Championship SQUADS - 2023 Round 27

The final round has arrived ahead of the Championship playoffs. Check out the squads and officials.

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Whitehaven RLFC v Toulouse Olympique XIII
Sun September 24 2023, 12:00am at LEL Arena, Whitehaven

2. Dave Eccleston 3. Chris Taylor 4. Curtis Teare 6. Karl Dixon 9. Callum Phillips 11. Connor Holliday 12. Lachlan Lanskey 13. Dion Aiye 14. Jamie Doran 15. James Newton 16. Lasarusa Tabu 21. Marcus O'Brien 22. Lucas Castle 23. Josh Rourke 24. Daniel Spencer-Tonks 26. Oscar Doran 27. Jake Carter 28. Ross Ainley 50. Will Groves 51. George Hill 52. Brad Holroyd

1. Olly Ashall-Bott 5. Paul Marcon 6. Josh Ralph 8. Lambert Belmas 9. Calum Gahan 11. Maxime Stefani 13. Anthony Marion 14. Eloi Pelissier 15. Sitaleki Akauola 16. Joe Bretherton 18. Guy Armitage 19. Benjamin Laguerre 20. Greg Richards 22. Zac Santo 23. Robin Brochon 24. Pierre-Jean Lima 26. Ramon Silva 27. Dimitri Biscarro 28. Wail Skoundri 31. Maxime Stefani 35. Justin Tropis

Referees: Ryan Cox;Sideline Officials: Curtly Etchells, Paul Marklove;

PLAYOFFS & RELEGATION:
Whitehaven: 11th, 16pts - Haven are at risk of joining Newcastle in the relegation zone. Along with Swinton and Keighley they sit on 16 points, and all have similar differentials. If the three teams on 16 win, they could all leapfrog Barrow.
Toulouse: 2nd, 36pts - the Olympique are locked in 2nd place and will get the first week of playoffs to rest before hosting an eliminator winner.

Batley Bulldogs v Newcastle Thunder
Sun September 24 2023, 12:00am at Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley

3. Kieran Buchanan 4. Josh Hodson 5. Jonny Campbell 6. Ben White 7. Josh Woods 8. Adam Gledhill 10. Alistair Leak 11. Dane Manning 12. Lucas Walshaw 14. James Meadows 15. Elliot Kear 16. Michael Ward 17. Luke Blake 18. George Senior 20. Samy Kibula 21. Aidan McGowan 22. Dale Morton 24. Ben Kaye 28. Oliver Burton 29. Greg Johnson 30. Martyn Reilly

1. Jack Johnson 3. Marcus Walker 5. Alexander Clegg 6. Alex Donaghy 7. Nikau Williams 8. Jay Chapelhow 9. Curtis Davies 13. Connor Bailey 14. Denive Balmforth 15. Ted Chapelhow 17. Robert Tuliatu 18. Jake Lightowler 20. Gideon Boafo 25. Max Flanagan 26. Mac Walsh 27. Jack Miller 28. Tyler Walton 29. Paddy Burns 40. Evan Simons 41. Nathan Rushworth 44. James Mcgurk

Referees: Michael Smaill;Sideline Officials: Gareth Jones, Gary Shaw;

PLAYOFFS & RELEGATION:
Batley: 8th, 28pts - the Bulldogs will be desperate to sneak into the playoffs after their near-promotion heroics last season. They need to win, and rely on Halifax and York both slipping up.
Newcastle: 14th, 11pts - sadly, the Thunder are stuck in last place, five points adrift from the nearest team. They'll be relegated to League 1 next year.

