2012 Championship 1 season results

This is a list of the 2012 Championship 1 season results. Championship 1 is the third-tier rugby league competition in the United Kingdom. The 2012 season started on 11 March and ends on 30 September with the Grand Final at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington.

Main article: 2012 Championship 1

The 2012 season consists 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.

For one year only, the top four teams at the end of the regular season, Barrow Raiders, Doncaster, Whitehaven and Workington Town, are promoted to the 2013 RFL Championship, as part of an expanded 14-team division. However, the champions of the division will be decided through the second stage of the season, the play-offs. The top six teams in the table contest to play in the Grand Final, the winners of which will be crowned champions.

Regular season

Round 1
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
North Wales Crusaders 24–26 Barrow Raiders 11 March, 14:30 GMT Racecourse Ground Matthew Kidd 1,513
Doncaster 48–16 Whitehaven 11 March, 15:00 GMT Keepmoat Stadium Chris Leatherbarrow 761
Gateshead Thunder 30–32 South Wales Scorpions 11 March, 15:00 GMT Thunderdome Dave Merrick 233
Rochdale Hornets 36–4 London Skolars 11 March, 15:00 GMT Spotland Stadium Clint Sharrad 359
Workington Town 14–24 Oldham R.L.F.C. 11 March, 15:00 GMT Derwent Park Warren Turley 760
Source:[1][2]

Round 2
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
South Wales Scorpions 10–40 Workington Town 18 March, 13:00 GMT The Gnoll Warren Turley 374
Barrow Raiders 25–8 Doncaster 18 March, 15:00 GMT Craven Park Jamie Leahy 1,325
London Skolars 66–16 North Wales Crusaders 18 March, 15:00 GMT New River Stadium Tom Crashley 535
Oldham R.L.F.C. 40–14 Gateshead Thunder 18 March, 15:00 GMT Whitebank Stadium George Stokes 539
Whitehaven 30–10 Rochdale Hornets 18 March, 15:00 GMT Recreation Ground Dave Merrick 714
Source:[1][2]

Round 3
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
Workington Town 27–20 London Skolars 1 April, 14:00 BST Derwent Park Chris Leatherbarrow 430
North Wales Crusaders 18–54 Rochdale Hornets 1 April, 14:30 BST Racecourse Ground Warren Turley 1,047
Doncaster 46–12 South Wales Scorpions 1 April, 15:00 BST Keepmoat Stadium Dave Merricks 606
Gateshead Thunder 18–30 Whitehaven 1 April, 15:00 BST Thunderdome Joe Cobb 347
Oldham R.L.F.C. 32–26 Barrow Raiders 1 April, 15:00 BST Whitebank Stadium Clint Sharrad 1,114
Source:[1][2]

Round 4
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
Rochdale Hornets 18–10 Oldham R.L.F.C. 6 April, 13:00 BST Spotland Stadium Gareth Hewer 1,020
Barrow Raiders 40–12 Gateshead Thunder 6 April, 15:00 BST Craven Park Peter Brooke 1,371
Doncaster 58–16 London Skolars 6 April, 15:00 BST Keepmoat Stadium George Stokes 541
Whitehaven 12–30 Workington Town 6 April, 15:00 BST Recreation Ground Matt Thomason 1,529
North Wales Crusaders 34–22 South Wales Scorpions 9 April, 17:00 BST Racecourse Ground Chris Leatherbarrow 1,204
Source:[1][2]

Round 5
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
Barrow Raiders 44–18 Rochdale Hornets 22 April, 15:00 BST Craven Park Dave Merrick 1,332
Gateshead Thunder 22–40 Doncaster 22 April, 15:00 BST Thunderdome Ronnie Laughton 316
London Skolars 20–20 Oldham R.L.F.C. 22 April, 15:00 BST New River Stadium Joe Cobb 492
South Wales Scorpions 0–34 Whitehaven 22 April, 15:00 BST The Gnoll Chris Leatherbarrow 231
Workington Town 58–0 North Wales Crusaders 22 April, 15:00 BST Derwent Park 776
Source:[1][2]

