2009 RFL Championship

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Co-operative Championship 2009
League Championship
Duration20 Rounds
Teams11
Attendance217,362 (average 1,874)
2009 Season
Champions Barrow Raiders
League Leaders Barrow Raiders
Runners-up Halifax
Top try-scorer(s) Flag of Scotland.svg James Nixon (26)
Promotion and relegation
Relegated to Championship 1 Doncaster
Gateshead Thunder

The 2009 RFL Championship (known as the Co-operative Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 1st season of the RFL Championship under its current name and the 42nd season under its current league status.

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There was no automatic promotion to Super League due to licensing being used. Qualifying for the Grand Final is a prerequisite for Championship clubs to be able to apply for license in the next round of applications for the 2012–14 period.

The Grand Final was won by Barrow Raiders, who also won the League leaders Shield, beating Halifax 26-18.

Toulouse Olympique were exempt from relegation meaning Leigh Centurions were relegated along with bottom placed Doncaster. Following the completion of the season, Gateshead Thunder were eliminated following salary cap breaches and subsequently relegated, meaning Leigh Centurions retained their place in the Champipnship.

Table

2009 Co-operative Championship
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBPPtsQualification
1 Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders 201307632361+271544Qualified for the play-offs
2 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 201307714476+238443
3 Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 201109635447+188942
4 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 201109649438+211639
5 Haven colours.svg Whitehaven 201208565567−2339
6 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 201208619524+95137
7 Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder 20929610657−47332
8 Batley colours.svg Batley Bulldogs 208210536620−84632
9 Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions 209011426572−146532Relegated
10 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique XIII 209011556582−26330 [a]
11 Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster 201019257955−698−4−1 [b] Relegated
Source: www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk [1] and Rugby-League.com [2]
Rules for classification: 1st on league points; 2nd on match points difference.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Toulouse were exempt from relegation.
  2. ↑ Doncaster had 5 bonus points, but lost 9 competition points for entering administration.

Play-offs

Eliminators

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance
Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 26 – 21 Haven colours.svg Whitehaven 10 September, 19:30 GMT Stobart Stadium 2,375
Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 8 – 32 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 11 September, 20:00 GMT Don Valley Stadium 808

Semi finals

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance
Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders 35 – 12 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 17 September, 19:30 GMT Craven Park Thierry Alibert 2823
Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 24 – 32 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 18 September, 20:00 GMT Stobart Stadium Ben Thaler 3,296

Elimination final

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance
Faxcolours.svg Halifax 36 – 30 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 24 September, 19:30 GMT Shay Stadium Ian Smith2,556

Grand Final

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance
Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders 26 – 18 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 4 October, 17:30 Halliwell Jones Stadium P Bentham11,398

Team bracket

EliminatorsSemi-finalsEliminator FinalGrand Final
1 Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders 351 Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders 26
2 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 122 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 18
2 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 36
4 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 26
6 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 30
5 Haven colours.svg Whitehaven 21
4 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 24
6 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 32
3 Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 8
6 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 32
Source: Rugby League Project

Statistics

The following are the top points scorers in the 2009 Championship season. Statistics include points scored in both league and play-off appearances. [3]

Attendances

TeamPlayedHighestLowestTotalAverage
1 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 125,2362,37543,7523,646
2 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 113,2742,00225,8122,347
3 Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders 113,0501,69325,3262,302
4 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique 103,2061,20021,7882,179
5 Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions 102,7211,39419,8431,984
6 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 102,6731,34618,0841,808
7 Haven colours.svg Whitehaven 102,7081,17516,6981,670
8 Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 111,45780912,5461,141
9 Batley colours.svg Batley Bulldogs 101,4305808,952895
10 Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster 101,0962756,693669
11 Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder 101,0334056,470647
Total11511,398275217,3621,874

Rugby League Crowds - 2009 Co-operative Champs

See also

Team season articles

References

  1. ↑ "Co-Operative Championship Table". www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "League Tables | Rugby-League.com". Rugby-League.com. RFL. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Butcher, Tim; Spencer, Daniel, eds. (2009). Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2009-2010. League Publications. p. 318. ISBN   978-1-901347-21-0.
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