RESULTS: 2026 Betfred Championship Round 3

A full wrap-up of the results from Round 3 of the UK's second division competition, the Championship. Includes current table and stats leaders thanks to Rugby League Project.

NOTE: Halifax v Sheffield postponed due to Halifax's liquidation. Their match was removed from this round and their future in the competition remains in doubt.

All listed times are UK local time.

RELATED: See the full list of 2026 Betfred Championship Draw and Results.

Goole Vikings 14 Midlands Hurricanes 28
Venue: Victoria Pleasure Grounds, Goole
Date: Sat, 14th February. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Midlands 18-10. Penalties: 6-all. Referee: Matthew Lynn. Crowd: 672.

Goole Vikings (14)
Tries: Connor Barley 2, Cooper Howlett
Goals: Jack Miller 1/3

Midlands Hurricanes (28)
Tries: Brandon Moore 2, Lewis Else, Owen Restall, Todd Horner
Goals: Lewis Else 4/5

Goole: Shaw, Halliday, Howlett, Tomlinson, Barley; Rutland, Miller; Craig, Jubb, Watts, Ferres (C), Aldous, Hodgson. Int: Morgan, Arnold, Coventry, Tuohey.
Midlands: Horner, Chrimes, Johnson, Jebson, Restall; Medforth, Else; Kirby (C), Moore, Dickinson, Warren, Roberts, Wood. Int: Roden, Morris, Shaw, Silk.

North Wales Crusaders 48 Swinton Lions 22
Venue: Stadiwm Eirias, Colwyn Bay
Date: Sat, 14th February. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: North Wales 20-6. Penalties: 7-all. Referee: Kevin Moore. Crowd: 424.

North Wales Crusaders (48)
Tries: Greg Eden, Mark Ioane, Chris Barratt, Brad England, Pat Moran, Jayden Hatton, Luke Forber, Joe Baldwin, Thomas Bridge
Goals: Dec Patton 4/7, Jordy Gibson 2/2

Swinton Lions (22)
Tries: Ethan Fitzgerald, Harry Higham, Trent Kelly-Duffy, Finlay Irwin
Goals: Reece Briers 3/4

North Wales: Roby, Bridge, Hatton, Eden, Forber; Patton, Gibson; Ioane, Eaves (C), Barratt, England, Oakley, Moran. Int: Baldwin, Westwood, Walker, Robinson.
Swinton: Roberts, Fitzgerald, Higham, Lynch, Anderson; Stevens, Briers; Shingler, Ratchford, Kelly-Duffy, Willis, Rodden, Baker (C). Int: Roby, Irwin, Shields, McCurrie.

Salford RLFC 29 Hunslet RLFC 18
Venue: CorpAcq Stadium, Barton-upon-Irwell
Date: Sun, 15th February. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Salford 12-6. Penalties: 6-all. Referee: Denton Arnold.

Salford RLFC (29)
Tries: Noah Hodkinson 2, Brad Dwyer, Nathan Lowe, Ollie Garmston
Goals: Nathan Lowe 4/5
Field Goals: Toby Hughes
Sin Bin: Brad Dwyer

Hunslet RLFC (18)
Tries: Lee Gaskell 2, Eddie Battye, Mo Agoro
Goals: Billy Jowitt 1/4
Sin Bin: Zak Lloyd

Salford: Hodkinson, Van Osselaer, Connolly, Hartley, Lowe; Ross, Hughes; Kerr, Dwyer (C), Stanton, O'Loughlin, Garmston, Yates. Int: Newboult, Bardyel-Wells, Mason, Appleby.
Hunslet: Jowitt (C), Nichol, Dalton-Harrop, Watson, Agoro; Gaskell, Abram; Hallas, Aldridge, O'Hanlon, Gilmore, Whittel, Battye. Int: Berry, Foster, Corbett, Lloyd.

Batley Bulldogs 12 Doncaster RLFC 16
Venue: Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley
Date: Sun, 15th February. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Doncaster 6-0. Penalties: Doncaster 7-5. Referee: Tara Jones.

Batley Bulldogs (12)
Tries: Ben White, Liam Kirk
Goals: Ben Reynolds 2/2

Doncaster RLFC (16)
Tries: James Glover, Watson Boas, Luis Johnson
Goals: Connor Robinson 2/5

Batley: Reynolds, Burton, Oakes, Greensmith, Olpherts; White, Woods; Kirk, Leak (C), Stevens, Manning, Walshaw, Hodgson. Int: Parsons, Cooper, Matvejev, Flynn.
Doncaster: Holmes, Briscoe, Hey, Glover, Gebbie; Boas, Robinson; Knowles, Burns, Pauli, Sutcliffe, Johnson, Mustapha. Int: Hepi, Jones, Matagi, Springer.

