RESULTS: 2026 Betfred Championship Round 5

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

All listed times are GMT (UK local time).


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


London Broncos 106 North Wales Crusaders 18
Venue: The Cherry Red Records Stadium, Wimbledon
Date: Sat, 28th February. Kickoff: 7:30 PM. Halftime: London 58-6. Penalties: London 6-2. Referee: Tara Jones.

London Broncos (106)
Tries: Morea Morea 3, Jimmy Meadows 2, Neil Tchamambe 2, Finley Glare 2, Gairo Voro 2, Sadiq Adebiyi, Jack Croft, Liam Tindall, Epel Kapinias, Emarly Bitungane, Luke Smith, Ben Hursey-Hord
Goals: Jimmy Meadows 17/18

North Wales Crusaders (18)
Tries: Greg Eden 3
Goals: Junior Westwood 2/2, Dec Patton 1/1

London: Morea, Tindall, Webster-Mansfield, Wallis, Tchamambe; Meadows, Voro; Kapinias, Davis, Bitungane, Smith, Croft, Havili. Int: Glare, Adebiyi, Stock, Hursey-Hord.
North Wales
: Roby, Eden, Hatton, Ah Van, Forber; Patton, Gibson; Ioane, Eaves (C), Barratt, Spedding, Robinson, Addy. Int: Moran, Baldwin, Westwood, Bridge.


Midlands Hurricanes 20 Oldham RLFC 40
Venue: Avery Fields, Birmingham
Date: Sun, 1st March. Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Oldham 26-6. Penalties: Midlands 3-2. Referee: Kevin Moore. Crowd: 451.

Midlands Hurricanes (20)
Tries: Lewis Else, Luis Roberts, Ryan Johnson, Todd Horner
Goals: Lewis Else 2/4

Oldham (40)
Tries: Mat Ashurst 2, Kieran Dixon 2, Morgan Smith, Owen Farnworth, Tom Nisbet, Ben Davies
Goals: Kieran Dixon 4/8

Midlands: Horner, Chrimes, Johnson, Roberts, McGowan; Medforth, Else; Kirby (C), Moore, Dickinson, Wilkinson, Roberts, Wood. Int: Roden, Silk, Newboult, Shaw.
Oldham
: Dean, Dixon, Nisbet, Davies, Bibby; Smith, Drinkwater; Ormondroyd, Wildie (C), Farnworth, Ashurst, Purcell, Makin. Int: Milner, Geyer, Chapelhow, Moore.


Batley Bulldogs 54 Swinton Lions 6
Venue: Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley
Date: Sun, 1st March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Batley 20-6. Penalties: Batley 5-4. Referee: Freddie Lincoln.

Batley Bulldogs (54)
Tries: Derrell Olpherts 3, Alistair Leak 2, Dane Manning, Nyle Flynn, Joe Burton, Robson Stevens, Robbie Butterworth
Goals: Ben Reynolds 4/7, Josh Woods 3/3
Sin Bin: Felix Ellis

Swinton Lions (6)
Tries: Harry Higham
Goals: Reece Briers 1/1

Batley: Butterworth, Burton, Bruines, Ellis, Olpherts; Reynolds, Woods; Kirk, White, Dixon, Manning, Flynn, Stevens. Int: Leak, Hodgson, Greensmith, Cooper.
Swinton
: Roberts, Anderson, Jones, Higham, Parkinson; Ratchford, Briers; Shingler, Roby, Kelly-Duffy, Willis, Rodden, Irwin. Int: Openshaw, Sinclair, Bate, Cowen.


Doncaster RLFC 78 Salford RLFC 8
Venue: Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster
Date: Sun, 1st March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Doncaster 44-0. Penalties: Doncaster 6-5. Referee: Luke Bland. Crowd: 1,896.

Doncaster RLFC (78)
Tries: Edene Gebbie 4, Tom Holmes 2, Cory Aston 2, Connor Robinson, Luke Briscoe, James Glover, Luis Johnson, Muizz Mustapha, Connor Jones
Goals: Connor Robinson 11/14

Salford RLFC (8)
Tries: Joe Hartley, Ollie Garmston

Doncaster: Holmes, Briscoe, Hey, Glover, Gebbie; Robinson, Aston (C); Matagi, Burns, Mustapha, Sutcliffe, Johnson, McConnell. Int: Baldwinson, Jones, Hepi, Vulikijapani.
Salford
: Ross, Van Osselaer, Connolly, Hartley, Smith; Windley, Hughes; Haldenby, Dwyer (C), Costello, Stanton, Garmston, Yates. Int: Gatcliffe, Appleby, Ayanlaja-Lowo, Andrews-Smith.


Hunslet RLFC 16 Sheffield Eagles 24
Venue: South Leeds Stadium, Hunslet
Date: Sun, 1st March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Sheffield 14-10. Penalties: Sheffield 8-7. Referee: Adam Williams. Crowd: 685.

Hunslet RLFC (16)
Tries: Mackenzie Turner 2, Billy Jowitt
Goals: Billy Jowitt 2/3

Sheffield Eagles (24)
Tries: Jordan Lilley, Joel Farrell, Connor Bower, Kieran Gill, Corey Johnson
Goals: Jordan Lilley 2/5

Hunslet: Jowitt, Faraimo, Dalton-Harrop, Graham, Turner; Gaskell, Abram; Hallas, Misky, O'Hanlon, Gilmore, Whittel, Battye. Int: Berry, Simpson, Corbett, Carr.
Sheffield
: Marsh, Brown, Gill, Hodson, Walkley; Morgan, Lilley; Matongo, Bowes, Reilly, Bower, Farrell (C), Griffin. Int: Fitzsimmons, Johnson, Bussey, Foster.


