2011 Championship Cup

January 2023 2011 Championship Cup 200px 20 2011 Season Man of Steel Award 2010 Championship Cup 2010 2012 Championship Cup 2012 The 2011 Championship Cup, (known for commercial reasons as the Northern Rail Cup), was the 10th season of the rugby league football competition for clubs in Great Britain's Co-operative Championship and Championship One. Leigh Centurions won the final against Halifax by the score of 20–16. The match was played at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool. Format The twenty teams are split up into two pools. Pool A: Featherstone Rovers, Doncaster, London Skolars, Widnes Vikings, Toulouse Olympique, York City Knights, Keighley Cougars, Barrow Raiders, Rochdale Hornets, Dewsbury Rams. Pool B: Swinton Lions, Halifax RLFC, Batley Bulldogs, Leigh Centurions, Gateshead Thunder, Sheffield Eagles, Oldham, Hunslet Hawks, Workington Town, Whitehaven RLFC. Each team played two home games and two away games against teams in their pool. The top four teams in each pool following the conclusion of the group stage fixtures progressed into an open draw for the knock-out quarter-final stage. The competition started on 5 February. Toulouse Olympique competed in the competition for the first time after the withdrawal of Blackpool Panthers who have entered administration. The South Wales Scorpions did not compete. 2011 Competition results Pool 1 Round 1 Home Score Away Match Information Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance Featherstone 15 Featherstone Rovers 54–10 Doncaster 15 Doncaster 4 February, 19:30 GMT Big Fellas Stadium 1,223 Toulouse 15 Toulouse Olympique 40–38 Dewsbury 15 Dewsbury Rams5 February, 16:00 GMT Arnaune Stadium 800 London Skolars 15 London Skolars 18–62 Widnes 15Widnes Vikings6 February, 15:00 GMT New River Stadium643 Keighley 15 Keighley Cougars 24–6 Rochdale 15 Rochdale Hornets6 February, 15:00 GMT Cougar Park 627 Barrow 15 Barrow Raiders 24–20 York City Knights 15 York City Knights6 February, 14:00 GMT The Furness Heating Components Stadium 1,305 Round 2 Home Score Away Match Information Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance Widnes 15 Widnes Vikings 44–28 Toulouse Olympique 15 Toulouse Olympique 12 February, 18:00 GMT Stobart Stadium Halton 2,376 Doncaster 15 Doncaster 32–4 London 15 London Skolars 13 February, 15:00 GMT Keepmoat Stadium - York City Knights 15York City Knights 22–32 Featherstone 15 Featherstone Rovers 13 February, 15:00 GMT Huntington Stadium 1,387Dewsbury 15 Dewsbury Rams 14–0 Keighley Cougars 15 Keighley Cougars 13 February, 15:00 GMT Tetley's Stadium 758 Rochdale 15 Rochdale Hornets 18–30 Barrow 15 Barrow Raiders 13 February, 15:00 GMT Spotland Stadium - Round 3 Home Score Away Match Information Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance Keighley 15 Keighley Cougars 22–36 Toulouse 15 Toulouse Olympique 19 February, 18:00 GMT Cougar Park 513 London Skolars 15London Skolars 16–16 York City Knights 15 York City Knights 20 February, 15:00 GMT New River Stadium 264 Doncaster 15 Doncaster 18–30 Dewsbury 15 Dewsbury Rams 20 February, 15:00 GMT Keepmoat Stadium 555 Widnes 15 Widnes Vikings 50–10 Rochdale 15 Rochdale Hornets 20 February, 15:00 GMT Stobart Stadium Halton 3,155 Barrow 15 Barrow Raiders 22–28 Featherstone 15 Featherstone Rovers 20 February, 14:00 GMT The Furness Heating Components Stadium1,852 Round 4 Home Score Away Match Information Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance Toulouse 15 Toulouse Olympique 34–22 London Skolars 15London Skolars 26 February, 15:00 GMT Arnaune Stadium 998 Featherstone 15 Featherstone Rovers 16–22 Widnes 15 Widnes Vikings 26 February, 18:00 GMT Big Fellas Stadium 1,719 Rochdale 15 Rochdale Hornets 36–40 Doncaster 15 Doncaster 27 February, 15:00 GMT Spotland Stadium 442 York City Knights 15 York City Knights 28–22 Keighley 15 Keighley Cougars 27 February, 15:00 GMT Huntington Stadium 748 Dewsbury 15 