# 2013 Championship 1 season results

This is a list of the 2013 Championship 1 season results. Championship 1 is the third-tier rugby league competition in the United Kingdom. The 2013 season starts on 29 March (Good Friday) and ends on 29 September with the Grand Final at Leigh Sports Village in Leigh, Greater Manchester, which replaces the previous venue of the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington. It is the first season in the Rugby Football League for three teams, Hemel Stags, Oxford Rugby League and University of Gloucestershire All Golds.
The 2013 season consists of two stages. The regular season was played over 18 round-robin fixtures, in which each of the nine teams involved in the competition played each other once at home and once away. This means that teams will play 16 games and will have two bye-rounds, where they will not play a game. In the Championship 1, 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.
At the end of the regular season, the team finishing first in the table will be crowned Championship and will be promoted to the Championship. The teams who finish the regular season between second and sixth will enter the play-offs with the winner claiming the second promotion place.

## Regular season
### Round 1

| Home | Score | Away | Match information | Match information | Match information | Match information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Gloucestershire All Golds | 30–40 | Oxford Rugby League | 29 March, 15:00 GMT | Prince of Wales stadium | Jamie Bloem | 323 |
| London Skolars | 8–26 | Hemel Stags | 29 March, 15:00 GMT | New River Stadium | Clint Sharrad | 419 |
| Oldham R.L.F.C. | 18–28 | Rochdale Hornets | 29 March, 15:00 GMT | Whitebank Stadium | Tom Crashley | 664 |
| South Wales Scorpions | 12–34 | North Wales Crusaders | 1 April, 15:00 BST | The Gnoll | Warren Turley | 675 |
| Bye-round: Gateshead Thunder |||||||
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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 |
| Oxford Rugby League | 20–22 | South Wales Scorpions | 13 April, 14:30 BST | Iffley Road | Jamie Bloem | 352 |
| North Wales Crusaders | 44–6 | London Skolars | 14 April, 14:30 BST | Racecourse Ground | Clint Sharrad | 761 |
| Gloucestershire All Golds | 0–36 | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 14 April, 15:00 BST | Prince of Wales Stadium | Joe Cobb | 105 |
| Hemel Stags | 21–20 | Gateshead Thunder | 14 April, 15:00 BST | Pennine Way stadium | Dave Sharpe | 263 |
| Bye-round: Rochdale Hornets |||||||
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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 |
| North Wales Crusaders | 52–8 | Gateshead Thunder | 28 April, 14:30 BST | Racecourse Ground | Dave Sharpe | 752 |
| Hemel Stags | 28–8 | Gloucestershire All Golds | 28 April, 15:00 BST | Pennine Way stadium | Jamie Bloem | 319 |
| Oldham R.L.F.C. | 16–18 | Oxford Rugby League | 28 April, 15:00 BST | Whitebank Stadium | Clint Sharrad | 602 |
| South Wales Scorpions | 30–28 | Rochdale Hornets | 28 April, 15:00 BST | The Gnoll | Warren Turley | 267 |
| Bye-round: London Skolars |||||||
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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 |
| Gateshead Thunder | 30–10 | Gloucestershire All Golds | 5 May, 15:00 BST | Gateshead International Stadium | Clint Sharrad | 161 |
| London Skolars | 39–20 | South Wales Scorpions | 5 May, 15:00 BST | New River Stadium | Jamie Bloem | 309 |
| Oxford Rugby League | 23–22 | Hemel Stags | 5 May, 15:00 BST | Iffley Road | Dave Sharpe | 337 |
| Rochdale Hornets | 18–35 | North Wales Crusaders | 5 May, 15:00 BST | Spotland Stadium | Joe Cobb | 769 |
| Bye-round: Oldham R.L.F.C. |||||||
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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 |
| Gateshead Thunder | 16–28 | South Wales Scorpions | 12 May, 14:00 BST | Gateshead International Stadium | Jamie Bloem | 146 |
| Hemel Stags | 12–30 | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 12 May, 15:00 BST | Pennine Way stadium | Dave Sharpe | 679 |
| Oxford Rugby League | 4–12 | North Wales Crusaders | 12 May, 15:00 BST | Iffley Road | Ronnie Laughton | 374 |
| Rochdale Hornets | 32–24 | London Skolars | 12 May, 15:00 BST | Spotland Stadium | Dave Merrick | 523 |
| Bye-round: Gloucestershire All Golds |||||||
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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 |
| Oldham R.L.F.C. | 54–16 | Gateshead Thunder | 26 May, 13:00 BST | Whitebank Stadium | Jamie Bloem | 489 |
| Gloucestershire All Golds | 10–54 | Rochdale Hornets | 26 May, 15:00 BST | Prince of Wales Stadium | Dave Sharpe | 203 |
| Hemel Stags | 52–24 | South Wales Scorpions | 26 May, 15:00 BST | Pennine Way stadium | Warren Turley | 122 |
| London Skolars | 40–34 | Oxford Rugby League | 26 May, 15:00 BST | New River Stadium | Peter Brooke | 409 |
| Bye-round: North Wales Crusaders |||||||
| Source: |||||||||

