# 2012 RFL Championship season results

This is a list of the 2012 RFL Championship season results. The Championship is the second-tier rugby league competition in the United Kingdom. The 2012 season started on 8 March and ended on 30 September with the grand final at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington. The 2012 season is the last season to consist of a 10-team division, with the league expanding to 12 teams for 2013 with the inclusion of the top 4 teams from the 2012 Championship 1 season, Barrow Raiders, Doncaster, Whitehaven, and Workington Town.
The 2012 season consisted of two stages. The regular season was played over 18 round-robin fixtures, in which each of the fourteen teams involved in the competition played each other once at home and once away. In the Championship, a win was worth three points in the table, a draw worth two points apiece, and a loss by less than 12 points during the game earned one bonus point. Defeats by more than 12 points yielded no points.
The Championship was decided through the second stage of the season, the play-offs. The top six teams in the table contested to play in the grand final, the winners of which were crowned champions.

## Regular season
### Round 1

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Leigh Centurions | 18–24 | Batley Bulldogs | 8 March, 19:30 GMT | Leigh Sports Village | Matt Thomason | 1,663 |
| Keighley Cougars | 12–22 | Featherstone Rovers | 10 March, 14:00 GMT | Cougar Park | Gareth Hewer | 1,621 |
| Dewsbury Rams | 30–10 | York City Knights | 10 March, 15:00 GMT | Tetley's Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 1,059 |
| Halifax | 44–18 | Hunslet Hawks | 10 March, 15:00 GMT | The Shay | Tim Roby | 2,052 |
| Sheffield Eagles | 56–22 | Swinton Lions | 10 March, 15:00 GMT | Don Valley Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 1,815 |
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### Round 2

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Featherstone Rovers | 36–16 | Leigh Centurions | 15 March, 19:30 GMT | Bigfellas Stadium | Steve Maden | 2,382 |
| Batley Bulldogs | 8–10 | Keighley Cougars | 18 March, 14:00 GMT | Mount Pleasant | Clint Sharrad | 848 |
| Swinton Lions | 16–34 | Dewsbury Rams | 18 March, 14:00 GMT | Leigh Sports Village | Tim Roby | 654 |
| Hunslet Hawks | 22–40 | Sheffield Eagles | 18 March, 15:00 GMT | South Leeds Stadium | Matt Thomason | 419 |
| York City Knights | 18–24 | Halifax | 18 March, 15:00 GMT | Huntington Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 967 |
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### Round 3

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Sheffield Eagles | 18–50 | Halifax | 29 March, 19:30 BST | Bramall Lane | Gareth Hewer | 1,412 |
| Leigh Centurions | 36–6 | York City Knights | 30 March, 20:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Jamie Leahy | 1,700 |
| Keighley Cougars | 48–6 | Hunslet Hawks | 1 April, 14:00 BST | Cougar Park | Ronnie Laughton | 1,069 |
| Swinton Lions | 26–18 | Batley Bulldogs | 1 April, 14:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Matt Thomason | 707 |
| Dewsbury Rams | 12–24 | Featherstone Rovers | 1 April, 15:00 GMT | Tetley's Stadium | George Stokes | 1,597 |
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### Round 4

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Leigh Centurions | 38–4 | Swinton Lions | 6 April, 12:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Ronnie Laughton | 2,135 |
| Batley Bulldogs | 18–16 | Dewsbury Rams | 6 April, 19:30 BST | Mount Pleasant | Clint Sharrad | 1,353 |
| Halifax | 13–12 | Keighley Cougars | 6 April, 19:30 BST | The Shay | Jamie Leahy | 2,378 |
| Featherstone Rovers | 40–60 | Sheffield Eagles | 7 April, 18:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Tim Roby | 2,293 |
| Hunslet Hawks | 20–6 | York City Knights | 8 April, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Warren Turley | 505 |
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### Round 5

