RESULTS: 2025 Betfred Championship Round 9

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All the results and scorers from the ninth round of the UK second division.

All listed times are UK local.


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


London Broncos 6 York Knights 36
Venue: The Cherry Red Records Stadium, Wimbledon

Date: Sat, 3rd May. Kickoff: 5:00 PM. Halftime: York 10-6. Penalties: York 7-5. Referee: Aaryn Belafonte. 

London: Polselli, Hellec, Gorman, Small, Tindall; Walker, Ellis; Adebiyi, Davies, McDermott, Lovell (C), Mason, Stock. Int: Worthington, Ross, Binks, Waine.
York: Brown, Jones-Bishop, Buchanan, Law, Galeano; Hingano, Harris (C); Martin, McShane, Reynolds, Dee, Bailey, Thompson. Int: Cook, Field, Fitzsimmons, Hudson.

London Broncos (6)
Tries: Liam Tindall
Goals: Chris Hellec 1/1

York Knights (36)
Tries: Ben Jones-Bishop 2, Jordan Thompson, Oli Field, Joe Brown, Scott Galeano, Sam Cook
Goals: Liam Harris 3/6, Paul McShane 1/1


Toulouse Olympique 32 Halifax Panthers 0
Venue: Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse

Date: Sat, 3rd May. Kickoff: 6:00 PM. Halftime: Toulouse 20-0. Penalties: Halifax 6-3. Referee: Kevin Moore. 

Toulouse: Ashall-Bott, Ulberg, Rennie, Marcon, Laguerre; Lacans, Shorrocks; Belmas, Marion (C), Butler, Jussaume, Stefani, Cator. Int: Rodriguez, Roumanos, Richards, Bretherton.
Halifax: Jouffret, Tibbs, Graham, Graham, Saltonstall; Woodburn-Hall, Inman (C); Douglas, O'Brien, McCarron, McComb, Tangata, Whitehead. Int: Hansen, Fairbank, Davies, Calcott.

Toulouse Olympique (32)
Tries: Olly Ashall-Bott 2, Reubenn Rennie, Paul Ulberg, Maxime Stefani
Goals: Jake Shorrocks 6/7

Halifax Panthers (0)


Batley Bulldogs 24 Barrow Raiders 24
Venue: Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley

Date: Sun, 4th May. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Batley 16-14. Penalties: Batley 6-5. Referee: Cameron Worsley. 

Batley: Butterworth, Render, Myers, Arundel, Kear; White, Woods; Gledhill, Moore, Shaw, Greensmith, Staveley-Carr, Flynn. Int: Leak (C), Atkinson, Ward, High.
Barrow: Cresswell, Bulman, Broadbent, Teare, Ritson; Walker, Johnston; Brown, Wood, Emslie, Robson, Stack (C), Costello. Int: Bishop, Wilkinson, Greenwood, Pye.

Batley Bulldogs (24)
Tries: Elliot Kear, Ben White, Ollie Greensmith, Jayden Myers, Robbie Butterworth
Goals: Josh Woods 2/5

Barrow Raiders (24)
Tries: James Greenwood, Theerapol Ritson, Andrew Bulman, Charlie Emslie
Goals: Brad Walker 4/5


Bradford Bulls 32 Sheffield Eagles 20
Venue: Odsal Stadium, Bradford

Date: Sun, 4th May. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Sheffield 18-8. Penalties: Sheffield 7-5. Referee: Matthew Lynn. Crowd: 3,208.

Bradford: Hooley, Okunbor, Blake, Gill, Armitage; Meadows, Lilley; Bayliss-Brow, Souter, Michael, Fulton, Gee, Hallas. Int: Peposhi, Mason, Ott, Liu.
Sheffield: Horne, Millar, Welham, Foster, Dawson-Jones; Aston, Smith; Battye, Johnson, Dickinson, Roberts, Hodgson, Bussey. Int: Butterworth, Broadbent, Matongo, Mallinson.

Bradford Bulls (32)
Tries: Nathan Mason, Jordan Lilley, Luke Hooley, Zac Fulton, Mitchel Souter
Goals: Luke Hooley 6/7

Sheffield Eagles (20)
Tries: Kris Welham, Morgan Smith, Ryan Millar
Goals: Cory Aston 4/4


Doncaster RLFC 26 Oldham RLFC 30
Venue: Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster

Date: Sun, 4th May. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Oldham 18-12. Penalties: Doncaster 6-5. Referee: Denton Arnold. 