### Round 7

| Home | Score | Away | Match information | Match information | Match information | Match information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| North Wales Crusaders | 66–4 | Gloucestershire All Golds | 2 June, 14:30 BST | Racecourse Ground | Warren Turley | 851 |
| Oldham R.L.F.C. | 30–22 | London Skolars | 2 June, 15:00 BST | Whitebank Stadium | Peter Brooke | 515 |
| Oxford Rugby League | 27–22 | Gateshead Thunder | 2 June, 15:00 BST | Iffley Road | Tom Crashley | 202 |
| Rochdale Hornets | 40–22 | Hemel Stags | 2 June, 15:00 BST | Spotland Stadium | Clint Sharrad | 809 |
| Bye-round: South Wales Scorpions |||||||
| Source: |||||||||

### Round 8

| Home | Score | Away | Match information | Match information | Match information | Match information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Gateshead Thunder | 52–55 | London Skolars | 9 June, 14:00 BST | Filtrona Park, South Shields | Jamie Bloem | 144 |
| North Wales Crusaders | 22–20 | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 9 June, 14:30 BST | Racecourse Ground | Clint Sharrad | 962 |
| Gloucestershire All Golds | 18–46 | South Wales Scorpions | 9 June, 15:00 BST | Prince of Wales Stadium | Peter Brooke | 153 |
| Oxford Rugby League | 28–42 | Rochdale Hornets | 9 June, 15:00 BST | Iffley Road | Tom Crashley | 349 |
| Bye-round: Hemel Stags |||||||
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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 |
| Gateshead Thunder | 4–46 | Rochdale Hornets | 16 June, 15:00 BST | Filtrona Park, South Shields | Peter Brooke | 193 |
| Hemel Stags | 18–10 | North Wales Crusaders | 16 June, 15:00 BST | Pennine Way stadium | Joe Cobb | 400 |
| London Skolars | 38–22 | Gloucestershire All Golds | 16 June, 15:00 BST | New River Stadium | Tom Crashley | 589 |
| South Wales Scorpions | 32–36 | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 16 June, 15:00 BST | The Gnoll | Dave Sharpe | 324 |
| Bye-round: Oxford Rugby League |||||||
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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 |
| Gloucestershire All Golds | 16–58 | North Wales Crusaders | 23 June, 15:00 BST | Prince of Wales Stadium | Dave Sharpe | 122 |
| London Skolars | 32–16 | Rochdale Hornets | 23 June, 15:00 BST | New River Stadium | Tom Crashley | 343 |
| Oldham R.L.F.C. | 26–18 | Hemel Stags | 23 June, 15:00 BST | Whitebank Stadium | Dave Merrick | 428 |
| South Wales Scorpions | 6–28 | Oxford Rugby League | 23 June, 15:00 BST | The Gnoll | Jamie Bloem | 311 |
| Bye-round: Gateshead Thunder |||||||
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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 |
| North Wales Crusaders | 48–0 | Rochdale Hornets | 30 June, 14:30 BST | Racecourse Ground | Tom Crashley | 1,086 |
| Gateshead Thunder | 12–44 | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 30 June, 15:00 BST | Filtrona Park, South Shields | Joe Cobb | 301 |
| Oxford Rugby League | 18–20 | Gloucestershire All Golds | 30 June, 15:00 BST | Iffley Road | Dave Sharpe | 241 |
| South Wales Scorpions | 16–14 | Hemel Stags | 30 June, 15:00 BST | The Gnoll | Jamie Bloem | 366 |