Keighley Cougars 16 Workington Town 16
Venue: Cougar Park, Keighley
Date: Sun, 1st March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: 6-all. Penalties: Keighley 6-4. Referee: Carl Hughes.

Keighley Cougars (16)
Tries: George Flanagan, Lachlan Lanskey
Goals: Matty Beharrell 4/4

Workington Town (16)
Tries: Alexander Donaghy, Evan Lawther, Jake Dickinson
Goals: Jake Carter 2/3

Keighley: Sayner, Whitford, Proud, Dean, Holroyd; Farrell, Beharrell (C); Schofield, Burton, Michael, Lanskey, Hill, Parker. Int: Flanagan (C), Bajer, Green, Rushworth.
Workington
: Galea, Fulton, Corkill, Lawther, Dickinson; Donaghy, Carter; Ainley, Phillips, Gittens-Bedward, Lewthwaite, Rawhiti, Scholey (C). Int: Bradley, Williams, Gibson, Graham.


Whitehaven RLFC 20 Rochdale Hornets 0
Venue: The Ortus REC, Whitehaven
Date: Sun, 1st March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Whitehaven 20-0. Penalties: Rochdale 8-7. Referee: Aaryn Belafonte. Crowd: 460.

Whitehaven RLFC (20)
Tries: Ethan Bickerdike, Ciaran Walker, Ellison Holgate, Seth Woodend
Goals: Ciaran Walker 2/4

Rochdale Hornets (0)

Whitehaven: Walker-Taylor, Eccleston, Woodend, Bickerdike, Todd; Walker, Newbegin; Brennan, Holgate, Thomson, Holliday, Pearce, Kellett. Int: Pearce, McQuistan, Turnbull, Smith.
Rochdale
: Boyd, Holmes, Ashton, Taylor, Sa'u (C); Dallimore, Hansen; Hatton, Waterworth, Houghton, Kelly-Duffy, Metcalfe, Syme. Int: Butterworth, Dayes, Green, Coleman.


Widnes Vikings 54 Goole Vikings 24
Venue: DCBL Stadium, Widnes
Date: Sun, 1st March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Widnes 34-6. Penalties: Goole 8-5. Referee: Denton Arnold.

Widnes Vikings (54)
Tries: Matty Fleming 3, Daniel Murray 2, Matty Fozard, Nick Gregson, Jumah Sambou, Lewis Hall, Nathan Connell
Goals: Jordan Abdull 7/10

Goole Vikings (24)
Tries: Cooper Howlett 2, Connor Barley, Callum Shaw
Goals: Jack Miller 4/4

Widnes: Connell, Butt, Edge, Sambou, Fleming; Abdull, Gilmore; Murray, Johnstone, Chapelhow, Roberts, Langtree, Gregson. Int: Fozard, Hall, McWhirter, Lawton.
Goole
: Guzdek, Shaw, Howlett, Tomlinson, Barley; Rutland, Miller; Arnold, Hodgson, Watts, Ferres (C), Savelio, Staveley. Int: Morgan, Aldous, Bullock, Jubb.


Round 5 table

#TeamPWDLB+/-Pts
1London440002158
2Widnes54010308
3Barrow43010886
4Doncaster43010796
5Sheffield33000316
6Dewsbury43010186
7Midlands53020-46
8Rochdale53020-326
9Keighley52120405
10Newcastle42020464
11Oldham42020414
12Goole52030-524
13North Wales42020-664
14Halifax21010112
15Hunslet4103092
16Batley4103082
17Whitehaven51040-1072
18Salford41030-1372
19Workington40130-581
20Swinton50050-1600

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


Stats leaders

Thanks to Rugby League Project

TOP TRYSCORERS

RankPlayerTeamPT
1Morea MoreaLondon47
2Matty FlemingWidnes46
=3Bureta FaraimoHunslet25
=3Finley GlareLondon35
=3Edene GebbieDoncaster45
=3Greg EdenNorth Wales45
=3Connor BarleyGoole55

TOP GOALKICKERS

RankPlayerTeamPG/A%
1Jimmy MeadowsLondon429 / 3485.3%
2Matty BeharrellKeighley522 / 2588.0%
3Jordan AbdullWidnes519 / 2576.0%
4Jacob HookemDewsbury418 / 2185.7%
5Brad WalkerBarrow417 / 2181.0%
=6Jack MillerGoole514 / 1877.8%
=6Kieran DixonOldham414 / 2070.0%
8Connor RobinsonDoncaster213 / 1968.4%
=9Jack SmithNewcastle411 / 1573.3%
=9Lewis ElseMidlands511 / 1861.1%

TOP POINTSCORERS

RankPlayerTeamPTGFGPts
1Jimmy MeadowsLondon4429-74
2Matty BeharrellKeighley5122-48
3Kieran DixonOldham4314-40
4Jordan AbdullWidnes5-19-38
5Jacob HookemDewsbury4-18-36
=6Brad WalkerBarrow4-17-34
=6Lewis ElseMidlands5311-34
8Jack MillerGoole5114-32
9Connor RobinsonDoncaster2113-30