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| duration = 8 May 2021 – 10 October 2021
| duration = 8 May 2021 – 10 October 2021
| no_of_teams = 10
| no_of_teams = 10
| matches =
| matches = 92
| points =
| points = 5,075
| highest_attendance = 1,922 <small>(Barrow Raiders vs West Wales Raiders, 11 September 2021)</small>
| highest_attendance = 2,997 <small>(Workington v Doncaster, 10 October 2021)</small>
| lowest_attendance = 100 <small>(West Wales Raiders vs Hunslet, 26 June 2021)</small>
| lowest_attendance = 100 <small>(West Wales Raiders vs Hunslet, 26 June 2021)</small>
| avg_attendance =
| avg_attendance =
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| premiership_win =
| premiership_win =
| premiership_win_name=
| premiership_win_name=

| wooden_spoon = {{leagueicon|canberra|12}} [[West Wales Raiders]]
| wooden_spoon_count = 3rd

| MVP =
| MVP =
| MVP_link =
| MVP_link =
| biggest_home_win =
| biggest_home_win =
| biggest_away_win =
| biggest_away_win =
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer = Jack Miller (Keighley) 240
| top_scorer_link =
| top_scorer_link =
| top try scorer =
| top try scorer = Tee Ritson (Barrow) 22<br>Rob Massam (North Wales) 22
| top try scorer_link =
| top try scorer_link =


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The '''2021 RFL League 1''' is a professional [[rugby league|rugby league football]] competition played in England and Wales and is the third tier of the sport for [[Rugby Football League]] (RFL) affiliated clubs. The sponsors for the league are the bookmakers, [[Betfred]] and the league will continue to be known as the '''Betfred League 1'''.
The '''2021 RFL League 1''' is a professional [[rugby league|rugby league football]] competition played in the [[United Kingdom]] and is the third tier of the sport for [[Rugby Football League]] (RFL) affiliated clubs. The sponsors for the league are the bookmakers, [[Betfred]] and the league will continue to be known as the '''Betfred League 1'''.


==Teams==
==Teams==
The 2020 season was declared ''[[null and void]]'' due to the COVID-19 pandemic as was the 2020 Championship season, there was therefore no teams relegated to League 1 for 2021. Due to restructuring in the Championship and Super League, [[Newcastle Thunder]] were promoted to the Championship and with the planned entry of [[Ottawa Aces]] to the league deferred until 2022,<ref>{{cite news|title=Thunder awarded Championship place|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/55261514|date=10 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/54833261 |title=Ottawa Aces: Canadian club defer League One entry until 2022 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 November 2020}}</ref> the number of teams to compete in League 1 for 2021 was reduced to 10.<ref name="RFL231220">{{cite web |title=Betfred Championship scheduled for February return |url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/57509/betfred-championship-scheduled-for-february-return |website=www.rugby-league.com |publisher=RFL |access-date=23 December 2020 |date=23 December 2020}}</ref>
The 2020 season was declared ''[[null and void]]'' due to the COVID-19 pandemic as was the 2020 Championship season, there was therefore no teams relegated to League 1 for 2021. Due to restructuring in the Championship and Super League, [[Newcastle Thunder]] were promoted to the Championship and with the planned entry of [[Ottawa Aces]] to the league deferred until 2022,<ref>{{cite news|title=Thunder awarded Championship place|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/55261514|date=10 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/54833261 |title=Ottawa Aces: Canadian club defer League One entry until 2022 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 November 2020}}</ref> the number of teams to compete in League 1 for 2021 was reduced to 10.<ref name="RFL231220">{{cite web |title=Betfred Championship scheduled for February return |url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/57509/betfred-championship-scheduled-for-february-return |website=www.rugby-league.com |publisher=RFL |access-date=23 December 2020 |date=23 December 2020}}</ref>


