RESULTS: 2025 Betfred Championship Round 18

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

All listed times are venue local.


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


Bradford Bulls 28 Oldham RLFC 12
Venue: Odsal Stadium, Bradford

Date: Fri, 18th July. Kickoff: 7:45 PM. Halftime: Bradford 14-6. Penalties: Oldham 8-4. Referee: James Vella. Crowd: 3,087.

Bradford: Hooley, Okunbor, Blake, Gill, Armitage; Holmes, Keyes; Rogers, Lilley, Bayliss-Brow, Fulton, Gee, Doro. Int: Scurr, Michael, Souter, Hallas.
Oldham: Laulu-Togaga'e, O'Keefe, Davies, Turner (C), Dixon; Smith, Drinkwater; Chapelhow, Wildie, Farnworth, Taylor, Lannon, Milner. Int: Pélissier, Chapelhow, Dudson, Baxter.

Bradford Bulls (28)
Tries: Jayden Okunbor 2, Kieran Gill, Eribe Doro
Goals: Jordan Lilley 5/5, Luke Hooley 1/1

Oldham (12)
Tries: Josh Drinkwater, Ben O'Keefe
Goals: Kieran Dixon 2/2


Toulouse Olympique 24 Featherstone Rovers 22
Venue: Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers

Date: Sat, 19th July. Kickoff: 6:00 PM. Halftime: Toulouse 18-12. Penalties: Featherstone 9-4. Referee: Tara Jones. Crowd: 3,257.

Toulouse: Ashall-Bott, Ulberg, Rennie, Marcon (C), Laguerre; Lacans, Shorrocks; Belmas, Rodriguez, Butler, Jussaume, Stefani, Bretherton. Int: Garrigues, Roumanos, Gillam, Wallace.
Featherstone: Aekins, Gale, Hardcastle, Glover, Olpherts; Hampshire, Reynolds; Vuniyayawa, Jubb, Beckett, Day, Webb, Addy (C). Int: Springer, Jones, Moran, Wilde.

Toulouse Olympique (24)
Tries: Benjamin Laguerre 2, Olly Ashall-Bott, Paul Marcon
Goals: Jake Shorrocks 4/5

Featherstone Rovers (22)
Tries: Derrell Olpherts, Ryan Hampshire, Gareth Gale, Caleb Aekins
Goals: Ben Reynolds 3/5


York Knights 26 Barrow Raiders 12
Venue: LNER Community Stadium, York

Date: Sun, 20th July. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: York 14-0. Penalties: 2-all. Referee: Ryan Cox. 

York: Mata'afa, Jones-Bishop, Buchanan, Law, Galeano; Dagger, Harris (C); Martin, McShane, Ta'ai, Field, Bailey, Thompson. Int: Santi, Cook, Hudson, Clark.
Barrow: Cresswell, Broadbent, Costello, Teare, Shaw; Bishop, Johnston; Walker, Wood, Brown, Robson, Stack (C), Walker. Int: Doolan, Greenwood, Emslie, Gittens-Bedward.

York Knights (26)
Tries: Sam Cook 2, Connor Bailey, Scott Galeano, Joe Law
Goals: Liam Harris 3/5

Barrow Raiders (12)
Tries: Tom Walker, Luke Cresswell
Goals: Ryan Shaw 2/2


Batley Bulldogs 16 Halifax Panthers 18
Venue: Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley

Date: Sun, 20th July. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Batley 10-6. Penalties: Batley 6-4. Referee: Scott Mikalauskas. 

Batley: McGowan, Butterworth, Greensmith, Walshaw, Burton; White, Woods; Gledhill, Moore, Cooper, Bateman, Manning, Blake. Int: Leak (C), Flynn, Foulstone, High.
Halifax: Nofoaluma, Graham, Crooks (C), Sambou, Saltonstall; Jouffret, Woodburn-Hall; Douglas, Halafihi, Dixon, McComb, Tangata, Inman. Int: O'Brien, Fairbank, Jobe, Cowen.

Batley Bulldogs (16)
Tries: Lucas Walshaw, Robbie Butterworth
Goals: Josh Woods 4/4

Halifax Panthers (18)
Tries: Charlie Graham 2, Adam Tangata, James Saltonstall
Goals: Louis Jouffret 1/4


Widnes Vikings 16 Doncaster RLFC 20
Venue: DCBL Stadium, Widnes

Date: Sun, 20th July. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Doncaster 14-4. Penalties: Doncaster 8-5. Referee: Cameron Worsley. 

