2012 Championship Cup

2012 Championship Cup 200px 20 2012 season 2011 Championship Cup 2011 2013 Championship Cup 2013 The 2012 Championship Cup (known for commercial reasons as the Northern Rail Cup) was the 11th season of the rugby league football competition for clubs in Great Britain's Co-operative Championship and Championship One. In the final staged at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool, Halifax defeated Featherstone Rovers 21-12 to claim the trophy. Format The twenty teams were split up into two pools. 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 then progressed into an open draw for the knock-out quarter-final stage. The competition started on February 5. Toulouse Olympique competed in this competition despite withdrawing from the Co-operative Championship. All the teams from the Championships competed except for the newly reformed North Wales Crusaders. 2012 competition results Match statistics http://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/match/ Love Rugby League 26 February 2012 15 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120315225502/http://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/match/ dead Pool 1 Round 1 Home Score Away Match information Date & time Referee Venue Attendance London Skolars 15 London Skolars 16 – 32 Toulouse Olympique 15 Toulouse Olympique 9 April, 12:30 BST New River Stadium 0 Keighley 15 Keighley Cougars 16 – 22 Batley 15 Batley Bulldogs 12 February, 14:00 GMT Gareth Hewer Cougar Park 1,095 Dewsbury 15 Dewsbury Rams 6 – 36 Halifax 15Halifax 12 February, 15:00 GMT Tim Roby Tetley's Stadium 1,347 Oldham 15 Oldham 0 – 68 Featherstone 15 Featherstone Rovers15 February, 20:00 GMT Jamie Leahy Whitebank Stadium 672 Rochdale 15 Rochdale Hornets 0 – 0 South Wales Scorpions 15 South Wales Scorpions9 May, 20:00 BST Spotland Stadium 0 Round 2 Home Score Away Match information Date & time Referee Venue Attendance Toulouse Olympique 15 Toulouse Olympique 24 – 24 Keighley 15 Keighley Cougars 18 February, 19:00 GMT Stade des Minimes 650 Batley 15 Batley Bulldogs 50 – 16 London Skolars 15 London Skolars 19 February, 14:30 GMT Warren Turley Mount Pleasant 601 Featherstone 15 Featherstone Rovers 38 – 6 Dewsbury 15 Dewsbury Rams 19 February, 15:00 GMT Clint Sharrad Post Office Road 1,943Halifax 15 Halifax 38 – 6 Rochdale 15 Rochdale Hornets 19 February, 15:00 GMT Matt Thomason The Shay 1,881 South Wales Scorpions 15 South Wales Scorpions 36 – 36 Oldham 15 Oldham 19 February, 15:00 GMT Peter Brooke The Gnoll 849 Round 3 Home Score Away Match information Date & time Referee Venue Attendance Batley 15 Batley Bulldogs 34 - 12 Toulouse 15 Toulouse Olympique 25 February, 14:00 GMT Greg Dolan Mount Pleasant 620 Halifax 15Halifax 32 - 34 Featherstone 15 Featherstone Rovers 26 February, 15:00 GMT Robert Hicks The Shay 2,530 Oldham 15 Oldham 28 - 30 Dewsbury 15 Dewsbury Rams 26 February, 15:00 GMT Whitebank Stadium 573 Rochdale 15 Rochdale Hornets 16 - 40 Keighley 15 Keighley Cougars 26 February, 15:00 GMT George Stokes Spotland Stadium 604 South Wales Scorpions 15 South Wales Scorpions 30 - 38 London Skolars 15 London Skolars 26 February, 15:00 GMT Tom Crashley The Gnoll 205 Round 4 Home Score Away Match information Date & time Referee Venue Attendance Toulouse 15 Toulouse Olympique 44 - 30 South Wales Scorpions 15 South Wales Scorpions 3 March, 19:00 GMT Matthew Thomasson Stade des Minimes 0 Keighley 15 Keighley Cougars 26 – 