This is a list of the 2010 Rugby Football League Championship. The RFL Championship is known as Co-operative Championship due to sponsorship by The Co-operative Group.
The Co-operative Championship is a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in the United Kingdom and France one tier below the first tier Super League. The two worst performing teams during the season, with the exception of Toulouse Olympique, will be relegated to Championship 1.
There is no automatic promotion from this league to Super League, which uses a licensing system renewed every three years. 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 2010 Co-Operative Championship season will consist of two stages. The regular season is played over 22 round-robin fixtures, in which each of the eleven teams involved in the competition will play each other once at home and once away. In the 2010 Co-Operative Championship, a win is worth three points in the table, a draw is worth one two points apiece, and a loss by 12 points or fewer is worth 1 bonus point.
The league leaders at the end of the regular season will receive the league leaders trophy, but the Championship is decided through the second stage of the season via a playoffs system. The top six teams in the table will contest to play in the Grand Final, the winners of which are crowned 2010 Co-Operative Champions.
The 2010 season started on 25 February, when Leigh Centurions hosted the Barrow Raiders.
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | RFL Match Report | |||
Leigh Centurions | (12)20 - 20(6) | Barrow Raiders | 25 February, 19:30 GMT | Gareth Hewer | Leigh Sports Village | 2,203 | Report [1] |
Toulouse Olympique XIII | (10)26 - 22(12) | Dewsbury Rams | 27 February, 20:00 GMT | Peter Brook | Stade des Minimes | 850 | Report [2] |
Featherstone Rovers | (24)36 - 10(0) | Batley Bulldogs | 28 February, 15:00 GMT | Big Fellas Stadium | 1,353 | Report [3] | |
Halifax | (12)32 - 26(12) | Sheffield Eagles | 28 February, 15:00 GMT | Jamie Leahy | Shay Stadium | 2,139 | Report [4] |
Widnes Vikings | (34)72 - 10(6) | Keighley Cougars | 28 February, 15:00 GMT | Ron Laughton | Stobart Stadium Halton | 2,777 | Report [5] |
Round Stats | |||||||
Agg Att: | 9,322 | Avg Att: | 1,865 | Pts Scored: | 274 | Avg Pts: | 55 |
Highest Try Scorer(s): | Shane Grady (3) Dean Thompson (3) | Highest Goal Scorer(s): | Shane Grady (10) |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | RFL Match Report | |||
Batley Bulldogs | (6)24 - 34(30) | Halifax | 11 March, 19:30 GMT | Ronnie Laughton | Mount Pleasant | 1,837 | Report [6] |
Whitehaven | (10)34 - 20(20) | Toulouse Olympique | 13 March, 18:00 GMT | Jamie Leahy | Recreation Ground | 1,181 | Report [7] |
Dewsbury Rams | (6)10 - 40(22) | Featherstone Rovers | 14 March, 15:00 GMT | Gareth Hewer | The Tetley's Stadium | 1,313 | Report [8] |
Keighley Cougars | (6)12 - 34(18) | Leigh Centurions | 14 March, 15:00 GMT | Robert Hicks | Cougar Park | 1,115 | Report [9] |
Sheffield Eagles | (14)30 - 44(18) | Widnes Vikings | 14 March, 15:00 GMT | Warren Turley | Don Valley Stadium | 1,085 | Report [10] |
Round Stats | |||||||
Agg Att: | 6,531 | Avg Att: | 1,306 | Pts Scored: | 282 | Avg Pts: | 56 |
Highest Try Scorer(s): | Andy Kain (3) | Highest Goal Scorer(s): | Shane Grady (8) |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | RFL Match Report | |||
Widnes Vikings | (10)28 - 30(16) | Halifax | 18 March, 19:30 GMT | Robert Hicks | Stobart Stadium Halton | 3,686 | Report [11] |
Sheffield Eagles | (12)22 - 10(10) | Dewsbury Rams | 19 March, 19:30 GMT | Jamie Leahy | Don Valley Stadium | 835 | Report [12] |
