RESULTS: 2025 Betfred Championship Round 3

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All the results and scorers from the third round of the UK's second division.

All listed times are AEDT (NSW/VIC/ACT).


RELATED: See the full list of 2025 Betfred Championship Draw and Results.


Toulouse Olympique 36 Bradford Bulls 4
Venue: Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse

Date: Sat, 8th March.   Kickoff: 6:00 PM.   Halftime: Toulouse 10-0.   Penalties: Toulouse 5-2.   Referee: James Vella.   Crowd: 3,700.

Toulouse: Ashall-Bott, Ulberg, Tropis, Marcon, Laguerre; Marion (C), Shorrocks; Roumanos, Gahan, Butler, Jussaume, Stefani, Cator. Int: Rodriguez, Bretherton, Lacans, Gillam.
Bradford: Holmes, Okunbor, Blake, Armitage, Taufua; Keyes, Meadows; Lawrence (C), Souter, Pele, Fulton, Gee, Donaldson. Int: Lilley, Hallas, Michael, Bayliss-Brow.

Toulouse Olympique (36)
Tries: Benjamin Laguerre 3, Olly Ashall-Bott, Paul Marcon, Mathieu Jussaume, Baptiste Rodriguez
Goals: Jake Shorrocks 4/7

Bradford Bulls (4)
Tries: Jayden Okunbor


Barrow Raiders 20 Oldham RLFC 6
Venue: Northern Competitions Stadium, Barrow

Date: Sun, 9th March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Barrow 10-6.   Penalties: Oldham 8-7.   Referee: Denton Arnold.   Crowd: 2,222.

Barrow: Cresswell, Bulman, Broadbent, Teare, Ritson; Bishop, Johnston; Walker, Smith, Rothwell, Robson, Stack (C), Walker. Int: Wood, Emslie, Toal, Pye.
Oldham: Laulu-Togaga'e, Tyrer, O'Keefe, Sambou, Dixon; Astley, Dean; Chapelhow, Wildie, Baxter, Taylor, Forster, Moran. Int: Aldridge, Chapelhow, Hirst, Lawton.

Barrow Raiders (20)
Tries: Theerapol Ritson, Aaron Smith, Andrew Bulman
Goals: Brad Walker 3/4, Alex Bishop 1/1

Oldham (6)
Tries: Riley Dean
Goals: Kieran Dixon 1/1


Batley Bulldogs 28 Widnes Vikings 20
Venue: Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley

Date: Sun, 9th March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Widnes 12-6.   Penalties: Widnes 5-3.   Referee: Kevin Moore.   

Batley: Butterworth, Kear, Greensmith, Burton, Render; White, Woods; Martin, Parsons, Brown (C), Arundel, Manning, Moore. Int: High, Chitakunye, Ward, Leak.
Widnes: Owens (C), Ince, Fleming, Roberts, Williams; Patton, Gilmore; Murray, Fozard, Reilly, Lloyd, Langtree, Bent. Int: Doolan, Lannon, Bennion, Wood.

Batley Bulldogs (28)
Tries: Bradley Martin 2, Joe Arundel, Elliot Kear, Jack Render
Goals: Josh Woods 4/5

Widnes Vikings (20)
Tries: Rhys Williams, Matty Fozard, Max Roberts
Goals: Tom Gilmore 4/4


Hunslet RLFC 10 Doncaster RLFC 38
Venue: South Leeds Stadium, Hunslet

Date: Sun, 9th March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Doncaster 24-0.   Penalties: Doncaster 8-3.   Referee: Aaryn Belafonte.   Crowd: 646.

Hunslet: Jowitt, Scurr, Eden, Booth, Turner; Hanneghan (C), Beharrell; Larroyer, Whitmore, Waine, Wood, Levy, Campbell. Int: Hallas, Fletcher, Corbett, O'Hanlon.
Doncaster: Horne, Briscoe, Lyne (C), Hey, Faraimo; Hall, Boas; Knowles, Burns, Matagi, Jones, Pauli, McConnell. Int: Smeaton, Sutcliffe, Bowden, Misky.