Doncaster: Hall, Briscoe, Lyne (C), Hey, Gebbie; Charles, Robinson; Knowles, Burns, Matagi, Jones, Smeaton, McConnell. Int: Boas, Baldwinson, Hepi, Pauli, Misky.
Oldham: Laulu-Togaga'e, Douglas, Davies, Turner (C), Cartwright; Dean, Drinkwater; Dudson, Forber, Chapelhow, Ashurst, Lawton, Milner. Int: Baxter, Moran, Hirst, Lannon.

Doncaster RLFC (26)
Tries: Edene Gebbie 3, Jack Charles, Isaac Misky
Goals: Connor Robinson 3/5

Oldham (30)
Tries: Josh Drinkwater 3, Jordan Turner, Riley Dean
Goals: Josh Drinkwater 5/6


Hunslet RLFC 14 Widnes Vikings 28
Venue: South Leeds Stadium, Hunslet

Date: Sun, 4th May. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Widnes 18-4. Penalties: Widnes 7-6. Referee: Andy Sweet. Crowd: 860.

Hunslet: Eden, Nichol, Jowitt, Welham, Scurr; Hanneghan (C), Gaskell; Fletcher, Berry, Foster, Gilmore, Levy, Clavering. Int: Rugless, Hallas, Syme, O'Hanlon.
Widnes: Edge, Ince, Hodson, Owens (C), Butt; Lyons, Gilmore; Murray, Fozard, Reilly, Lloyd, Langtree, Gregson. Int: Kirk, Johnstone, Bent, Bennion.

Hunslet RLFC (14)
Tries: Coby Nichol, Mackenzie Scurr, Lachlan Hanneghan
Goals: Billy Jowitt 1/3

Widnes Vikings (28)
Tries: Matty Fozard 2, Mike Butt 2, Danny Langtree
Goals: Tom Gilmore 4/5


Featherstone Rovers had a bye this round.


Round 9 ladder

#TeamPWDLB+/-Pts
1Toulouse8602113114
2Halifax9702012814
3Bradford860216014
4Barrow961206413
5Oldham952206412
6Widnes84131-2311
7York950409010
8Doncaster83051-528
9Batley82241-838
10Sheffield82061-366
11Featherstone82061-496
12London82061-1146
13Hunslet81071-1804

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


RLP stats leaders

TOP TRYSCORERS

Rank Player Team P T
1 Benjamin Laguerre Toulouse 8 10
2 Liam Harris York 8 8
3 Edene Gebbie Doncaster 6 7
=Ben Jones-Bishop Sheffield, York 9 7
5 Morgan Smith Sheffield 7 6
=Andrew Bulman Barrow 8 6
=James Woodburn-Hall Halifax 9 6

TOP GOALKICKERS

Rank Player Team P G/A %
1 Louis Jouffret Halifax 9 37 / 48 77%
2 Jake Shorrocks Toulouse 7 26 / 38 68%
3 Liam Harris York 8 24 / 35 69%
4 Josh Drinkwater Oldham 8 23 / 28 82%
=Brad Walker Barrow 8 23 / 35 66%
6 Tom Gilmore Widnes 8 20 / 25 80%
=Cory Aston Sheffield 8 20 / 27 74%
8 Josh Woods Batley 8 18 / 29 62%
9 Luke Hooley Bradford 5 14 / 20 70%

TOP POINTSCORERS

Rank Player Team P T G FG Pts
1 Louis Jouffret Halifax 9 3 37 - 86
2 Liam Harris York 8 8 24 1 81
3 Josh Drinkwater Oldham 8 5 23 - 66
4 Brad Walker Barrow 8 2 23 1 55
5 Jake Shorrocks Toulouse 7 - 26 1 53
6 Cory Aston Sheffield 8 2 20 1 49
7 Josh Woods Batley 8 1 18 - 40
=Jordan Lilley Bradford 8 4 12 - 40
=Benjamin Laguerre Toulouse 8 10 - - 40
=Tom Gilmore Widnes 8 - 20 - 40