Dewsbury Rams 16–12 Barrow 15 Barrow Raiders 27 February, 15:00 GMT Tetley's Stadium 911 Pool 1 Qualification Table 2011 Northern Rail Cup: Pool 1 # 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 Widnes 16 Widnes Vikings 4 4 0 0 178 72 +106 0 12 2 Featherstone 16 Featherstone Rovers 4 3 0 1 130 76 +54 1 10 3 Dewsbury 16 Dewsbury Rams 4 3 0 1 98 70 +28 1 10 4 Toulouse 16 Toulouse Olympique 4 3 0 1 138 126 +12 0 9 5 Barrow 16 Barrow Raiders 4 2 0 2 88 82 +6 2 8 6 York City Knights 16 York City Knights 4 1 1 2 86 94 −8 2 7 7 Doncaster 16 Doncaster 4 2 0 2 100 124 -24 1 7 8 Keighley 16 Keighley Cougars 4 1 0 3 68 84 −16 1 4 9 London Skolars 16 London Skolars 4 0 1 3 60 144 −84 1 3 10 Rochdale 16 Rochdale Hornets 4 0 0 4 70 144 −74 2 2  Teams qualifying for the next round Source: Northern Rail Cup Table – The RFLhttp://www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk/table_nrc.php Northern Rail Cup Table RFL 16 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120218002948/http://www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk/table_nrc.php 18 February 2012 dead 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 Pool 2 Round 1 Home Score Away Match Information Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance Swinton 15 Swinton Lions 22–28 Halifax 15 Halifax 4 February, 20:00 GMT The Willows 1,000 Oldham 15 Oldham 28–22 Hunslet 15 Hunslet Hawks 6 February, 15:00 GMT Whitebank Stadium 685 Gateshead 15 Gateshead Thunder 20–32 Sheffield 15 Sheffield Eagles 6 February, 15:00 GMT Gateshead International Stadium 444 Batley 15 Batley Bulldogs 4–24 Leigh 15 Leigh Centurions 6 February, 14:00 GMT Mount Pleasant1,072 Whitehaven 15 Whitehaven 18–28 Workington Town 15 Workington Town 8 February, 19:30 GMT Recreation Ground 1,005 Round 2 Home Score Away Match Information Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance Workington Town 15 Workington Town 82–0 Gateshead 15 Gateshead Thunder 13 February, 15:00 GMT Derwent Park 381 Sheffield 15 Sheffield Eagles 16–16 Whitehaven 15 Whitehaven 13 February, 15:00 GMT Bramall Lane 727 Leigh 15 Leigh Centurions 42–22 Swinton 15 Swinton Lions 13 February, 15:00 GMT Leigh Sports Village 1,623 Halifax 15 Halifax 50–10 Oldham 15 Oldham 13 February, 15:00 GMT The Shay2,027 Hunslet 15 Hunslet Hawks 8–12 Batley 15 Batley Bulldogs 13 February, 15:00 GMT South Leeds Stadium 666 Round 3 Home Score Away Match Information Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance Swinton 15 Swinton Lions 29–20 Oldham 15 Oldham R.L.F.C. 20 February, 15:00 GMT The Willows 776 Leigh 15 Leigh Centurions 68–6 Sheffield 15 Sheffield Eagles 20 February, 15:00 GMT Leigh Sports Village 1,520 Hunslet 15 Hunslet Hawks 30–0 Workington Town 15 Workington Town 20 February, 15:00 GMT South Leeds Stadium 379 Batley 15 Batley Bulldogs 60–6 Gateshead 15 Gateshead Thunder 20 February, 14:00 GMT Mount Pleasant Stadium 612 Whitehaven 15 Whitehaven 6–60 Halifax 15 Halifax 16 March, 19:30 GMT Recreation Ground 771 Round 4 Home Score Away Match Information Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance Workington Town 15 Workington Town 12–42 Leigh 15 Leigh Centurions 27 February, 15:00 GMT Derwent Park 592 Oldham 15 Oldham R.L.F.C. 4–14 Whitehaven 15 Whitehaven 27 February, 15:00 GMT Whitebank Stadium 544 Gateshead 15 Gateshead Thunder 4–76 Swinton 15 Swinton Lions 27 February, 15:00 GMT Gateshead International Stadium 323 Sheffield 15 Sheffield Eagles 12–16 Hunslet 15 Hunslet Hawks 27 February, 15:00 GMT Bramall Lane 854 Halifax 15 Halifax 25–26 Batley 15 Batley Bulldogs 27 February, 15:00 GMT The Shay 1,968 Pool 2 Qualification Table 2011 Northern Rail Cup: Pool 2 # 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 Leigh 16 Leigh Centurions 4 4 0 0 176 44 +132 0 12 2 Halifax 16 Halifax 4 3 0 1 163 64 +99 1 10 3 Batley 16 Batley Bulldogs 4 3 0 1 102 63 +39 0 9 4 Hunslet 16 Hunslet Hawks 4 2 0 2 76 52 24 2 8 5 Swinton 16 Swinton Lions 4 2 0 