# RFL Wheelchair Championship

The RFL Wheelchair Championship is the second highest level of wheelchair rugby league in England and Wales, with teams promoted to the RFL Wheelchair Super League providing certain criteria is met.
The Wheelchair Championship was founded in 2020, one year after the Super League, following attempts to better organise the higher levels of the sport.

## Format

Like the Super League, the league operates a round robin system to determine the Championship Leaders' Shield before a playoff series leading to a grand final.

## Results

The following is a summary of Wheelchair Championship seasons:

### Key

Promoted to next season's Super League Withdrew from Championship

### 2020 season

The inaugural 2020 season ended up being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic after one round of matches.
| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
| 1 | Gravesend Dynamite | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 16 | 156 | 2 |
| 2 | Celts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| 3 | North Wales Crusaders A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | West Wales Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ebbw Vale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | -26 | 0 |
| 6 | Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 172 | -156 | 0 |

### 2021 season

| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
| 1 | Hereford Harriers | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 603 | 46 | 557 | 18 |
| 2 | Warrington Wolves (P) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 374 | 39 | 335 | 18 |
| 3 | West Wales Raiders | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 74 | 323 | -249 | 6 |
| 4 | North Wales Crusaders A | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 120 | 318 | -198 | 4 |
| 5 | Torfaen Tigers | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 96 | 367 | -271 | 4 |
| 6 | Celts | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174 | -174 | 0 |

#### Final

* Hereford Harriers 75–32 Warrington Wolves

### 2022 season

Like the Super League, the 2022 season was split into two phases. In addition, the championship was also split into a North and South division, and thus featured more teams. The top team in each division at the time of the split entered a Middle 5 division with the bottom three sides in the Super League.

#### Championship North
##### Phase 1

| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
| 1 | Mersey Storm (M5) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 406 | 51 | 355 | 10 |
| 2 | Bradford Bulls (P2) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 330 | 117 | 213 | 8 |
| 3 | Dundee Dragons (P2) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 234 | 174 | 60 | 6 |
| 4 | North Wales Crusaders A (P2) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 242 | -70 | 4 |
| 5 | Rochdale Hornets (P2) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 233 | -162 | 2 |
| 6 | Sheffield Eagles (P2) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 442 | -396 | 0 |

##### Phase 2

| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
| 1 | Bradford Bulls | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 434 | 142 | 292 | 10 |
| 2 | North Wales Crusaders A | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 246 | 150 | 96 | 10 |
| 3 | Dundee Dragons | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 184 | 114 | 70 | 4 |
| 4 | Rochdale Hornets | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 112 | 392 | -280 | 2 |
| 5 | Sheffield Eagles | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 228 | -178 | 0 |

##### Final

* Bradford Bulls 68–22 North Wales Crusaders A

#### Championship South
##### Phase 1

| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
| 1 | Hereford Harriers (M5) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 230 | 97 | 133 | 6 |
| 2 | Woodlands Warriors (P2) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 113 | 21 | 6 |
| 3 | West Wales Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Gravesend Dynamite (P2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 73 | -4 | 2 |
| 5 | Argonauts (P2) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 112 | -58 | 1 |
| 6 | Torfaen Tigers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 108 | -92 | 1 |

##### Phase 2

| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
| 1 | Gravesend Dynamite | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 68 | 153 | 6 |
| 2 | Argonauts | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 136 | -70 | 2 |
| 3 | Woodlands Warriors | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 169 | -83 | 0 |

##### Final

* Gravesend Dynamite 58–23 Woodlands Warriors

#### Middle 5 (with Super League)

| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
| 1 | North Wales Crusaders | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 362 | 1115 | 247 | 10 |
| 2 | Hull F.C. (P) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 222 | 203 | 19 | 10 |
| 3 | Hereford Harriers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 127 | 126 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Warrington Wolves (P) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 230 | -162 | 2 |
| 5 | Mersey Storm | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 188 | -105 | 0 |

##### Final

* North Wales Crusaders 102–46 Hull F.C.

### 2023 season

The 2023 season saw North Wales Crusaders join after being relegated from the Super League.
| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
| 1 | North Wales Crusaders | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 766 | 138 | 628 | 20 |
| 2 | Wigan Warriors A | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 516 | 350 | 166 | 16 |
| 3 | Sheffield Eagles | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 364 | 500 | -136 | 10 |
| 4 | Bradford Bulls | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 328 | 476 | -148 | 10 |
| 5 | Rochdale Hornets | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 256 | 532 | -276 | 4 |
| 6 | Mersey Storm | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 258 | -234 | -9 |

#### Final

* North Wales Crusaders 46–40 Wigan Warriors A

### 2024 season

The 2024 season saw the Championship split into 3 regions. Sheffield Eagles, who won the Grand Final, were accepted into the Super League for the 2025 season.

