Championship Shield
Appearance
Current season or competition: 2016 Super 8s | |
Sport | Rugby league |
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Instituted | 2015 |
Number of teams | 8 |
Country | England (RFL) |
Holders | Bradford Bulls (1st title) |
Most titles | Featherstone Rovers Bradford Bulls (1 title) |
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 |
Winners
Club | Wins | Last win | Runners-up | Last final lost | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
=1 | Bradford Bulls | 1 | 2016 | 0 | N/A |
=1 | Featherstone Rovers | 1 | 2015 | 0 | N/A |
=3 | London Broncos | 0 | N/A | 1 | 2015 |
=3 | Sheffield Eagles | 0 | N/A | 1 | 2016 |
Venues
City | Venue | Years | |
1 | Widnes | Halton Stadium | 2015 |
2 | Odsal | Odsal Stadium | 2016 |
Appearances
Name | Apps | Years | |
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1 | Dewsbury Rams | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
Whitehaven RLFC | 2 | 2015, 2016 | |
Workington Town | 2 | 2015, 2016 | |
2 | Batley Bulldogs | 1 | 2015 |
Featherstone Rovers | 1 | 2015 | |
London Broncos | 1 | 2015 | |
Doncaster RLFC | 1 | 2015 | |
Hunslet Hawks | 1 | 2015 | |
Bradford Bulls | 1 | 2016 | |
Halifax | 1 | 2016 | |
Oldham Roughyeds | 1 | 2016 | |
Sheffield Eagles | 1 | 2016 | |
Swinton Lions | 1 | 2016 |