=== Stadiums and locations ===
{{location map+ |England |float=right |width=450 |caption=Locations of the 2021 RFL League 1 teams |places=
{{location map+ |England |float=right |width=400 |caption=Locations of the 2021 RFL League 1 teams |places=
{{location map~ |England |lat=54.115 |long=-3.235278 |label=[[Barrow Raiders|Barrow]] |position=left}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=54.115 |long=-3.235278 |label=[[Barrow Raiders|Barrow]] |position=left}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=52.406969 |long=-1.520070 |label=[[Coventry Bears|Coventry]] |position=left}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=52.406969 |long=-1.520070 |label=[[Coventry Bears|Coventry]] |position=left}}
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{{location map~ |England |lat=54.641489|long=-3.551209|label=[[Workington Town|Workington]] |position=left}}
{{location map~ |England |lat=54.641489|long=-3.551209|label=[[Workington Town|Workington]] |position=left}}
}}
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 550"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+2021 League One teams, locations and grounds
!scope="col" | Team
!scope="col" | Location
!scope="col" | Stadium
!scope="col" | Capacity
!scope="col" | Coach
!scope="col" | Captain
!scope="col" | Chairman
|-
|-
!scope="row"|{{leagueicon|barrow|16}} [[Barrow Raiders]]
!scope="col" style="background:white; width:22%" | Club
| [[Barrow-in-Furness]]
!scope="col" style="background:white; width:22%" | Location
!scope="col" style="background:white; width:22%" | Stadium
!scope="col" style="background:white; width:8%" | Capacity
|-
| !scope="row"|{{leagueicon|barrow|16}} [[Barrow Raiders]]
| [[Barrow-in-Furness]], [[Cumbria]]
| [[Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness|Matt Johnson Prestige Stadium]]
| [[Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness|Matt Johnson Prestige Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center"|6,000
| 6,000

| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Crarey]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jarrad Stack]]
| Steve Neale
|-
|-
| !scope="row"|{{leagueicon|coventry|16}} [[Coventry Bears]]
!scope="row"|{{leagueicon|coventry|16}} [[Coventry Bears]]
| [[Coventry]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]]
| [[Coventry]]
| [[Butts Park Arena]]
| [[Butts Park Arena]]
| 4,000
|style="text-align:center"| 4,000
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rich Squires]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Welham
| Alan Robinson
|-
|-
| !scope="row"| {{leagueicon|Doncaster|16px}} [[Doncaster R.L.F.C.|Doncaster]]
!scope="row"| {{leagueicon|Doncaster|16px}} [[Doncaster R.L.F.C.|Doncaster]]
| [[Doncaster]], South Yorkshire
| [[Doncaster]]
| [[Keepmoat Stadium]]
| [[Keepmoat Stadium]]
| 15,231
|style="text-align:center"| 15,231
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Horne]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brad Foster]]
| Gavin Baldwin
|-
|-
| !scope="row"|{{leagueicon|Hunslet|16}} [[Hunslet R.L.F.C.|Hunslet]]
!scope="row"|{{leagueicon|Hunslet|16}} [[Hunslet R.L.F.C.|Hunslet]]
| [[Leeds]], West Yorkshire
| [[Leeds]]
| [[South Leeds Stadium]]
| [[South Leeds Stadium]]
| 4,000
|style="text-align:center"| 4,000
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Kilshaw]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Duane Straugheir]]
| Kenny Sykes
|-
|-
| scope="row"|{{leagueicon|Keighley|16}} [[Keighley Cougars]]
!scope="row"|{{leagueicon|Keighley|16}} [[Keighley Cougars]]
| [[Keighley]], [[West Yorkshire]]
| [[Keighley]]
| [[Cougar Park]]
| [[Cougar Park]]
| 7,800
|style="text-align:center"| 7,800
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rhys Lovegrove]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kyle Kesik]]
| Michael O'Neill
|-
|-
| !scope="row"|{{leagueicon|London Skolars|16}} [[London Skolars]]
!scope="row"|{{leagueicon|London Skolars|16}} [[London Skolars]]
| [[Haringey]], [[London]]
| [[Haringey]], [[London]]
| [[New River Stadium]]
| [[New River Stadium]]
| 2,000
|style="text-align:center"| 2,000
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jermaine Coleman]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Iliess Macani]]
| Adrian Fraine
|-
|-
| !scope="row"|{{leagueicon|North Wales Crusaders|16}} [[North Wales Crusaders]]
!scope="row"|{{leagueicon|North Wales Crusaders|16}} [[North Wales Crusaders]]
| [[Colwyn Bay]], [[Wales]]
| [[Colwyn Bay]]
| [[Stadiwm Zip World]]
| [[Stadiwm Zip World]]
| 5,500
|style="text-align:center"| 5,500
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Anthony Murray (rugby league, born 1977)|Anthony Murray]]
|
| Ian Edwards
|-
|-
| !scope="row"|{{leagueicon|Rochdale|16}} [[Rochdale Hornets]]
!scope="row"|{{leagueicon|Rochdale|16}} [[Rochdale Hornets]]
| [[Rochdale]], [[Greater Manchester]]
| [[Rochdale]]
| [[Spotland Stadium|Crown Oil Arena]]
| [[Spotland Stadium|Crown Oil Arena]]
| 10,249
|style="text-align:center"| 10,249
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Matt Calland]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Sean Penkywicz]]
| Andrew Mazey
|-
|-
| !scope="row"|{{leagueicon|canberra|16px}} [[West Wales Raiders]]
!scope="row"|{{leagueicon|canberra|16px}} [[West Wales Raiders]]
| [[Llanelli]], Wales
| [[Llanelli]]
| [[Stebonheath Park]]
| [[Stebonheath Park]]
| 3,700
|style="text-align:center"| 3,700
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Aaron Wood (rugby league coach)|Aaron Wood]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Morgan Evans (rugby league)|Morgan Evans]]
| Andrew Thorne
|-
|-
| !scope="row"|{{leagueicon|Workington|16}} [[Workington Town]]
!scope="row"|{{leagueicon|Workington|16}} [[Workington Town]]
| [[Workington]], [[Cumbria]]
| [[Workington]]
| [[Derwent Park|Zebra Claims Stadium]]
| [[Derwent Park|Zebra Claims Stadium]]
| 10,000
|style="text-align:center"| 10,000
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Thorman]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Carl Forber]]
| Les Smallwood
|}
|}


