2020 RFL Championship
The 2020 Rugby Football League Championship is a rugby league football competition played primarily in England but including a team from France. It is the second tier of the three tiers of professional rugby league in England, below Super League and above League 1. Following rule changes agreed at the end of the 2018 season, the Super 8's format has been abandoned and the Championship will feature a play-off system leading to promotion to Super League for one club while results during the regular season will lead to relegation to League 1 for two teams.
Betfred Championship 2020 | |
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League | Championship |
Duration | 27 rounds + play-offs |
Teams | 14 |
Broadcast partners | Sky Sports |
2020 season | |
The 2020 Championship comprises 14 teams, which all played one another twice in the regular season, once at home and once away, totalling 26 games. The 2020 season also features the "Summer Bash Weekend" for a sixth time so the regular season totals 27 games for each team.
Teams
The Championship is made up of 14 teams, 11 of whom featured in the 2019 Championship; one, London Broncos, who were relegated from Super League; and two, Whitehaven and Oldham, who won promotion from League 1 in 2019. At the end of the 2019 season Bradford Bulls moved out of their Odsal ground and for 2020 agreed a ground share deal with Dewsbury Rams at the Rams' Tetley's Stadium.
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Location |
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Fox's Biscuits Stadium | 7,500 | Batley, West Yorkshire | |
Tetley's Stadium | 5,800 | Dewsbury, West Yorkshire | |
Tetley's Stadium | 5,800 | Dewsbury, West Yorkshire | |
LD Nutrition Stadium | 8,000 | Featherstone, West Yorkshire | |
The MBi Shay | 14,000 | Halifax, West Yorkshire | |
Leigh Sports Village | 12,000 | Leigh, Greater Manchester | |
Trailfinders Sports Ground | 4,000 | Ealing, London | |
Bower Fold[1] | 6,500 | Stalybridge, Greater Manchester | |
Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium | 2,500 | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | |
Heywood Road | 3,387 | Sale, Greater Manchester | |
Stade Ernest-Wallon | 19,500 | Toulouse, France | |
Recreation Ground | 7,500 | Whitehaven, Cumbria | |
Halton Stadium | 13,350 | Widnes, Cheshire | |
Bootham Crescent | 8,256 | York, North Yorkshire | |
Regular season results
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 48 | +132 | 0 | 10 | Play-off semi-final | |
2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 40 | +122 | 0 | 8 | Play-off qualifying final | |
3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 74 | +63 | 0 | 8 | ||
4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 92 | +28 | 0 | 8 | Play-off elimination final | |
5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 92 | +36 | 0 | 6 | ||
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 0 | 6 | ||
7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 60 | +30 | 0 | 4 | ||
8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 73 | +9 | 0 | 4 | ||
9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 133 | −51 | 1 | 3 | ||
10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 0 | 2 | ||
11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 148 | −88 | 0 | 2 | ||
12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 158 | −112 | 0 | 2 | ||
13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 102 | −76 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to League 1 | |
14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 146 | −92 | 0 | 0 |
Play-offs
At the end of the 27 game regular season, the top five teams enter a four-round play-off. The winners of the play-off final will earn promotion to Super League for 2021.
References
- Gordon, James (5 November 2019). "Oldham confirm return to Bower Fold". Love Rugby League.