2010 Championship Cup Explained

2010 Championship Cup
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No Of Teams:20
Attendance:49,202 (average: 1,144)
Season:2010 season
Season Champs:Batley Bulldogs
Season Champ Name:Season Champions
Second Place:Widnes Vikings
Mvp Link:Man of Steel Award
Prevseason Link:Championship Cup#Cup final results
Prevseason Year:2009
Nextseason Link:2011 Championship Cup
Nextseason Year:2011

The 2010 Championship Cup (known for commercial reasons as the Northern Rail Cup) was the 9th season of the rugby league football competition for clubs in Great Britain's Co-operative Championship and Championship One.

The final was played at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool with Batley Bulldogs defeating the Widnes Vikings 25–24 to claim the trophy.

Format

The format and structure of the 2010 Northern Rail Cup competition was the same as in 2009. All the English-based Co-operative Championship and Championship One clubs have been divided equally into two pools for the group stages with five teams from each division in each pool.

Each team played two home games and two away games against teams in their pool with each club playing an equal number of The Co-operative Championship and The Co-operative Championship One clubs.

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 Northern Rail Cup quarter-finals were played on the weekend of 5 and 6 June with the semi-finals taking place on 19 and 20 June.

The winners of the Northern Rail Cup were eligible to apply for a Super League licence in 2011.

Toulouse Olympique and newly formed South Wales Scorpions did not participate in the 2010 Northern Rail Cup.[1]

Fixtures

Pool 1

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
width=15%Date & timewidth=15%Refereewidth=15%Venuewidth=10%Attendance
Whitehaven26 – 34 Batley Bulldogs10 February, 19:30 GMTRecreation Ground (Whitehaven)888
align=left Widnes Vikings50 – 6align=left Gateshead Thunder2 February, 15:00 GMTStobart Stadium Halton2,200
align=left Blackpool Panthers22 – 24align=left Keighley Cougars31 January, 15:00 GMTWoodlands Memorial Ground
align=left Doncaster0 – 60align=left Barrow Raiders17 February, 19:45 GMTKeepmoat Stadium285
align=left Workington Town18 – 19align=left Swinton Lions17 February, 19:30 GMTDerwent Park286

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
width=15%Date & timewidth=15%Refereewidth=15%Venuewidth=10%Attendance
align=left Barrow Raiders34 – 8align=left Blackpool Panthers7 February, 14:00 GMTCraven Park1,474
align=left Batley Bulldogs30 – 30align=left Widnes Vikings7 February, 14:00 GMTMount Pleasant, Batley1,004
align=left Keighley Cougars17 – 16align=left Whitehaven7 February, 14:00 GMTCougar Park756
align=left Gateshead Thunder12 – 26align=left Workington Town7 February, 15:00 GMTGateshead International Stadium404
align=left Swinton Lions30 – 20align=left Doncaster7 February, 15:00 GMTPark Lane (stadium)380

Round 3

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
width=15%Date & timewidth=15%Refereewidth=15%Venuewidth=10%Attendance
align=left Batley Bulldogs46 - 10align=left Swinton Lions14 February, 14:00 GMTMount Pleasant, Batley999
align=left Keighley Cougars38 - 10align=left Workington Town14 February, 15:00 GMTCougar Park654
align=left Whitehaven54 - 10align=left Doncaster14 February, 14:00 GMTRecreation Ground (Whitehaven)808
align=left Widnes Vikings22 - 20align=left Barrow Raiders14 February, 15:00 GMTStobart Stadium Halton3,432
align=left Blackpool Panthers74 - 6align=left Gateshead Thunder14 February, 15:00 GMTWoodlands Memorial Ground

Round 4

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
width=15%Date & timewidth=15%Refereewidth=15%Venuewidth=10%Attendance
align=left Barrow Raiders62 - 18align=left Keighley Cougars10 March, 19:45 GMTCraig HalloranCraven Park1,277
align=left Doncaster20 – 40align=left Blackpool Panthers24 March, 19:45 GMTTim RobyKeepmoat Stadium198
align=left Gateshead Thunder4 - 100align=left Batley Bulldogs17 March, 19:30 GMTChris LeatherbarrowGateshead International Stadium237
align=left Swinton Lions12 - 36align=left Widnes Vikings21 February, 15:00 GMTWarren TurleyPark Lane (stadium)816
align=left Workington Town22 - 14align=left Whitehaven21 February, 15:00 GMTM ThomasonDerwent Park738

Pool 1 qualification table

Pool 2

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
width=15%Date & timewidth=15%Refereewidth=15%Venuewidth=10%Attendance
align=left Dewsbury Rams50 - 4align=left London Skolars31 January, 15:00 GMTTetley's Stadium887
align=left Leigh Centurions24 - 12align=left Oldham31 January, 15:00 GMTLeigh Sports Village1,627
align=left Sheffield Eagles13 - 6align=left Halifax17 February, 19:45 GMTDon Valley Stadium851
align=left Hunslet Hawks0 - 68align=left Featherstone Rovers4 March, 20:00 GMTSouth Leeds Stadium
align=left Rochdale Hornets12 - 36align=left York City Knights17 February, 20:00 GMTSpotland Stadium362

