2013 Championship Cup
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2013 Season | ||||
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The 2013 Championship Cup, known as the Northern Rail Cup due to sponsorship from Northern Rail, was the 12th and last season of the rugby league football competition for clubs in Great Britain's Championship and Championship 1.
Leigh beat Sheffield 43-28 in the final, which was played at Halifax's The Shay.
Format
For 2013, the format of the competition was changed to coincide with the expansion of the Championship from 10 to 14 teams. The competition begins on 3 March with a group stage containing eight teams from the 2013 Championship 1 split into two group. Each team will play four games (two home, two away) with three of the games being played against the other teams in the group and the fourth game being played against a team from the other group.[1]
Following the completion of the group stage, the teams finishing first in each group progress to the knock-out stages where they join the 14 teams from the Championship to make up 16 teams. There will be three knock-out rounds (play-off, quarter final, semi final) before the final on 20 July 2013 at The Shay in Halifax.[2] The final will take place after the inaugural Northern Rail Bowl final, involving the two highest-ranked teams from the group stages.
2013 Competition Results
Group Stage
Round 1
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
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48 – 12 | ![]() |
3 March, 14:30 GMT | Racecourse Ground | Clint Sharrad | 721 | |||||
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18 – 36 | ![]() |
3 March, 15:00 GMT | Prince of Wales Stadium, Cheltenham | Peter Brooke | 256 | |||||
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58 – 16 | ![]() |
3 March, 15:00 GMT | Spotland Stadium | Joe Cobb | 508 | |||||
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12 – 54 | ![]() |
3 March, 15:00 GMT | The Knoll | Tom Crashley | 329 | |||||
Source:[3][4] |
Round 2
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
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4 – 30 | ![]() |
10 March, 15:00 GMT | MS3 Craven Park, Hull A | Dave Sharpe | 228 | |||||
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20 – 42 | ![]() |
10 March, 15:00 GMT | Prince of Wales Stadium, Cheltenham | Clint Sharrad | ||||||
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26 – 4 | ![]() |
10 March, 15:00 GMT | New River Stadium | Jamie Bloem | ||||||
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26 – 10 | ![]() |
10 March, 15:00 GMT | Whitebank Stadium | Tom Crashley | 518 | |||||
Source:[3][4] |
Round 3
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
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30 – 16 | ![]() |
17 March, 14:30 GMT | Racecourse Ground | Peter Brooke | 659 | |||||
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20 – 22 | ![]() |
17 March, 15:00 GMT | Pennine Way stadium | Dave Sharpe | 179 | |||||
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20 – 0 | ![]() |
17 March, 15:00 GMT | New River Stadium | Tom Crashley | 251 | |||||
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34 – 16 | ![]() |
17 March, 15:00 GMT | Whitebank Stadium | Joe Cobb | 476 | |||||
Source:[3][4] |
Round 4
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
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16 – 18 | ![]() |
24 March, 15:00 GMT | Crow Trees (Blaydon RFC)B | Jamie Bloem | 142 | |||||
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12 – 24 | ![]() |
24 March, 15:00 GMT | The Knoll | Peter Brooke | 280 | |||||
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40 – 16 | ![]() |
1 April 15:00 BST C | Spotland Stadium | Joe Cobb | 413 | |||||
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24 – 36 | ![]() |
23 April 19:00 BST C | Pennine Way stadium | Tom Crashley | 129 | |||||
Source:[3][4] |
Tables
2013 Northern Rail Cup: Pool A | ||||||||||
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PLD | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | PTS | |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 56 | +88 | 0 | 12 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 86 | +10 | 0 | 9 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 88 | +36 | 0 | 6 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 140 | -88 | 1 | 1 |
2013 Northern Rail Cup: Pool B | ||||||||||
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PLD | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | PTS | |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 56 | +60 | 0 | 9 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 118 | -30 | 1 | 7 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 102 | -18 | 2 | 5 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 114 | -58 | 0 | 3 |
Teams qualifying for the next round |
Tables are correct as of 23 April 2013.
Source: rugbyleaguechampionships.co.uk and BBC Sport.
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
Knock-out Stages
Finals Tournament Bracket
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Play Off Round
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
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20 – 18 | ![]() |
16 May, 19:30 BST | Tetley's Stadium | George Stokes | 800 | |||||
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16 – 62 | ![]() |
19 May, 14:00 BST | New River Stadium | Joe Cobb | 276 | |||||
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19 May, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Matt Thomason | 1,745 | |||||
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19 May, 15:00 BST | Cougar Park | Dave Merrick | 714 | |||||
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19 May, 15:00 BST | Don Valley Stadium | Chris Leatherbarrow | 408 | |||||
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19 May, 15:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Jamie Leahy | 544 | |||||
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19 May, 15:00 BST | Derwent Park | Gareth Hewer | 569 | |||||
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19 May, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 451 | |||||
Source:[3][4] |
Quarter Final
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
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14 – 36 | ![]() |
13 June, 19:30 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Chris Leatherbarrow | ||||||
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26 – 16 | ![]() |
14 June, 20:00 BST | Don Valley Stadium | Matt Thomason | 576 | |||||
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16 June, 14:00 BST | Loverugbyleague.com Stadium | George Stokes | 671 | |||||
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16 June, 15:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Jamie Leahy | 1,320 | |||||
Source:[3][4] |
Semi Final
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
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23 – 6 | ![]() |
27 June, 19:30 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Jamie Leahy | 1,807 | |||||
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28 June, 20:00 BST | Doncaster Athletics Stadium | Chris Leatherbarrow | 611 | |||||
Source:[3][4] |
Finals
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
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43 – 28 | ![]() |
20 July, 17:00 BST | The Shay, Halifax | Chris Leatherbarrow | 4,179 | |||||
Northern Rail Bowl | |||||||||||
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42 – 24 | ![]() |
20 July, 14:30 BST | The Shay, Halifax | Joe Cobb | 2,000 | |||||
Source:[3][4] |
Notes
A.^ Game switched from Thunderdome to Craven Park due to Stan Calvert Cup match between Northumbria University and Newcastle University[5]
B.^ Game switched from Thunderdome to Blaydon RFC due to poor conditions of pitch at Gateshead[6]
C.^ Match originally postponed on 24 March due to snow
References
- ↑ "Northern Rail Cup 2013" (PDF). RFL. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "History beckons as 2013 Northern Rail Cup begins". RFL. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Results - Championship Cup - Rugby League - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Results". Rugby League Championship. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Gateshead Thunder to stage match at Hull KR's Craven Park". BBC Sport. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ↑ "Thunder to play at Blaydon". Gateshead Thunder. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
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