2015 League 1 Cup

Last updated
2015 iPro Sport Cup
IPro Sport Cup Logo.jpg
Official logo of the iPro sports cup
Duration4 Rounds
Number of teams16
Highest attendance1,200
Lowest attendance150
Broadcast partners Sky Sports (Cup Final Only)
Winners North Wales Crusaders
Runners-up Swinton Lions
Biggest home win Keighley Cougars 64 - 0 East Leeds
Biggest away win London Skolars10 – 78 York City Knights
Top point-scorer(s) Matty Beharrell 20pts

The 2015 League 1 Cup or 2015 iPro Cup [1] for sponsorship reasons is the first year in the tournament's 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.

Contents

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

source: [2]

First round

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and timeVenueRefereeAttendance
West Hull 10 – 36 North Wales Crusaders Saturday 28 February 2015, 15:00 YPI Hull C Campbell150
Oxford Rugby League 20 – 56 Newcastle Thunder Saturday 28 February 2015, 15:00 Iffley Road J Roberts220
Barrow Raiders 16 – 14 Gloucestershire All Golds Sunday 1 March 2015, 14:00 Craven Park J Bloem836
Keighley Cougars 64 – 0 East Leeds Sunday 1 March 2015, 15:00 Cougar Park T Grant423
Swinton Lions 34 – 0 Hemel Stags Sunday 1 March 2015, 15:00 Park Lane, Sedgley Park M Woodhead349
Oldham R.L.F.C. 42 – 6 Coventry Bears Sunday 1 March 2015, 15:00 Whitebank Stadium D Merrick425
Rochdale Hornets 40 – 0 South Wales Scorpions Sunday 1 March 2015, 15:00 Spotland C Kendall260
London Skolars 10 – 78 York City Knights Sunday 1 March 2015, 15:00 New River Stadium W Turley156

Second round

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and timeVenueRefereeAttendance
Barrow Raiders 10 – 32 Oldham R.L.F.C. 15 March 2015, 14:00 Craven Park M Woodhead844
North Wales Crusaders 28 – 4 Rochdale Hornets 15 March 2015, 14:30 Racecourse Stadium, Wrexham G Hewer465
York City Knights 24 – 38 Newcastle Thunder 15 March 2015, 15:00 Huntington Stadium T Crashley358
Keighley Cougars 22 – 24 Swinton Lions 15 March 2015, 15:00 Cougar Park D Merrick472

Semi finals

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and timeVenueRefereeAttendance
Swinton Lions 36 – 28 Newcastle Thunder 7 April 2015, 20:00 BST Park Lane, Sedgley Park M Woodhead351
Oldham R.L.F.C. 16 – 18 North Wales Crusaders 8 April 2015, 19:30 BST Whitebank Stadium D Merrick444

Final

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and timeVenueRefereeAttendance
Swinton Lions 8 – 14 North Wales Crusaders 23 May 2015 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool M Woodhead1,200 [a]

Notes

  1. ↑ The figure is for the first day of Summer Bash was 8360, but the RFL report estimated only 1,200 for this match [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ "iPro sport become title sponsor for League 1 cup". 27 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 "League One cup draw on Friday". Love Rugby League. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Crusaders lift the League 1 Cup". RFL. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Wood hails Summer Bash's carnival of rugby league". Love Rugby League. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
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