RESULTS: 2023 Betfred Championship Round 27

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All the results and scorers from the final round!

All listed times are AEST (NSW/QLD/VIC/ACT).


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


Whitehaven RLFC 16 Toulouse Olympique XIII 26
Venue: LEL Arena, Whitehaven
Date: Sunday 24 September 2023 at 12:00am

Whitehaven RLFC (16)
Tries: Jamie Doran, Karl Dixon, Curtis Teare
Goals: Josh Rourke 2/4

Toulouse Olympique (26)
Tries: Zac Santo 2, Olly Ashall-Bott, Calum Gahan, Dimitri Biscarro
Goals: Zac Santo 3/5

Whitehaven: Rourke, Eccleston, Taylor, Dixon, Teare; Carter, Doran; Castle, Newton, Ainley, Holliday, Lanskey, Hill. Int: Phillips, Aiye, Spencer-Tonks.
Toulouse: Ashall-Bott, Marcon, Lima, Tropis, Laguerre; Ralph, Santo; Belmas, Gahan, Biscarro, Stefani, Bretherton, Marion. Int: Pélissier, Akauola, Richards, Brochon.


Batley Bulldogs 32 Newcastle Thunder 18
Venue: Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley
Date: Sunday 24 September 2023 at 12:00am

Batley Bulldogs (32)
Tries: Jonny Campbell 2, Jimmy Meadows 2, Elliot Kear, Alistair Leak
Goals: Dale Morton 4/6

Newcastle Thunder (18)
Tries: Jack Johnson, Ted Chapelhow, Nikau Williams
Goals: Nikau Williams 3/3

Batley: McGowan, Morton, Hodson, Senior, Kear; Meadows, Woods; Kaye, Leak, Blake, Manning, Buchanan, White. Int: Burton, Ward, Walshaw, Campbell.
Newcastle: Donaghy, Johnson, Walsh, Walker, Boafo; Balmforth, Williams; Chapelhow, Davies, Chapelhow, Tuliatu, Clegg, Bailey. Int: Miller, Simons, Lightowler, Walton.


Featherstone Rovers 62 Widnes Vikings 10
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Featherstone
Crowd: 3874
Date: Sunday 24 September 2023 at 3:00am

Featherstone Rovers (62)
Tries: Joey Leilua 3, Gareth Gale 2, Caleb Aekins 2, Junior Moors, Craig Hall, Chris Hankinson, Connor Jones
Goals: Mark Kheirallah 9/11

Widnes Vikings (10)
Tries: Ryan Ince, Joe Lyons
Goals: Kieran Dixon 1/2

Featherstone: Kheirallah, Hall, Leilua, Hankinson, Gale; Aekins, Lacans; Cozza, Wildie, Lockwood, Day, Taylor, Smith. Int: Jones, Yei, Moors, Bussey.
Widnes: Dixon, Ince, Fleming, Edge, Millar; Lyons, Gilmore; Field, Fozard, Walker, Wilde, Lawton, Brown. Int: Farnworth, Davies, Owens, Roberts.


Barrow Raiders 18 York RLFC Knights 31
Venue: Matt Johnson Prestige Stadium, Barrow
Crowd: 2292
Date: Monday 25 September 2023 at 12:00am

Barrow Raiders (18)
Tries: Ryan Johnston, Andrew Bulman, Tom Wilkinson
Goals: Ryan Shaw 3/3

York Knights (31)
Tries: Ukuma Ta'ai, Brenden Santi, Ronan Michael, AJ Towse, Oli Field
Goals: Liam Harris 5/6
Field Goals: Liam Harris 1

Barrow: Cresswell, Shaw, Toal, Broadbent, Bulman; Jackson, Johnston; Billington, Wood, Worthington, Emslie, Stack, Wilkinson. Int: Corkill, Carter, Saunders, Sammut.
York: Brown, Bass, Harrison, Clarkson, Towse; Dee, Harris; Santi, Jubb, Ta'ai, Field, Kirmond, Thompson. Int: Pemberton, Michael, Fitzsimmons, Pauli.


Halifax Panthers 12 Swinton Lions 22
Venue: The Shay Stadium, Halifax
Crowd: 2122
Date: Monday 25 September 2023 at 12:00am

Halifax Panthers (12)
Tries: Lachlan Walmsley 2, Ben Crooks
Goals: Louis Jouffret 0/3

Swinton Lions (22)
Tries: Mitch Cox 2, Rhodri Lloyd, Nick Gregson
Goals: Dan Abram 3/4

Halifax: Woodburn-Hall, Walmsley, McComb, Crooks, Saltonstall; Jouffret, Keyes; Calcott, Moore, Murray, Kavanagh, Gee, Tangata. Int: Inman, Lannon, Larroyer, Sutcliffe.
Swinton: Abram, Lepori, Badrock, Lloyd, Romeo; Butterworth, Gibson; Bennion, Hall, Brogan, Cox, Foster, Gregson. Int: Lowe, Case, Baker, Rodden.


London Broncos 24 Keighley Cougars 16
Venue: The Cherry Red Records Stadium, Wimbledon
Date: Monday 25 September 2023 at 12:00am

London Broncos (24)
Tries: Dean Whare 2, Iliess Macani 2, Bill Leyland
Goals: Corey Norman 2/5

Keighley Cougars (16)
Tries: Mark Ioane, Dan Parker
Goals: Oscar Thomas 4/5

London: Leyland, Grant, Bassett, Whare, Macani; Raiwalui, Norman; Albert, Davis, Butler, Lovell, Natoli, Parata. Int: Williams, Stock, Leyland, Waine.
Keighley: Thomas, Graham, Robson, Sa'u, Stephenson; Young, Spence; Ioane, Kesik, Laidlaw, Lynam, Adebiyi, Trout. Int: Parker, Gaylor, Roby, Bibby.


Sheffield Eagles 16 Bradford Bulls 17
Venue: Olympic Legacy Park Community Stadium, Sheffield
Date: Monday 25 September 2023 at 3:30am

Sheffield Eagles (16)
Tries: Ben Jones-Bishop, Quentin Laulu-Togaga'e, Matty Dawson-Jones
Goals: Jack Hansen 1/3, Cory Aston 1/1

Bradford Bulls (17)
Tries: Joe Arundel, Jordan Lilley, Liam Tindall
Goals: Jordan Lilley 2/3
Field Goals: Jordan Lilley

Sheffield: Laulu-Togaga'e, Jones-Bishop, Welham, Glover, Dawson-Jones; Aston, Thackeray; Douglas, Hansen, Dickinson, Murphy, Sene-Lefao, Hodgson. Int: Farrell, Gwaze, Broadbent, Liu.
Bradford: Holmes, Blackmore, Arundel, Gill, Tindall; Gaskell, Lilley; Lawrence, Jowitt, Matongo, Butler, Wallace, Doro. Int: Scurr, Appo, Rogers, Wynne.


Final 2023 Championship Table

#TeamPWDLB+/-Pts
1Featherstone (Q)272502078450
2Toulouse (Q)271908044938
3Bradford (E)2716110010533
4Sheffield (E)2716011022032
5London (E)271601104832
6York (E)27150120030
7Batley27150120-1330
8Halifax2714112011829
9Widnes27130140-3326
10Swinton2790180-31318
11Barrow2781180-20117
12Whitehaven2780190-32616
13Keighley (R)2780190-33316
14Newcastle (R)2751210-50511

RELATED: Click here to view the current Betfred Championship table.

Q = Qualifiers
E = Eliminators
R = Relegated to League 1 in 2024

Top Tryscorer
Lachlan Walmsley (36)

Top Pointscorer
Cory Aston (224)