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The season consisted of 18 rounds with each of the 10 teams playing each other home and away. Promotion and play-off details together with the fixture list were originally due to be announced early in 2021 but this announcement was delayed after a meeting on 13 January 2021 at which the start of the season was delayed to at least Spring.<ref name="RFL231220"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shaw |first1=Matthew |title=Championship and League 1 delay confirmed |url=https://www.totalrl.com/championship-and-league-1-delay-confirmed/ |access-date=14 January 2021 |work=Total Rugby League |date=14 January 2021}}</ref> On 22 January it was announced that the proposed start date for the competition is the weekend of 8–9 May.<ref>{{cite news |title=Championship and League 1 clubs target March 21 return date |url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/championship-and-league-1-clubs-target-march-21-return-date/ |access-date=22 January 2021 |work=Love Rugby League |date=22 January 2021}}</ref>
The season consisted of 18 rounds with each of the 10 teams playing each other home and away. Promotion and play-off details together with the fixture list were originally due to be announced early in 2021 but this announcement was delayed after a meeting on 13 January 2021 at which the start of the season was delayed to at least Spring.<ref name="RFL231220"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shaw |first1=Matthew |title=Championship and League 1 delay confirmed |url=https://www.totalrl.com/championship-and-league-1-delay-confirmed/ |access-date=14 January 2021 |work=Total Rugby League |date=14 January 2021}}</ref> On 22 January it was announced that the proposed start date for the competition is the weekend of 8–9 May.<ref>{{cite news |title=Championship and League 1 clubs target March 21 return date |url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/championship-and-league-1-clubs-target-march-21-return-date/ |access-date=22 January 2021 |work=Love Rugby League |date=22 January 2021}}</ref>