Featherstone Rovers v Widnes Vikings
Sun September 24 2023, 3:00am at Millennium Stadium, Featherstone

3. Chris Hankinson 4. Craig Hall 5. Gareth Gale 8. Craig Kopczak 9. Connor Jones 10. James Lockwood 11. Brad Day 12. Elijah Taylor 13. Jack Bussey 14. Matty Wildie 15. John Davies 16. Junior Moors 20. Mark Kheirallah 21. Joseph Leilua 23. Caleb Aekins 24. Mathieu Cozza 25. Thomas Lacans 27. Mckenzie Yei 31. Arama Hau 32. Daniel Smith 34. Dane Chisholm

1. Jack Owens 2. Ryan Ince 3. Matty Fleming 5. Kieran Dixon 6. Danny Craven 7. Tom Gilmore 8. Owen Farnworth 9. Matty Fozard 11. Sam Wilde 12. Adam Lawton 16. Callum Field 17. Shane Grady 18. Joe Lyons 19. Olly Davies 20. Joe Edge 22. Aaron Brown 24. Oliver Brookes 26. Max Roberts 27. Ant Walker 28. Ryan Millar 40. Huw Worthington

Referees: Aaron Moore;Sideline Officials: Adam Williams, Lewis O'Brien;

PLAYOFFS:
Featherstone: 1st, 48pts
Widnes: 9th, 26pts
This match has no bearing on playoffs, with Featherstone already locked in top spot and Widnes too far out of the six.

Barrow Raiders v York RLFC Knights
Mon September 25 2023, 12:00am at Matt Johnson Prestige Stadium, Barrow

1. Luke Creswell 2. Shane Toal 3. Rio Corkill 4. Greg Worthington 5. Ryan Shaw 6. Jarrod Sammut 7. Ryan Johnston 12. Jarrad Stack 17. Charlie Emslie 18. Brett Carter 19. Shane Toal 20. Ben Evans 21. Jack Billington 22. Josh Wood 23. Connor Saunders 24. Luke Broadbent 25. Keanan Brand 27. Andrew Bulman 31. Adam Jackson 32. Tom Wilkinson 50. Roly Seward

2. Joe Brown 4. Jesse Dee 5. AJ Towse 7. Liam Harris 9. Will Jubb 10. Conor Fitzsimmons 11. Chris Clarkson 12. Danny Kirmond 13. Jordan Thompson 15. Myles Harrison 17. Ronan Michael 19. Josh Daley 21. Ukuma Ta'ai 22. Pauli Pauli 24. Ben Barnard 25. Brad Ward 27. Harry Price 29. Jason Bass 30. Brenden Santi 32. Oliver Field 34. Taylor Pemberton

Referees: Liam Rush;Sideline Officials: Neil Horton, Alex Cameron;

PLAYOFFS & RELEGATION:
Barrow: 10th, 17pts - incredibly the Raiders are still at relegation risk. If Haven, Swinton and Keighley all grab wins, Barrow will be out if they lose. They can assure themselves safety by simply winning.
York: 7th, 28pts - the Knights need a win but also need Halifax to lose. A loss for York and it's season over.

Halifax Panthers v Swinton Lions
Mon September 25 2023, 12:00am at The Shay Stadium, Halifax

1. James Woodburn-Hall 2. Lachlan Walmsley 3. Zack McComb 4. Ben Tibbs 5. James Saltonstall 6. Louis Jouffret 7. Joe Keyes 8. Adam Tangata 9. Brandon Moore 10. Dan Murray 11. Ben Kavanagh 12. Matty Gee 16. Will Calcott 18. Brandon Pickersgill 19. Ryan Lannon 20. Tom Inman 22. Jake Maizen 28. Alex Sutcliffe 29. Dan Fleming 31. Kevin Larroyer 35. Ben Crooks

1. Dan Abram 5. Richard Lepori 6. Nick Gregson 7. Jordy Gibson 8. Gavin Bennion 10. Kenny Baker 11. Rhodri Lloyd 12. Mitch Cox 13. Louis Brogan 15. Jordan Case 16. Gav Rodden 22. Andrew Badrock 23. Joseph Lowe 24. Myles Dalton-harrop 25. Scott Parnaby 26. Joseph Romeo 32. Robbie Butterworth 34. Matt Foster 35. Lewis Hall 36. Lewis Baxter 50. Daniel Norman

