2012 Championship 1

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2012 Championship 1
League Championship 1
Duration18 rounds
Teams10
Highest attendance1,954 Workington Town v Whitehaven (24 June 2012) [1]
Lowest attendance186 Gateshead Thunder v London Skolars (22 July 2012) [1]
Broadcast partners Premier Sports
2012 Season
Champions Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster
League leaders Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster
Runners-up Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders
Top point-scorer(s) Skolscolours.svg Dylan Skee (194) [1]
Top try-scorer(s) Doncaster colours.svg Lee Waterman (25) [1]

The 2012 Championship 1 was a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in England and Wales, the third tier of the sport in the country. For one season only, [2] the top four teams (Barrow Raiders, Doncaster, Whitehaven and Workington Town) were promoted to the 2013 Rugby Football League Championship, while the champions of the division were decided by a six-team play-off, which was won by Doncaster, who beat Barrow 16–13 at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. [3]

Contents

There was no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league. All of the teams competed in the 2012 Challenge Cup and the 2012 National League Cup.

2012 structure

The competition featured mainly the same teams as it did in 2011. The exceptions being that the Swinton Lions and the Keighley Cougars were both promoted to compete in the 2012 RFL Championship. The Barrow Raiders were relegated from the 2010 RFL Championship, while the North Wales Crusaders enter the division following the collapse of the Crusaders, who lost a Super League licence for the 2012 season.

Championship 1
Team & Current Season 2011 Position StadiumCapacityLocation
Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders 11th (Championship) Craven Park 7,600 Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster 5th Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder 10th Thunderdome 11,800 Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
Skolscolours.svg London Skolars 9th New River Stadium 5,000 Haringey, London
NWCrucolours.png North Wales Crusaders N/A Racecourse Ground 10,500 (15,500 with The Kop open) Wrexham, Wales
Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 7th Whitebank Stadium 1500 (temporary capacity)Limeside, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets 4th Spotland Stadium 10,249 Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Scorpions.png South Wales Scorpions 8th The Gnoll 6,000 Neath, West Glamorgan, Wales
Haven colours.svg Whitehaven 6th Recreation Ground 7,500 Whitehaven, Cumbria
Workingtoncolours.svg Workington Town 2nd Derwent Park 10,000 Workington, Cumbria

Season table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBnsPts
1 Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster (P)181503717347+370146
2 Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders (P)181404617383+234345
3 Workingtoncolours.svg Workington Town (P)181205617330+287443
4 Haven colours.svg Whitehaven R.L.F.C. (P)181206549421+118137
5 Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets (Pl)18909496462+34128
6 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham (Pl)187110465485-20528
7 Skolscolours.svg London Skolars 187110558560-2226
8 NWCrucolours.png North Wales Crusaders 187011460628−168324
9 Scorpions.png South Wales Scorpions 184014365680-315416
10 Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder 181017276824−54825
 Teams qualifying for promotion to 2013 Co-operative Championship and Champions play-offs [4]
 Teams qualifying for Champions play-offs [4]


This table is correct as of 2 September 2012. Source: cooperativechampionship.co.uk and BBC Sport.

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.
(P) - Promoted, (Pl) - Qualified for Playoffs

Season results

The regular league season sees the 10 teams play each other twice (one home, one away) over 18 matches. The top six teams at the end of the regular season goes through to the play-offs to determine the winners of Championship 1.

See also

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