Anticipating that the continuing COVID-19 situation may affect the season, the RFL decided that league position will be based from the outset on win percentage (number of wins divided by number of games played) rather than by competition points as is normal in the league.<ref name="RFL231220"/> Postponements will be allowed if a team has seven or more players unavailable due to COVID-19 related reasons (e.g. having returned a positive test result or required to isolate following contact with an infected person). In the event of a postponement the clubs should try and find a new date to play the match otherwise it will be cancelled.<ref name=RFL140221>{{cite web |title=Easter return for the Betfred Championship |url=https://www.rugby-league.com/championship__league_1/article/57655/easter-return-for-the-betfred-championship |website=www.rugby-league.com |publisher=RFL |access-date=14 February 2021 |date=14 February 2021}}</ref> Golden point extra time will not be used during this season.<ref name=RFL140221/> The fixture list was released on 14 February and the promotion arrangements on 4 March.<ref name="RFL040321"/>
Anticipating that the continuing COVID-19 situation may affect the season, the RFL decided that league position would be based from the outset on win percentage (number of wins divided by number of games played) rather than by competition points as is normal in the league.<ref name="RFL231220"/> Postponements were allowed if a team had seven or more players unavailable due to COVID-19 related reasons (e.g. having returned a positive test result or required to isolate following contact with an infected person). In the event of a postponement the clubs were to try and find a new date to play the match otherwise it would be cancelled.<ref name=RFL140221>{{cite web |title=Easter return for the Betfred Championship |url=https://www.rugby-league.com/championship__league_1/article/57655/easter-return-for-the-betfred-championship |website=www.rugby-league.com |publisher=RFL |access-date=14 February 2021 |date=14 February 2021}}</ref> Golden point extra time was not used during this season except in the play-offs.<ref name=RFL140221/> The fixture list was released on 14 February and the promotion arrangements on 4 March.<ref name="RFL040321"/>


==Regular season table==
==Regular season table==
The team finishing top of the league after the regular season will automatically be promoted to the Championship for 2022 with the teams finishing 2nd to 6th taking part in a five-team play-off structure culminating in the promotion play-off final, the winner of which will also be promoted to the Championship.<ref name="RFL040321">{{cite web |title=Play-Off Structures for Betfred Championship and League 1 |url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/57714/play-off-structures-for-betfred-championship-and-league- |website=www.rugby-league.com |publisher=RFL |access-date=4 March 2021 |date=4 March 2021}}</ref> Teams will have to complete 70% of their league fixtures to qualify for the play-offs.<ref name="RFL040321"/>
The team finishing top of the league after the regular season was automatically promoted to the Championship for 2022 with the teams finishing 2nd to 6th taking part in a five-team play-off structure culminating in the promotion play-off final, the winner of which would also be promoted to the Championship.<ref name="RFL040321">{{cite web |title=Play-Off Structures for Betfred Championship and League 1 |url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/57714/play-off-structures-for-betfred-championship-and-league- |website=www.rugby-league.com |publisher=RFL |access-date=4 March 2021 |date=4 March 2021}}</ref> Teams had to complete 70% of their league fixtures to qualify for the play-offs.<ref name="RFL040321"/>


{{2021 RFL League 1 regular season table}}
{{2021 RFL League 1 regular season table}}


==Play-offs==
==Play-offs==
{{main|2021 RFL League 1 results#Play-offs}}
{{seealso|RFL League One Play-off Final}}
The play-off structure and dates were confirmed on 20 August and will use the same five-team play-off structure used in 2019. Matches will be played on four consecutive weekends commencing 17 September.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sky Sports to televise Betfred Championship Play-offs |url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/35898/sky-sports-to-televise-betfred-championship-play-offs |website=www.rugby-league.com |publisher=RFL |access-date=24 August 2021 |date=20 August 2021}}</ref>{{clear}}
The play-off structure and dates were confirmed on 20 August and used the same five-team play-off structure used in 2019. Matches were played on four consecutive weekends commencing 17 September.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sky Sports to televise Betfred Championship Play-offs |url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/35898/sky-sports-to-televise-betfred-championship-play-offs |website=www.rugby-league.com |publisher=RFL |access-date=24 August 2021 |date=20 August 2021}}</ref>


