2010 Championship Cup
2010 Championship Cup | |
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Teams | 20 |
Attendance | 49,202 (average: 1,144) |
2010 Season | |
Season Champions | Batley Bulldogs |
Runners-up | Widnes Vikings |
The 2010 Championship Cup, (known for commercial reasons as the Northern Rail Cup), was the 9th season of the rugby league football competition for clubs in Great Britain's Co-operative Championship and Championship One.
In the final, played at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool with Batley Bulldogs defeating the Widnes Vikings 25-24 to claim the trophy.
Format[]
The format and structure of the 2010 Northern Rail Cup competition was the same as in 2009. All the English-based Co-operative Championship and Championship One clubs have been divided equally into two pools for the group stages with five teams from each division in each pool.
Each team played two home games and two away games against teams in their pool with each club playing an equal number of The Co-operative Championship and The Co-operative Championship One clubs.
The top four teams in each pool following the conclusion of the group stage fixtures then progressed into an open draw for the knock-out quarter-final stage.
The Northern Rail Cup quarter-finals were played on the weekend of 5 and 6 June with the semi-finals taking place on 19 and 20 June.
The winners of the Northern Rail Cup were eligible to apply for a Super League licence in 2011.
Toulouse Olympique and newly formed South Wales Scorpions did not participate in the 2010 Northern Rail Cup. [1][permanent dead link]
Fixtures[]
Pool 1[]
Round 1[]
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | |||
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26 – 34 | ![]() |
10 February, 19:30 GMT | Recreation Ground (Whitehaven) | 888 | |
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50 – 6 | ![]() |
2 February, 15:00 GMT | Stobart Stadium Halton | 2,200 | |
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22 – 24 | ![]() |
31 January, 15:00 GMT | Woodlands Memorial Ground | ||
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0 – 60 | ![]() |
17 February, 19:45 GMT | Keepmoat Stadium | 285 | |
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18 – 19 | ![]() |
17 February, 19:30 GMT | Derwent Park | 286 |
Round 2[]
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | |||
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34 – 8 | ![]() |
7 February, 14:00 GMT | Craven Park | 1,474 | |
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30 – 30 | ![]() |
7 February, 14:00 GMT | Mount Pleasant, Batley | 1,004 | |
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17 – 16 | ![]() |
7 February, 14:00 GMT | Cougar Park | 756 | |
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12 – 26 | ![]() |
7 February, 15:00 GMT | Gateshead International Stadium | 404 | |
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30 – 20 | ![]() |
7 February, 15:00 GMT | Park Lane (stadium) | 380 |
Round 3[]
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | |||
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46 - 10 | ![]() |
14 February, 14:00 GMT | Mount Pleasant, Batley | 999 | |
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38 - 10 | ![]() |
14 February, 15:00 GMT | Cougar Park | 654 | |
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54 - 10 | ![]() |
14 February, 14:00 GMT | Recreation Ground (Whitehaven) | 808 | |
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22 - 20 | ![]() |
14 February, 15:00 GMT | Stobart Stadium Halton | 3,432 | |
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74 - 6 | ![]() |
14 February, 15:00 GMT | Woodlands Memorial Ground |
Round 4[]
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | |||
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62 - 18 | ![]() |
10 March, 19:45 GMT | Craig Halloran | Craven Park | 1,277 |
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20 – 40 | ![]() |
24 March, 19:45 GMT | Tim Roby | Keepmoat Stadium | 198 |
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4 - 100 | ![]() |
17 March, 19:30 GMT | Chris Leatherbarrow | Gateshead International Stadium | 237 |
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12 - 36 | ![]() |
21 February, 15:00 GMT | Warren Turley | Park Lane (stadium) | 816 |
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22 - 14 | ![]() |
21 February, 15:00 GMT | M Thomason | Derwent Park | 738 |
Pool 1 Qualification Table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 70 | +140 | 0 | 11 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 68 | +70 | 0 | 11 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 48 | +128 | 1 | 10 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 110 | +34 | 0 | 9 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 144 | 84 | +60 | 1 | 7 |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 83 | −7 | 1 | 7 |
7 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 83 | +27 | 3 | 6 |
8 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 120 | −49 | 0 | 6 |
9 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 184 | −134 | 1 | 1 |
10 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 250 | −222 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for 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 | |||
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50 - 4 | ![]() |
31 January, 15:00 GMT | Tetley's Stadium | 887 | |
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24 - 12 | ![]() |
31 January, 15:00 GMT | Leigh Sports Village | 1,627 | |
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13 - 6 | ![]() |
17 February, 19:45 GMT | Don Valley Stadium | 851 | |
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0 - 68 | ![]() |
4 March, 20:00 GMT | South Leeds Stadium | ||
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12 - 36 | ![]() |
17 February, 20:00 GMT | Spotland Stadium | 362 |
Round 2[]
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | |||
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18 - 18 | ![]() |
7 February, 15:00 GMT | Chris Moyles Stadium | 1,175 | |
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24 - 0 | ![]() |
7 February, 15:00 GMT | Shay Stadium | 2,141 | |
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12 - 60 | ![]() |
7 February, 14:00 GMT | New River Stadium | 328 | |
