2012 RFL Championship season results
This is a list of the 2012 RFL Championship season results. The Championship is the second-tier rugby league competition in the United Kingdom. The 2012 season started on 8 March and ended on 30 September with the grand final at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington. The 2012 season is the last season to consist of a 10-team division, with the league expanding to 12 teams for 2013 with the inclusion of the top 4 teams from the 2012 Championship 1 season, Barrow Raiders, Doncaster, Whitehaven, and Workington Town.
The 2012 season consisted of two stages. The regular season was played over 18 round-robin fixtures, in which each of the fourteen teams involved in the competition played each other once at home and once away. In the Championship, a win was worth three points in the table, a draw worth two points apiece, and a loss by less than 12 points during the game earned one bonus point. Defeats by more than 12 points yielded no points.
The Championship was decided through the second stage of the season, the play-offs. The top six teams in the table contested to play in the grand final, the winners of which were crowned champions.
Regular season
Round 1
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
![]() | 18–24 | ![]() | 8 March, 19:30 GMT | Leigh Sports Village | Matt Thomason | 1,663 | |||||
![]() | 12–22 | ![]() | 10 March, 14:00 GMT | Cougar Park | Gareth Hewer | 1,621 | |||||
![]() | 30–10 | ![]() | 10 March, 15:00 GMT | Tetley's Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 1,059 | |||||
![]() | 44–18 | ![]() | 10 March, 15:00 GMT | The Shay | Tim Roby | 2,052 | |||||
![]() | 56–22 | ![]() | 10 March, 15:00 GMT | Don Valley Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 1,815 | |||||
Source:[1][2] |
Round 2
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
![]() | 36–16 | ![]() | 15 March, 19:30 GMT | Bigfellas Stadium | Steve Maden | 2,382 | |||||
![]() | 8–10 | ![]() | 18 March, 14:00 GMT | Mount Pleasant | Clint Sharrad | 848 | |||||
![]() | 16–34 | ![]() | 18 March, 14:00 GMT | Leigh Sports Village | Tim Roby | 654 | |||||
![]() | 22–40 | ![]() | 18 March, 15:00 GMT | South Leeds Stadium | Matt Thomason | 419 | |||||
![]() | 18–24 | ![]() | 18 March, 15:00 GMT | Huntington Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 967 | |||||
Source:[1][2] |
Round 3
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
![]() | 18–50 | ![]() | 29 March, 19:30 BST | Bramall Lane | Gareth Hewer | 1,412 | |||||
![]() | 36–6 | ![]() | 30 March, 20:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Jamie Leahy | 1,700 | |||||
![]() | 48–6 | ![]() | 1 April, 14:00 BST | Cougar Park | Ronnie Laughton | 1,069 | |||||
![]() | 26–18 | ![]() | 1 April, 14:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Matt Thomason | 707 | |||||
![]() | 12–24 | ![]() | 1 April, 15:00 GMT | Tetley's Stadium | George Stokes | 1,597 | |||||
Source:[1][2] |
Round 4
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
![]() | 38–4 | ![]() | 6 April, 12:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Ronnie Laughton | 2,135 | |||||
![]() | 18–16 | ![]() | 6 April, 19:30 BST | Mount Pleasant | Clint Sharrad | 1,353 | |||||
![]() | 13–12 | ![]() | 6 April, 19:30 BST | The Shay | Jamie Leahy | 2,378 | |||||
![]() | 40–60 | ![]() | 7 April, 18:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Tim Roby | 2,293 | |||||
![]() | 20–6 | ![]() | 8 April, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Warren Turley | 505 | |||||
Source:[1][2] |
Round 5
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
![]() | 18–32 | ![]() | 19 April, 19:30 BST | The Shay | George Stokes | 2,062 | |||||
![]() | 23–16 | ![]() | 22 April, 14:00 BST | Cougar Park | Matt Thomason | 948 | |||||
![]() | 24–26 | ![]() | 22 April, 14:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Clint Sharrad | 866 | |||||
![]() | 16–8 | ![]() | 22 April, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 850 | |||||
![]() | 16–30 | ![]() | 22 April, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 691 | |||||
Source:[1][2] |
Round 6
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
![]() | 32–12 | ![]() | 6 May, 12:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | George Stokes | 410 | |||||
![]() | 29–22 | ![]() | 6 May, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 992 | |||||
![]() | 12–60 | ![]() | 6 May, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Tim Roby | 2,806 | |||||
![]() | 0–48 | ![]() | 6 May, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Dave Merrick | 506 | |||||
![]() | 32–34 | ![]() | 6 May, 15:00 BST | Don Valley Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 1,237 | |||||
Source:[1][2] |
Round 7
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