Round 6
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
Whitehaven 36–28 London Skolars 6 May, 14:00 BST Recreation Ground Matt Thomason 628
Doncaster 48–26 Rochdale Hornets 6 May, 15:00 BST Keepmoat Stadium Peter Brooke 720
Oldham R.L.F.C. 32–36 North Wales Crusaders 6 May, 15:00 BST Whitebank Stadium Chris Leatherbarrow 580
South Wales Scorpions 24–42 Barrow Raiders 6 May, 15:00 BST The Gnoll Matthew Kidd 337
Workington Town 58–6 Gateshead Thunder 6 May, 15:00 BST Derwent Park James Bloom 467
Source:[1][2]

Round 7
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
North Wales Crusaders 10–17 Whitehaven 13 May, 14:30 BST Racecourse Ground Matthew Kidd 804
Barrow Raiders 20–12 Workington Town 13 May, 15:00 BST Craven Park Chris Leatherbarrow 1,808
Doncaster 40–18 Oldham R.L.F.C. 13 May, 15:00 BST Keepmoat Stadium Dave Merrick 653
Rochdale Hornets 46–26 Gateshead Thunder 13 May, 15:00 BST Spotland Stadium Greg Dolan 350
London Skolars 64–6 South Wales Scorpions 29 July, 14:00 BST A New River Stadium Greg Dolan 290
Source:[1][2]

Round 8
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
Barrow Raiders 42–12 London Skolars 20 May, 15:00 BST Craven Park Joe Cobb 1,159
Oldham R.L.F.C. 16–26 Whitehaven 20 May, 15:00 BST Whitebank Stadium Chris Leatherbarrow 624
South Wales Scorpions 32–30 Rochdale Hornets 20 May, 15:00 BST The Gnoll Warren Turley 557
Workington Town 45–18 Doncaster 20 May, 15:00 BST Derwent Park Gareth Hewer 804
Gateshead Thunder 10–60 North Wales Crusaders 15 July, 15:00 BSTB Filtrona Park[3] Matthew Kidd 336
Source:[1][2]

Round 9
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
Oldham R.L.F.C. 30–35 South Wales Scorpions 26 May, 13:00 BST Whitebank Stadium Greg Dolan 471
London Skolars 48–22 Gateshead Thunder 27 May, 14:00 BST New River Stadium Dave Sharpe 353
North Wales Crusaders 28–41 Doncaster 27 May, 14:30 BST Racecourse Ground James Bloom 705
Whitehaven 28–42 Barrow Raiders 27 May, 15:00 BST Recreation Ground Tom Crashley 1,124
Rochdale Hornets 24–37 Workington Town 3 June, 15:00 BST Spotland Stadium Ronnie Laughton 512
Source:[1][2]

Round 10
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
Rochdale Hornets 6–38 Doncaster 29 April, 15:00 BST Spotland Stadium Gareth Hewer 301
London Skolars 12–44 Workington Town 10 June, 14:00 BST New River Stadium Greg Dolan 623
North Wales Crusaders 30–28 Oldham R.L.F.C. 10 June, 14:30 BST Racecourse Ground Matt Thomason 822
Gateshead Thunder 18–40 Barrow Raiders 10 June, 15:00 BST Filtrona Park[4] Dave Sharpe 398
Whitehaven 34–18 South Wales Scorpions 10 June, 15:00 BST Recreation Ground Dave Merrick 648
Source:[1][2]

Round 11
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
Barrow Raiders 40–24 North Wales Crusaders 24 June, 15:00 BST Craven Park Peter Brooke 1,238
Doncaster 78–6 Gateshead Thunder 24 June, 15:00 BST Keepmoat Stadium Matthew Kidd 656
Oldham R.L.F.C. 4–30 Rochdale Hornets 24 June, 15:00 BST Whitebank Stadium Joe Cobb 599
South Wales Scorpions 32–36 London Skolars 24 June, 15:00 BST The Gnoll Warren Turley 907
Workington Town 30–28 Whitehaven 24 June, 15:00 BST Derwent Park Matthew Thomasson 721
Source:[1][2]