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Halifax | 18–32 | Leigh Centurions | 19 April, 19:30 BST | The Shay | George Stokes | 2,062 |
| Keighley Cougars | 23–16 | Sheffield Eagles | 22 April, 14:00 BST | Cougar Park | Matt Thomason | 948 |
| Swinton Lions | 24–26 | Featherstone Rovers | 22 April, 14:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Clint Sharrad | 866 |
| Dewsbury Rams | 16–8 | Hunslet Hawks | 22 April, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 850 |
| York City Knights | 16–30 | Batley Bulldogs | 22 April, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 691 |
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### Round 6

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Swinton Lions | 32–12 | York City Knights | 6 May, 12:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | George Stokes | 410 |
| Dewsbury Rams | 29–22 | Keighley Cougars | 6 May, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 992 |
| Featherstone Rovers | 12–60 | Halifax | 6 May, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Tim Roby | 2,806 |
| Hunslet Hawks | 0–48 | Batley Bulldogs | 6 May, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Dave Merrick | 506 |
| Sheffield Eagles | 32–34 | Leigh Centurions | 6 May, 15:00 BST | Don Valley Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 1,237 |
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### Round 7

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| York City Knights | 18–25 | Sheffield Eagles | 10 May, 19:30 BST | Huntington Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 462 |
| Batley Bulldogs | 24–31 | Featherstone Rovers | 13 May, 14:00 BST | Mount Pleasant | Matt Thomason | 1,317 |
| Halifax | 50–22 | Dewsbury Rams | 13 May, 15:00 BST | The Shay | Jamie Leahy | 2,377 |
| Hunslet Hawks | 12–38 | Swinton Lions | 13 May, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 426 |
| Leigh Centurions | 40–14 | Keighley Cougars | 23 August, 19:45 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Gareth Hewer | 1,597 |
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### Round 8

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Keighley Cougars | 36–4 | Swinton Lions | 17 May, 19:30 BST | Cougar Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 716 |
| Sheffield Eagles | 42–10 | Dewsbury Rams | 18 May, 19:30 BST | Bramall Lane | Dave Merrick | 1,154 |
| Featherstone Rovers | 34–14 | York City Knights | 19 May, 18:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 1,610 |
| Batley Bulldogs | 23–16 | Halifax | 20 May, 14:00 BST | Mount Pleasant | George Stokes | 1,553 |
| Leigh Centurions | 30–10 | Hunslet Hawks | 20 May, 15:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Dave Merrick | 1,716 |
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### Round 9

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Sheffield Eagles | 26–16 | Batley Bulldogs | 24 May, 19:30 BST | Bramall Lane | Ronnie Laughton | 1,117 |
| Swinton Lions | 18–24 | Halifax | 25 May, 20:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Jamie Leahy | 822 |
| Dewsbury Rams | 18–34 | Leigh Centurions | 27 May, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 922 |
| Hunslet Hawks | 10–54 | Featherstone Rovers | 27 May, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Matthew Kidd | 724 |
| York City Knights | 18–42 | Keighley Cougars | 27 May, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | Dave Merrick | 918 |
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### Round 10

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Leigh Centurions | 40–12 | Sheffield Eagles | 7 June, 19:30 BST | Leigh Sports Village | George Stokes | 1,645 |
| Batley Bulldogs | 56–10 | Hunslet Hawks | 10 June, 14:00 BST | Mount Pleasant | Jamie Leahy | 705 |
| Keighley Cougars | 16–30 | Halifax | 10 June, 14:00 BST | Cougar Park | Clint Sharrad | 1,723 |
| Featherstone Rovers | 60–18 | Dewsbury Rams | 10 June, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 2,241 |
| York City Knights | 26–22 | Swinton Lions | 10 June, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 641 |
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### Round 11

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Dewsbury Rams | 24–34 | Halifax | 21 June, 19:30 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Clint Sherrard | 1,092 |
| Leigh Centurions | 16–22 | Featherstone Rovers | 22 June, 19:30 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Gareth Hewer | 1,837 |
| Sheffield Eagles | 44–10 | York City Knights | 22 June, 19:30 BST | Don Valley Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 784 |
| Swinton Lions | 36–22 | Hunslet Hawks | 24 June, 14:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Chris Leatherbarrow | 567 |
| Keighley Cougars | 30–34 | Batley Bulldogs | 24 June, 17:00 BST | Cougar Park | Ronnie Laughton | 878 |
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### Round 12

