Summer Bash
The Summer Bash is an annual event organised by the Rugby Football League. An entire round of Championship matches are played in a city to showcase the sport of rugby league.[1] It has been held at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool since 2015.
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Other names | Blackpool Bash |
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Locale | Blackpool |
Teams | 14 |
First meeting | 2015 |
Latest meeting | 2019 |
Next meeting | 2020 |
Broadcasters | Sky Sports |
Stadiums | Bloomfield Road |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 5 |
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Largest victory | ![]() ![]() |
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.
History
2015: Blackpool
The games played were, when 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, was the final of the inaugural League 1 Cup between North Wales Crusaders and Swinton.
Winner | Score | Runner up | Match Information | |
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Date and Time | ||||
![]() | 14–8 | ![]() | 23 May 2015 12:00 BST |
Team | Score | Team | Match Information | |
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Date and Time | Crowd | |||
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26–20 | ![]() |
23 May 2015 14:30 BST | 8,650 |
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46–6 | ![]() |
23 May 2015 16:45 BST | |
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18–4 | ![]() |
23 May 2015 19:00 BST | |
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19–12 | ![]() |
24 May 2015 12:45 BST | 7,021 |
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12–25 | ![]() |
24 May 2015 15:00 BST | |
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31–12 | ![]() |
24 May 2015 17:15 BST |
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 Vs Leigh and Sheffield Eagles Vs. London Broncos not being geographical derbies and were based on league positions. Once again, the League 1 Cup final took place as the opening game to the weekend.
Winner | Score | Runner up | Match Information | |
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Date and Time | ||||
![]() | 22–18 | ![]() | 28 May 2016 12:00 BST |
Team | Score | Team | Match Information | |
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Date and Time | Crowd | |||
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14–32 | ![]() |
28 May 2015 15:20 BST | 9,521 |
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24–28 | ![]() |
28 May 2016 17:30 BST | |
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20–24 | ![]() |
28 May 2016 19:35 BST | |
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24–28 | ![]() |
29 May 2016 12:45 BST | 6,391 |
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24–25 | ![]() |
29 May 2016 15:00 BST | |
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37–0 | ![]() |
29 May 2016 17:15 BST |
2017: Blackpool
The event returned to Blackpool's Bloomfield Road for a third consecutive year after the previous years record attendances. The Summer Bash once again opened with the League 1 Cup final.
Winner | Score | Runner up | Match Information | |
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Date and Time | ||||
![]() | 38–32 | ![]() | 27 May 2017 12:00 BST |
Team | Score | Team | Match Information | |
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Date and Time | Crowd | |||
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28–38 | ![]() |
27 May 2017 14:30 BST | 11,557 |
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42–16 | ![]() |
27 May 2017 16:45 BST | |
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20–19 | ![]() |
27 May 2017 19:00 BST | |
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30–24 | ![]() |
28 May 2017 12:35 BST | 4,887 |
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22–32 | ![]() |
28 May 2017 15:00 BST | |
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12–13 | ![]() |
28 May 2017 17:15 BST |
2018: Blackpool
The event returned to Blackpool's Bloomfield Road for a fourth consecutive year after the previous years record attendances. The Summer Bash this year opened with a Womens Super League fixture.
Team | Score | Team | Match Information | |
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Date and Time | Crowd | |||
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22-46 | ![]() |
26 May 2018 12:30 BST | 7,877 |
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22-38 | ![]() |
26 May 2018 15:00 BST | |
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24-18 | ![]() |
26 May 2018 17:15BST | |
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28-26 | ![]() |
26 May 2018 19:30 BST | |
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28-40 | ![]() |
27 May 2018 13:00 BST | 3,928 |
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12-38 | ![]() |
27 May 2018 15:15 BST | |
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18-20 | ![]() |
27 May 2018 17:30 BST |
2019: Blackpool
The event returned to Blackpool's Bloomfield Road for a fifth consecutive year.
Team | Score | Team | Match Information | |
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Date and Time | Crowd | |||
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42-14 | ![]() |
18 May 2019 13:15 BST | 7,912 |
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30-40 | ![]() |
18 May 2019 15:30 BST | |
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10-42 | ![]() |
18 May 2019 17:45 BST | |
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21-14 | ![]() |
18 May 2019 20:00 BST | |
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18-30 | ![]() |
19 May 2019 13:00 BST | 7,158 |
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30-14 | ![]() |
19 May 2019 15:15 BST | |
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36-22 | ![]() |
19 May 2019 17:30 BST |
2020: Blackpool
The 2020 Summer Bash Returned to Blackpool for a sixth consecutive year. The 2020 Summer Bash was unfortunately postponed due to the 2020 covid 19 coronavirus pandemic.
Team | Score | Team | Match Information | |
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Date and Time | Crowd | |||
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P-P | ![]() |
30 May 2020 15:00 BST | |
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P-P | ![]() |
30 May 2020 17:15 BST | |
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P-P | ![]() |
30 May 2020 19:30 BST | |
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P-P | ![]() |
31 May 2020 13:00 BST | |
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P-P | ![]() |
31 May 2019 15:15 BST | |
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P-P | ![]() |
31 May 2019 17:30 BST |
Team statistics
Club | Played | Wins | Draws | Loses | Points | |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
7 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
11 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
14 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
15 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
16 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
17 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
18 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
19 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
20 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
21 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Venues
City | Stadium | Years | |
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1 | ![]() | Bloomfield Road | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Attendances
Year | City | Stadium | Attendance |
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2015 | ![]() |
Bloomfield Road | 15,671 |
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2018 | ![]() | ||
2019 | ![]() |
Highest single day attendance
Year | City | Stadium | Attendance |
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2017 | ![]() | Bloomfield Road | 11,557 |
Lowest single day attendance
Year | City | Stadium | Attendance |
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2018 | ![]() | Bloomfield Road | 3,928 |
Highest weekend attendance
Year | City | Stadium | Attendance |
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2017 | ![]() | Bloomfield Road | 16,444 |
Lowest weekend attendance
Year | City | Stadium | Attendance |
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2018 | ![]() | Bloomfield Road | 11,805 |