2012 Championship Cup
2012 Championship Cup | |
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Teams | 20 |
2012 Season | |
The 2012 Championship Cup, known as the Northern Rail Cup due to sponsorship from Northern Rail, was the 11th season of the rugby league football competition for clubs in Great Britain's Co-operative Championship and Championship One.
In the final staged at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool, Halifax defeated Featherstone Rovers 21-12 to claim the trophy.
Format
The twenty teams are split up into two pools. Each team will play two home games and two away games against teams in their pool. The top four teams in each pool following the conclusion of the group stage fixtures will then progress into an open draw for the knock-out quarter-final stage. The competition will start on February 5.
Toulouse Olympique will compete in this competition despite withdrawing from the Co-operative Championship. All the teams from the Championships will compete except for the newly reformed North Wales Crusaders.
2012 Competition Results
Pool 1
Round 1
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | |||
London Skolars | 16 – 32 | Toulouse Olympique | 9 April, 12:30 BST | New River Stadium | 0 | |
Keighley Cougars | 16 – 22 | Batley Bulldogs | 12 February, 14:00 GMT | Gareth Hewer | Cougar Park | 1,095 |
Dewsbury Rams | 6 – 36 | Halifax RLFC | 12 February, 15:00 GMT | Tim Roby | Tetley's Stadium | 1,347 |
Oldham Roughyeds | 0 – 68 | Featherstone Rovers | 15 February, 20:00 GMT | Jamie Leahy | Whitebank Stadium | 672 |
Rochdale Hornets | 0 – 0 | South Wales Scorpions | 9 May, 20:00 BST | Spotland Stadium | 0 |
Round 2
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | |||
Toulouse Olympique | 24 – 24 | Keighley Cougars | 18 February, 19:00 GMT | Stade des Minimes | 650 | |
Batley Bulldogs | 50 – 16 | London Skolars | 19 February, 14:30 GMT | Warren Turley | Mount Pleasant | 601 |
Featherstone Rovers | 38 – 6 | Dewsbury Rams | 19 February, 15:00 GMT | Clint Sharrad | Post Office Road | 1,943 |
Halifax RLFC | 38 – 6 | Rochdale Hornets | 19 February, 15:00 GMT | Matt Thomason | The Shay | 1,881 |
South Wales Scorpions | 36 – 36 | Oldham Roughyeds | 19 February, 15:00 GMT | Peter Brooke | The Gnoll | 849 |
Round 3
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | |||
Batley Bulldogs | 34 - 12 | Toulouse Olympique | 25 February, 14:00 GMT | Greg Dolan | Mount Pleasant | 620 |
Halifax RLFC | 32 - 34 | Featherstone Rovers | 26 February, 15:00 GMT | Robert Hicks | The Shay | 2,530 |
Oldham Roughyeds | 28 - 30 | Dewsbury Rams | 26 February, 15:00 GMT | Whitebank Stadium | 573 | |
Rochdale Hornets | 16 - 40 | Keighley Cougars | 26 February, 15:00 GMT | George Stokes | Spotland Stadium | 604 |
South Wales Scorpions | 30 - 38 | London Skolars | 26 February, 15:00 GMT | Tom Crashley | The Gnoll | 205 |
Round 4
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | |||
Toulouse Olympique | 44 - 30 | South Wales Scorpions | 3 March, 19:00 GMT | Matthew Thomasson | Stade des Minimes | 0 |
Keighley Cougars | 26 – 12 | Oldham Roughyeds | 4 March, 14:00 GMT | Ronnie Laughton | Cougar Park | 0 |
Dewsbury Rams | 32 - 10 | Rochdale Hornets | 4 March, 15:00 GMT | Matthew Kidd | Spotland Stadium | 0 |
Featherstone Rovers | 22 - 34 | Batley Bulldogs | 4 March, 15:00 GMT | Jamie Leahy | Post Office Road | 0 |
London Skolars | 12 - 16 | Halifax RLFC | 4 March, 15:00 GMT | New River Stadium | 0 |
Pool 1 Qualification Table
2012 Northern Rail Cup: Pool 1 | ||||||||||
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# | PLD | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | PTS | |
1 | Batley Bulldogs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 66 | 74 | 0 | 12 |
2 | Featherstone Rovers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 72 | 90 | 1 | 10 |
3 | Halifax RLFC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 58 | 64 | 1 | 10 |
4 | Keighley Cougars | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 74 | 32 | 1 | 9 |
5 | Toulouse Olympique | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 112 | 104 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
6 | Dewsbury Rams | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 112 | -38 | 0 | 6 |
7 | London Skolars | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 128 | -46 | 2 | 5 |
8 | South Wales Scorpions | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 118 | -22 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Oldham Roughyeds | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 76 | 160 | -84 | 1 | 3 |
10 | Rochdale Hornets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 110 | -78 | 0 | 0 |
Teams qualifying for the next round |
Source: Northern Rail Cup Table – The RFL [2]
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
Pool 2
Round 1
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | |||
Gateshead Thunder | 10 - 48 | Doncaster RLFC | 15 February, 20:00 GMT | Gateshead International Stadium | 243 | |