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Halifax | 4–24 | Featherstone Rovers | 28 June, 19:30 BST | The Shay | Matthew Thomasson | 2,792 |
| York City Knights | 24–32 | Dewsbury Rams | 29 June, 20:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | Chris Leatherbarrow | 906 |
| Batley Bulldogs | 42–20 | Leigh Centurions | 1 July, 14:00 BST | Mount Pleasant | George Stokes | 1,003 |
| Swinton Lions | 24–32 | Sheffield Eagles | 1 July, 14:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Gareth Hewer | 506 |
| Hunslet Hawks | 12–22 | Keighley Cougars | 1 July, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 505 |
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### Round 13

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Batley Bulldogs | 24–32 | Sheffield Eagles | 12 July, 19:30 BST | Mount Pleasant | George Stokes | 874 |
| Leigh Centurions | 50–6 | Dewsbury Rams | 13 July, 19:30 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Matthew Thomasson | 1,536 |
| Keighley Cougars | 46–24 | York City Knights | 15 July, 14:00 BST | Cougar Park | Ronnie Laughton | 972 |
| Featherstone Rovers | 68–0 | Hunslet Hawks | 15 July, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Clint Sharrad | 2,021 |
| Halifax | 50–28 | Swinton Lions | 15 July, 15:00 BST | The Shay | Gary Dewar | 2,089 |
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### Round 14

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Sheffield Eagles | 16–6 | Keighley Cougars | 20 July, 19:30 BST | Don Valley Stadium | Matt Thomason | 854 |
| Dewsbury Rams | 32–24 | Swinton Lions | 22 July, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Warren Turley | 835 |
| Featherstone Rovers | 31–28 | Batley Bulldogs | 22 July, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 2,304 |
| Hunslet Hawks | 22–52 | Halifax | 22 July, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Dave Merrick | 664 |
| York City Knights | 20–66 | Leigh Centurions | 22 July, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | George Stokes | 806 |
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### Round 15

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Batley Bulldogs | 62–6 | Swinton Lions | 2 August, 19:30 BST | Mount Pleasant | Dave Merrick | 720 |
| York City Knights | 12–40 | Featherstone Rovers | 3 August, 20:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 1,015 |
| Keighley Cougars | 34–6 | Dewsbury Rams | 5 August, 14:00 BST | Cougar Park | Jamie Leahy | 814 |
| Halifax | 30–26 | Sheffield Eagles | 5 August, 15:00 BST | The Shay | Chris Leatherbarrow | 1,912 |
| Hunslet Hawks | 6–36 | Leigh Centurions | 5 August, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Matt Thomason | 408 |
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### Round 16

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Keighley Cougars | 0–26 | Leigh Centurions | 9 August, 19:30 BST | Cougar Park | Jamie Leahy | 831 |
| Sheffield Eagles | 30–20 | Hunslet Hawks | 10 August, 19:30 BST | Don Valley Stadium | M Thomas | 777 |
| Dewsbury Rams | 12–26 | Batley Bulldogs | 12 August, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 1,703 |
| Featherstone Rovers | 86–12 | Swinton Lions | 12 August, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Warren Turley | 2,068 |
| Halifax | 44–12 | Leigh Centurions | 12 August, 15:00 BST | The Shay | Clint Sharrad | 1,989 |
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### Round 17

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Sheffield Eagles | 28–28 | Featherstone | 16 August, 19:30 BST | Don Valley Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 1,449 |
| Leigh Centurions | 32–28 | Halifax | 17 August, 19:30 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Tim Roby | 2,122 |
| Batley Bulldogs | 50–0 | York City Knights | 19 August, 14:00 BST | Mount Pleasant | Matt Thomason | 741 |
| Swinton Lions | 18–18 | Keighley Cougars | 19 August, 14:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Ronnie Laughton | 515 |
| Hunslet Hawks | 22–34 | Dewsbury Rams | 19 August, 15:00 BST | South Leeds Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 463 |
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### Round 18

