2015 League 1 Cup Explained

2015 iPro Sport Cup
Pixels:200px
Duration:4 Rounds
No Of Teams:16
Highest Attendance:1,200
Lowest Attendance:150
Tv:Sky Sports (Cup Final Only)
Biggest Home Win:Keighley Cougars 64 - 0 East Leeds
Biggest Away Win:London Skolars10 – 78 York City Knights
Season:2015
Season Champs:North Wales Crusaders
Season Champ Name:Winners
Second Place:Swinton Lions
Top Scorer:Matty Beharrell 20pts
Top Try Scorer:3 Players (2)
Nextseason Year:2016

The 2015 League 1 Cup or 2015 iPro Cup[1] for sponsorship reasons is the first year in the tournaments existence. 16 teams are playing in this years tournament, no team in a division higher than the Championship One.[2] The tournament is seen as a replacement for the recently ceased Northern Rail Cup however teams from the Championship are not eligible to compete.

The final of the competition was played as the opening match of the 2015 Summer Bash at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool. It was won by North Wales Crusaders who defeated Swinton Lions.[3] [4]

Teams competing

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First round

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
width=17%Date and timewidth=22%Venuewidth=10%Refereewidth=7%Attendance
West Hull10 – 36North Wales CrusadersSaturday 28 February 2015, 15:00YPI HullC Campbell150
Oxford Rugby League20 – 56Newcastle ThunderSaturday 28 February 2015, 15:00Iffley RoadJ Roberts220
Barrow Raiders16 – 14Gloucestershire All GoldsSunday 1 March 2015, 14:00Craven ParkJ Bloem836
Keighley Cougars64 – 0East LeedsSunday 1 March 2015, 15:00Cougar ParkT Grant423
Swinton Lions34 – 0Hemel StagsSunday 1 March 2015, 15:00Park Lane, Sedgley ParkM Woodhead349
Oldham R.L.F.C.42 – 6Coventry BearsSunday 1 March 2015, 15:00Whitebank StadiumD Merrick425
Rochdale Hornets40 – 0South Wales ScorpionsSunday 1 March 2015, 15:00SpotlandC Kendall 260
London Skolars10 – 78York City KnightsSunday 1 March 2015, 15:00New River StadiumW Turley156

Second round

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
width=17%Date and timewidth=22%Venuewidth=10%Refereewidth=7%Attendance
Barrow Raiders10 – 32Oldham R.L.F.C.15 March 2015, 14:00Craven ParkM Woodhead844
North Wales Crusaders28 – 4Rochdale Hornets15 March 2015, 14:30Racecourse Stadium, WrexhamG Hewer465
York City Knights24 – 38Newcastle Thunder15 March 2015, 15:00Huntington StadiumT Crashley358
Keighley Cougars22 – 24Swinton Lions15 March 2015, 15:00Cougar ParkD Merrick472

Semi finals

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
width=17%Date and timewidth=22%Venuewidth=10%Refereewidth=7%Attendance
Swinton Lions36 – 28Newcastle Thunder7 April 2015, 20:00 BSTPark Lane, Sedgley ParkM Woodhead351
Oldham R.L.F.C.16 – 18North Wales Crusaders8 April 2015, 19:30 BSTWhitebank StadiumD Merrick444

Final

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
width=17%Date and timewidth=22%Venuewidth=10%Refereewidth=7%Attendance
Swinton Lions8 – 14North Wales Crusaders23 May 2015Bloomfield Road, BlackpoolM Woodhead1,200

Notes and References

  1. News: iPro sport become title sponsor for League 1 cup. 27 February 2015. 27 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124305/http://www.rugbyleaguechampionships.co.uk/article/42089/ipro-sport-become-title-sponsors. 2 April 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: League One cup draw on Friday . Love Rugby League . 1 December 2014 . 1 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Crusaders lift the League 1 Cup . RFL . 23 May 2015 . 1 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Wood hails Summer Bash's carnival of rugby league . Love Rugby League . 25 May 2015 . 1 August 2024.