League
Season Badge
Team
Newcastle Thunder
Team Badge
Season Poster
Team 2026 Scheduals
Barrow Raiders
Batley Bulldogs
Dewsbury Rams
Doncaster RLFC
Featherstone Rovers
Goole Vikings
Halifax Panthers
Hunslet RLFC
Keighley Cougars
London Broncos
Midlands Hurricanes
Newcastle Thunder
North Wales Crusaders
Oldham RLFC
Rochdale Hornets
Salford Red Devils
Sheffield Eagles
Swinton Lions
Whitehaven RLFC
Widnes Vikings
Workington Town
Sport
Rugby
League
English RFL Championship
Season
2026
English RFL Championship
Season Badge
Team
Newcastle Thunder
Team Badge
Season Poster
Team 2026 Scheduals Barrow Raiders Batley Bulldogs Dewsbury Rams Doncaster RLFC Featherstone Rovers Goole Vikings Halifax Panthers Hunslet RLFC Keighley Cougars London Broncos Midlands Hurricanes Newcastle Thunder North Wales Crusaders Oldham RLFC Rochdale Hornets Salford Red Devils Sheffield Eagles Swinton Lions Whitehaven RLFC Widnes Vikings Workington TownSport
Rugby
League
English RFL Championship
Season
2026
Season Description
The 2026 RFL Championship, (officially known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons), is a professional rugby league club competition. The second tier of the British rugby league system comprises 21 clubs - this is due to the RFL announcing that the Championship and League One competitions were to be combined for the 2026 season.
The 2026 RFL Championship, (officially known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons), is a professional rugby league club competition. The second tier of the British rugby league system comprises 21 clubs - this is due to the RFL announcing that the Championship and League One competitions were to be combined for the 2026 season.
Event List
List
Poster | ||||
| 18 Jan |
r01  | Midlands HurricanesMidlands Hurr | - | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu |
| 01 Feb |
r02 | Whitehaven RLFCWhitehaven RL | - | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu |
| 15 Feb |
r03 | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu | - | Dewsbury RamsDewsbury Rams |
| 22 Feb |
r04 | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu | - | North Wales CrusadersNorth Wales C |
| 08 Mar |
r06 | Swinton LionsSwinton Lions | - | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu |
| 22 Mar |
r07 | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu | - | Keighley CougarsKeighley Coug |
| 29 Mar |
r08 | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu | - | Workington TownWorkington To |
| 03 Apr |
r09 | Goole VikingsGoole Vikings | - | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu |
| 12 Apr |
r10 | Hunslet RLFCHunslet RLFC | - | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu |
| 25 Apr |
r11 | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu | - | Barrow RaidersBarrow Raider |
| 02 May |
r12 | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu | - | Batley BulldogsBatley Bulldo |
| 10 May |
r13 | Rochdale HornetsRochdale Horn | - | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu |
| 23 May |
r14 | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu | - | Goole VikingsGoole Vikings |
| 06 Jun |
r15 | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu | - | Hunslet RLFCHunslet RLFC |
| 14 Jun |
r16 | Keighley CougarsKeighley Coug | - | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu |
| 20 Jun |
r17 | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu | - | Rochdale HornetsRochdale Horn |
| 27 Jun |
r18 | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu | - | Whitehaven RLFCWhitehaven RL |
| 11 Jul |
r19 | Barrow RaidersBarrow Raider | - | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu |
| 19 Jul |
r20 | North Wales CrusadersNorth Wales C | - | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu |
| 25 Jul |
r21 | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu | - | Swinton LionsSwinton Lions |
| 02 Aug |
r22 | Workington TownWorkington To | - | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu |
| 09 Aug |
r23 | Batley BulldogsBatley Bulldo | - | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu |
| 22 Aug |
r25 | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu | - | Midlands HurricanesMidlands Hurr |
| 30 Aug |
r26 | Dewsbury RamsDewsbury Rams | - | Newcastle ThunderNewcastle Thu |
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