2012 Championship Cup

2012 Championship Cup
Number of teams 20
2012 Season
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The 2012 Championship Cup, known as the Northern Rail Cup due to sponsorship from Northern Rail, was the 11th season of the rugby league football competition for clubs in Great Britain's Co-operative Championship and Championship One.

In the final staged at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool, Halifax defeated Featherstone Rovers 21-12 to claim the trophy.

Format

The twenty teams are split up into two pools. Each team will play two home games and two away games against teams in their pool. The top four teams in each pool following the conclusion of the group stage fixtures will then progress into an open draw for the knock-out quarter-final stage. The competition will start on February 5.

Toulouse Olympique will compete in this competition despite withdrawing from the Co-operative Championship. All the teams from the Championships will compete except for the newly reformed North Wales Crusaders.

2012 Competition Results

[1]

Pool 1

Round 1

Home Score Away Match Information
Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
London Skolars 16 – 32 Toulouse Olympique 9 April, 12:30 BST New River Stadium 0
Keighley Cougars 16 – 22 Batley Bulldogs 12 February, 14:00 GMT Gareth Hewer Cougar Park 1,095
Dewsbury Rams 6 – 36 Halifax RLFC 12 February, 15:00 GMT Tim Roby Tetley's Stadium 1,347
Oldham Roughyeds 0 – 68 Featherstone Rovers 15 February, 20:00 GMT Jamie Leahy Whitebank Stadium 672
Rochdale Hornets 0 – 0 South Wales Scorpions 9 May, 20:00 BST Spotland Stadium 0

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
Toulouse Olympique 24 – 24 Keighley Cougars 18 February, 19:00 GMT Stade des Minimes 650
Batley Bulldogs 50 – 16 London Skolars 19 February, 14:30 GMT Warren Turley Mount Pleasant 601
Featherstone Rovers 38 – 6 Dewsbury Rams 19 February, 15:00 GMT Clint Sharrad Post Office Road 1,943
Halifax RLFC 38 – 6 Rochdale Hornets 19 February, 15:00 GMT Matt Thomason The Shay 1,881
South Wales Scorpions 36 – 36 Oldham Roughyeds 19 February, 15:00 GMT Peter Brooke The Gnoll 849

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
Batley Bulldogs 34 - 12 Toulouse Olympique 25 February, 14:00 GMT Greg Dolan Mount Pleasant 620
Halifax RLFC 32 - 34 Featherstone Rovers 26 February, 15:00 GMT Robert Hicks The Shay 2,530
Oldham Roughyeds 28 - 30 Dewsbury Rams 26 February, 15:00 GMT Whitebank Stadium 573
Rochdale Hornets 16 - 40 Keighley Cougars 26 February, 15:00 GMT George Stokes Spotland Stadium 604
South Wales Scorpions 30 - 38 London Skolars 26 February, 15:00 GMT Tom Crashley The Gnoll 205

Round 4

Home Score Away Match Information
Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
Toulouse Olympique 44 - 30 South Wales Scorpions 3 March, 19:00 GMT Matthew Thomasson Stade des Minimes 0
Keighley Cougars 26 – 12 Oldham Roughyeds 4 March, 14:00 GMT Ronnie Laughton Cougar Park 0
Dewsbury Rams 32 - 10 Rochdale Hornets 4 March, 15:00 GMT Matthew Kidd Spotland Stadium 0
Featherstone Rovers 22 - 34 Batley Bulldogs 4 March, 15:00 GMT Jamie Leahy Post Office Road 0
London Skolars 12 - 16 Halifax RLFC 4 March, 15:00 GMT New River Stadium 0

Pool 1 Qualification Table

2012 Northern Rail Cup: Pool 1
    		 PLD W D L PF PA PD BP PTS
    1 Batley Bulldogs 4 4 0 0 140 66 74 0 12
    2 Featherstone Rovers 4 3 0 1 162 72 90 1 10
    3 Halifax RLFC 4 3 0 1 122 58 64 1 10
    4 Keighley Cougars 4 2 1 1 106 74 32 1 9
    5 Toulouse Olympique 4 2 1 1 112 104 8 0 8
    6 Dewsbury Rams 4 2 0 2 74 112 -38 0 6
    7 London Skolars 4 1 0 3 82 128 -46 2 5
    8 South Wales Scorpions 3 0 1 2 96 118 -22 1 3
    9 Oldham Roughyeds 4 0 1 3 76 160 -84 1 3
    10 Rochdale Hornets 3 0 0 3 32 110 -78 0 0
      Teams qualifying for the next round

    Source: Northern Rail Cup Table – The RFL [2]
    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
    Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
    Gateshead Thunder 10 - 48 Doncaster RLFC 15 February, 20:00 GMT Gateshead International Stadium 243
    Hunslet Hawks 34 - 18 Whitehaven RLFC 15 February, 19:30 GMT Dave Merrick South Leeds Stadium 305
    Leigh Centurions 48 - 16 Barrow Raiders 12 February, 15:00 GMT George Stokes Leigh Sports Village 1,860
    Workington Town 14 - 28 Sheffield Eagles 12 February, 15:00 GMT Chris Leatherbarrow Derwent Park 532
    York City Knights 30 - 22 Swinton Lions 23 February, 20:00 GMT Huntington Stadium 504