| Bye-round: London Skolars |||||||
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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 |
| London Skolars | 52–24 | Gateshead Thunder | 7 July, 14:00 BST | New River Stadium | Jamie Bloem | 349 |
| Hemel Stags | 38–18 | Rochdale Hornets | 7 July, 15:00 BST | Pennine Way stadium | Dave Sharpe | 263 |
| Oxford Rugby League | 4–22 | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 7 July, 15:00 BST | Iffley Road | Tom Crashley | 327 |
| South Wales Scorpions | 20–32 | Gloucestershire All Golds | 7 July, 15:00 BST | The Gnoll | Andy Sweet | 370 |
| Bye-round: North Wales Crusaders |||||||
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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 |
| Gateshead Thunder | 14–14 | Oxford Rugby League | 14 July, 15:00 BST | Filtrona Park, South Shields | Dave Sharpe | 121 |
| Oldham R.L.F.C. | 52–22 | South Wales Scorpions | 14 July, 15:00 BST | Whitebank Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 576 |
| Gloucestershire All Golds | 18–28 | Hemel Stags | 31 July, 19:30 BST | Regentsholme | Chris Kendall | 367 |
| London Skolars | 14–20 | North Wales Crusaders | 23 August, 18:30 BST | New River Stadium | Chris Leatherbarrow | 1,276 |
| Bye-round: Rochdale Hornets |||||||
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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 |
| South Wales Scorpions | 30–36 | Gateshead Thunder | 28 July, 13:00 BST | The Gnoll | Chris Kendall | 305 |
| Gloucestershire All Golds | 28–35 | London Skolars | 28 July, 15:00 BST | Prince of Wales Stadium | Jamie Bloem | 103 |
| Oldham R.L.F.C. | 28–10 | North Wales Crusaders | 28 July, 15:00 BST | Whitebank Stadium | Dave Merrick | 1,209 |
| Rochdale Hornets | 54–12 | Oxford Rugby League | 28 July, 15:00 BST | Spotland Stadium | Clint Sharrad | 451 |
| Bye-round: Hemel Stags |||||||
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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 |
| Gateshead Thunder | 20–24 | North Wales Crusaders | 4 August, 15:00 BST | Gateshead International Stadium | Dave Sharpe | 193 |
| Hemel Stags | 30–16 | Oxford Rugby League | 4 August, 15:00 BST | Pennine Way stadium | Andrew Sweet | 246 |
| London Skolars | 24–44 | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 4 August, 15:00 BST | New River Stadium | Peter Brooke | 563 |
| Rochdale Hornets | 36–10 | South Wales Scorpions | 4 August, 15:00 BST | Spotland Stadium | Dave Merrick | 452 |
| Bye-round: Gloucestershire All Golds |||||||
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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 |
| North Wales Crusaders | 44–12 | Hemel Stags | 11 August, 14:30 BST | Racecourse Ground | Peter Brooke | 813 |
| Oldham R.L.F.C. | 24–24 | Gloucestershire All Golds | 11 August, 15:00 BST | Whitebank Stadium | Jamie Bloem | 1,025 |
| Rochdale Hornets | 29–22 | Gateshead Thunder | 11 August, 15:00 BST | Spotland Stadium | Clint Sharrad | 405 |
| South Wales Scorpions | 28–30 | London Skolars | 11 August, 15:00 BST | The Gnoll | Dave Sharpe | 205 |
| Bye-round: Oxford Rugby League |||||||
| Source: |||||||||