Round 12
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
London Skolars 17–30 Barrow Raiders 1 July, 14:00 BST New River Stadium Tom Crashley 472
South Wales Scorpions 30–44 Doncaster 1 July, 14:00 BST The Gnoll Peter Brooke 360
North Wales Crusaders 20–30 Workington Town 1 July, 14:30 BST Racecourse Ground Ronnie Laughton 733
Gateshead Thunder 0–32 Rochdale Hornets 1 July, 15:00 BST Filtrona Park[5] Dave Merrick 231
Whitehaven 42-20 Oldham R.L.F.C. 1 July, 15:00 BST Recreation Ground Clint Sharrad 641
Source:[1][2]

Round 13
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
North Wales Crusaders 46–18 Gateshead Thunder 8 July, 15:00 BST Racecourse Ground Greg Dolan 719
Workington Town 50–10 South Wales Scorpions 15 July, 13:00 BST Derwent Park Joe Cobb 653
Doncaster 28–24 Barrow Raiders 15 July, 15:00 BST Keepmoat Stadium Jamie Leahy 997
Oldham R.L.F.C. 25–24 London Skolars 15 July, 15:00 BST Whitebank Stadium Chris Leatherbarrow 487
Rochdale Hornets 12-31 Whitehaven 29 July, 15:00 BST Spotland Stadium Warren Turley 581
Source:[1][2]

Round 14
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
Barrow Raiders 48–16 Whitehaven 19 July, 19:00 BST Craven Park Chris Leatherbarrow 1,710
Gateshead Thunder 16–64 London Skolars 22 July, 15:00 BST Filtrona Park[6] Tom Crashley 186
Rochdale Hornets 34–6 North Wales Crusaders 22 July, 15:00 BST Spotland Stadium Clint Sharrad 648
South Wales Scorpions 12–44 Oldham R.L.F.C. 22 July, 15:00 BST The Gnoll Peter Brooke 196
Doncaster 22–6 Workington Town 26 July, 19:30 BST Keepmoat Stadium Matt Thomason 972
Source:[1][2]

Round 15
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
Barrow Raiders 42–16 Oldham R.L.F.C. 5 August, 15:00 BST Craven Park Peter Brooke 1,337
Gateshead Thunder 24–22 Workington Town 29 August, 20:00 BSTC Thunderdome Dave Sharpe 256
London Skolars 56–36 Rochdale Hornets 5 August, 15:00 BST New River Stadium Joe Cobb 407
South Wales Scorpions 24–36 North Wales Crusaders 5 August, 15:00 BST The Gnoll Clint Sharrad 687
Whitehaven 25–18 Doncaster 5 August, 15:00 BST Recreation Ground Warren Turley 652
Source:[1][2]

Round 16
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
North Wales Crusaders 40–22 London Skolars 12 August, 14:30 BST Racecourse Ground Gareth Hewer 800
Oldham R.L.F.C. 22–46 Doncaster 12 August, 15:00 BST Whitebank Stadium Matthew Kidd 500
Rochdale Hornets 42-12 South Wales Scorpions 12 August, 15:00 BST Spotland Stadium Dave Merrick 311
Whitehaven 60–12 Gateshead Thunder 12 August, 15:00 BST Recreation Ground Tom Crashley 648
Workington Town 48–34 Barrow Raiders 12 August, 15:00 BST Derwent Park Chris Leatherbarrow 1,710
Source:[1][2]