    Round 2

    Home Score Away Match Information
    Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
    Barrow Raiders 31 - 24 Workington Town 19 February, 14:00 GMT Jamie Leahy Craven Park 1,366
    Swinton Lions 18 - 24 Hunslet Hawks 19 February, 14:00 GMT Thierry Alibert Leigh Sports Village 475
    Doncaster RLFC 18 - 29 York City Knights 19 February, 15:00 GMT Ronnie Laughton Keepmoat Stadium 418
    Sheffield Eagles 23 - 22 Leigh Centurions 19 February, 15:00 GMT Robert Hicks Don Valley Stadium 1,045
    Whitehaven RLFC 44 - 18 Gateshead Thunder 19 February, 15:00 GMT Gary Dolan Recreation Ground 649

    Round 3

    Home Score Away Match Information
    Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
    Barrow Raiders 32 - 16 Swinton Lions 26 February, 14:00 GMT Dave Merrick Craven Park 1,083
    Doncaster RLFC 12 - 56 Sheffield Eagles 26 February, 15:00 GMT Warren Turley Keepmoat Stadium 731
    Leigh Centurions 30 - 12 Hunslet Hawks 26 February, 15:00 GMT Chris Leatherbarrow Leigh Sports Village 1,374
    Workington Town 44 - 16 Whitehaven RLFC 26 February, 15:00 GMT Matthew Kidd Derwent Park 1,147
    York City Knights 26 - 22 Gateshead Thunder 26 February, 15:00 GMT D Sharpe Huntington Stadium 635

    Round 4

    Home Score Away Match Information
    Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
    Sheffield Eagles 36 - 4 York City Knights 2 March, 19:30 GMT Robert Hicks Don Valley Stadium 0
    Swinton Lions 30 - 12 Workington Town 4 March, 14:00 GMT Clint Sharrad Leigh Sports Village 0
    Gateshead Thunder 0 - 42 Leigh Centurions 4 March, 15:00 GMT Tom Crashley Gateshead International Stadium 0
    Hunslet Hawks 20 - 10 Doncaster RLFC 4 March, 15:00 GMT Peter Brooke South Leeds Stadium 0
    Whitehaven RLFC 10 - 18 Barrow Raiders 4 March, 15:00 GMT Recreation Ground 0

    Pool 2 Qualification Table

    2012 Northern Rail Cup: Pool 2
      		 PLD W D L PF PA PD BP PTS
      1 Sheffield Eagles 4 4 0 0 143 52 91 0 12
      2 Leigh Centurions 4 3 0 1 142 51 91 1 10
      3 Hunslet Hawks 4 3 0 1 90 76 14 0 9
      4 Barrow Raiders 4 3 0 1 97 98 -1 0 9
      5 York City Knights 4 3 0 1 89 98 -9 0 9
      6 Swinton Lions 4 1 0 3 86 98 -12 2 5
      7 Doncaster RLFC 4 1 0 3 88 115 -27 2 5
      8 Workington Town 4 1 0 3 94 105 -11 1 4
      9 Whitehaven RLFC 4 1 0 3 88 112 -24 1 4
      10 Gateshead Thunder 4 0 0 4 50 160 -110 0 0
        Teams qualifying for the next round

      Source: Northern Rail Cup Table – The RFL [2]
      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

      Finals

      Finals Tournament Bracket

      Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
               
      H Leigh Centurions 32
      A Batley Bulldogs 12
      H Featherstone Rovers 54
      A Leigh Centurions 16
      H Keighley Cougars 12
      A Featherstone Rovers 60
      N Featherstone Rovers
      N Halifax RLFC
      H Sheffield Eagles 40
      A Hunslet Hawks 8
      H Sheffield Eagles 22
      A Halifax RLFC 24
      H Halifax RLFC 54
      A Barrow Raiders 24

      Quarter Finals

      Home Score Away Match Information
      Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
      Keighley Cougars 12–60 Featherstone Rovers 19:30 BST, 14 June 2012 Jamie Leahy Cougar Park 828
      Sheffield Eagles 40–8 Hunslet Hawks 14:00 BST, 15 June 2012 Ronnie Laughton Don Valley Stadium 286
      Leigh Centurions 32–12 Batley Bulldogs 14:00 BST, 16 June 2012 Clint Sharrad Leigh Sports Village 2,002
      Halifax RLFC 54–24 Barrow Raiders 15:00 BST, 16 June 2012 The Shay 1,448
      Source:[3][4]

      Semi Finals

      Home Score Away Match Information
      Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
      Featherstone Rovers 54–16 Leigh Centurions 19:30 BST, 5 July 2012 Jamie Leahy Bigfellas Stadium 1,721
      Sheffield Eagles 22-24 Halifax RLFC 19:30 BST, 6 July 2012 Ronnie Laughton Don Valley Stadium
      Source:[3][4]

      Final

      Home Score Away Match Information
      Date & Time Referee Venue Attendance
      Featherstone Rovers 12–21 Halifax RLFC 15:00 BST, 29 July 2012 Jamie Leahy Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 6,691
      Source:[3][4]

      References

      1. ↑ "Match statistics". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
      2. 1 2 "Northern Rail Cup Table". RFL. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
      3. 1 2 3 "Northern Rail Cup". Rugby Football League. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
      4. 1 2 3 "Northern Rail Cup Fixtures & Results 2012". Northern Rail. Retrieved 1 July 2012.

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