### Round 17

| Home | Score | Away | Match information | Match information | Match information | Match information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Rochdale Hornets | 25–30 | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 15 August, 19:00 BST | Spotland Stadium | Matt Thomason | 1,107 |
| North Wales Crusaders | 54–10 | Oxford Rugby League | 18 August, 14:30 BST | Racecourse Ground | Clint Sharrad | 809 |
| Gloucestershire All Golds | 34–36 | Gateshead Thunder | 18 August, 15:00 BST | Regentsholme | Scott Mikalauskas | 163 |
| Hemel Stags | 18–40 | London Skolars | 18 August, 15:00 BST | Pennine Way stadium | Andrew Sweet | 336 |
| Bye-round: South Wales Scorpions |||||||
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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 |
| North Wales Crusaders | 35–22 | South Wales Scorpions | 1 September, 14:30 BST | Racecourse Ground | Peter Brooke | 1,562 |
| Gateshead Thunder | 24–22 | Hemel Stags | 1 September, 15:00 BST | Gateshead International Stadium | Adam Gill | 226 |
| Oxford Rugby League | 30–30 | London Skolars | 1 September, 15:00 BST | Iffley Road | Ronnie Laughton | 318 |
| Rochdale Hornets | 72–12 | Gloucestershire All Golds | 1 September, 15:00 BST | Spotland Stadium | Mike Woodhead | 522 |
| Bye-round: Oldham R.L.F.C. |||||||
| Source: |||||||||

## Play-offs

The play-offs will commence following the conclusion of the regular season and include the teams who finished second to fifth in the league and uses a 5 team play-off system, culminating in the grand final at Leigh Sports Village in Leigh, home of Championship sides Leigh Centurions and Swinton Lions.

### Week 1

| # | Home | Score | Away | Match information | Match information | Match information | Match information |
| # | Home | Score | Away | Date and time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Qualifying Play-off |||||||||
| A | Rochdale Hornets | 26–24 | London Skolars | 8 September 2013, 15:00 BST | Spotland Stadium | Gareth Hewer |
| Elimination Play-off |||||||||
| B | Hemel Stags | 30–26 | Oxford Rugby League | 8 September 2013, 15:00 BST | Pennine Way stadium | Joe Cobb |
| Source: ||||||||||

### Week 2

| # | Home | Score | Away | Match information | Match information | Match information | Match information |
| # | Home | Score | Away | Date and time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Qualifying Semi-final |||||||||
| C | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 22–23 | Rochdale Hornets | 15 September 2013, 15:00 BST | Whitebank Stadium | Gareth Hewer | 619 |
| Elimination Semi-final |||||||||
| D | London Skolars | 44–28 | Hemel Stags | 15 September 2013, 15:00 BST | New River Stadium | Joe Cobb | 367 |
| Source: ||||||||||

### Week 3

| # | Home | Score | Away | Match information | Match information | Match information | Match information |
| # | Home | Score | Away | Date and time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Final eliminator |||||||||
| E | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 64–8 | London Skolars | 22 September 2013, 15:00 BST | Whitebank Stadium | George Stokes | 467 |
| Source: ||||||||||

### Week 4

| # | Home | Score | Away | Match information | Match information | Match information | Match information |
| # | Home | Score | Away | Date and time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Grand Final |||||||||
| GF | Rochdale Hornets | 32–18 | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 29 September 2013, 14:00 BST | Leigh Sports Village, Leigh | Chris Leatherbarrow | 6,800 |
| Source: ||||||||||

### Play-off ladder

| Qualifying play-off 8 September 2013 | Qualifying play-off 8 September 2013 | Qualifying semi-final 15 September 2013 | Qualifying semi-final 15 September 2013 | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | 2013 Grand Final 29 Sep 2013, Leigh | 2013 Grand Final 29 Sep 2013, Leigh |
| | | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 22 | | | Rochdale Hornets | 32 |
| | | Rochdale Hornets | 23 | | | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 18 |
| Rochdale Hornets | 26 | | | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 64 | | |
| London Skolars | 24 | Elimination semi-final 15 September 2013 | Elimination semi-final 15 September 2013 | London Skolars | 8 | | |
| | | London Skolars | 44 | | | | |
| Hemel Stags | 30 | Hemel Stags | 28 | | | | |
| Oxford Rugby League | 26 | | | | | | |