Sat 8th - Sun 9th Jul: The Betfred Championship (Non-TV) Match Thread

[John Drake]

Discuss this weekend's non-TV Betfred Championship games here.

SATURDAY 8th JULY
London Broncos v Toulouse Olympique KO 13:00

SUNDAY 9th JULY
Batley Bulldogs v Halifax Panthers KO 15:00
Featherstone Rovers v Swinton Lions KO 15:00
Keighley Cougars v York Knights KO 15:00
Newcastle Thunder v Whitehaven KO 15:00
Sheffield Eagles v Barrow Raiders KO 15:00

[spanishknight]

47 minutes ago, John Drake said:

Toulouse   by  18

Batley   by 12
Featherstone  by   22
York   by  8
Whitehaven   by  18
Sheffield Eagles  by  16

 

[doc]

3 hours ago, John Drake said:

Discuss this weekend's non-TV Betfred Championship games here.

SATURDAY 8th JULY
London Broncos v Toulouse Olympique KO 13:00

SUNDAY 9th JULY
Batley Bulldogs v Halifax Panthers KO 15:00
Featherstone Rovers v Swinton Lions KO 15:00
Keighley Cougars v York Knights KO 15:00
Newcastle Thunder v Whitehaven KO 15:00
Sheffield Eagles v Barrow Raiders KO 15:00

 

[Neutralfan7]

4 hours ago, John Drake said:

Discuss this weekend's non-TV Betfred Championship games here.

SATURDAY 8th JULY
London Broncos v Toulouse Olympique KO 13:00

SUNDAY 9th JULY
Batley Bulldogs v Halifax Panthers KO 15:00
Featherstone Rovers v Swinton Lions KO 15:00
Keighley Cougars v York Knights KO 15:00
Newcastle Thunder v Whitehaven KO 15:00
Sheffield Eagles v Barrow Raiders KO 15:00

Toulouse

Halifax

Fev

York

Haven

Sheffield 

[Barley Mow]

London Broncos v Toulouse Olympique

Batley Bulldogs v Halifax Panthers

Featherstone Rovers v Swinton Lions

Keighley Cougars v York Knights

Newcastle Thunder v Whitehaven

Sheffield Eagles v Barrow Raiders

[The Blues Ox]

SATURDAY 8th JULY
London Broncos v Toulouse Olympique London by 4

SUNDAY 9th JULY
Batley Bulldogs v Halifax Panthers Batley by 10
Featherstone Rovers v Swinton Lions Fev by 26
Keighley Cougars v York Knights York by 10
Newcastle Thunder v Whitehaven Haven by 6
Sheffield Eagles v Barrow Raiders Sheffield by 8

[Dovster]

Toulouse by 20

Bulldogs by 12

Fev by 14

Cougars by 4 

Thunder by 4

Raiders by 6

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Toulouse, Batley, Fev, York, Whitehaven, Sheffield.

[Cam varley]

London Broncos 10-32 Toulouse Olympique 
Batley Bulldogs 20-21 Halifax Panthers 
Featherstone Rovers 38-14 Swinton Lions 
Keighley Cougars 12-20 York Knights 
Newcastle Thunder 8-28 Whitehaven
Sheffield Eagles 28-14 Barrow Raiders 

[GUBRATS]

Was looking forward to watching the Dogs-Fax at the mount , but with the 4 away game tour and a cup semi to fit in in July we'll have to look later in the season to visit 

[Masters 13]

SATURDAY 8th JULY
London Broncos v Toulouse Olympique 

SUNDAY 9th JULY
Batley Bulldogs v Halifax Panthers 
Featherstone Rovers v Swinton Lions 
Keighley Cougars v York Knights 
Newcastle Thunder v Whitehaven 
Sheffield Eagles v Barrow Raiders 

[crashmon]

On 05/07/2023 at 16:51, John Drake said:

Discuss this weekend's non-TV Betfred Championship games here.