![]() | 18–25 | ![]() | 10 May, 19:30 BST | Huntington Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 462 | |||||
![]() | 24–31 | ![]() | 13 May, 14:00 BST | Mount Pleasant | Matt Thomason | 1,317 | |||||
![]() | 50–22 | ![]() | 13 May, 15:00 BST | The Shay | Jamie Leahy | 2,377 | |||||
![]() | 12–38 | ![]() | 13 May, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 426 | |||||
![]() | 40–14 | ![]() | 23 August, 19:45 BSTA | Leigh Sports Village | Gareth Hewer | 1,597 | |||||
Source:[1][2] |
Round 8
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
![]() | 36–4 | ![]() | 17 May, 19:30 BST | Cougar Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 716 | |||||
![]() | 42–10 | ![]() | 18 May, 19:30 BST | Bramall Lane | Dave Merrick | 1,154 | |||||
![]() | 34–14 | ![]() | 19 May, 18:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 1,610 | |||||
![]() | 23–16 | ![]() | 20 May, 14:00 BST | Mount Pleasant | George Stokes | 1,553 | |||||
![]() | 30–10 | ![]() | 20 May, 15:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Dave Merrick | 1,716 | |||||
Source:[1][2] |
Round 9
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
![]() | 26–16 | ![]() | 24 May, 19:30 BST | Bramall Lane | Ronnie Laughton | 1,117 | |||||
![]() | 18–24 | ![]() | 25 May, 20:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Jamie Leahy | 822 | |||||
![]() | 18–34 | ![]() | 27 May, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 922 | |||||
![]() | 10–54 | ![]() | 27 May, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Matthew Kidd | 724 | |||||
![]() | 18–42 | ![]() | 27 May, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | Dave Merrick | 918 | |||||
Source:[1][2] |
Round 10
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
![]() | 40–12 | ![]() | 7 June, 19:30 BST | Leigh Sports Village | George Stokes | 1,645 | |||||
![]() | 56–10 | ![]() | 10 June, 14:00 BST | Mount Pleasant | Jamie Leahy | 705 | |||||
![]() | 16–30 | ![]() | 10 June, 14:00 BST | Cougar Park | Clint Sharrad | 1,723 | |||||
![]() | 60–18 | ![]() | 10 June, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 2,241 | |||||
![]() | 26–22 | ![]() | 10 June, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 641 | |||||
Source:[1][2] |
Round 11
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
![]() | 24–34 | ![]() | 21 June, 19:30 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Clint Sherrard | 1,092 | |||||
![]() | 16–22 | ![]() | 22 June, 19:30 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Gareth Hewer | 1,837 | |||||
![]() | 44–10 | ![]() | 22 June, 19:30 BST | Don Valley Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 784 | |||||
![]() | 36–22 | ![]() | 24 June, 14:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Chris Leatherbarrow | 567 | |||||
![]() | 30–34 | ![]() | 24 June, 17:00 BST | Cougar Park | Ronnie Laughton | 878 | |||||
Source:[1][2] |
Round 12
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
![]() | 4–24 | ![]() | 28 June, 19:30 BST | The Shay | Matthew Thomasson | 2,792 | |||||
![]() | 24–32 | ![]() | 29 June, 20:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | Chris Leatherbarrow | 906 | |||||
![]() | 42–20 | ![]() | 1 July, 14:00 BST | Mount Pleasant | George Stokes | 1,003 | |||||
![]() | 24–32 | ![]() | 1 July, 14:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Gareth Hewer | 506 | |||||
![]() | 12–22 | ![]() | 1 July, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 505 | |||||
Source:[1][2] |
Round 13
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
![]() | 24–32 | ![]() | 12 July, 19:30 BST | Mount Pleasant | George Stokes | 874 | |||||
![]() | 50–6 | ![]() | 13 July, 19:30 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Matthew Thomasson | 1,536 | |||||
![]() | 46–24 | ![]() | 15 July, 14:00 BST | Cougar Park | Ronnie Laughton | 972 | |||||
![]() | 68–0 | ![]() | 15 July, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Clint Sharrad | 2,021 | |||||
![]() | 50–28 | ![]() | 15 July, 15:00 BST | The Shay | Gary Dewar | 2,089 | |||||
Source:[1][2] |
Round 14
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
![]() | 16–6 | ![]() | 20 July, 19:30 BST | Don Valley Stadium | Matt Thomason | 854 | |||||
![]() | 32–24 | ![]() | 22 July, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Warren Turley | 835 | |||||
![]() | 31–28 | ![]() | 22 July, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 2,304 | |||||
![]() | 22–52 | ![]() | 22 July, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Dave Merrick | 664 | |||||
![]() | 20–66 | ![]() | 22 July, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | George Stokes | 806 | |||||
Source:[1][2] |
Round 15
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
![]() | 62–6 | ![]() | 2 August, 19:30 BST | Mount Pleasant | Dave Merrick | 720 | |||||
