2021 RFL Championship
2021 Betfred Championship | |
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League | Championship |
Duration | 2 April 2021 – 9 October 2021 |
Teams | 14 |
Matches played | 45 |
Points scored | 4,518 |
Highest attendance | 9,235 (Toulouse Olympique vs Featherstone Rovers, 10 October 2021) |
Lowest attendance | 200 (London Broncos vs York City Knights, 11 July 2021) |
Broadcast partners | OurLeague Sky Sports (play-offs only) |
2021 season | |
Champions | Toulouse Olympique (1st title) |
Championship Leaders' Shield | Toulouse Olympique (1st title) |
Runners-up | Featherstone Rovers |
Biggest home win | 70–0 (Toulouse Olympique vs Widnes Vikings, 9 May 2021) |
Biggest away win | 12–82 (Newcastle Thunder vs Toulouse Olympique, 18 September 2021) |
Promotion and relegation | |
Promoted from Championship | Toulouse Olympique |
Relegated to League 1 | Oldham Swinton Lions |
The 2021 Rugby Football League Championship is a rugby league football competition played in England, and France. It is the second tier of the three tiers of professional rugby league in England, below
Teams
The league comprises 14 teams playing 22 matches each in the regular season. Each teams will play nine others twice (home and away) and play the other four teams just one (home or away).[1]