 0 9 2 South Wales Scorpions 16 South Wales Scorpions 4 2 0 2 88 118 -30 1 7 3 Hemel Stags 16 Hemel Stags 4 1 0 3 84 102 -18 2 5 4 gloucestershire 16 Gloucestershire All Golds 4 1 0 3 56 114 -58 0 3  Teams qualifying for the next round Tables are correct as of 23 April 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 Knock-out Stages Finals Tournament Bracket 1st Knock-out Round Quarter Final Semi Final Final Keighley 12 Keighley Cougars 18 Batley 12 Batley Bulldogs 38 Workington 12 Workington Town 36 Hunslet 12 Hunslet Hawks 16 Swinton 12 Swinton Lions 26 North Wales Crusaders 12 North Wales Crusaders 18 York City 12 York City Knights 12 Doncaster 12 Doncaster 24 Featherstone 12 Featherstone Rovers 12 Leigh 12 Leigh Centurions 22 London Skolars 12 London Skolars 16 Whitehaven 12 Whitehaven 62 Sheffield 12 Sheffield Eagles 64 Barrow 12 Barrow Raiders 10 Dewsbury 12 Dewsbury Rams 20 Halifax 12 Halifax 18 Batley 12 Batley Bulldogs 30 Workington 12 Workington Town 4 Leigh 12 Leigh Centurions 34 Whitehaven 12 Whitehaven 18 Swinton 12 Swinton Lions 14 Doncaster 12 Doncaster 36 Sheffield 12 Sheffield Eagles 26 Dewsbury 12 Dewsbury Rams 16 Leigh 12 Leigh Centurions 23 Batley 12 Batley Bulldogs 6 Doncaster 12 Doncaster 10 Sheffield 12 Sheffield Eagles 32 Leigh 12 Leigh Centurions 43 Sheffield 12 Sheffield Eagles 28 Play Off Round HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Dewsbury 22 Dewsbury Rams 20 – 18 Halifax 22 Halifax 16 May, 19:30 BST Tetley's Stadium George Stokes 800 London Skolars 22 London Skolars 16 – 62 Whitehaven 22 Whitehaven 19 May, 14:00 BST New River Stadium Joe Cobb 276 Featherstone 22 Featherstone Rovers 12 – 22 Leigh 22 Leigh Centurions 19 May, 15:00 BST Bigfellas Stadium Matt Thomason 1,745 Keighley 22 Keighley Cougars 18 – 38 Batley 22 Batley Bulldogs 19 May, 15:00 BST Cougar Park Dave Merrick 714 Sheffield 22 Sheffield Eagles 64 – 10 Barrow 22 Barrow Raiders 19 May, 15:00 BST Don Valley Stadium Chris Leatherbarrow 408 Swinton 22 Swinton Lions 26 – 18 North Wales Crusaders 22 North Wales Crusaders 19 May, 15:00 BST Leigh Sports Village Jamie Leahy 544 Workington 22 Workington Town 36 – 16 Hunslet 22 Hunslet Hawks 19 May, 15:00 BST Derwent Park Gareth Hewer 569 York City 22 York City Knights 12 – 24 Doncaster 22 Doncaster 19 May, 15:00 BST Huntington Stadium Ronnie Laughton 451 Source: Quarter-final HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Swinton 22 Swinton Lions 14 – 36 Doncaster 22 Doncaster 13 June, 19:30 BST Leigh Sports Village Chris Leatherbarrow Sheffield 22 Sheffield Eagles 26 – 16 Dewsbury 22 Dewsbury Rams 14 June, 20:00 BST Don Valley Stadium Matt Thomason 576 Batley 22 Batley Bulldogs 30 – 4 Workington 22 Workington Town 16 June, 14:00 BST Loverugbyleague.com Stadium George Stokes 671 Leigh 22 Leigh Centurions 34 – 18 Whitehaven 22 Whitehaven 16 June, 15:00 BST Leigh Sports Village Jamie Leahy 1,320 Source: Semi-final HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Leigh 22 Leigh Centurions 23 – 6 Batley 22 Batley Bulldogs 27 June, 19:30 BST Leigh Sports Village Jamie Leahy 1,807 Doncaster 22 Doncaster 10 – 32 Sheffield 22 Sheffield Eagles 28 June, 20:00 BST Doncaster Athletics Stadium Chris Leatherbarrow 611 Source: Finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendanceNorthern Rail Cup Leigh 22 Leigh Centurions 43 – 28 Sheffield 22 Sheffield Eagles 20 July, 17:00 BST The Shay, Halifax Chris Leatherbarrow 4,179Northern Rail Bowl North Wales Crusaders 22 North Wales Crusaders 42 – 24 London Skolars 22 London Skolars 20 July, 14:30 BST The Shay, Halifax Joe Cobb 2,000 Source: Notes A.A Game switched from Thunderdome to Craven Park due to Stan Calvert Cup match between Northumbria University and Newcastle UniversityGateshead Thunder to stage match at Hull KR's Craven Park https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/21431105 8 March 2013 BBC Sport 12 February 2013 B.B Game switched from Thunderdome to Blaydon RFC due to poor conditions of pitch at GatesheadThunder to play at Blaydon http://www.thunderrugby.com/article.php?id=10796 24 March 2013 Gateshead Thunder 12 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130320185540/http://www.thunderrugby.com/article.php?id=10796 20 March 2013 dead dmy-all C.C Match originally postponed on 24 March due to snow References External links RFL website Northern Rail Cup website Northern Rail website National League Cup Category:Championship Cup Category:2013 in Welsh rugby league