===Team bracket===
{{5TeamBracket-RFL League 1 2019
{{#section-h:2021 RFL League 1 results|Team bracket}}
| EF-details =

| EF-team1 = {{leagueicon|Doncaster|16px}} '''[[Doncaster R.L.F.C.|Doncaster]]'''
==Awards==
| EF-score1 = '''31'''
The end of year awards for the 2021 League 1 season were announced on 29 September 2021.<ref name=RFLAwards>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/36086/betfred-championship-and-league-1-awards-%E2%80%93-winners-announced|title=Betfred Championship and League 1 Awards – winners announced}}</ref>
| EF-team2 = {{leagueicon|Hunslet|16}} [[Hunslet R.L.F.C.|Hunslet]]
{| class="wikitable"
| EF-score2 = 10
|-
! Award
| QF-details =
! Winner
| QF-team1 = {{leagueicon|North Wales Crusaders|16}} [[North Wales Crusaders]]
|-
| QF-score1 = 14
| Betfred League 1 Player of the Year
| QF-team2 = {{leagueicon|Keighley|16}} '''[[Keighley Cougars]]'''
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Rob Massam]] (North Wales Crusaders)
| QF-score2 = '''28'''
|-
| Betfred League 1 Young Player of the Year
| SF2-details =
| {{flagicon|Samoa}} [[Phoenix Laulu-Togaga'e]] (Keighley Cougars)
| SF2-team1 = {{leagueicon|Workington|16}} [[Workington Town]]
|-
| SF2-score1 =
| Betfred League 1 Coach of the Year
| SF2-team2 = {{leagueicon|Keighley|16}} [[Keighley Cougars]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Anthony Murray (rugby league, born 1977)|Anthony Murray]] (North Wales Crusaders)
| SF2-score2 =
|-
| Betfred League 1 Club of the Year
| SF1-details =
| SF1-team1 = {{leagueicon|North Wales Crusaders|16}} [[North Wales Crusaders]]
| {{leagueicon|Barrow|12}} [[Barrow Raiders]]
|}
| SF1-score1 =
| SF1-team2 = {{leagueicon|Doncaster|16px}} [[Doncaster R.L.F.C.|Doncaster]]
| SF1-score2 =
| PF-details =
| PF-team1 =
| PF-score1 =
| PF-team2 =
| PF-score2 =
| GF-details =
| GF-team1 =
| GF-score1 =
| GF-team2 =
| GF-score2 =
}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 18:40, 14 August 2023

2021 Betfred League 1
LeagueLeague 1
Duration8 May 2021 – 10 October 2021
Teams10
Matches played92
Points scored5,075
Highest attendance2,997 (Workington v Doncaster, 10 October 2021)
Lowest attendance100 (West Wales Raiders vs Hunslet, 26 June 2021)
Champions Barrow Raiders (2nd title)
Top point-scorer(s)Jack Miller (Keighley) 240
Top try-scorer(s)Tee Ritson (Barrow) 22
Rob Massam (North Wales) 22

The 2021 RFL League 1 is a professional rugby league football competition played in the United Kingdom and is the third tier of the sport for Rugby Football League (RFL) affiliated clubs. The sponsors for the league are the bookmakers, Betfred and the league will continue to be known as the Betfred League 1.

Teams

[edit]

The 2020 season was declared null and void due to the COVID-19 pandemic as was the 2020 Championship season, there was therefore no teams relegated to League 1 for 2021. Due to restructuring in the Championship and Super League, Newcastle Thunder were promoted to the Championship and with the planned entry of Ottawa Aces to the league deferred until 2022,[1][2] the number of teams to compete in League 1 for 2021 was reduced to 10.[3]

Stadiums and locations

[edit]
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Locations of the 2021 RFL League 1 teams
Team Standort Stadium Capacity Coach Captain Chairman
Barrow Raiders Barrow-in-Furness Matt Johnson Prestige Stadium 6,000 England Paul Crarey Australien Jarrad Stack Steve Neale
Coventry Bears Coventry Butts Park Arena 4,000 England Rich Squires England Liam Welham Alan Robinson
Doncaster Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 England Richard Horne England Brad Foster Gavin Baldwin
Hunslet Leeds South Leeds Stadium 4,000 England Alan Kilshaw England Duane Straugheir Kenny Sykes
Keighley Cougars Keighley Cougar Park 7,800 Australien Rhys Lovegrove England Kyle Kesik Michael O'Neill
London Skolars Haringey, London New River Stadium 2,000 England Jermaine Coleman England Iliess Macani Adrian Fraine
North Wales Crusaders Colwyn Bay Stadiwm Zip World 5,500 England Anthony Murray Ian Edwards
Rochdale Hornets Rochdale Crown Oil Arena 10,249 England Matt Calland Wales Sean Penkywicz Andrew Mazey
West Wales Raiders Llanelli Stebonheath Park 3,700 Australien Aaron Wood Wales Morgan Evans Andrew Thorne
Workington Town Workington Zebra Claims Stadium 10,000 England Chris Thorman England Carl Forber Les Smallwood

