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Sat 6th-Sun 7th Jun: The Betfred Championship Match Thread

Discuss the games here.

Please don't accuse match officials of deliberate bias or cheating, or your posts will be removed and your account may be banned without further warning.

SATURDAY 6th JUNE
Midlands Hurricanes v Whitehaven KO 14:00
Goole Vikings v Batley Bulldogs KO 15:00
Newcastle Thunder v Hunslet KO 16:00

SUNDAY 7th JUNE
Keighley Cougars v Rochdale Hornets KO 15:00
North Wales Crusaders v London Broncos KO 15:00
Salford v Doncaster KO 15:00
Swinton Lions v Halifax Panthers KO 15:00 (at Edge Hall Road, Orrell)
Widnes Vikings v Dewsbury Rams KO 15:00
Workington Town v Barrow Raiders KO 15:00
 

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fearnowt
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The Championship this year is basically London Broncos versus everyone else. Today was our turn and we are just glad to get it out of the way. Most people who weren't there today will just look a

gogledd
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How we got a team together with 4 days notice is the thing you might want to concentrate on. We weren't give the option of waiting to 2027 to rebuild; if we hadn't got a team out the RFL would have cl

Havenwarrior2021
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What a win for the haven proud to be one of the 9 fans who could make the journey to midlands today against a good side. 

Widnes1989

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SATURDAY 6th JUNE
Midlands Hurricanes v Whitehaven KO 14:00 By 36
Goole Vikings v Batley Bulldogs KO 15:00 By 18
Newcastle Thunder v Hunslet KO 16:00 By 24

SUNDAY 7th JUNE
Keighley Cougars v Rochdale Hornets KO 15:00 By 6
North Wales Crusaders v London Broncos KO 15:00 By 118
Salford v Doncaster KO 15:00 By 18
Swinton Lions v Halifax Panthers KO 15:00 (at Edge Hall Road, Orrell) By 12
Widnes Vikings v Dewsbury Rams KO 15:00 By 30
Workington Town v Barrow Raiders KO 15:00 By 18

Chronicler of Chiswick

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56 minutes ago, Widnes1989 said:

SATURDAY 6th JUNE
Midlands Hurricanes v Whitehaven KO 14:00 By 36
Goole Vikings v Batley Bulldogs KO 15:00 By 18
Newcastle Thunder v Hunslet KO 16:00 By 24

SUNDAY 7th JUNE
Keighley Cougars v Rochdale Hornets KO 15:00 By 6
North Wales Crusaders v London Broncos KO 15:00 By 118
Salford v Doncaster KO 15:00 By 18
Swinton Lions v Halifax Panthers KO 15:00 (at Edge Hall Road, Orrell) By 12
Widnes Vikings v Dewsbury Rams KO 15:00 By 30
Workington Town v Barrow Raiders KO 15:00 By 18

Seems about right - have a horrible feeling that you've the Cru - London score spot on, even I'm having doubts about going when the Cru could concede the same number of points as my round trip mileage to get to the game!

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After a disappointing trip up to Whitehaven last time out, i'm looking forward to another tough game against the Hornets this week. My predictions are wins for

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Yorks Tim

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Midlands Hurricanes 38 v 16 Whitehaven
Goole Vikings 22 v 28 Batley Bulldogs
Newcastle Thunder 28 v 22 Hunslet
Keighley Cougars 32 v 24 Rochdale Hornets
North Wales Crusaders 0 v 82 London Broncos
Salford 22 v 34 Doncaster 
Swinton Lions 34 v 28 Halifax Panthers
Widnes Vikings 34 v 22 Dewsbury Rams
Workington Town 16 v 32 Barrow Raiders

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11 hours ago, League Express said:

Sat 6th-Sun 7th Jun: The Betfred Championship Match Thread

SATURDAY 6th JUNE
Midlands Hurricanes v Whitehaven KO 14:00
Goole Vikings v Batley Bulldogs KO 15:00
Newcastle Thunder v Hunslet KO 16:00

SUNDAY 7th JUNE
Keighley Cougars v Rochdale Hornets KO 15:00
North Wales Crusaders v London Broncos KO 15:00
Salford v Doncaster KO 15:00
Swinton Lions v Halifax Panthers KO 15:00 (at Edge Hall Road, Orrell)
Widnes Vikings v Dewsbury Rams KO 15:00
Workington Town v Barrow Raiders KO 15:00
 

 

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SATURDAY 6th JUNE
Midlands Hurricanes v Whitehaven 
Goole Vikings v Batley Bulldogs 
Newcastle Thunder v Hunslet 

SUNDAY 7th JUNE
Keighley Cougars v Rochdale Hornets
North Wales Crusaders v London Broncos 
Salford v Doncaster 
Swinton Lions v Halifax Panthers 
Widnes Vikings v Dewsbury Rams
Workington Town v Barrow Raiders 

 

Some close matches, potentially. I'll be interested to see how an improving Salford get on against Doncaster. One of those close matches will not be Crusaders v London. London could leave out 10 of the best players and still win at a canter. I still think one division was the only solution, other than allowing clubs in League One to die. 