Referees: Matt Rossleigh;Sideline Officials: Warren Turley, Ellis McCarthy;

PLAYOFFS & RELEGATION:
Halifax: 6th, 29pts - In the six for now. They are guaranteed playoffs with a win, but if they lose, they could slip out of the six if York or Batley grab a win.
Swinton: 12th, 16pts - the Lions are at big risk of relegation. Keighley, Whitehaven sit level with them, all on similar differential. A win should see the Lions reach safety but there's still risk from the close differential if the Cougars, Haven and Raiders all win.

London Broncos v Keighley Cougars
Mon September 25 2023, 12:00am at The Cherry Red Records Stadium, Wimbledon

1. Alex Walker 3. Jarred Bassett 4. Dalton Grant 5. Iliess Macani 6. Oliver Leyland 7. Rian Horsman 8. Wellington Albert 9. Sam Davis 10. Jordan Williams 11. Will Lovell 12. Marcus Stock 13. Dean Parata 14. Bill Leyland 16. Ethan Natoli 17. Henry Raiwalui 18. Emmanuel Waine 19. Dean Whare 20. Corey Norman 33. Robert Butler 34. Matt Davies 50. Harry Stevens

1. Lewis Young 2. Alix Stephenson 3. Charlie Graham 8. Dan Parker 9. Billy Gaylor 11. Kyle Trout 13. Kyle Kesik 14. Harvey Spence 16. Josh Lynam 19. Ellis Robson 21. Lloyd Roby 24. Mark Ioane 27. Sadiq Adebiyi 32. Jack Bibby 37. Luca Atkinson 42. Junior Sa'u 43. Matty Laidlaw 44. Ben Stead 46. Oscar Thomas

Referees: Cameron Worsley;Sideline Officials: Henry Winnard, Gareth Winnard;

PLAYOFFS & RELEGATION:
London: 5th, 30pts - the Broncos are all-but assured a playoff spot but could slip out of the top six if they lose heavily and two of Halifax, York or Batley win by large margins. A win for London could see them jump into 4th place if Bradford lose later on Sunday.
Keighley: 13th, 16pts - currently lowest on differential of the three teams on 16, and therefore most at risk of relegation. Will come down to who wins, who loses and how the differential pans out.

Sheffield Eagles v Bradford Bulls
Mon September 25 2023, 3:30am at Olympic Legacy Park Community Stadium, Sheffield

2. Ben Jones-Bishop 3. Kris Welham 4. Ross Oakes 7. Anthony Thackeray 8. Brandon Douglas 9. Vila Halafihi 10. Tyler Dickinson 12. Joel Farrell 13. Evan Hodgson 14. Titus Gwaze 15. Mikey Wood 16. Blake Broadbent 17. Liam Kirk 18. Aaron Murphy 19. Jack Hansen 23. Bayley Liu 27. Jesse Sene-Lefao 28. Matty Dawson-Jones 29. Quentin Laulu-Togaga'e 32. Cory Aston 33. James Glover

1. Tom Holmes 2. Ben Blackmore 3. Joe Arundel 4. Kieran Gill 5. David Foggin-Johnston 7. Jordan Lilley 10. Michael Lawrence 11. Brad England 12. Chester Butler 14. Ebon Scurr 15. AJ Wallace 18. Keven Appo 20. Billy Jowitt 21. Fenton Rogers 24. Masi Matongo 27. Connor Wynne 29. Lee Gaskell 38. Liam Tindall 40. Daniel Okoro 41. Eribe Doro 50. Jaden Barraclough

Referees: Marcus Griffiths;Sideline Officials: Tara Jones, Ryan Cox;

PLAYOFFS & RELEGATION:
Sheffield: 3rd, 32pts
Bradford: 4th, 31pts
These two sides are battling for third place, although if Bradford lose, they could slip to 5th pending the London-Keighley result early in the day.