Widnes: Maizen, Butt, Roberts, Edge, Williams; Patton, Roberts; Murray, Johnstone, Bent, Condon, Lawton, Gregson. Int: Fleming, McWhirter, Fozard, Wood.
Doncaster: Hall, Briscoe, Lyne (C), Hey, Gebbie; Boas, Robinson; Baldwinson, Burns, Matagi, Jones, Smeaton, Hepi. Int: Bowden, Misky, Johnston, Pauli.

Widnes Vikings (16)
Tries: Rhys Williams, Ben Condon, Max Roberts
Goals: Will Roberts 2/3
Sin Bin: Nick Gregson

Doncaster RLFC (20)
Tries: Craig Hall, Reece Lyne, Greg Burns, Edene Gebbie
Goals: Connor Robinson 1/4, Craig Hall 1/1


Sheffield Eagles 6 London Broncos 48
Venue: Olympic Legacy Park Community Stadium, Sheffield

Date: Sun, 20th July. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: London 18-6. Penalties: Sheffield 6-3. Referee: Matthew Lynn. Crowd: 736.

Sheffield: Walker, Millar, Welham, Hodson, Walkley; Craven, Windley; Battye, Johnson, Roberts, Foster, Bower, Gwaze (C). Int: Butterworth, Bussey, Reilly, Green.
London: Polselli, Smith, Gorman, Webster-Mansfield, Tindall; Walker, O'Beirne; Adebiyi, Davies, Bienek, Lovell (C), Natoli, Stock. Int: Hellec, Worthington, Hursey-Hord, Porter.

Sheffield Eagles (6)
Tries: Jenson Windley
Goals: Joshua Hodson 1/1

London Broncos (48)
Tries: Luke Polselli 3, Lewis Bienek, Ethan Natoli, Liam Tindall, Tommy Porter, Ben Hursey-Hord
Goals: Jack Smith 8/9


Hunslet RLFC had a bye this round.


Round 18 table

#TeamPWDLB+/-Pts
1York171304126428
2Toulouse171304117928
3Bradford171205119026
4Oldham171025112324
5Doncaster1690725222
6Halifax1791717121
7Barrow1791715621
8Featherstone1790819320
9Widnes166282-7918
10London1650112-5014
11Batley1632112-25712
12Sheffield1740131-17610
13Hunslet1620142-4668

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


RLP stats leaders

TOP TRYSCORERS

Rank Player Team P T
1 Edene Gebbie Doncaster 14 20
= Benjamin Laguerre Toulouse 17 20
= Ben Jones-Bishop Sheffield, York 17 20
4 Olly Ashall-Bott Toulouse 14 14
5 Liam Harris York 16 12
6 Andrew Bulman Barrow 12 11
= Derrell Olpherts Featherstone 14 11
= Jayden Okunbor Bradford 15 11
9 Scott Galeano York 11 10
= Guy Armitage Bradford 15 10

TOP GOALKICKERS

Rank Player Team P G/A %
1 Liam Harris York 16 61 / 88 69%
2 Jake Shorrocks Toulouse 14 50 / 70 71%
3 Josh Drinkwater Oldham 16 44 / 57 77%
= Jordan Lilley Bradford 17 44 / 60 73%
5 Connor Robinson Doncaster 14 43 / 56 77%
6 Ben Reynolds Featherstone 12 42 / 56 75%
= Louis Jouffret Halifax 15 42 / 58 72%
8 Tom Gilmore Widnes 13 34 / 41 83%
= Josh Woods Batley 16 34 / 49 69%
10 Brad Walker Barrow 15 31 / 45 69%

TOP POINTSCORERS

Rank Player Team P T G FG Pts
1 Liam Harris York 16 12 61 1 171
2 Josh Drinkwater Oldham 16 7 44 - 116
3 Jordan Lilley Bradford 17 6 44 - 112
4 Louis Jouffret Halifax 15 5 42 - 104
5 Jake Shorrocks Toulouse 14 - 50 1 101
6 Ben Reynolds Featherstone 12 4 42 - 100
7 Connor Robinson Doncaster 14 2 43 - 94
8 Edene Gebbie Doncaster 14 20 - - 80
= Benjamin Laguerre Toulouse 17 20 - - 80
= Ben Jones-Bishop Sheffield, York 17 20 - - 80