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[[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham]] and [[Bradford Bulls]] were relegated from the [[2017 RFL Championship|Championship in 2017]]. During the close season South Wales Ironmen re-branded as West Wales Raiders following the purchase of the club and a move from Merthyr Tydfil to Llanelli in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://walesrugbyleague.co.uk/premier_league/article/16106/new-owners-for-south-wales-ironmen |title=New owners for South Wales Ironmen |publisher=Wales Rugby League |date=13 July 2017 |accessdate=13 July 2017}}</ref> |
[[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham]] and [[Bradford Bulls]] were relegated from the [[2017 RFL Championship|Championship in 2017]]. During the close season South Wales Ironmen re-branded as West Wales Raiders following the purchase of the club and a move from Merthyr Tydfil to Llanelli in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://walesrugbyleague.co.uk/premier_league/article/16106/new-owners-for-south-wales-ironmen |title=New owners for South Wales Ironmen |publisher=Wales Rugby League |date=13 July 2017 |accessdate=13 July 2017}}</ref> |
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New sponsors for the league were announced in January 2018 and the league will be known as the '''Betfred League 1''' until the end of 2019 as the bookmakers, [[Betfred]], extended their sponsorship of rugby league to include the Championship and League 1 as well as Super League.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.totalrl.com/betfred-become-title-partner-championship-league-1/ |title=Betfred become title partner of Championship and League 1 |work=Total RL |publisher=League Publications |date=11 January 2018 |accessdate=11 January 2018}}</ref> |
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==Teams== |
==Teams== |
Revision as of 14:15, 11 January 2018
2018 League 1 | |
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League | League 1 |
Duration | 26 matches |
Teams | 14 |
2018 Season | |
The 2018 RFL League 1 is a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in England and Wales and is the third tier of the sport for Rugby Football League (RFL) affiliated clubs.
Even before the end of the 2017 season there were news stories that two of the clubs in the league, Gloucestershire All Golds and Oxford were considering a merger and relocating to Bristol.[1] Uncertainty around this move meant that the structure of League 1 for 2018 was undecided until October 2017 when the merger was confirmed by the RFL who also announced that the new Bristol side would not play in the league in 2018 and the league for 2018 will comprise only 14 clubs.[2]
The format of the season will therefore be very different from the 2017 season. There will be no Super 8s and the season will be of 26 games with each of the 14 teams playing each other home and away. The team finishing top will achieve automatic promotion to the 2019 Championship and be named league champions for 2018. The teams finishing second to fifth will meet in two play-off semi-finals with the semi-final winners meeting in the promotion play-off final. The winner of the promotion final will play in the Championship on 2019
Oldham and Bradford Bulls were relegated from the Championship in 2017. During the close season South Wales Ironmen re-branded as West Wales Raiders following the purchase of the club and a move from Merthyr Tydfil to Llanelli in 2017.[3]
New sponsors for the league were announced in January 2018 and the league will be known as the Betfred League 1 until the end of 2019 as the bookmakers, Betfred, extended their sponsorship of rugby league to include the Championship and League 1 as well as Super League.[4]
Teams
Colors | Club | City | Stadium | Capacity* |
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Bradford Bulls | Bradford, West Yorkshire | Odsal Stadium | 7,600 | |
Coventry Bears | Coventry, West Midlands | Butts Park Arena | 3,000 | |
Doncaster | Doncaster, South Yorkshire | Keepmoat Stadium | 15,231 | |
Hemel Stags | Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire | Pennine Way | 2,000 | |
Hunslet | Leeds, West Yorkshire | South Leeds Stadium | 4,000 | |
Keighley Cougars | Keighley, West Yorkshire | Cougar Park | 7,800 | |
London Skolars | Haringey, London | New River Stadium | 2,000 | |
Newcastle Thunder | Newcastle, Tyne and Wear | Kingston Park | 10,200 | |
North Wales Crusaders | Wrexham, Wales | Queensway Stadium | 2,000 | |
Oldham | Oldham, Greater Manchester | Whitebank Stadium | 1,500 | |
West Wales Raiders | Llanelli, Wales | Stebonheath Park | 3,700 | |
Whitehaven | Whitehaven, Cumbria | Recreation Ground | 7,500 | |
Workington Town | Workington, Cumbria | Zebra Claims Stadium | 10,000 | |
York City Knights | York, North Yorkshire | Bootham Crescent | 8,256 |
*capacity for rugby league games may differ from official stadium capacity.
Results
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | York City Knights | 26 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1130 | 308 | +822 | 48 | Champions |
2 | Bradford Bulls | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1197 | 282 | +915 | 46 | Play-off semi-finals |
3 | Doncaster | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 956 | 497 | +459 | 38 | |
4 | Workington Town | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 833 | 517 | +316 | 34 | |
5 | Oldham | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 902 | 345 | +557 | 32 | |
6 | Whitehaven | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 702 | 529 | +173 | 32 | |
7 | Hunslet | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 735 | 596 | +139 | 30 | |
8 | Newcastle Thunder | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 841 | 520 | +321 | 28 | |
9 | Keighley Cougars | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 841 | 657 | +184 | 26 | |
10 | North Wales Crusaders | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 589 | 660 | −71 | 19 | |
11 | Coventry Bears | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 406 | 1058 | −652 | 14 | |
12 | London Skolars | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 626 | 887 | −261 | 13 | |
13 | Hemel Stags | 26 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 314 | 1286 | −972 | 4 | |
14 | West Wales Raiders | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 176 | 2106 | −1930 | −4[a] |
Notes:
- ^ West Wales Raiders deducted four points post-season for fielding an ineligible player in two matches
References
- ^ "Greenwood leaves Golds post". TotalRL. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Oxford and Gloucester to join forces". Rugby Football League. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "New owners for South Wales Ironmen". Wales Rugby League. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Betfred become title partner of Championship and League 1". Total RL. League Publications. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.