RESULTS: 2023 Betfred Championship Round 1

All the results and scorers from the opening round of the 2023 RFL Championship season.

All listed times are AEDT.

RELATED: See the full list of 2023 Betfred Championship Draw and Results.

Barrow Raiders 4 Toulouse Olympique XIII 24
Venue: Matt Johnson Prestige Stadium, Barrow
Crowd: 2177
Date: Sunday 5 February 2023 at 2:00am

Barrow Raiders (4)
Tries: Ryan Shaw

Toulouse Olympique XIII (24)
Tries: Olly Ashall-Bott, Reubenn Rennie, Benjamin Laguerre 2, Dominique Peyroux, Josh Ralph

Barrow: Cresswell, Toal, Corkill, Worthington, Shaw; Sammut, Johnson; Brooks, Wood, Gillam, Langtree, Stack, Wells. Int: Burke, Iaria, Carter, Evans.
Toulouse: Ashall-Bott, Marcon, Jussaume, Rennie, Laguerre; Ralph, Shorrocks; Belmas, Pélissier, Hansen, Peyroux, Stefani, Marion. Int: Bretherton, Pezet, Richards, Lima.

Bradford Bulls 24 Whitehaven RLFC 8
Venue: Odsal Stadium, Bradford
Crowd: 4878
Date: Monday 6 February 2023 at 2:00am

Bradford Bulls (24)
Tries: Kieran Gill 2, Chester Butler, George Flanagan Sr
Goals: Dec Patton 4

Whitehaven RLFC (8)
Tries: Dave Eccleston
Goals: Sam Freeman 2

Bradford: Walker, Blackmore, Arundel, Gill, Foggin-Johnston; Patton, Holmes; Foster, Lilley, Lawrence, Wallace, Butler, Thompson. Int: Flanagan Jr, Baldwinson, England, Rogers.
Whitehaven: Freeman, Eccleston, Rourke, Singleton, Teare; Doran, Bishop; Castle, O'Brien, Walker, Holliday, Lanskey, McAvoy. Int: Ainley, Aiye, Bradley, Tabu.

Halifax Panthers 26 Sheffield Eagles 18
Venue: The Shay Stadium, Halifax
Crowd: 2101
Date: Monday 6 February 2023 at 2:00am

Halifax Panthers (26)
Tries: Jake Maizen 2, James Saltonstall, Lachlan Wamsley
Goals: Joe Keyes 5

Sheffield Eagles (18)
Tries: Bayley Liu 2, Aaron Murphy
Goals: Jack Hansen 3

Halifax: Woodburn-Hall, Walmsley, Maizen, McComb, Saltonstall; Jouffret, Keyes; Calcott, Moore, Murray, Kavanagh, Gee, Tangata. Int: Fairbank, Maher, Inman, Larroyer.
Sheffield: Bass, Jones-Bishop, Welham, Oakes, Dawson-Jones; Aston, Hansen; Kirk, Halafihi, Dickinson, Murphy, Farrell, Gwaze. Int: Douglas, Wood, Broadbent, Liu.

London Broncos 20 Batley Bulldogs 30
Venue: The Cherry Red Records Stadium, Wimbledon
Crowd: 1849
Date: Monday 6 February 2023 at 2:00am

London Broncos (20)
Tries: Bill Leyland, Dalton Grant, Paul Ulberg, Alex Waler
Goals: Oliver Leyland 2

Batley Bulldogs (30)
Tries: Kieran Buchanan 2, Alistair Leak, Josh Hodson, Nyle Flynn
Goals: Dale Morton 1, Josh Woods 1, James Meadows 2, Ben White 1

London: Walker, Ulberg, Bassett, Grant, Macani; Leyland, Horsman; Bienek, Davis, Williams, Lovell, Natoli, Parata. Int: Leyland, Albert, Stock, Silva.
Batley: McGowan, Morton, Hodson, Buchanan, Campbell; White, Woods; Gledhill, Leak, Hirst, Manning, Walshaw, Blake. Int: Meadows, Flynn, Ward, Reilly.

Swinton Lions 6 Newcastle Thunder 18
Venue: Heywood Road, Sale
Crowd: 877
Date: Monday 6 February 2023 at 2:00am

Swinton Lions (6)
Tries: Andy Badrock
Goals: Nick Gregson 1

Newcastle Thunder (18)
Tries: Alex Young 2, Nikau Williams
Goals: Nikau Williams 3

Swinton: Romeo, Spedding, Badrock, Lloyd, Butt; Gregson, Gibson; Bennion, Eaves, Baker, Cox, Rodden, Brogan. Int: Waterworth, Case, Cooper, Olds.
Newcastle: Johnson, Clegg, Walker, Walsh, Young; Donaghy, Williams; Chapelhow, Davies, Clark, Foster, Gallagher, Bailey. Int: Balmforth, Chapelhow, Clarke, Moore.

York RLFC Knights 12 Widnes Vikings 19
Venue: LNER Community Stadium, York
Crowd: 2117
Date: Monday 6 February 2023 at 2:00am

York RLFC Knights (12)
Tries: Danny Kirmond, Joe Brown
Goals: James Glover 2

Widnes Vikings (19)
Tries: Ryan Millar, Shane Grady, Ant Walker
Goals: Tom Gilmore 1, Jack Owens 2
Field Goals: Tom Gilmore 1

York: Marsh, Brown, Glover, Harrison, Towse; Harris, Cunningham; Kirby, Jubb, Fitzsimmons, Antrobus, Kirmond, Thompson. Int: Daley, Michael, Barnard, Teanby.
Widnes: Owens, Millar, Fleming, Edge, Dixon; Lyons, Gilmore; Lawton, Johnstone, Amor, Davies, Grady, Bent. Int: Fozard, Field, Hatton, Walker.

Keighley Cougars 0 Featherstone Rovers 50
Venue: Cougar Park, Keighley
Crowd: 2443
Date: Tuesday 7 February 2023 at 6:45am

Keighley Cougars (0)

Featherstone Rovers (50)
Tries: Gareth Gale 2, Riley Dean 2, Brad Day, James Lockwood, McKenzie Yei, Josh Hardcastle, Caleb Aekins
Goals: Chris Hankinson 7

Keighley: Young, Graham, Crooks, Storey, Agoro; Chisholm, Gale; Santi, Kesik, Trout, Robson, Levy, Adebiyi. Int: Parker, Gaylor, Everett, Spence.
Featherstone: Aekins, Briscoe, Hankinson, Hardcastle, Gale; Ford, Dean; Lockwood, Wildie, Springer, Day, Taylor, Cozza. Int: Kopczak, Jones, Cooper, Yei.

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