Fixtures and results

[edit]
Main article: 2021 RFL League 1 results

The season consisted of 18 rounds with each of the 10 teams playing each other home and away. Promotion and play-off details together with the fixture list were originally due to be announced early in 2021 but this announcement was delayed after a meeting on 13 January 2021 at which the start of the season was delayed to at least Spring.[3][4] On 22 January it was announced that the proposed start date for the competition is the weekend of 8–9 May.[5]

Anticipating that the continuing COVID-19 situation may affect the season, the RFL decided that league position would be based from the outset on win percentage (number of wins divided by number of games played) rather than by competition points as is normal in the league.[3] Postponements were allowed if a team had seven or more players unavailable due to COVID-19 related reasons (e.g. having returned a positive test result or required to isolate following contact with an infected person). In the event of a postponement the clubs were to try and find a new date to play the match otherwise it would be cancelled.[6] Golden point extra time was not used during this season except in the play-offs.[6] The fixture list was released on 14 February and the promotion arrangements on 4 March.[7]

Regular season table

[edit]

The team finishing top of the league after the regular season was automatically promoted to the Championship for 2022 with the teams finishing 2nd to 6th taking part in a five-team play-off structure culminating in the promotion play-off final, the winner of which would also be promoted to the Championship.[7] Teams had to complete 70% of their league fixtures to qualify for the play-offs.[7]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PP Pts PCT Qualification
1 Barrow Raiders 17 13 1 3 596 275 216.7 27 79.41 Champions & promoted to Championship
2 Workington Town 15 10 1 4 471 310 151.9 21 70.00 Advance to qualifying semi-final
3 North Wales Crusaders 17 11 0 6 539 410 131.5 22 64.71 Advance to qualifying play-off
4 Keighley Cougars 18 11 1 6 612 385 159.0 23 63.89
5 Doncaster 17 9 3 5 472 392 120.4 21 61.76 Advance to elimination play-off
6 Hunslet 18 9 3 6 564 435 129.7 21 58.33
7 Rochdale Hornets 17 8 1 8 505 488 103.5 17 50.00
8 Coventry Bears 17 6 0 11 405 532 76.1 12 35.29
9 London Skolars 18 3 1 14 372 605 61.5 7 19.44
10 West Wales Raiders 18 0 1 17 238 942 25.3 1 2.78
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) win percentage; 2) points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).

Play-offs

[edit]
See also: RFL League One Play-off Final

The play-off structure and dates were confirmed on 20 August and used the same five-team play-off structure used in 2019. Matches were played on four consecutive weekends commencing 17 September.[8]

Team bracket

[edit]

Awards

[edit]

The end of year awards for the 2021 League 1 season were announced on 29 September 2021.[9]

Award Winner
Betfred League 1 Player of the Year Wales Rob Massam (North Wales Crusaders)
Betfred League 1 Young Player of the Year Samoa Phoenix Laulu-Togaga'e (Keighley Cougars)
Betfred League 1 Coach of the Year England Anthony Murray (North Wales Crusaders)
Betfred League 1 Club of the Year Barrow Raiders

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Thunder awarded Championship place". BBC Sport. 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Ottawa Aces: Canadian club defer League One entry until 2022". BBC Sport. 5 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Betfred Championship scheduled for February return". www.rugby-league.com. RFL. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. ^ Shaw, Matthew (14 January 2021). "Championship and League 1 delay confirmed". Total Rugby League. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Championship and League 1 clubs target March 21 return date". Love Rugby League. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Easter return for the Betfred Championship". www.rugby-league.com. RFL. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Play-Off Structures for Betfred Championship and League 1". www.rugby-league.com. RFL. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Sky Sports to televise Betfred Championship Play-offs". www.rugby-league.com. RFL. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Betfred Championship and League 1 Awards – winners announced".
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