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22 - 14 | ![]() |
8 February, 20:00 GMT | Boundary Park | ||
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13 - 12 | ![]() |
7 February, 15:00 GMT | Huntington Stadium | 911 |
Round 3[]
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | |||
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36 - 6 | ![]() |
14 February, 15:00 GMT | Leigh Sports Village | 1,729 | |
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40 - 10 | ![]() |
14 February, 15:00 GMT | Don Valley Stadium | 840 | |
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28 - 14 | ![]() |
14 February, 14:00 GMT | John Charles Centre for Sport | 519 | |
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0 - 68 | ![]() |
14 February, 15:00 GMT | New River Stadium | 416 | |
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12 - 48 | ![]() |
14 February, 15:00 GMT | Spotland Stadium | 575 |
Round 4[]
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | |||
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56 - 10 | ![]() |
23 February, 20:00 GMT | Craig Halloran | Chris Moyles Stadium | 777 |
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22 - 44 | ![]() |
3 March, 19:45 GMT | Jamie Leahy | Tetley's Stadium | 888 |
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36 - 42 | ![]() |
21 March, 15:00 GMT | Ronnie Laughton | Shay Stadium | 1,771 |
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22 - 24 | ![]() |
21 February, 15:00 GMT | Robert Hicks | Boundary Park | 340 |
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34 - 12 | ![]() |
10 March, 19:00 GMT | Tim Roby | Huntington Stadium | 439 |
Pool 2 Qualification Table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 56 | +39 | 0 | 11 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 53 | +63 | 1 | 10 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 76 | +17 | 0 | 9 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 64 | +84 | 0 | 8 |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 55 | +79 | 2 | 8 |
7 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 84 | +36 | 0 | 6 |
8 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 90 | −20 | 2 | 5 |
9 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 162 | −114 | 1 | 1 |
10 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 212 | −184 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for 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.
(Q) Teams qualifying for the next round
Finals[]
Sky Sports televised one Northern Rail Cup quarter-final tie live on Thursday 3 June and one of the semi-finals on Thursday 17 June as well as providing full coverage of the Northern Rail Cup Final at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, on Sunday 18 July.
Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 32 | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||
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![]() | 48 | |||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 26 | ||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 12 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 25 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 24 | |||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 26 | ||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 16 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 25 | |||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 42 |
Quarter Finals[]
The Northern Rail Cup quarter-final draw took place on Wednesday 24 March and was broadcast live on Sky Sports’ weekly Boots N' All programme.
Barrow, Batley, Hunslet, Keighley, Leigh, Sheffield, Widnes & York all qualified for the quarter-final stage of the competition. The eight teams were entered into the open draw for the quarter-final knock-out stages which was played on the weekend of 5 and 6 June. Only Hunslet and York come from Co-operative Championship 1.
One quarter-final tie was brought forward to Thursday 3 June to be screened live on Sky Sports.
The teams lined up as per the table below:[2]
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | |||
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26 – 12 | ![]() |
19:30, 3 June 2010 | Stobart Stadium Halton | 1,718 | |
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32 – 6 | ![]() |
15:00 6 June 2010 | Cougar Park | 712 | |
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26 – 16 | ![]() |
15:00 6 June 2010 | Mount Pleasant | 708 | |
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6 – 42 | ![]() |
15:00 6 June 2010 | South Leeds Stadium | 770 |
Semi Finals[]
The semi-finals will take place on the weekend of 19 and 20 June with Sky Sports broadcasting one tie live on the Thursday night.
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | |||
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4 – 25 | ![]() |
19:30, 17 June 2010 | Leigh Sports Village | 2,058 | |
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18 – 48 | ![]() |
15:00 20 June 2010 | Cougar Park | 1,686 |
Final[]
The Northern Rail Cup Final took place at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool on Sunday 18 July at 4pm live on Sky Sports. The Match was contested by Batley Bulldogs and defending champions Widnes Vikings, who were looking for their 3rd cup victory in just 4 years. Batley won the match, beating Widnes 25-24 thanks to two late tries from Alex Brown. This was Batley's first appearance in a cup final since 1998 and first in a major final since 1952.[3] The victory leaves Batley eligible to apply for the 2012–14 Super League licences to gain promotion to the Super League, although coach Karl Harrison stated that they have no Super League ambitions.[4]
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date & Time | Referee | Venue | Attendance | |||
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25-24 | ![]() |
16:00 18 July 2010 | Robert Hicks | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | 8,138 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Northern Rail Cup Table". RFL.
- ^ http://www.therfl.co.uk/home/news_item_top.php?id=17091[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.therfl.co.uk/home/news_item_top.php?id=18428[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Batley win the Northern Rail Cup". 18 July 2010.
- 2010 in English rugby league
- Championship Cup