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
width=15%Date & timewidth=15%Refereewidth=15%Venuewidth=10%Attendance
align=left Featherstone Rovers18 - 18align=left Sheffield Eagles7 February, 15:00 GMTChris Moyles Stadium1,175
align=left Halifax24 - 0align=left Dewsbury Rams7 February, 15:00 GMTShay Stadium2,141
align=left London Skolars12 - 60align=left Hunslet Hawks7 February, 14:00 GMTNew River Stadium328
align=left Oldham22 - 14align=left Rochdale Hornets8 February, 20:00 GMTBoundary Park
align=left York City Knights13 - 12align=left Leigh Centurions7 February, 15:00 GMTHuntington Stadium911

Round 3

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
width=15%Date & timewidth=15%Refereewidth=15%Venuewidth=10%Attendance
align=left Leigh Centurions36 - 6align=left Featherstone Rovers14 February, 15:00 GMTLeigh Sports Village1,729
align=left Sheffield Eagles40 - 10align=left York City Knights14 February, 15:00 GMTDon Valley Stadium840
align=left Hunslet Hawks28 - 14align=left Oldham14 February, 14:00 GMTJohn Charles Centre for Sport519
align=left London Skolars0 - 68align=left Halifax14 February, 15:00 GMTNew River Stadium416
align=left Rochdale Hornets12 - 48align=left Dewsbury Rams14 February, 15:00 GMTSpotland Stadium575

Round 4

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
width=15%Date & timewidth=15%Refereewidth=15%Venuewidth=10%Attendance
align=left Featherstone Rovers56 - 10align=left Rochdale Hornets23 February, 20:00 GMTCraig HalloranChris Moyles Stadium777
align=left Dewsbury Rams22 - 44align=left Leigh Centurions3 March, 19:45 GMTJamie LeahyTetley's Stadium888
align=left Halifax36 - 42align=left Hunslet Hawks21 March, 15:00 GMTRonnie LaughtonShay Stadium1,771
align=left Oldham22 - 24align=left Sheffield Eagles21 February, 15:00 GMTRobert HicksBoundary Park340
align=left York City Knights34 - 12align=left London Skolars10 March, 19:00 GMTTim RobyHuntington Stadium439

Pool 2 qualification table

Finals

Sky Sports televised one Northern Rail Cup quarter-final tie live on Thursday 3 June and one of the semi-finals on Thursday 17 June as well as providing full coverage of the Northern Rail Cup final at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, on Sunday 18 July.

Quarter-finals

The Northern Rail Cup quarter-final draw took place on Wednesday 24 March and was broadcast live on Sky Sports’ weekly Boots N' All programme.

Barrow, Batley, Hunslet, Keighley, Leigh, Sheffield, Widnes & York all qualified for the quarter-final stage of the competition. The eight teams were entered into the open draw for the quarter-final knock-out stages which was played on the weekend of 5 and 6 June. Only Hunslet and York come from Co-operative Championship 1.

One quarter-final tie was brought forward to Thursday 3 June to be screened live on Sky Sports.

The teams lined up as per the table below:[2]

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
width=15%Date & timewidth=15%Refereewidth=15%Venuewidth=10%Attendance
align=left Widnes Vikings26 – 12align=left Barrow Raiders19:30, 3 June 2010Stobart Stadium Halton1,718
Keighley Cougars32 – 6 York City Knights15:00 6 June 2010Cougar Park712
align=left Batley Bulldogs26 – 16align=left Sheffield Eagles15:00 6 June 2010Mount Pleasant708
align=left Hunslet Hawks6 – 42align=left Leigh Centurions15:00 6 June 2010South Leeds Stadium770

Semi-finals

The semi-finals will take place on the weekend of 19 and 20 June with Sky Sports broadcasting one tie live on the Thursday night.

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
width=15%Date & timewidth=15%Refereewidth=15%Venuewidth=10%Attendance
align=left Leigh Centurions4 – 25align=left Batley Bulldogs19:30, 17 June 2010Leigh Sports Village2,058
Keighley Cougars18 – 48 Widnes Vikings15:00 20 June 2010Cougar Park1,686

Final

The Northern Rail Cup final took place at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool on Sunday 18 July at 4pm live on Sky Sports. The Match was contested by Batley Bulldogs and defending champions Widnes Vikings, who were looking for their 3rd cup victory in just 4 years. Batley won the match, beating Widnes 25-24 thanks to two late tries from Alex Brown. This was Batley's first appearance in a cup final since 1998 and first in a major final since 1952.[3] The victory leaves Batley eligible to apply for the 2012–14 Super League licences to gain promotion to the Super League, although coach Karl Harrison stated that they have no Super League ambitions.[4]

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
width=15%Date & timewidth=15%Refereewidth=15%Venuewidth=10%Attendance
Batley Bulldogs25-24 Widnes Vikings16:00 18 July 2010Robert HicksBloomfield Road, Blackpool8,138

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.therfl.co.uk/championship/news_item.php?id=16116
  2. http://www.therfl.co.uk/home/news_item_top.php?id=17091{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  3. http://www.therfl.co.uk/home/news_item_top.php?id=18428{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  4. News: Batley win the Northern Rail Cup. 18 July 2010.

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