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2011 RFL Championship

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title2011 RFL Championship
leagueRFL Championship
logo2010 and 2011 RFL Championship Logo.jpg
pixels216px
captionChampionship logo
duration22 Rounds (Followed by 4 round playoffs)
no_of_teams10
TVSky Sports
season2011 Season
season_champsFeatherstone Rovers
season_champ_nameGrand Final winners
league_leadersFeatherstone Rovers
league_leaders_nameLeague leaders
top_scorerMick Nanyn (296)
top try scorerJamie Ellis, Mick Nanyn (22)
relegate_toChampionship 1
prevseason_link2010 RFL Championship
prevseason_year2010
nextseason_link2012 RFL Championship
nextseason_year2012

|conf1-runner-up = |conf2-runner-up = |finals-runner-up = The 2011 Rugby Football League Championship is known as Co-operative Championship due to sponsorship by The Co-operative Group.

The 2011 Co-operative Championship is a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in the UK and France one tier below the first tier Super League. The two worst performing teams during the season, with the exception of Toulouse Olympique, will be relegated to Championship 1.

There is no automatic promotion from this league to Super League, which uses a licensing system renewed every three years. Qualifying for the Grand Final or winning the Northern Rail Cup is a prerequisite for Championship clubs to be able to apply for a licence in the next round of applications for the 2012–14 period.

All of the teams in the 2011 Co-operative Championship will also compete in the 2011 Challenge Cup where they will enter in the third round. All of the teams will also compete in the 2011 National League Cup which starts before the Co-operative Championship with the finals held mid season.

Teams

This competition features mostly the same teams as it did in 2010. The Hunslet Hawks and York City Knights were promoted from the 2010 Championship 1 while the Keighley Cougars and Whitehaven were relegated.

Legend
Team & Current SeasonStadiumCapacityLocation
Barrow RaidersCraven Park7,600
Batley BulldogsMount Pleasant6,000
Dewsbury RamsTetley's Stadium3,500
Featherstone RoversBigfellas Stadium6,750
HalifaxThe Shay Stadium6,561
Hunslet HawksSouth Leeds Stadium4,000
Leigh CenturionsLeigh Sports Village12,700
Sheffield EaglesBramall Lane32,702
Toulouse Olympique XIIIStade des Minimes4,066
Widnes VikingsStobart Stadium Halton13,500
York City KnightsHuntington Stadium3,428

Season standings

2011 Co-operative Championship#TeamPldWDLPFPAPDBnsPts
1Featherstone Rovers201811840348+4920**56**
2Leigh Centurions201811776368+4081**53**
3Batley Bulldogs201208498406+920**41**
4Sheffield Eagles201208577488+890**39**
5Widnes Vikings201118555532+230**38**
6Halifax2010010569543+261**36**
7Hunslet Hawks204115395630-2353**20**
8York City Knights205114416788-3723**19**
9Dewsbury Rams204115413618−2050**18**
10Toulouse Olympique**(R)**204016358663−3050**15**
11Barrow Raiders **(R)**209011527540-131**0**
Teams in relegation position

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20110322190230/http://www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk/table_nl1.php

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.}}

Season results

Regular season

Main article: 2011 RFL Championship Results

Play-offs

Elimination play-offs Goals: Handforth 2/3, Mennell 1/3 Goals: Jones 6/6 Goals: Brown 8/9 Goals: Craven 2/4 Qualifying semi-final Goals: Finn 5/7 Drop goals: Finn Goals: Nanyn 2/4 Elimination semi-final Goals: Brown 9/11 Goals: Jones 2/2 Elimination final Goals: Nanyn 1/2 Goals: Brown 4/4 Grand Final Goals: Finn 6/7 Goals: Brown 0/1

| score-width = 30

| RD1-text1 = 8 September 2011 | RD1-team1 = Batley Bulldogs | RD1-score1 = 22 | RD1-team2 = ** Halifax** | RD1-score2 = 32

| RD1-text2 = 9 September 2011 | RD1-team3 = ** Sheffield Eagles** | RD1-score3 = 36 | RD1-team4 = Widnes Vikings | RD1-score4 = 20

| RD2-text1 = 15 September 2011 | RD2-team1 = ** Featherstone Rovers** | RD2-score1 = 35 | RD2-team2 = Leigh Centurions | RD2-score2 = 20

| RD2-text2 = 18 September 2011 | RD2-team3 = Halifax | RD2-score3 = 12 | RD2-team4 = ** Sheffield Eagles** | RD2-score4 = 50

| RD3-text1 = 22 September 2011 | RD3-team1 = Leigh Centurions | RD3-score1 = 10 | RD3-team2 = ** Sheffield Eagles** | RD3-score2 = 20

| RD4-text1 = 2 October 2011 | RD4-team1 = ** Featherstone Rovers** | RD4-score1 = 40 | RD4-team2 = ' Sheffield Eagles | RD4-score2 = 4

Statistics

The following are the top points scorers in the Championship during the 2011 season. Statistics also include tries and goals scored in the play-offs. Most tries

PlayerTeamTries
Jamie EllisLeigh Centurions22
Mick NanynLeigh Centurions22
Andy BallardBarrow Raiders20
Bryn PowellFeatherstone Rovers20
Tom SaxtonFeatherstone Rovers18
Paul WhiteHalifax17
Martyn RidyardLeigh Centurions17
Quentin Laulu-TogagaeSheffield Eagles17
Menzie YereSheffield Eagles16
Jon HepworthFeatherstone Rovers15

Most goals

PlayerTeamGoals
Liam FinnFeatherstone Rovers115
Mick NanynLeigh Centurions104
Simon BrownSheffield Eagles95
Steve TyrerWidnes Vikings69
Danny JonesHalifax65
Jamie RooneyBarrow Raiders63
Paul HandforthBatley Bulldogs59
Darren NichollsToulouse Olympique40
Dominic BrambaniDewsbury Rams39
Pat WalkerDewsbury Rams29

Most points

PlayerTeamTriesGoalsDGsPoints
Mick NanynLeigh Centurions221040296
Liam FinnFeatherstone Rovers141151287
Simon BrownSheffield Eagles2951199
Steve TyrerWidnes Vikings12690186
Danny JonesHalifax6650154
Jamie RooneyBarrow Raiders6631151
Paul HandforthBatley Bulldogs4590134
Darren NichollsToulouse Olympique13400132
Dominic BrambaniDewsbury Rams6391103
Jamie EllisLeigh Centurions2270102

References

References

  1. Tim Butcher. (November 2011). "Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2011-12". League Publications Limited.
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