12 Oldham 15 Oldham 4 March, 14:00 GMT Ronnie Laughton Cougar Park 0 Dewsbury 15 Dewsbury Rams 32 - 10 Rochdale 15 Rochdale Hornets 4 March, 15:00 GMT Matthew Kidd Spotland Stadium 0 Featherstone 15 Featherstone Rovers 22 - 34 Batley 15 Batley Bulldogs 4 March, 15:00 GMT Jamie Leahy Post Office Road 0 London Skolars 15 London Skolars 12 - 16 Halifax 15 Halifax 4 March, 15:00 GMT New River Stadium 0 Pool 1 qualification table 2012 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 Batley 16 Batley Bulldogs 4 4 0 0 140 66 74 0 12 2 Featherstone 16 Featherstone Rovers 4 3 0 1 162 72 90 1 10 3 Halifax 16 Halifax 4 3 0 1 122 58 64 1 10 4 Keighley 16 Keighley Cougars 4 2 1 1 106 74 32 1 9 5 Toulouse 16 Toulouse Olympique 4 2 1 1 112 104 8 0 8 6 Dewsbury 16 Dewsbury Rams 4 2 0 2 74 112 -38 0 6 7 London Skolars 16 London Skolars 4 1 0 3 82 128 -46 2 5 8 South Wales Scorpions 16 South Wales Scorpions 3 0 1 2 96 118 -22 1 3 9 Oldham 16 Oldham R.L.F.C. 4 0 1 3 76 160 -84 1 3 10 Rochdale 16 Rochdale Hornets 3 0 0 3 32 110 -78 0 0  Teams qualifying for the next round Source: Northern Rail Cup Table – The RFL http://www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk/table_nrc.php Northern Rail Cup Table RFL 26 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120218002948/http://www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk/table_nrc.php 18 February 2012 dead dmy-all 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 Gateshead 15 Gateshead Thunder 10 - 48 Doncaster 15 Doncaster 15 February, 20:00 GMT Gateshead International Stadium 243 Hunslet 15 Hunslet Hawks 34 - 18 Whitehaven 15 Whitehaven 15 February, 19:30 GMT Dave Merrick South Leeds Stadium 305 Leigh 15 Leigh Centurions 48 - 16 Barrow 15 Barrow Raiders 12 February, 15:00 GMT George Stokes Leigh Sports Village 1,860 Workington Town 15 Workington Town 14 - 28 Sheffield 15 Sheffield Eagles 12 February, 15:00 GMT Chris Leatherbarrow Derwent Park 532 York City Knights 15 York City Knights 30 - 22 Swinton 15 Swinton Lions 23 February, 20:00 GMT Huntington Stadium 504 Round 2 Home Score Away Match information Date & time Referee Venue Attendance Barrow 15 Barrow Raiders 31 - 24 Workington Town 15 Workington Town 19 February, 14:00 GMT Jamie Leahy Craven Park 1,366 Swinton 15 Swinton Lions 18 - 24 Hunslet 15 Hunslet Hawks 19 February, 14:00 GMT Thierry Alibert Leigh Sports Village 475 Doncaster 15 Doncaster 18 - 29 York City Knights 15 York City Knights 19 February, 15:00 GMT Ronnie Laughton Keepmoat Stadium 418 Sheffield 15 Sheffield Eagles 23 - 22 Leigh 15 Leigh Centurions 19 February, 15:00 GMT Robert Hicks Don Valley Stadium 1,045 Whitehaven 15 Whitehaven 44 - 18 Gateshead 15 Gateshead Thunder 19 February, 15:00 GMT Gary Dolan Recreation Ground 649 Round 3 Home Score Away Match information Date & time Referee Venue Attendance Barrow 15 Barrow Raiders 32 - 16 Swinton 15 Swinton Lions 26 February, 14:00 GMT Dave Merrick Craven Park 1,083 Doncaster 15 Doncaster 12 - 56 Sheffield 15 Sheffield Eagles 26 February, 15:00 GMT Warren Turley Keepmoat Stadium 731 Leigh 15 Leigh Centurions 30 - 12 Hunslet 15 Hunslet Hawks 26 February, 15:00 GMT Chris Leatherbarrow Leigh Sports Village 1,374 Workington Town 15 Workington Town 44 - 16 Whitehaven 15 Whitehaven 26 February, 15:00 GMT Matthew Kidd Derwent Park 1,147 York City Knights 15 York City Knights 26 - 22 Gateshead 15 Gateshead Thunder 26 February, 15:00 GMT D Sharpe Huntington Stadium 635 