#### Championship East

| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
| 1 | Sheffield Eagles (P) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 756 | 88 | 465 | 16 |
| 2 | York Knights | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 398 | 162 | 236 | 12 |
| 3 | Bradford Bulls | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 170 | 276 | -106 | 8 |
| 4 | Hull KR | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 231 | 468 | -237 | 4 |
| 5 | Wakefield Trinity | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 108 | 466 | -358 | 0 |

#### Championship West

| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
| 1 | Hereford Harriers | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 514 | 174 | 340 | 13 |
| 2 | North Wales Crusaders | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 488 | 251 | 237 | 12 |
| 3 | Warrington Wolves | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 430 | 348 | 82 | 8 |
| 4 | Rochdale Hornets | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 275 | 527 | -252 | 4 |
| 5 | Widnes Vikings | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 200 | 607 | -407 | 1 |

#### Championship South

| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
| 1 | Gravesend Dynamite | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 514 | 92 | 422 | 12 |
| 2 | Woodlands Warriors | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 214 | 204 | 10 | 8 |
| 3 | Brentwood Eels | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 158 | 344 | -186 | 4 |
| 4 | Bedford Tigers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 140 | 386 | -246 | 0 |

#### Playoffs

* 21 September 2024
| North Wales Crusaders | 126-0 | York Knights |
* 28 September 2024 11:45
| Sheffield Eagles | 48-38 | North Wales Crusaders |
| Tries: Ben Simpson (13), Stephen Reilly (18, 46, 51, 63), Joe Wink-Simmonds (27, 55), Will Brooks (47), Chris Haynes (61) Goals: Joe Wink-Simmonds (5/6), Ben Simpson (1/2), Will Brooks (0/1) | | Tries: Jonathan Gill (4, 44), Matthew Turner (33, 42, 78), Stuart Williams (37), Harry Jones (58), Martin Turner (67) Goals: Martin Turner (2/5), Harry Jones (1/3) |
* English Institute of Sport, Sheffield Attendance: 63
* 28 September 2024 12:30
| Hereford Harriers | 16-40 | Gravesend Dynamite |
* 13 October 2024 14:30
| Sheffield Eagles | 38-36 AET | Gravesend Dynamite |
| Tries: Will Brooks (2, 32, 60, 67), Stephen Reilly (28, 63), Joe-Wink-Simmonds (74) Goals: Joe-Wink-Simmonds (5/7), Ben Simpson (0/1) | 1st: 16-12 2nd: 36-36 | Tries: Dan Grant (13, 76), Max Owen (20, 46), Reuben Bunning (43, 69) Goals: Dan Grant (6/6) Drop goals: Dan Grant (0/1) |
* Allam Arena, Hull Player of the Match: Stephen Reilly

### 2025 season

Before the start of the season it was announced that Warrington Wolves would be promoted to the Super League for the 2026 season.
Teams for 2025 season:
* Championship East
    Batley Bulldogs
    Bradford Bulls
    Castleford Tigers
    Hull KR
    Wakefield Trinity
    York Knights
* Championship West
    Hereford Harriers
    North Wales Crusaders
    Rochdale Hornets
    Salford Red Devils
    Warrington Wolves
    Widnes Vikings

## Titles

| Season | Champions | Score | Runners-up | League Leaders' Shield |
| 2020 | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Hereford Harriers | 75-32 | Warrington Wolves | Hereford Harriers |
| 2022 | North Wales Crusaders | 102-46 | Hull FC | North Wales Crusaders |
| 2023 | North Wales Crusaders | 46-40 | Wigan Warriors | North Wales Crusaders |
| 2024 | Sheffield Eagles | 38-36 | Gravesend Dynamite | Sheffield Eagles, Hereford Harriers, Gravesend Dynamite |

### Grand Finals

| Team | Winners | Runners-up |
| North Wales Crusaders | 2 (2022, 2023) | |
| Hereford Harriers | 1 (2021) | |
| Sheffield Eagles | 1 (2024) | |
| Gravesend Dynamite | | 1 (2024) |
| Hull | | 1 (2022) |
| Warrington Wolves | | 1 (2021) |
| Wigan Warriors 'A' | | 1 (2023) |

### Championship Leaders' Shield

| Club | No. | Years |
| Hereford Harriers | 2 | 2021, 2024 |
| North Wales Crusaders | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Gravesend Dynamite | 1 | 2024 |
| Sheffield Eagles | 1 | 2024 |