The Summer Bash

The Summer Bash
Locale Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Teams 12
First meeting 2015
Latest meeting 2015
Next meeting 2016
Broadcasters Sky Sports
Stadiums Bloomfield Road
Statistics
Meetings total 1
Largest victory London 46-6 Sheffield

The Summer Bash is an annual event organised by the Rugby Football League. An entire round of Kingstone Press Championship matches are played in a city to showcase the sport of rugby league.[1] It will be held at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool from 2015 onwards.

Concept

The Summer Bash was introduced in 2015 after the success of the Super League Magic Weekend. It is an extra round for the Championship teams to compete in, usually a local derby. The event takes place over a single weekend in which three regular season games are played back-to-back on each day with an extra fourth game being played on the Saturday which is the final of the League 1 Cup. The League 1 Cup involves two RL Conference teams which means that it is possible for amateur teams to play at this event alongside the professionals.

History

2015: Blackpool

The games played were, where possible, 'local derby' matches in an attempt to maximise interest in the event. The "non-heartland" sides were paired against each other. An extra match on the Saturday, kick-off at 12.00 noon, was the final of the inaugural League 1 Cup between North Wales Crusaders and Swinton. The largest winning margin was the tie between London Broncos and Sheffield Eagles in which the Broncos ran out 46-6 winners.

Team Score Team Match Information
Date and Time
North Wales Crusaders 12-8 Swinton Lions 23 May 2015 12pm
Team Score Team Match Information
Date and Time Crowd
Workington Town 26-20 Whitehaven 23 May 2015 2.30pm 8,650
London Broncos 46-6 Sheffield Eagles 23 May 2015 4.45pm
Bradford Bulls 18-4 Halifax 23 May 2015 7.00pm
Dewsbury Rams 19-12 Batley Bulldogs 24 May 2015 12.45pm 7,021
Doncaster 12-25 Hunslet Hawks 24 May 2015 3.00pm
Leigh Centurions 31-12 Featherstone Rovers 24 May 2015 5.15pm

2016: Blackpool

After a successful inaugural Summer Bash in Blackpool in 2015 it returned to Blackpool in 2016 with mostly local derbies being played apart from Bradford Bulls Vs Leigh Centurions and Sheffield Eagles Vs London Broncos not being geographical derbies and were based on league positions. Once again, the League One Cup final will take place as the opening game to the weekend.

Team Score Team Match Information
Date and Time Crowd
TBD Vs TBD 28 May 2016 12pm TBD
Team Score Team Match Information
Date and Time Crowd
Sheffield Eagles Vs London Broncos 28 May 2015 2.30pm TBD
Workington Town Vs Whitehaven 28 May 2015 4.45pm
Bradford Bulls Vs Leigh Centurions 28 May 2015 7.00pm
Dewsbury Rams Vs Batley Bulldogs 29 May 2015 12.45pm TBD
Oldham Roughyeds Vs Swinton Lions 29 May 2015 3.00pm
Halifax Vs Featherstone Rovers 29 May 2015 5.15pm

Team Statistics

Club Played Wins Draws Loses Points
1 Bradford Bulls 1 1 0 0 2
2 Dewsbury Rams 1 1 0 0 2
3 Hunslet Hawks 1 1 0 0 2
4 Leigh Centurions 1 1 0 0 2
5 London Broncos 1 1 0 0 2
6 Workington Town 1 1 0 0 2
7 Batley Bulldogs 1 0 0 1 0
8 Doncaster 1 0 0 1 0
9 Featherstone Rovers 1 0 0 1 0
10 Halifax 1 0 0 1 0
11 Sheffield Eagles 1 0 0 1 0
12 Whitehaven 1 0 0 1 0

Venues

City Stadium Years
1England Blackpool Bloomfield Road 2015, 2016

Attendances

Event City Stadium Highest Lowest Average
2015 England Blackpool Bloomfield Road 8,650 7,021 7,836
2016 TBD TBD TBD

See also

References

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