The RFL Wheelchair Championship is the second highest level of wheelchair rugby league in England and Wales, with teams promoted to the RFL Wheelchair Super League providing certain criteria is met.
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 RFL Wheelchair Championship | |
Sport | Wheelchair rugby league |
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Founded | 2020 |
No. of teams | 6 |
Country | England Scotland Wales |
Most recent champion(s) | North Wales Crusaders |
Most titles | North Wales Crusaders (2 titles) |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | RFL Wheelchair Super League |
Domestic cup(s) | Wheelchair Challenge Cup |
Official website | [1] |
The Wheelchair Championship was founded in 2020, one year after the Super League, following attempts to better organise the higher levels of the sport.
Like the Super League, the league operates a round robin system to determine the Championship Leaders' Shield before a playoff series leading to a grand final.
The following is a summary of Wheelchair Championship seasons:[1]
Promoted to next season's Super League
Withdrew from Championship
The inaugural 2020 season ended up being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic after one round of matches.
POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
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1 | Gravesend Dynamite | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 16 | 156 | 2 |
2 | Celts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
3 | North Wales Crusaders A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | West Wales Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Ebbw Vale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | -26 | 0 |
6 | Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 172 | -156 | 0 |
POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hereford Harriers | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 603 | 46 | 557 | 18 |
2 | Warrington Wolves (P) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 374 | 39 | 335 | 18 |
3 | West Wales Raiders | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 74 | 323 | -249 | 6 |
4 | North Wales Crusaders A | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 120 | 318 | -198 | 4 |
5 | Torfaen Tigers | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 96 | 367 | -271 | 4 |
6 | Celts | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174 | -174 | 0 |
Like the Super League, the 2022 season was split into two phases. In addition, the championship was also split into a North and South division, and thus featured more teams. The top team in each division at the time of the split entered a Middle 5 division with the bottom three sides in the Super League.[4]
POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
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1 | Mersey Storm (M5) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 406 | 51 | 355 | 10 |
2 | Bradford Bulls (P2) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 330 | 117 | 213 | 8 |
3 | Dundee Dragons (P2) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 234 | 174 | 60 | 6 |
4 | North Wales Crusaders A (P2) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 242 | -70 | 4 |
5 | Rochdale Hornets (P2) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 233 | -162 | 2 |
6 | Sheffield Eagles (P2) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 442 | -396 | 0 |
POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bradford Bulls | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 434 | 142 | 292 | 10 |
2 | North Wales Crusaders A | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 246 | 150 | 96 | 10 |
3 | Dundee Dragons | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 184 | 114 | 70 | 4 |
4 | Rochdale Hornets | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 112 | 392 | -280 | 2 |
5 | Sheffield Eagles | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 228 | -178 | 0 |
POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hereford Harriers (M5) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 230 | 97 | 133 | 6 |
2 | Woodlands Warriors (P2) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 113 | 21 | 6 |
3 | West Wales Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Gravesend Dynamite (P2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 73 | -4 | 2 |
5 | Argonauts (P2) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 112 | -58 | 1 |
6 | Torfaen Tigers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 108 | -92 | 1 |
POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gravesend Dynamite | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 68 | 153 | 6 |
2 | Argonauts | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 136 | -70 | 2 |
3 | Woodlands Warriors | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 169 | -83 | 0 |
POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | North Wales Crusaders | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 362 | 1115 | 247 | 10 |
2 | Hull F.C. (P) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 222 | 203 | 19 | 10 |
3 | Hereford Harriers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 127 | 126 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Warrington Wolves (P) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 230 | -162 | 2 |
5 | Mersey Storm | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 188 | -105 | 0 |
The 2023 season saw North Wales Crusaders join after being relegated from the Super League.
POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
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1 | North Wales Crusaders | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 766 | 138 | 628 | 20 |
2 | Wigan Warriors A | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 516 | 350 | 166 | 16 |
3 | Sheffield Eagles | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 364 | 500 | -136 | 10 |
4 | Bradford Bulls | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 328 | 476 | -148 | 10 |
5 | Rochdale Hornets | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 256 | 532 | -276 | 4 |
6 | Mersey Storm | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 258 | -234 | -9 |
Club | No. | Years |
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Hereford Harriers | 1 | 2021 |
North Wales Crusaders | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
Club | No. | Years |
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Hereford Harriers | 1 | 2021 |
North Wales Crusaders | 1 | 2022, 2023 |