Toulouse Olympique | (14)34 - 26(4) | Keighley Cougars | 20 March, 19:00 GMT | Warren Turley | Stade des Minimes | 1,823 | Report [13] |
Barrow Raiders | (0)6 - 20(8) | Featherstone Rovers | 20 March, 18:30 GMT | Ian Smith | Craven Park | 1,998 | Report [14] |
Leigh Centurions | (12)44 - 12(0) | Whitehaven | 21 March, 15:00 GMT | P Brooke | Leigh Sports Village | 1,891 | Report [15] |
Round Stats | |||||||
Agg Att: | 10,233 | Avg Att: | 2,046 | Pts Scored: | 232 | Avg Pts: | 46 |
Highest Try Scorer(s): | Thomas Coyle (2) Tangi Ropati (2) | Highest Goal Scorer(s): | Kyle Briggs (6) |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | RFL Match Report | |||
Keighley Cougars | (12)12 - 22(10) | Batley Bulldogs | 25 March, 19:30 GMT | Jamie Leahy | Cougar Park | 1,336 | Report [16] |
Toulouse Olympique | (16)16 - 48(16) | Barrow Raiders | 27 March, 19:00 GMT | Gareth Hewer | Stade des Minimes | 1,500 | Report [17] |
Dewsbury Rams | (14)30 - 36(16) | Widnes Vikings | 28 March, 15:00 GMT | Ronnie Laughton | Tetley's Stadium | 1,499 | Report [18] |
Featherstone Rovers | (32)54 - 18(12) | Whitehaven | 28 March, 15:00 GMT | Warren Turley | Big Fellas Stadium | 1,551 | Report [19] |
Halifax | (4)10 - 48(20) | Leigh Centurions | 28 March, 15:00 GMT | M Thomason | Shay Stadium | 3,071 | Report [20] |
Round Stats | |||||||
Agg Att: | 8,957 | Avg Att: | 1,791 | Pts Scored: | 294 | Avg Pts: | 59 |
Highest Try Scorer(s): | Anthony Thackeray (3) Chris Spurr (3) | Highest Goal Scorer(s): | Kyle Briggs (7) |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | RFL Match Report | |||
Whitehaven | (8)8 - 19(6) | Barrow Raiders | 1 April, 18:00 GMT | Ian Smith | Recreation Ground | 1,386 | Report [21] |
Featherstone Rovers | (8)44 - 4(0) | Halifax | 2 April, 19:30 GMT | Gareth Hewer | Big Fellas Stadium | 2,353 | Report [22] |
Keighley Cougars | (2)16 - 16(10) | Sheffield Eagles | 2 April, 19:30 GMT | M Thomason | Cougar Park | 927 | |
Batley Bulldogs | (10)22 - 8(4) | Dewsbury Rams | 2 April, 19:30 GMT | Warren Turley | Mount Pleasant | 1,484 | |
Toulouse Olympique | (0)6 - 36(18) | Leigh Centurions | 2 April, 19:30 GMT | Craig Halloran | Stade des Minimes | 1,225 | Report [23] |
Round Stats | |||||||
Agg Att: | 7,375 | Avg Att: | 1,475 | Pts Scored: | 179 | Avg Pts: | 36 |
Highest Try Scorer(s): | Martin Ostler (2) | Highest Goal Scorer(s): | Kyle Briggs (8) |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | RFL Match Report | |||
Dewsbury Rams | (4)10 - 42(14) | Keighley Cougars | 5 April, 15:00 GMT | Craig Halloran | Tetley's Stadium | 1,854 | Report [24] |
Halifax | (16)50 - 6(6) | Toulouse Olympique | 5 April, 18:00 GMT | Peter Brooke | Shay Stadium | 1,725 | Report [25] |
Leigh Centurions | (14)26 - 4(4) | Batley Bulldogs | 5 April, 19:00 GMT | Gareth Hewer | Leigh Sports Village | 2,246 | Report [26] |
Widnes Vikings | (30)48 - 18(8) | Whitehaven | 5 April, 15:00 GMT | Jamie Leahy | Stobart Stadium Halton | 3,033 | Report [27] |
Round Stats | |||||||
Agg Att: | 8,858 | Avg Att: | 2,215 | Pts Scored: | 204 | Avg Pts: | 51 |
Highest Try Scorer(s): | Matty Blythe (3) Shad Royston (3) | Highest Goal Scorer(s): | Jamie Rooney (7) Lee Patterson (7) |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | RFL Match Report | |||
Halifax | (16)40 - 20(6) | Keighley Cougars | 8 April, 19:30 GMT | Robert Hicks | The Shay | 2,522 | Report [28] |
Widnes Vikings | (12)36 - 42(30) | Toulouse Olympique | 10 April, 18:00 GMT | M Thomason | Stobart Stadium Halton | 2,793 | Report [29] |
