Championship Shield

Championship Shield

Current season or competition: 2019 Rugby League Championship
Sport	Rugby league
Instituted	2015
Number of teams	8
Country	England (RFL)
Holders	Featherstone Rovers (2nd title)
Most titles	Featherstone Rovers (2 titles)
Broadcast partner	Sky Sports

The Championship Shield is a competition that is played at the end of the regular rugby league season in the Bottom 8 of the Super 8s.

Structure

At the end of the regular season the bottom 8 Championship teams carry points they have earned forward and play each other once more, home or away. After 7 more rounds the bottom two teams are then relegated to League 1 and the top four teams qualify for the play off for the Championship Shield.

Championship Shield Winners

Year	Winner	Score	Runner up	Venue	Attendance
2015	Featherstone Rovers	36-4	London Broncos	Halton Stadium	4,179
2016	Bradford Bulls	27-16	Sheffield Eagles	Odsal Stadium	3,518
2017	Toulouse	44-14	Sheffield Eagles	Stade Ernest-Argelès
2018	Featherstone Rovers	42-10	Leigh Centurions	Post Office Road

Winners

	Club	Wins	Last win	Runners-up	Last final lost
1	Featherstone Rovers	2	2018	0	N/A
=2	Toulouse	1	2017	0	N/A
=2	Bradford Bulls	1	2016	0	N/A
4	Sheffield Eagles	0	N/A	2	2017
=5	London Broncos	0	N/A	1	2015
=5	Leigh Centurions	0	N/A	1	2018

Venues

	City	Venue	Years
1	Widnes	Halton Stadium	2015
2	Bradford	Odsal Stadium	2016
3	Blagnac	Stade Ernest-Argelès	2017

Appearances

	Name	Apps	Years
1	Dewsbury Rams	3	2015, 2016, 2017
2	Batley Bulldogs	2	2015, 2017
	Bradford Bulls	2	2016, 2017
	Oldham	2	2016, 2017
	Sheffield Eagles	2	2016, 2017
	Swinton Lions	2	2016, 2017
	Whitehaven	2	2015, 2016
	Workington Town	2	2015, 2016
3	Doncaster	1	2015
	Featherstone Rovers	1	2015
	Halifax	1	2016
	Hunslet Hawks	1	2015
	London Broncos	1	2015
	Rochdale Hornets	1	2017
	Toulouse	1	2017