Hunslet Hawks | 34 - 18 | Whitehaven RLFC | 15 February, 19:30 GMT | Dave Merrick | South Leeds Stadium | 305 |
Leigh Centurions | 48 - 16 | Barrow Raiders | 12 February, 15:00 GMT | George Stokes | Leigh Sports Village | 1,860 |
Workington Town | 14 - 28 | Sheffield Eagles | 12 February, 15:00 GMT | Chris Leatherbarrow | Derwent Park | 532 |
York City Knights | 30 - 22 | Swinton Lions | 23 February, 20:00 GMT | Huntington Stadium | 504 |
Round 2
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | |||
Barrow Raiders | 31 - 24 | Workington Town | 19 February, 14:00 GMT | Jamie Leahy | Craven Park | 1,366 |
Swinton Lions | 18 - 24 | Hunslet Hawks | 19 February, 14:00 GMT | Thierry Alibert | Leigh Sports Village | 475 |
Doncaster RLFC | 18 - 29 | York City Knights | 19 February, 15:00 GMT | Ronnie Laughton | Keepmoat Stadium | 418 |
Sheffield Eagles | 23 - 22 | Leigh Centurions | 19 February, 15:00 GMT | Robert Hicks | Don Valley Stadium | 1,045 |
Whitehaven RLFC | 44 - 18 | Gateshead Thunder | 19 February, 15:00 GMT | Gary Dolan | Recreation Ground | 649 |
Round 3
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | |||
Barrow Raiders | 32 - 16 | Swinton Lions | 26 February, 14:00 GMT | Dave Merrick | Craven Park | 1,083 |
Doncaster RLFC | 12 - 56 | Sheffield Eagles | 26 February, 15:00 GMT | Warren Turley | Keepmoat Stadium | 731 |
Leigh Centurions | 30 - 12 | Hunslet Hawks | 26 February, 15:00 GMT | Chris Leatherbarrow | Leigh Sports Village | 1,374 |
Workington Town | 44 - 16 | Whitehaven RLFC | 26 February, 15:00 GMT | Matthew Kidd | Derwent Park | 1,147 |
York City Knights | 26 - 22 | Gateshead Thunder | 26 February, 15:00 GMT | D Sharpe | Huntington Stadium | 635 |
Round 4
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sheffield Eagles | 36 - 4 | York City Knights | 2 March, 19:30 GMT | Robert Hicks | Don Valley Stadium | 0 |
Swinton Lions | 30 - 12 | Workington Town | 4 March, 14:00 GMT | Clint Sharrad | Leigh Sports Village | 0 |
Gateshead Thunder | 0 - 42 | Leigh Centurions | 4 March, 15:00 GMT | Tom Crashley | Gateshead International Stadium | 0 |
Hunslet Hawks | 20 - 10 | Doncaster RLFC | 4 March, 15:00 GMT | Peter Brooke | South Leeds Stadium | 0 |
Whitehaven RLFC | 10 - 18 | Barrow Raiders | 4 March, 15:00 GMT | Recreation Ground | 0 |
Pool 2 Qualification Table
2012 Northern Rail Cup: Pool 2 | ||||||||||
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# | PLD | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | PTS | |
1 | Sheffield Eagles | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 52 | 91 | 0 | 12 |
2 | Leigh Centurions | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 51 | 91 | 1 | 10 |
3 | Hunslet Hawks | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 76 | 14 | 0 | 9 |
4 | Barrow Raiders | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 98 | -1 | 0 | 9 |
5 | York City Knights | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 98 | -9 | 0 | 9 |
6 | Swinton Lions | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 98 | -12 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Doncaster RLFC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 115 | -27 | 2 | 5 |
8 | Workington Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 105 | -11 | 1 | 4 |
9 | Whitehaven RLFC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 112 | -24 | 1 | 4 |
10 | Gateshead Thunder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 160 | -110 | 0 | 0 |
Teams qualifying for the next round |
Source: Northern Rail Cup Table – The RFL [2]
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
Finals
Finals Tournament Bracket
Quarter Finals
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | ||||||||
Keighley Cougars | 12–60 | Featherstone Rovers | 19:30 BST, 14 June 2012 | Jamie Leahy | Cougar Park | 828 | |||||
Sheffield Eagles | 40–8 | Hunslet Hawks | 14:00 BST, 15 June 2012 | Ronnie Laughton | Don Valley Stadium | 286 | |||||
Leigh Centurions | 32–12 | Batley Bulldogs | 14:00 BST, 16 June 2012 | Clint Sharrad | Leigh Sports Village | 2,002 | |||||
Halifax RLFC | 54–24 | Barrow Raiders | 15:00 BST, 16 June 2012 | The Shay | 1,448 | ||||||
Source:[3][4] |
Semi Finals
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | ||||||||
Featherstone Rovers | 54–16 | Leigh Centurions | 19:30 BST, 5 July 2012 | Jamie Leahy | Bigfellas Stadium | 1,721 | |||||
Sheffield Eagles | 22-24 | Halifax RLFC | 19:30 BST, 6 July 2012 | Ronnie Laughton | Don Valley Stadium | ||||||
Source:[3][4] |
Final
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | ||||||||
Featherstone Rovers | 12–21 | Halifax RLFC | 15:00 BST, 29 July 2012 | Jamie Leahy | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | 6,691 | |||||
Source:[3][4] |
References
- ^ "Match statistics". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Northern Rail Cup Table". RFL. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Northern Rail Cup". Rugby Football League. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "Northern Rail Cup Fixtures & Results 2012". Northern Rail. Retrieved 1 July 2012.