Newcastle Thunder 28 Dewsbury Rams 38
Venue: Crow Trees Ground, Swalwell
Date: Sun, 15th February. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Newcastle 20-14. Penalties: Dewsbury 13-9. Referee: Luke Bland.

Newcastle Thunder (28)
Tries: Brenden Santi, Sean Croston, Brad Ward, Cody Hunter, Andy Djeukessi
Goals: Myles Harrison 4/6

Dewsbury Rams (38)
Tries: Jack McShane 2, Luke Nelmes, Bradley Graham, Louis Collinson, Jacob Parkinson
Goals: Jacob Hookem 7/7
Sin Bin: Dan Coates

Newcastle: Rostang, Djeukessi, Harrison, Smith, Ward; Lipp, Hunter; Jackson, Pemberton, Santi, Foster, Whittingham, Reynolds. Int: Croston, Tennison, Brown, Walton.
Dewsbury: McShane, Copland, O'Connor, Senior (C), Delaney; Coates, Hookem; Nelmes, McShane, Gill, Summers, Graham, Collinson. Int: Parkinson, Tomlinson, Roberts, Bentley.

Rochdale Hornets 24 Keighley Cougars 10
Venue: Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale
Date: Sun, 15th February. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Keighley 4-0. Penalties: Keighley 6-5. Referee: Scott Mikalauskas. Crowd: 844.

Rochdale Hornets (24)
Tries: Tom Ashton, Lewis Hatton, Kieran Taylor, TJ Boyd
Goals: Jamie Dallimore 4/4

Keighley Cougars (10)
Tries: Oliver Whitford, Dylan Proud
Goals: Matty Beharrell 1/2

Rochdale: Flanagan, Boyd, Ashton, Sa'u, Nixon; Dallimore, Hansen; Dayes, Whitmore (C), Kelly-Duffy, Wood, Taylor, Syme. Int: Hatton, Waterworth, Vaughan, Reid.
Keighley: Sayner, Whitford, Proud, Clarke, Holroyd; Farrell, Beharrell (C); Schofield, Flanagan (C), Green, Hill, Dean, Brown. Int: Burton, Lanskey, Rushworth, Salmon.

Whitehaven RLFC 0 Barrow Raiders 30
Venue: The Ortus REC, Whitehaven
Date: Sun, 15th February. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Barrow 12-0. Penalties: Whitehaven 13-5. Referee: Adam Williams.

Whitehaven RLFC (0)

Barrow Raiders (30)
Tries: Matthew Costello 2, Ryan Johnston 2, Curtis Teare
Goals: Brad Walker 5/5

Whitehaven: Walker-Taylor, Weatherill, Todd, Bickerdike, Eccleston; Walker, Newbegin; Pearce, Holgate, Thomson, Holliday, McQuistan, Kellett. Int: Shackley, Brennan, Nixon, Brown.
Barrow: Cresswell, Bulman, Teare, Broadbent, Ritson; Walker, Johnston (C); Bullock, Wood, Walker, Robson, Costello, King. Int: Doolan, Stack, Richards, Emslie.

Workington Town 10 Widnes Vikings 22
Venue: Derwent Park, Workington
Date: Sun, 15th February. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Widnes 12-6. Penalties: Workington 6-4. Referee: Carl Hughes.

Workington Town (10)
Tries: Zarrin Galea, Tuarae Rawhiti
Goals: Dominic Wear 1/2

Widnes Vikings (22)
Tries: Matty Fleming 2, Ryan Ince, Max Roberts
Goals: Jordan Abdull 3/4

Workington: Galea, Fulton, Corkill, Lawther, Doran; Donaghy, Wear; Ainley, Phillips, Gittens-Bedward, Lewthwaite, Rawhiti, Scholey (C). Int: Lupton, Williams, Farrer, Castle.
Widnes: Connell, Ince, Owens (C), Fleming, Butt; Gilmore, Abdull; Murray, Johnstone, Chapelhow, Lawton, Roberts, Hall. Int: Fozard, McWhirter, Houghton, Bibby.

Round 3 table

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