2 149 94 +55 1 7 6 Workington Town 16 Workington Town 4 2 0 2 122 90 +32 0 6 7 Sheffield 16 Sheffield Eagles 4 1 1 2 66 120 -54 1 6 8 Whitehaven 16 Whitehaven 4 1 1 2 54 108 −54 1 6 9 Oldham 16 Oldham R.L.F.C. 4 1 0 3 62 115 −53 2 5 10 Gateshead 16 Gateshead Thunder 4 0 0 4 30 250 −220 1 1  Teams qualifying for the next round Source: Northern Rail Cup Table – The RFL 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 Finals Finals Tournament Bracket Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 25 125 H Leigh 12 Leigh Centurions 50 A Widnes 12 Widnes Vikings 18 H Hunslet 12 Hunslet Hawks 12 A Featherstone 12 Featherstone Rovers 50 H Toulouse 12 Toulouse Olympique XIII 26 A Halifax 12 Halifax RLFC 36 H Dewsbury 12 Dewsbury Rams 38 A Batley 12 Batley Bulldogs 22 H Featherstone 12 Featherstone Rovers 30 A Halifax 12 Halifax RLFC 31 H Leigh 12 Leigh Centurions 44 A Dewsbury 12 Dewsbury Rams 10 H Halifax 12 Halifax RLFC 16 A Leigh 12 Leigh Centurions 20 Quarter-finals Home Score Away Match Information Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance Leigh 15 Leigh Centurions 50–18 Widnes 15 Widnes Vikings 19:30, 7 April 2011 Leigh Sports Village 2,737 Hunslet 15 Hunslet Hawks 12–50 Featherstone 15 Featherstone Rovers 20:00 8 April 2011 South Leeds Stadium 877 Toulouse 15 Toulouse Olympique 26–36 Halifax 15 Halifax RLFC 19:00 9 April 2011 Stade de Minimes 850 Dewsbury 15 Dewsbury Rams 38–22 Batley 15 Batley Bulldogs 15:00 10 April 2011 Tetley's Stadium 1,643 Semi-finals The semi-finals took place on 16 and 19 June with Sky Sports broadcasting the Featherstone v Halifax game live on Thursday 16 June. Home Score Away Match Information Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance Featherstone 15 Featherstone Rovers 30–31 Halifax 15 Halifax RLFC Thursday 16 June 2011, 19:30 KO Gareth Hewer Big Fellas Stadium 1,987http://www.therfl.co.uk/matchday/results/report?7208 https://web.archive.org/web/20120921020443/http://www.therfl.co.uk/matchday/results/report?7208 RFL Match Report: Featherstone 30 – 31 Halifax 16 June 2011 The RFL 21 September 2012 dead 18 July 2011 Leigh 15 Leigh Centurions 44–10 Dewsbury 15 Dewsbury Rams Sunday 19 June 2011, 15:00 KO Matt Thompson Leigh Sports Village 2,234http://www.therfl.co.uk/matchday/results/report?7209 https://web.archive.org/web/20120921020528/http://www.therfl.co.uk/matchday/results/report?7209 RFL Match Report: Leigh 44 – 10 Dewsbury 19 June 2011 The RFL 21 September 2012 dead 18 July 2011 Final The Northern Rail Cup Final took place at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool on Sunday 17 July at 17:00 GMT live on Sky Sports 3. The Match was contested by Halifax RLFC and Leigh Centurions. This was Halifax's first appearance in the National League Cup final and was he fourth time Leigh have appeared in the final after making the finals in 2003 and winning the final in 2004 & 2006. The game was won by Leigh 20 points to 16 with Leigh scoring in the final minute thanks to Tom Armstrong. The victory fulfils the on-field criteria that clubs must meet to be allowed to apply for a Super League licence for the 2015–17 period. Leigh Centurions have become the first club to have won the competition on 3 occasions. Home Score Away Match Information Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance Halifax RLFC Halifax 15 16–20 Leigh Centurions Leigh 15 Sunday, 17 July 2011, 17:00 KO Matt Thomason Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 8,522http://www.therfl.co.uk/matchday/results/report?7343 https://web.archive.org/web/20120921020611/http://www.therfl.co.uk/matchday/results/report?7343 RFL Match Report: Halifax 16 – 20 Leigh 17 July 2011 The RFL 21 September 2012 dead References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20080831022046/http://www.therfl.co.uk/index.php http://www.northernrail.org/northernrailcup National League Cup Category:Championship Cup Category:2011 in French rugby league