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JonM

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4 hours ago, Wanderer said:

Anyone know why the Swinton game is in Wigan this weekend?

Sale are doing the pitch at Heywood Road, so Wigan have made Edge Hall Road available.

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gogledd

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Wins for

Hurricanes, Bulldogs, Thunder

Hornets, Doncaster, Lions, Vikings and Raiders

I think we can all predict how we'll get on against London Broncos - they put over 100 on us at their place when Morea Morea cut us to ribbons - and we had players who played regular Championship standard games (although that was noticeably the start of the rot when players didn't train and weren't being paid).

All us Cru fans can hope for is the team put in a decent performance and don't get injured and hopefully score a few points in the process.

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Blind side johnny

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On 04/06/2026 at 10:42, League Express said:

Sat 6th-Sun 7th Jun: The Betfred Championship Match Thread

Discuss the games here.

Please don't accuse match officials of deliberate bias or cheating, or your posts will be removed and your account may be banned without further warning.

SATURDAY 6th JUNE
Midlands Hurricanes v Whitehaven KO 14:00
Goole Vikings v Batley Bulldogs KO 15:00
Newcastle Thunder v Hunslet KO 16:00

SUNDAY 7th JUNE
Keighley Cougars v Rochdale Hornets KO 15:00
North Wales Crusaders v London Broncos KO 15:00
Salford v Doncaster KO 15:00
Swinton Lions v Halifax Panthers KO 15:00 (at Edge Hall Road, Orrell)
Widnes Vikings v Dewsbury Rams KO 15:00
Workington Town v Barrow Raiders KO 15:00
 

 

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Southern Reiver

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18 hours ago, gogledd said:

Wins for

Hurricanes, Bulldogs, Thunder

Hornets, Doncaster, Lions, Vikings and Raiders

I think we can all predict how we'll get on against London Broncos - they put over 100 on us at their place when Morea Morea cut us to ribbons - and we had players who played regular Championship standard games (although that was noticeably the start of the rot when players didn't train and weren't being paid).

All us Cru fans can hope for is the team put in a decent performance and don't get injured and hopefully score a few points in the process.

Cru still exist. This will be a tough year but you are still there. Chance to build towards next year. 

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MZH

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Haven are going to pull off an almighty shock. 30-10 up with 5 minutes to play, and Hurricanes have one in the bin.

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11 minutes ago, MZH said:

Haven are going to pull off an almighty shock. 30-10 up with 5 minutes to play, and Hurricanes have one in the bin.

I thought I'd jinxed them, but they hang on for a 24-30 win.

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Havenwarrior2021

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1 hour ago, MZH said:

I thought I'd jinxed them, but they hang on for a 24-30 win.

What a win for the haven proud to be one of the 9 fans who could make the journey to midlands today against a good side. 

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tim2

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3 minutes ago, Havenwarrior2021 said:

What a win for the haven proud to be one of the 9 fans who could make the journey to midlands today against a good side. 

Good win, that. Enjoy the long journey home!

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"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"

Faxinhudds

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On 05/06/2026 at 16:29, JonM said:

Sale are doing the pitch at Heywood Road, so Wigan have made Edge Hall Road available.

Is it Wigan's training ground or a union ground?

JonM

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1 minute ago, Faxinhudds said:

Is it Wigan's training ground or a union ground?

Home ground for wigan RL women and Wigan Athletic women. I think Wigan train at Robin Park.

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Phil W

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That was a really good win for Whitehaven yesterday. Batley did a job on Goole.

It was a good win for Thunder against a physical Hunslet side. They couldn't find a shirt big enough for Pauli Pauli so he wore Ant Walker's shirt. Also congratulations to the couple who got married in Leeds in the morning and turned up to Blaydon in a limo! Hunslet came in numbers and made plenty of noise, they're a better side than their league position shows.

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Yorks Tim

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The excitement of returning to Avery Fields after so long on the road was somewhat dampened by the dampness of the weather and the on-field errors that cost us the game against Whitehaven. Cannot fault the effort and commitment of the Hurricanes players though which almost brought about an unlikely draw that seemed to be wiithin our grasp when the final hooter sounded. Haven deserved the points for making less mistakes and being strong in defence and dynamic in attack.

 

   

Old Frightful

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North Wales Crusaders 0 London 82 after 53 minutes...

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Old Frightful

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15 minutes left 0-110.

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Fevrover

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4 minutes ago, Old Frightful said:

15 minutes left 0-110.

0-114 ,how is this good for the game?

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2 minutes ago, Fevrover said:

0-114 ,how is this good for the game?

Crusaders 0-130 Broncos now.

Well I guess just the fact North Wales are playing is good.

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