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Swinton Lions | 12–48 | Leigh Centurions | 2 September, 14:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Jamie Leahy | 1,026 |
| Dewsbury Rams | 20–30 | Sheffield Eagles | 2 September, 15:00 BST | Tetley's Stadium | Warren Turley | 1,156 |
| Featherstone Rovers | 46–4 | Keighley Cougars | 2 September, 15:00 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | Dave Merrick | 2,816 |
| Halifax | 26–20 | Batley Bulldogs | 2 September, 15:00 BST | The Shay | Matt Thomason | 2,344 |
| York City Knights | 26–28 | Hunslet Hawks | 2 September, 15:00 BST | Huntington Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 913 |
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## Play-offs

The play-offs commence following the conclusion of the regular season and include the top six sides from the league and uses a top 6 play-off system, culminating in the grand final at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington, home of Super League side Warrington Wolves.

### Preliminary Semi-finals

| # | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| # | Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| P1 | Halifax | 28–24 | Keighley Cougars | 6 September 2012, 19:30 BST | The Shay | Jamie Leahy | 1,203 |
| P2 | Sheffield Eagles | 42–12 | Batley Bulldogs | 9 September 2012, 15:00 BST | Don Valley Stadium | George Stokes | 722 |
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### Qualifying and minor semi-final

| # | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| # | Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| QS | Featherstone Rovers | 32–14 | Leigh Centurions | 13 September 2012, 19:30 BST | Bigfellas Stadium | George Stokes | 1,828 |
| MS | Halifax | 12–54 | Sheffield Eagles | 16 September 2012, 13:30 BST | The Shay | Tim Roby | 1,514 |
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### Major semi-final

| # | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| # | Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| SF | Leigh Centurions | 22–32 | Sheffield Eagles | 20 September 2012, 19:30 BST | Leigh Sports Village | Tim Roby | 1,725 |
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### Grand final

| # | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| # | Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| GF | Featherstone Rovers | 16–20 | Sheffield Eagles | 30 September 2012, 16:30 BST | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington | Tim Roby | 6,409 |
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### Play-off ladder

| Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | QualifyingElimination semifinal | QualifyingElimination semifinal | QualifyingElimination semifinal | Elimination final | Elimination final | Elimination final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 13 September 2012 | 13 September 2012 | 13 September 2012 | | | | 30 September 2012, Halliwell Jones Stadium | 30 September 2012, Halliwell Jones Stadium | 30 September 2012, Halliwell Jones Stadium |
| | | | 1 | Featherstone Rovers | 32 | | | | Featherstone Rovers | 16 |
| | | | 2 | Leigh Centurions | 14 | 20 September 2012 | 20 September 2012 | 20 September 2012 | Sheffield Eagles | Sheffield Eagles | 20 |
| 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 | 2 | Leigh Centurions | 14 | 20 September 2012 | 20 September 2012 | 20 September 2012 | Sheffield Eagles | Sheffield Eagles | 20 |
| 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 | | | | Leigh Centurions | 22 | | | |
| 3 | Halifax | 28 | | | | Leigh Centurions | 22 | | | |
| 3 | Halifax | 28 | 16 September 2012 | 16 September 2012 | 16 September 2012 | Sheffield Eagles | Sheffield Eagles | | 32 | | |
| 6 | Keighley Cougars | 24 | 16 September 2012 | 16 September 2012 | 16 September 2012 | Sheffield Eagles | Sheffield Eagles | | 32 | | |
| 6 | Keighley Cougars | 24 | Halifax | Halifax | 12 | | | | | | |
| 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 | Halifax | Halifax | 12 | | | | | | |
| 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 | Sheffield Eagles | Sheffield Eagles | 54 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sheffield Eagles | 42 | Sheffield Eagles | Sheffield Eagles | 54 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Batley Bulldogs | 12 | | | | | | | | | |