Championship Shield

Championship Shield
Current season or competition:
2018 Super 8s
Sport Rugby league
Instituted 2015
Number of teams 8
Country  England (RFL)
Holders Toulouse (1st title)
Most titles Featherstone Rovers
Bradford Bulls
Toulouse (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 3,518
2017 Toulouse 44-14 Sheffield Eagles Stade Ernest-Argelès

Winners

Club Wins Last win Runners-up Last final lost
=1 Toulouse 1 2017 0 N/A
=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 2 2017
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Venues

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

Appearances

NameAppsYears
1 Dewsbury Rams32015, 2016, 2017
2 Batley Bulldogs22015, 2017
Bradford Bulls22016, 2017
Oldham22016, 2017
Sheffield Eagles22016, 2017
Swinton Lions22016, 2017
Whitehaven22015, 2016
Workington Town22015, 2016
3 Doncaster12015
Featherstone Rovers12015
Halifax12016
Hunslet Hawks12015
London Broncos12015
Rochdale Hornets12017
Toulouse12017

References

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