Barrow Raiders | (32)56 - 10(4) | Batley Bulldogs | 10 April, 18:30 GMT | Craig Halloran | Craven Park | 1,725 | Report [30] |
Dewsbury Rams | (4)12 - 20(18) | Whitehaven | 11 April, 15:00 GMT | P Brooke | Tetley's Stadium | 850 | Report [31] |
Sheffield Eagles | (6)16 - 40(16) | Featherstone Rovers | 11 April, 15:00 GMT | Jamie Leahey | Bramall Lane | 2,871 | Report [32] |
Round Stats | |||||||
Agg Att: | 10,761 | Avg Att: | 2,152 | Pts Scored: | 292 | Avg Pts: | 58 |
Highest Try Scorer(s): | Jermaine McGilvary (3) Vincent Duport (3) Anthony Thackeray (3) | Highest Goal Scorer(s): | Jamie Rooney (8) |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | RFL Match Report | |||
Barrow Raiders | (28)50 - 4(4) | Sheffield Eagles | 5 April, 15:00 GMT | Ronnie Laughton | Craven Park | 1,854 | Report [33] |
Round Stats | |||||||
Agg Att: | 1,854 | Avg Att: | 1,854 | Pts Scored: | 54 | Avg Pts: | 54 |
Highest Try Scorer(s): | Highest Goal Scorer(s): |
2010 Co-operative Championship | ||||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Bns | Pts |
1 | Featherstone Rovers | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 735 | 334 | +401 | 2 | 56 |
2 | Halifax | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 684 | 509 | +175 | 2 | 50 |
3 | Leigh Centurions | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 580 | 403 | +177 | 5 | 43 |
4 | Barrow Raiders | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 607 | 449 | +158 | 1 | 39 |
5 | Widnes Vikings | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 619 | 488 | +131 | 5 | 38 |
6 | Sheffield Eagles | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 503 | 555 | −52 | 1 | 35 |
7 | Batley Bulldogs | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 479 | 488 | −9 | 8 | 29 |
8 | Toulouse Olympique | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 486 | 649 | −163 | 3 | 27 |
9 | Dewsbury Rams | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 454 | 503 | −49 | 8 | 26 |
10 | Whitehaven (R) | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 281 | 707 | −426 | 4 | 16 |
11 | Keighley Cougars (R) | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 362 | 703 | -341 | 5 | 10 |
Teams qualifying for the Play-offs | |
Teams in relegation position |
This table is correct as of 25th August 2010 (1:12pm). Source: Co-Operative Championship Table [34]
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.
Note: Keighley started the season on −9 points for going into administration.
# | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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1 | Featherstone Rovers | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15* | 18 |
2 | Leigh Centurions | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17* |
3 | Halifax | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
4 | Barrow Raiders | 2 | 2* | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 |
5 | Widnes Vikings | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10* | 13 | 14 |
6 | Toulouse Olympique | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
7 | Batley Bulldogs | 0 | 1 | 1* | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
8 | Whitehaven | 0* | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
9 | Sheffield Eagles | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 6 | 6 | 6 |
9 | Dewsbury Rams | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
11 | Keighley Cougars | -9 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -2 | -2 |
Source: | [35] | [36] | [37] | [38] | [39] | [40] | [41] |
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