RFL Wheelchair Championship

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Wheelchair Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 RFL Wheelchair Championship
SportWheelchair rugby league
Founded2020; 5 years ago (2020)
First season2021
No. of teams14
CountryFile:Flag of England.svg England
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Most recent
champion(s)		File:Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles
(2024)
Most titlesFile:NWCrucolours.png North Wales Crusaders (2 titles)
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toRFL Wheelchair Super League
Domestic cup(s)Wheelchair Challenge Cup
Official website[1]

The RFL Wheelchair Championship is the second highest level of wheelchair rugby league in England and Wales, with teams promoted to the RFL Wheelchair Super League providing certain criteria is met. The Wheelchair Championship was founded in 2020, one year after the Super League, following attempts to better organise the higher levels of the sport.

Format

Like the Super League, the league operates a round robin system to determine the Championship Leaders' Shield before a playoff series leading to a grand final.

Results

The following is a summary of Wheelchair Championship seasons:[1]

Key

  Promoted to next season's Super League
  Withdrew from Championship

2020 season

The inaugural 2020 season ended up being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic after one round of matches.

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS
1 Gravesend Dynamite 1 1 0 0 172 16 156 2
2 Celts 1 1 0 0 26 0 26 2
3 File:NWCrucolours.png North Wales Crusaders A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 File:Canberra colours.svg West Wales Raiders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Ebbw Vale 1 0 1 0 0 26 -26 0
6 Argonauts 1 0 1 0 16 172 -156 0

2021 season

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS
1 Hereford Harriers 9 9 0 0 603 46 557 18
2 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves (P) 9 9 0 0 374 39 335 18
3 File:Canberra colours.svg West Wales Raiders 11 3 8 0 74 323 -249 6
4 File:NWCrucolours.png North Wales Crusaders A 7 2 5 0 120 318 -198 4
5 Torfaen Tigers 10 2 8 0 96 367 -271 4
6 Celts 4 0 4 0 0 174 -174 0
Final
  • Hereford Harriers 75–32 Warrington Wolves[2][3]

2022 season

Like the Super League, the 2022 season was split into two phases. In addition, the championship was also split into a North and South division, and thus featured more teams. The top team in each division at the time of the split entered a Middle 5 division with the bottom three sides in the Super League.[4]

Championship North

Phase 1
POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS
1 Mersey Storm (M5) 5 5 0 0 406 51 355 10
2 File:Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls (P2) 5 4 1 0 330 117 213 8
3 Dundee Dragons (P2) 5 3 2 0 234 174 60 6
4 File:NWCrucolours.png North Wales Crusaders A (P2) 5 2 3 0 172 242 -70 4
5 File:Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets (P2) 5 1 4 0 71 233 -162 2
6 File:Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles (P2) 5 0 5 0 46 442 -396 0
Phase 2
POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS
1 File:Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 6 5 1 0 434 142 292 10
2 File:NWCrucolours.png North Wales Crusaders A 6 5 1 0 246 150 96 10
3 Dundee Dragons 5 2 3 0 184 114 70 4
4 File:Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets 5 1 4 0 112 392 -280 2
5 File:Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 4 0 4 0 50 228 -178 0
Final
  • Bradford Bulls 68–22 North Wales Crusaders A[5]

Championship South

Phase 1
POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS
1 Hereford Harriers (M5) 4 3 1 0 230 97 133 6
2 Woodlands Warriors (P2) 4 3 1 0 134 113 21 6
3 File:Canberra colours.svg West Wales Raiders 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
4 Gravesend Dynamite (P2) 2 1 1 0 69 73 -4 2
5 Argonauts (P2) 3 0 2 1 54 112 -58 1
6 Torfaen Tigers 3 0 2 1 16 108 -92 1
Phase 2
POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS
1 Gravesend Dynamite 3 3 0 0 221 68 153 6
2 Argonauts 2 1 1 0 66 136 -70 2
3 Woodlands Warriors 3 0 3 0 86 169 -83 0
Final
  • Gravesend Dynamite 58–23 Woodlands Warriors[6]

Middle 5 (with Super League)

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS
1 File:NWCrucolours.png North Wales Crusaders 5 5 0 0 362 1115 247 10
2 File:Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. (P) 5 4 1 0 222 203 19 10
3 Hereford Harriers 5 2 3 0 127 126 1 4
4 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves (P) 5 1 4 0 68 230 -162 2
5 Mersey Storm 4 0 4 0 83 188 -105 0
Final
  • North Wales Crusaders 102–46 Hull F.C.[5]

2023 season

The 2023 season saw North Wales Crusaders join after being relegated from the Super League.