Round 17
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
Doncaster 48–12 North Wales Crusaders 19 August, 15:00 BST Keepmoat Stadium Dave Merrick 891
Oldham R.L.F.C. 28–18 Workington Town 19 August, 15:00 BST Whitebank Stadium Joe Cobb 538
Rochdale Hornets 24–18 Barrow Raiders 19 August, 15:00 BST Spotland Stadium Peter Brooke 446
South Wales Scorpions 32–10 Gateshead Thunder 19 August, 15:00 BST The Gnoll Greg Dolan 219
London Skolars 41–26 Whitehaven 24 August, 19:30 BST New River Stadium Warren Turley 1,174
Source:[1][2]

Round 18
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
Barrow Raiders 34–22 South Wales Scorpions 2 September, 15:00 BST Craven Park Matthew Kidd 1,245
Gateshead Thunder 12–56 Oldham R.L.F.C. 2 September, 15:00 BST Thunderdome Ronnie Laughton 273
London Skolars 8–48 Doncaster 2 September, 15:00 BST New River Stadium Peter Brooke 578
Whitehaven 58–20 North Wales Crusaders 2 September, 15:00 BST Recreation Ground Chris Leatherbarrow 701
Workington Town 48–18 Rochdale Hornets 2 September, 15:00 BST Derwent Park Warren Turley 514
Source:[1][2]

Play-offs
The 2012 Co-Operative Championship 1 Play-off structure

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
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
P1 Workington Town 34–29 Oldham R.L.F.C. 9 September 2012, 15:00 BST Derwent Park Gareth Hewer 563
P2 Whitehaven 40–12 Rochdale Hornets 9 September 2012, 15:00 BST Recreation Ground Matt Thomason 601
Source:[1][2]

Qualifying and Minor Semi-final
# Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
QS Doncaster 20–22 Barrow Raiders 16 September 2012, 15:00 BST Keepmoat Stadium Matt Thomason 744
MS Workington Town 26–2 Whitehaven 16 September 2012, 16:00 BSTD Derwent Park Robert Hicks 1,273
Source:[1][2]

Major Semi-final
# Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
SF Doncaster 20–0 Workington Town 23 September 2012, 15:00 BST Keepmoat Stadium Jamie Leahy
Source:[1][2]

Grand Final
# Home Score Away Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Attendance
GF Barrow Raiders 13–16 Doncaster 30 September 2012, 14:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Jamie Leahy 6,409
Source:[1][2]

Play-off ladder
  Elimination play-offs   Qualifying / Elimination semi-finals   Elimination final   Grand Final
                                 
  16 September 2012  
1   Doncaster 20  
2   Barrow Raiders 22         30 September 2012, Halliwell Jones Stadium
        Barrow Raiders 13
  9 September 2012     23 September 2012       Doncaster 16
  3   Workington Town 34         Doncaster 20  
  6   Oldham R.L.F.C. 29   16 September 2012       Workington Town 0
      Workington Town 26  
9 September 2012       Whitehaven 2
  4   Whitehaven 40  
  5   Rochdale Hornets 12
   
Key:         Losing team progressing     Winning team progressing

Notes

A.^ Match originally scheduled for 13 May but postponed due to health and safety reasons[7]
B.^ Match rescheduled from 20 May due to Gateshead reseeding pitch[8]
C.^ Match rescheduled from 5 August due to waterlogged pitch[9]
D.^ Match originally scheduled for 15:00 but kick-off delayed by an hour[10]

References
  1. "Rugby League - Co-operative Championship 1 results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  2. "Championship 1 results". Co-operative Championship. Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  3. "Fixture Announcement". Gateshead Thunder. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  4. "Gateshead Thunder 18 Barrow Raiders 40". The Journal. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  5. "Gateshead Thunder 0 Rochdale Hornets 32". Rochdale Observer. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  6. "Gateshead Thunder 16 London Skolars 64". The Journal. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  7. "London Skolars v South Wales Scorpions postponed". South Wales Scorpions. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  8. "REMINDER: Gateshead away game postponed". North Wales Crusaders. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  9. "Pre-game storm leads to call-off of Workington Town game". Times & Star. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  10. "Kick Off Delayed". Workington Town RLFC. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
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