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English RFL Championship

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2026

Season Description
The 2026 RFL Championship (officially known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons) is a professional rugby league club competition. The second tier of the British rugby league system comprises 20 clubs - this is due to the Rugby Football League (RFL) announcing that the Championship and League One competitions were to be combined for the 2026 season.

The Grand Final and League Leaders Shield were both won by London Broncos.

Event List

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18 Jan 26	r01	Midlands Hurricanes Midlands Hurr	10 - 28	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu

01 Feb 26	r02	Whitehaven RLFC Whitehaven RL	6 - 54	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu

15 Feb 26	r03	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu	28 - 38	Dewsbury Rams Dewsbury Rams

22 Feb 26	r04	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu	20 - 30	North Wales Crusaders North Wales C

08 Mar 26	r06	Swinton Lions Swinton Lions	4 - 36	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu

22 Mar 26	r07	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu	44 - 18	Keighley Cougars Keighley Coug

29 Mar 26	r08	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu	38 - 8	Workington Town Workington To

03 Apr 26	r09	Goole Vikings Goole Vikings	14 - 32	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu

12 Apr 26	r10	Hunslet RLFC Hunslet RLFC	34 - 32	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu

25 Apr 26	r11	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu	37 - 22	Barrow Raiders Barrow Raider

02 May 26	r12	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu	52 - 8	Batley Bulldogs Batley Bulldo

09 May 26	r13	Rochdale Hornets Rochdale Horn	6 - 54	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu

22 May 26	r14	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu	62 - 10	Goole Vikings Goole Vikings

06 Jun 26	r15	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu	52 - 6	Hunslet RLFC Hunslet RLFC

14 Jun 26	r16	Keighley Cougars Keighley Coug	0 - 74	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu

21 Jun 26	r17	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu	66 - 0	Rochdale Hornets Rochdale Horn

27 Jun 26	r18	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu	50 - 6	Whitehaven RLFC Whitehaven RL

11 Jul 26	r19	Barrow Raiders Barrow Raider	6 - 30	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu

19 Jul 26	r20	North Wales Crusaders North Wales C	0 - 90	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu

25 Jul 26	r21	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu	34 - 10	Swinton Lions Swinton Lions

02 Aug 26	r22	Workington Town Workington To	16 - 40	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu

09 Aug 26	r23	Batley Bulldogs Batley Bulldo	24 - 28	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu

22 Aug 26	r25	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu	56 - 20	Midlands Hurricanes Midlands Hurr

29 Aug 26	r26	Dewsbury Rams Dewsbury Rams	6 - 56	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu

26 Sep 26	SF	Newcastle Thunder Newcastle Thu	18 - 33	Doncaster RLFC Doncaster RLF

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