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Sat 25th-Sun 26th Mar: The Betfred Championship Match Thread


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Discuss this weekend's Betfred Championship games here.

SATURDAY 25th MARCH
Sheffield Eagles v Toulouse Olympique KO 15:00

SUNDAY 26th MARCH
Barrow Raiders v Halifax Panthers KO 15:00
Featherstone Rovers v York Knights KO 15:00
Keighley Cougars v Bradford Bulls KO 15:00
London Broncos v Swinton Lions KO 15:00
Whitehaven v Batley Bulldogs KO 15:00
Widnes Vikings v Newcastle Thunder KO 15:00

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Sheffield 22-42 Toulouse

Barrow 18-26 Halifax

Featherstone 36-16 York

Keighley 22-24 Bradford

London Broncos 24-12 Swinton

Whitehaven 12-22 Batley

Widnes 42-14 Newcastle

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1 hour ago, John Drake said:

 

SATURDAY 25th MARCH
Sheffield Eagles v Toulouse Olympique KO 15:00

SUNDAY 26th MARCH
Barrow Raiders v Halifax Panthers KO 15:00
Featherstone Rovers v York Knights KO 15:00
Keighley Cougars v Bradford Bulls KO 15:00
London Broncos v Swinton Lions KO 15:00
Whitehaven v Batley Bulldogs KO 15:00
Widnes Vikings v Newcastle Thunder KO 15:00

Of course, I could be wrong.

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10 hours ago, John Drake said:

Discuss this weekend's Betfred Championship games here.

SATURDAY 25th MARCH
Sheffield Eagles v Toulouse Olympique KO 15:00

SUNDAY 26th MARCH
Barrow Raiders v Halifax Panthers KO 15:00
Featherstone Rovers v York Knights KO 15:00
Keighley Cougars v Bradford Bulls KO 15:00
London Broncos v Swinton Lions KO 15:00
Whitehaven v Batley Bulldogs KO 15:00
Widnes Vikings v Newcastle Thunder KO 15:00

Toulouse

Panthers

Rovers

Bulls

Broncos

Haven

Vikings

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SATURDAY 25th MARCH
Sheffield Eagles v Toulouse Olympique TO by 8

SUNDAY 26th MARCH
Barrow Raiders v Halifax Panthers Halifax by 10
Featherstone Rovers v York Knights Fev by 18
Keighley Cougars v Bradford Bulls KO Bulls by 8
London Broncos v Swinton Lions KO London by 10
Whitehaven v Batley Bulldogs Haven by 6
Widnes Vikings v Newcastle Thunder Widnes by 12

"I am the avenging angel; I come with wings unfurled, I come with claws extended from halfway round the world. I am the God Almighty, I am the howling wind. I care not for your family; I care not for your kin. I come in search of terror, though terror is my own; I come in search of vengeance for crimes and crimes unknown. I care not for your children, I care not for your wives, I care not for your country, I care not for your lives." - (c) Jim Boyes - "The Avenging Angel"

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14 hours ago, John Drake said:

Discuss this weekend's Betfred Championship games here.

SATURDAY 25th MARCH
Sheffield Eagles v Toulouse Olympique KO 15:00

SUNDAY 26th MARCH
Barrow Raiders v Halifax Panthers KO 15:00
Featherstone Rovers v York Knights KO 15:00
Keighley Cougars v Bradford Bulls KO 15:00
London Broncos v Swinton Lions KO 15:00
Whitehaven v Batley Bulldogs KO 15:00
Widnes Vikings v Newcastle Thunder KO 15:00

London have to win this, or they could be getting into August before we see a League win at PL, which is not going to grow crowds to the 5K DH wants.

At least they have 3 points more than same stage last year, but this really is a must win

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Sheffield Eagles v Toulouse Olympique Sheffield by 4

SUNDAY 26th MARCH
Barrow Raiders v Halifax Panthers Fax by 16
Featherstone Rovers v York Knights Fev by 28
Keighley Cougars v Bradford Bulls Bulls by 20
London Broncos v Swinton Lions London by 10
Whitehaven v Batley Bulldogs Haven by 4
Widnes Vikings v Newcastle Thunder Widnes by 40

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58 minutes ago, Michael Bates said:

Sheffield vs Toulouse would be an ideal TV game. Why is it that a full time team can only play on Saturday afternoons?

Flight schedules maybe? and ground share issues. I could be more to do with the league spreading the games out over a weekend as well. If I get a chance to collar Cedric I will ask him. Maybe the Fév TO match will be on OurLeague

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19 minutes ago, kiggy said:

Flight schedules maybe? and ground share issues. I could be more to do with the league spreading the games out over a weekend as well. If I get a chance to collar Cedric I will ask him. Maybe the Fév TO match will be on OurLeague

Just strikes me as odd that FT Toulouse must play on a Saturday but PT Barrow travelling back from West Yorkshire at 10pm on a Monday night is fine.

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12 minutes ago, Michael Bates said:

Just strikes me as odd that FT Toulouse must play on a Saturday but PT Barrow travelling back from West Yorkshire at 10pm on a Monday night is fine.

Maybe 3pm Saturday games are better for the part time teams and it benefits everyone?

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Does anyone know if the Sheffield match will be on the radio? I know I shouldn't put myself through another match like last Saturday but it would be nice to feel as though I am participating 

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15 minutes ago, Michael Bates said:

Just strikes me as odd that FT Toulouse must play on a Saturday but PT Barrow travelling back from West Yorkshire at 10pm on a Monday night is fine.

I'm fairly sure it's flight schedules as Kiggy says. Toulouse are working with a reduced budget this year and I think they are still having to pay for Championship teams' flights to France. 

"I won’t engage in a debate because the above is correct and if anything else is stated to the contrary it’s incorrect." 

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1 hour ago, Jill Halfpenny fan said:

Based on what I've seen so far Sheffield on their own patch will be a handful for Toulouse.

I would agree. Their skinny squad is showing quite thin even this early in the season. 

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15 minutes ago, Dovster said:

There should be some top games this week with many being very close.

The Championship is a really good contest this season.

 

Indeed, I think this is partly because the form book is all over the place, and also because there isn't a dominant team. Fev are still unbeaten in the league but have been far from convincing lately, Toulouse are already looking threadbare as soon as a few injuries hit them, and although the current top 8 seems to have a familiar and predictable look, individual games look much harder to forecast.

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"I won’t engage in a debate because the above is correct and if anything else is stated to the contrary it’s incorrect." 

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