Hunslet RLFC (10)
Tries: Noah Booth, Ethan Wood
Goals: Billy Jowitt 1/2

Doncaster RLFC (38)
Tries: Reece Lyne 2, Bureta Faraimo, Pauli Pauli, Brad Hey, Watson Boas, Alex Sutcliffe
Goals: Craig Hall 5/8


Featherstone Rovers 12 Sheffield Eagles 19
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Featherstone

Date: Sun, 9th March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Sheffield 14-6.   Penalties: Featherstone 11-3.   Referee: Ryan Cox.   

Featherstone: Aekins, Olpherts, Tuimavave, Hatton, Gale; Turner, Addy (C); Beckett, Jubb, Vuniyayawa, Day, Hardcastle, Webb. Int: Jones, Stevens, Williams, Akauola.
Sheffield: Walker, Millar, Welham, Glover, Dawson-Jones; Aston, Smith; Matongo, Johnson, Dickinson, Farrell (C), Foster, Gwaze. Int: Battye, Bussey, Peachey, Butterworth.

Featherstone Rovers (12)
Tries: King Vuniyayawa, Jordan Williams
Goals: Calum Turner 2/2

Sheffield Eagles (19)
Tries: Morgan Smith 2, Jack Walker
Goals: Cory Aston 3/4
Field Goals: Cory Aston 1


York Knights 10 Halifax Panthers 18
Venue: LNER Community Stadium, York

Date: Sun, 9th March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Halifax 8-0.   Penalties: Halifax 10-7.   Referee: Cameron Worsley.   

York: Brown, Jones-Bishop, Buchanan, Field, Edwards; Hingano, Harris (C); Santi, McShane, Thompson, Dee, Bailey, Cook. Int: Pemberton, Teanby, Reynolds, Clark.
Halifax: Jouffret, Tibbs, Hurrell, Crooks (C), Saltonstall; Woodburn-Hall, Whitby; Douglas, O'Brien, Dixon, Tangata, McComb, Fairbank. Int: Hansen, Hird, Calcott, Graham.

York Knights (10)
Tries: Ben Jones-Bishop, Oli Field
Goals: Liam Harris 1/2

Halifax Panthers (18)
Tries: Louis Jouffret, Brandon Douglas, George Whitby
Goals: Louis Jouffret 2/4, George Whitby 1/1


London Broncos had a bye this round.


Round 3 table

#TeamPWDLB+/-Pts
1Halifax33000326
2Batley2110185
3Barrow32010304
4Toulouse32010294
5Doncaster21011104
6Bradford3201004
7Widnes32010-24
8London21011-124
9Oldham31110323
10Featherstone3102092
11Sheffield31020-92
12York30030-550
13Hunslet30030-720

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


RLP stats leaders

TOP TRYSCORERS

Rank Player Team P T
1 Morgan Smith Sheffield 3 4
= Benjamin Laguerre Toulouse 3 4
= Andrew Bulman Barrow 3 4
4 Jack Johnson Oldham 2 3
= Jorge Taufua Bradford 3 3
= Noah Booth Hunslet 3 3

TOP GOALKICKERS

Rank Player Team P G/A %
1 Louis Jouffret Halifax 3 10 / 13 77%
= Kieran Dixon Oldham 3 10 / 13 77%
3 Brad Walker Barrow 3 9 / 15 60%
4 Tom Gilmore Widnes 3 8 / 9 89%
= Jake Shorrocks Toulouse 3 8 / 11 73%
6 Josh Woods Batley 2 7 / 9 78%
= Jordan Lilley Bradford 3 7 / 13 54%

TOP POINTSCORERS

Rank Player Team P T G FG Pts
1 Louis Jouffret Halifax 3 2 10 - 28
= Kieran Dixon Oldham 3 2 10 - 28
3 Brad Walker Barrow 3 2 9 - 26
4 Jordan Lilley Bradford 3 1 7 - 18
5 Jake Shorrocks Toulouse 3 - 8 1 17
6 Morgan Smith Sheffield 3 4 - - 16
= Benjamin Laguerre Toulouse 3 4 - - 16
= Tom Gilmore Widnes 3 - 8 - 16
= Andrew Bulman Barrow 3 4 - - 16