![]() | 12–40 | ![]() | 3 August, 20:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 1,015 | |||||
![]() | 34–6 | ![]() | 5 August, 14:00 BST | Cougar Park | Jamie Leahy | 814 | |||||
![]() | 30–26 | ![]() | 5 August, 15:00 BST | The Shay | Chris Leatherbarrow | 1,912 | |||||
![]() | 6–36 | ![]() | 5 August, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Matt Thomason | 408 | |||||
Source:[1][2] |
Round 16
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
![]() | 0–26 | ![]() | 9 August, 19:30 BST | Cougar Park | Jamie Leahy | 831 | |||||
![]() | 30–20 | ![]() | 10 August, 19:30 BST | Don Valley Stadium | M Thomas | 777 | |||||
![]() | 12–26 | ![]() | 12 August, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 1,703 | |||||
![]() | 86–12 | ![]() | 12 August, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Warren Turley | 2,068 | |||||
![]() | 44–12 | ![]() | 12 August, 15:00 BST | The Shay | Clint Sharrad | 1,989 | |||||
Source:[1][2] |
Round 17
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
![]() | 28–28 | ![]() | 16 August, 19:30 BST | Don Valley Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 1,449 | |||||
![]() | 32–28 | ![]() | 17 August, 19:30 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Tim Roby | 2,122 | |||||
![]() | 50–0 | ![]() | 19 August, 14:00 BST | Mount Pleasant | Matt Thomason | 741 | |||||
![]() | 18–18 | ![]() | 19 August, 14:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Ronnie Laughton | 515 | |||||
![]() | 22–34 | ![]() | 19 August, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 463 | |||||
Source:[1][2] |
Round 18
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
![]() | 12–48 | ![]() | 2 September, 14:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Jamie Leahy | 1,026 | |||||
![]() | 20–30 | ![]() | 2 September, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Warren Turley | 1,156 | |||||
![]() | 46–4 | ![]() | 2 September, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Dave Merrick | 2,816 | |||||
![]() | 26–20 | ![]() | 2 September, 15:00 BST | The Shay | Matt Thomason | 2,344 | |||||
![]() | 26–28 | ![]() | 2 September, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 913 | |||||
Source:[1][2] |
Play-offs
![The 2010 Co-Operative Championship Play-Off structure.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Championship-Play-Off-Structure.png/300px-Championship-Play-Off-Structure.png)
The play-offs commence following the conclusion of the regular season and include the top six sides from the league and uses a top 6 play-off system, culminating in the grand final at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington, home of Super League side Warrington Wolves.
Preliminary Semi-finals
# | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||
P1 | ![]() | 28–24 | ![]() | 6 September 2012, 19:30 BST | The Shay | Jamie Leahy | 1,203 | ||
P2 | ![]() | 42–12 | ![]() | 9 September 2012, 15:00 BST | Don Valley Stadium | George Stokes | 722 | ||
Source:[1][2] |
Qualifying and minor semi-final
# | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||
QS | ![]() | 32–14 | ![]() | 13 September 2012, 19:30 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | George Stokes | 1,828 | ||
MS | ![]() | 12–54 | ![]() | 16 September 2012, 13:30 BST | The Shay | Tim Roby | 1,514 | ||
Source:[1][2] |
Major semi-final
# | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||
SF | ![]() | 22–32 | ![]() | 20 September 2012, 19:30 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Tim Roby | 1,725 | ||
Source:[1][2] |
Grand final
# | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||
GF | ![]() | 16–20 | ![]() | 30 September 2012, 16:30 BST | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington | Tim Roby | 6,409 | ||
Source:[1][2] |
Play-off ladder
Elimination finals | QualifyingElimination semifinal | Elimination final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
13 September 2012 | 30 September 2012, Halliwell Jones Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 32 | ![]() | 16 | ||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 14 | 20 September 2012 | ![]() | 20 | |||||||||||||
9 September 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
16 September 2012 | ![]() | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
9 September 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Notes
A.^ Match re-arranged for August due to Leigh's Challenge Cup Quarter-final tie
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Rugby League - Co-operative Championship results". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Championship results". Co-operative Championship. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
External links
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