2014 Championship 1
| 2014 Championship 1 | |
|---|---|
| League | Championship 1 |
| Duration | 20 matches |
| Teams | 9 |
| 2014 Season | |
| Champions | Hunslet Hawks |
| League Leaders | York City Knights |
The 2014 Championship 1, known as the Kingstone Press Championship 1 for sponsorship reasons, was a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in England, the third tier of the sport in the country.
One team was promoted from Championship 1, due to the restructure of Super League and the Championship, The top five sides contested the play-offs and the winner was promoted. There is no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league.
The only cup competition the teams competed in was the 2014 Challenge Cup after the Northern Rail Cup was scrapped for 2014.
2014 structure
[edit | edit source]The competition featured the seven teams that did not win promotion at the end of 2012 Championship 1: Gateshead Thunder, Gloucestershire All Golds, Hemel Stags, London Skolars, Oldham, Oxford Rugby League and South Wales Scorpions. The two new teams to the division for 2014 were Hunslet Hawks and York City Knights, who were relegated from the RFL Championship.
Season table
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Yorkcolours.svg York City Knights | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 738 | 367 | +371 | 3 | 54 | Qualified for play-offs |
| 2 | File:Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet Hawks | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 716 | 249 | +467 | 4 | 49 | Qualified for promotion |
| 3 | File:Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 675 | 457 | +218 | 1 | 48 | Qualified for play-offs |
| 4 | File:Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 615 | 576 | +39 | 3 | 36 | |
| 5 | File:Hemelcolours.png Hemel Stags | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 482 | 521 | −39 | 5 | 33 | |
| 6 | File:Gloucestershirecolours.png Gloucestershire All Golds | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 446 | 616 | −170 | 5 | 29 | |
| 7 | File:Skolscolours.svg London Skolars | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 471 | 647 | −176 | 9 | 24 | |
| 8 | File:Oxfordcolours.png Oxford RLFC | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 493 | 679 | −186 | 1 | 24 | |
| 9 | File:Scorpions.png South Wales Scorpions | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 304 | 828 | −524 | 4 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: For win = 3; For draw = 2; For loss by 12 points or fewer = 1[1]
Season results
[edit | edit source]The regular league season was played over 24 rounds. Each of the nine teams played each other twice (one home, one away), played four additional matches, and had four byes.[2] At the end of the season, five teams contested a playoff for a place in the new Championship structure. Five clubs were relegated to the Championship 1 from the Championship.[3]
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