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS
1 File:NWCrucolours.png North Wales Crusaders 10 10 0 0 766 138 628 20
2 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors A 10 8 2 0 516 350 166 16
3 File:Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 10 5 5 0 364 500 -136 10
4 File:Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 10 5 5 0 328 476 -148 10
5 File:Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets 10 2 8 0 256 532 -276 4
6 Mersey Storm 10 0 10 0 24 258 -234 -9
Final
  • North Wales Crusaders 46–40 Wigan Warriors A[7]

2024 season

The 2024 season saw the Championship split into 3 regions.

Championship East

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS
1 File:Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 8 8 0 0 756 88 465 16
2 File:YorkRLFCcolours.png York Knights 10 6 2 0 398 162 236 12
3 File:Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 10 4 4 0 170 276 -106 8
4 File:HKRcolours.svg Hull KR 10 2 6 0 231 468 -237 4
5 File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 10 0 8 0 108 466 -358 0

Championship West

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS
1 Hereford Harriers 8 7 1 0 514 174 340 13
2 File:NWCrucolours.png North Wales Crusaders 8 6 2 0 488 251 237 12
3 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 8 4 4 0 430 348 82 8
4 File:Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets 8 2 6 0 275 527 -252 4
5 File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 8 1 7 0 200 607 -407 1

Championship South

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS
1 Gravesend Dynamite 6 6 0 0 514 92 422 12
2 Woodlands Warriors 6 4 2 0 214 204 10 8
3 Brentwood Eels 6 2 4 0 158 344 -186 4
4 File:Bedfordtigerscolours.png Bedford Tigers 6 0 6 0 140 386 -246 0

Playoffs

East v West Qualification match
21 September 2024
North Wales Crusaders File:NWCrucolours.png 126-0 File:YorkRLFCcolours.png York Knights
Playoff Semi Final
28 September 2024
11:45
Sheffield Eagles File:Sheffeagles colours.svg 48-38 File:NWCrucolours.png North Wales Crusaders
Tries: Ben Simpson (13), Stephen Reilly (18, 46, 51, 63), Joe Wink-Simmonds (27, 55), Will Brooks (47), Chris Haynes (61)
Goals: Joe Wink-Simmonds (5/6), Ben Simpson (1/2), Will Brooks (0/1)
 Tries: Jonathan Gill (4, 44), Matthew Turner (33, 42, 78), Stuart Williams (37), Harry Jones (58), Martin Turner (67)
Goals: Martin Turner (2/5), Harry Jones (1/3)
English Institue of Sport, Sheffield
Attendance: 63
Playoff Semi Final
28 September 2024
12:30
Hereford Harriers 16-40 Gravesend Dynamite
Championship Grand Final
13 October 2024
14:30
Sheffield Eagles File:Sheffeagles colours.svg 38-36 AET Gravesend Dynamite
Tries: Will Brooks (2, 32, 60, 67), Stephen Reilly (28, 63), Joe-Wink-Simmonds (74)
Goals: Joe-Wink-Simmonds (5/7), Ben Simpson (0/1)
 1st: 16-12
2nd: 36-36
 Tries: Dan Grant (13, 76), Max Owen (20, 46), Reuben Bunning (43, 69)
Goals: Dan Grant (6/6)
Drop goals: Dan Grant (0/1)
Allam Arena, Hull
Player of the Match: Stephen Reilly

Titles

Season Champions Score Runners-up League Leaders' Shield
2020 Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Hereford Harriers 75-32 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves Hereford Harriers
2022 File:NWCrucolours.png North Wales Crusaders 102-46 File:Hullcolours.svg Hull FC File:NWCrucolours.png North Wales Crusaders
2023 File:NWCrucolours.png North Wales Crusaders 46-40 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors File:NWCrucolours.png North Wales Crusaders
2024 File:Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 38-36 Gravesend Dynamite File:Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles, Hereford Harriers, Gravesend Dynamite

Grand Finals

Team Winners Runners-up
File:NWCrucolours.png North Wales Crusaders 2 (2022, 2023)
Hereford Harriers 1 (2021)
File:Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 1 (2024)
Gravesend Dynamite 1 (2024)
File:Hullcolours.svg Hull 1 (2022)
File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 1 (2021)
Wigan Warriors 'A' 1 (2023)

Championship Leaders' Shield

Club No. Years
Hereford Harriers 2 2021, 2024
North Wales Crusaders 2 2022, 2023
Gravesend Dynamite 1 2024
Sheffield Eagles 1 2024

References

  1. ↑ "Match Centre". Rugby-League.com.
  2. ↑ "Wheelchair Championship Final". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3295. 10 September 2021. p. 27.
  3. ↑ "Betfred Wheelchair Super League Grand Final – a War of the Roses". RFL. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Wheelchair Season Phase 2 starts". Sheffield Eagles. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Crusaders celebrate winning RFL Wheelchair Middle 5s Final". Wales Rugby League. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Gravesend Dynamite beat Woodlands Warriors 58-23 to win RFL Wheelchair Rugby League South Championship". Kent Online. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Betfred Wheelchair Super League Grand Final – Leeds Rhinos 42 Wigan Warriors 50". RFL. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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