2025 UK Pre-Season Friendlies
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All the results and scorers from the second round of the second division, along with current table, stats leaders and detailed match summaries.
Times are GMT for Friday matches and BST for the Sunday match following the commencement of Daylight Saving Time in the UK.
RELATED: See the full list of 2024 Betfred Championship Draw and Results.
Widnes Vikings 28 Swinton Lions 10
Venue: DCBL Stadium, Widnes
Date: Fri, 29th March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Widnes 10-6. Penalties: 9-all. Referee: Michael Smaill. Crowd: 2,751.
Widnes: Owens, Butt, Fleming, Edge, Ince; Lyons, Gilmore; Kirk, Fozard, Murray, Lloyd, Wilde, Gregson. Int: Langtree, Johnstone, Roberts, Walker.
Swinton: Abram, Chrimes, Badrock, Hatton, Williams; Patton, Gibson; Wood, Eaves, Case, Rodden, Cox, Brogan. Int: Roby, Gannon, Royle, Stephens.
Widnes Vikings (28)
Tries: Ryan Ince 2, Rhodri Lloyd, Ant Walker, Matty Fozard
Goals: Tom Gilmore 4/6
Swinton Lions (10)
Tries: Rhys Williams, Andrew Badrock
Goals: Dec Patton 1/3
Whitehaven RLFC 23 Barrow Raiders 22
Venue: LEL Arena, Whitehaven
Date: Fri, 29th March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Barrow 18-12. Penalties: Barrow 7-6. Referee: Matthew Lynn.
Whitehaven: Connell, Teare, Corkill, Evans, Maizen; Carter, Doran; Castle, Newton, Ainley, McCarron, Holliday, King. Int: Hanneghan, Graham, Desmond-Walker, Hill.
Barrow: Cresswell, Shaw, Toal, Costello, Bulman; Walker, Johnston; Walker, Wood, Silva, Greenwood, Stack, Wilkinson. Int: Emslie, Forber, Rothwell, Burke.
Whitehaven RLFC (23)
Tries: Jake Carter, Ryan King, Jake Maizen, Nathan Connell
Goals: Jake Carter 3/4
Field Goals: Jake Carter 1
Barrow Raiders (22)
Tries: Jarrad Stack, Ryan Shaw, Andrew Bulman, Tom Forber
Goals: Ryan Shaw 3/4
Doncaster RLFC 20 Sheffield Eagles 26
Venue: Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster
Date: Fri, 29th March. Kickoff: 7:30 PM. Halftime: Sheffield 14-12. Penalties: 7-all. Referee: Scott Mikalauskas. Crowd: 1,719.
Doncaster: Guzdek, Briscoe, Lyne, Hey, Halliday; Johnston, Robinson; Knowles-Tagg, Burns, Matagi, Ruan, Smeaton, McConnell. Int: Lovodua, Pauli, Hepi, Ferres.
Sheffield: Hansen, Jones-Bishop, Welham, Glover, Dawson-Jones; Aston, Thackeray; Battye, Halafihi, Dickinson, Bower, Foster, Gwaze. Int: Farrell, Hodgson, Murphy, Roberts.
Doncaster RLFC (20)
Tries: Josh Guzdek, Connor Robinson, Joe Lovodua
Goals: Connor Robinson 4/4
Sheffield Eagles (26)
Tries: Kris Welham, Matty Dawson-Jones, Cory Aston, James Glover, Jack Hansen
Goals: Cory Aston 3/6
Dewsbury Rams 24 Batley Bulldogs 4
Venue: FLAIR Stadium, Dewsbury
Date: Fri, 29th March. Kickoff: 5:00 PM. Halftime: Dewsbury 6-0. Penalties: Dewsbury 8-4. Referee: Nick Bennett.
Dewsbury: O'Connor, Whiteley, Greensmith, Walker, Carr; Hookem, Turner; Beckett, Davies, Bibby, Garside, Dawson, Collinson. Int: Rush, Billington, Dixon, Hird.
Batley: Kear, Morton, Buchanan, Senior, Burton; White, Gibbons; Gledhill, Leak, Cooper, Manning, Walshaw, Moore. Int: Burton, Ward, Brown, Gibbons.
Dewsbury Rams (24)
Tries: Jack Billington 2, Perry Whiteley, Curtis Davies
Goals: Calum Turner 4/5
Batley Bulldogs (4)
Tries: Joe Burton
Featherstone Rovers 12 Wakefield Trinity 20
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Featherstone
Date: Fri, 29th March. Kickoff: 6:00 PM. Halftime: Wakefield Trinity 14-6. Penalties: Featherstone 8-7. Referee: Liam Rush.