SATURDAY 8th JULY
London Broncos v Toulouse Olympique KO 13:00

SUNDAY 9th JULY
Batley Bulldogs v Halifax Panthers KO 15:00
Featherstone Rovers v Swinton Lions KO 15:00
Keighley Cougars v York Knights KO 15:00
Newcastle Thunder v Whitehaven KO 15:00
Sheffield Eagles v Barrow Raiders KO 15:00

Must win for Thunder.... They are probably down anyway, but this lose to haven would pretty much confirm it

[The Phantom Horseman]

Toulouse on the brink of another away defeat, trailing London 22-6 with just over 10 minutes left.

[Fevrover]

11 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Toulouse on the brink of another away defeat, trailing London 22-6 with just over 10 minutes left.

Why can't we beat em lol ? Strange the amount of teams who have beat em.

[sentoffagain2]

   Final score London 22 Toulouse 6 

[Monkeymagic22]

Very strange result. I really thought that Toulouse wouldn’t lose another league match this season. 

[The Phantom Horseman]

3 minutes ago, Fevrover said:

Why can't we beat em lol ? Strange the amount of teams who have beat em.

They put a huge amount into that game and maybe it has told subsequently. Its weird though because they beat Fev fair and square but the rest of their away form is dismal.

Still fair play to London who are keeping that top 6 battle interesting. Pressure on Halifax tomorrow now 

[Fevrover]

14 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

They put a huge amount into that game and maybe it has told subsequently. Its weird though because they beat Fev fair and square but the rest of their away form is dismal.

Still fair play to London who are keeping that top 6 battle interesting. Pressure on Halifax tomorrow now 

Their 'cup final' like a few teams i could mention ? 

[Zilla Budgie]

Wow, well done London Broncos!

[The Blues Ox]

I don't know, I just had a sneaky suspicion that London would win this. There just seemed too much hype that Toulouse are suddenly this unbeatable monster, but London are not a bad side after recent signings and always a chance Toulouse just thought they only needed to turn up.

[Expatknight]

Toulouse are like two different teams, home and away, this season, apart from the odd occasion, they haven’t travelled well at all but are a different story at home. Good on the Broncos for bringing this one home. The Championship this season is so competitive it is difficult to predict who will win as some games when you look you think team A is a dead cert winner and then they get beaten on other occasions you think a team hasn’t a hope in hell and go on to win, great for neutrals but very frustrating for partisan fans. Makes for a great competition though. Who says the Championship is inferior to Super League? As a stand alone competition there have been some fantastic games with no shortage of skill, generally giving great value for money. It is a shame that Super League is portrayed as the Holy Grail of Rugby League.

[Monkeymagic22]

Think we’d beat Toulouse if we play them again. Losing Ford so early was a big distributor. That said, we aren’t unbeatable either. Makes for an interesting end to the season.

[Angelic Cynic]

The results for London Broncos since the recent signings,and the recruitment of assistant head coach Rhys Lovegrove from the then poor-results-achieving Keighley Cougars, seems to have revived their play-off hopes.

October could be very interesting for results... 

[The Blues Ox]

Yeah I think whatever happens now come the end of the season there will be at least a couple of teams in the play offs that you feel are capable of beating Fev in a one off game and last year certainly, you never got that feeling.

[Harry Stottle]

32 minutes ago, The Blues Ox said:

Yeah I think whatever happens now come the end of the season there will be at least a couple of teams in the play offs that you feel are capable of beating Fev in a one off game and last year certainly, you never got that feeling.

Fev like Leigh last year have lost one game up to now at the same stage of the season, and like Leigh did I don't expect Fev to lose another, Fev will have learned more in that defeat to Toulouse than any of their wins, I still have them as firm favourites for promotion, especially as they will be hosting all their play-off games at home including the final, it is Fev's title to lose they should be the master's of their own destiny.

Edited July 8, 2023 by Harry Stottle