Round 4 Home Score Away Match information Date & time Referee Venue Attendance Sheffield 15 Sheffield Eagles 36 - 4 York City Knights 15 York City Knights 2 March, 19:30 GMT Robert Hicks Don Valley Stadium 0 Swinton 15 Swinton Lions 30 - 12 Workington Town 15 Workington Town 4 March, 14:00 GMT Clint Sharrad Leigh Sports Village 0 Gateshead 15 Gateshead Thunder 0 - 42 Leigh 15 Leigh Centurions 4 March, 15:00 GMT Tom Crashley Gateshead International Stadium 0 Hunslet 15 Hunslet Hawks 20 - 10 Doncaster 15 Doncaster 4 March, 15:00 GMT Peter Brooke South Leeds Stadium 0 Whitehaven 15 Whitehaven 10 - 18 Barrow 15 Barrow Raiders 4 March, 15:00 GMT Recreation Ground 0 Pool 2 qualification table 2012 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 Sheffield 16 Sheffield Eagles 4 4 0 0 143 52 91 0 12 2 Leigh 16 Leigh Centurions 4 3 0 1 142 51 91 1 10 3 Hunslet 16 Hunslet Hawks 4 3 0 1 90 76 14 0 9 4 Barrow 16 Barrow Raiders 4 3 0 1 97 98 -1 0 9 5 York City Knights 16 York City Knights 4 3 0 1 89 98 -9 0 9 6 Swinton 16 Swinton Lions 4 1 0 3 86 98 -12 2 5 7 Doncaster 16 Doncaster 4 1 0 3 88 115 -27 2 5 8 Workington Town 16 Workington Town 4 1 0 3 94 105 -11 1 4 9 Whitehaven 16 Whitehaven 4 1 0 3 88 112 -24 1 4 10 Gateshead 16 Gateshead Thunder 4 0 0 4 50 160 -110 0 0  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 25 130 H Leigh 12 Leigh Centurions 32 A Batley 12 Batley Bulldogs 12 H Keighley 12 Keighley Cougars 12 A Featherstone 12 Featherstone Rovers 60 H Dewsbury 12 Sheffield Eagles 40 A Hunslet 12 Hunslet Hawks 8 H Halifax 12 Halifax RLFC 54 A Barrow 12 Barrow Raiders 24 H Featherstone 12 Featherstone Rovers 54 A Leigh 12 Leigh Centurions 16 H Dewsbury 12 Sheffield Eagles 22 A Halifax 12 Halifax RLFC 24 N Featherstone 12 Featherstone Rovers N Halifax 12 Halifax RLFC Quarter-finals Home Score Away Match information Date & time Referee Venue Attendance Keighley 15 Keighley Cougars12–60 Featherstone 15 Featherstone Rovers19:30 BST, 14 June 2012Jamie LeahyCougar Park828 Sheffield 15 Sheffield Eagles40–8 Hunslet 15 Hunslet Hawks14:00 BST, 15 June 2012Ronnie LaughtonDon Valley Stadium286 Leigh 15 Leigh Centurions32–12 Batley 15 Batley Bulldogs14:00 BST, 16 June 2012Clint SharradLeigh Sports Village2,002 Halifax 15 Halifax54–24 Barrow 15 Barrow Raiders15:00 BST, 16 June 2012The Shay1,448 Source:Northern Rail Cup http://www.therfl.co.uk/competitions/northern_rail_cup Rugby Football League 1 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120703000900/http://www.therfl.co.uk/competitions/northern_rail_cup 3 July 2012 deadNorthern Rail Cup Fixtures & Results 2012 http://www.northernrail.org/northernrailcup/fixtures Northern Rail 1 July 2012 23 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120623225634/http://www.northernrail.org/northernrailcup/fixtures live Semi-finals Home Score Away Match information Date & time Referee Venue Attendance Featherstone 15 Featherstone Rovers54–16 Leigh 15 Leigh Centurions19:30 BST, 5 July 2012Jamie LeahyBigfellas Stadium1,721 Sheffield 15 Sheffield Eagles22-24 Halifax 15 Halifax19:30 BST, 6 July 2012Ronnie LaughtonDon Valley Stadium Source: Final Home Score Away Match information Date & time Referee Venue Attendance Featherstone 15 Featherstone Rovers12–21 Halifax 15 Halifax15:00 BST, 29 July 2012Jamie LeahyBloomfield Road, Blackpool6,691 Source: 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:2012 in Welsh rugby league Category:2012 in French rugby league