Featherstone: Aekins, Wacokecoke, Gorman, Minikin, Gale; Bowes, Turner; Springer, Jones, Kamano, England, Hardcastle, Addy (C). Int: Wynne, Tomlinson, Albert, Fishwick.
Wakefield: Jowitt, Olpherts, Thornley, Pratt, Walmsley; Gale, Lino; Bowden, Hood, Atoni, Ashurst, Vagana, Pitts. Int: Uele, Rodwell, Doyle, Croft.
Featherstone Rovers (12)
Tries: Danny Addy, Caleb Aekins
Goals: Louix Gorman 2/2
Wakefield Trinity (20)
Tries: Lachlan Walmsley 3
Goals: Max Jowitt 4/5
Bradford Bulls 29 Halifax Panthers 10
Venue: Odsal Stadium, Bradford
Date: Fri, 29th March. Kickoff: 7:30 PM. Halftime: Bradford 12-10. Penalties: Bradford 10-4. Referee: Marcus Griffiths. Crowd: 3,853.
Bradford: McGowan, Myers, Arundel, Gill, Carr; Davies, Lilley; Doro, Souter, Smith, Fulton, Butler, Hallas. Int: Appo, Wilson, Ott, Wood.
Halifax: Woodburn-Hall, Saltonstall, McComb, Smith, Eden; Jouffret, Widdop; Larroyer, Inman, Hudson, Kavanagh, Gee, Davies. Int: Tangata, Lannon, Hursey-Hord.
Bradford Bulls (29)
Tries: Jayden Myers, Zac Fulton, Mitchel Souter, Max Wood
Goals: Jordan Lilley 6/6
Field Goals: Jordan Lilley 1
Halifax Panthers (10)
Tries: James Woodburn-Hall, Matty Gee
Goals: Louis Jouffret 1/2
York Knights 14 Toulouse Olympique 20
Venue: LNER Community Stadium, York
Date: Sun, 31st March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Toulouse 18-0. Penalties: Toulouse 8-5. Referee: Ben Thaler.
York: Harrison, Brown, Dee, Keinhorst, Lineham; Hingano, Harris; Ta'ai, Daley, Michael, Field, Severs, Bailey. Int: Fitzsimmons, Teanby, Reynolds, Nicholson-Watton.
Toulouse: Brochon, Ulberg, Armitage, Jussaume, Marcon; Rivett, Shorrocks; Belmas, Gahan, Hansen, Stefani, Peyroux, Marion. Int: Akauola, Bretherton, Roumanos, Richards.
York Knights (14)
Tries: Connor Bailey, Jesse Dee, Joe Brown
Goals: Liam Harris 1/3
Toulouse Olympique (20)
Tries: Maxime Stefani 2, Guy Armitage
Goals: Robin Brochon 4/5
Team | P | W | D | L | B | +/- | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Widnes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 4 |
2 | Wakefield | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 |
3 | Sheffield | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
4 | Whitehaven | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
5 | Doncaster | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
6 | Dewsbury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
7 | Toulouse | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
8 | Featherstone | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
9 | Halifax | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 2 |
10 | Bradford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 2 |
11 | Swinton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -20 | 0 |
12 | York | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -22 | 0 |
13 | Batley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -24 | 0 |
14 | Barrow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -37 | 0 |
RELATED: Click here to view the current Betfred Championship table.
(includes Cup competitions)
Rank | Player | Team | P | T |
1 | Lachlan Walmsley | Wakefield Trinity | 8 | 4 |
2 | Maxime Stefani | Toulouse | 2 | 3 |
Rank | Player | Team | P | G |
1 | Connor Robinson | Doncaster | 5 | 10 |
= | Tom Gilmore | Widnes | 7 | 10 |
= | Max Jowitt | Wakefield Trinity | 8 | 10 |
4 | Jordan Lilley | Bradford | 7 | 8 |
5 | Cory Aston | Sheffield | 9 | 7 |
6 | Louix Gorman | Featherstone | 2 | 6 |
= | Jake Carter | Whitehaven | 5 | 6 |
Rank | Player | Team | P | T | G | FG | Pts |
1 | Connor Robinson | Doncaster | 5 | 2 | 21 | - | 24 |
= | Tom Gilmore | Widnes | 7 | 1 | 20 | - | 24 |
= | Max Jowitt | Wakefield Trinity | 8 | 4 | 49 | - | 24 |
4 | Cory Aston | Sheffield | 9 | 2 | 31 | - | 22 |
5 | Jake Carter | Whitehaven | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 17 |
= | Jordan Lilley | Bradford | 7 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 17 |
7 | Lachlan Walmsley | Wakefield Trinity | 8 | 10 | - | - | 16 |
7 | Louis Jouffret | Halifax | 8 | 7 | 34 | - | 16 |