2021 RFL Championship season results

Main article: 2021 RFL Championship

The Rugby Football League (RFL) 2021 Championship comprised 22-rounds in the regular season with a four-round play-off post-season contested by the top six clubs to determine which club would be promoted to the 2022 Super League.

Regular season

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Round 1

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Betfred Championship: round one
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Halifax Panthers 47–14 London Broncos 2 April 2021, 17:00 The MBI Shay G. Hewer —[a]
Oldham 28–20 Swinton Lions 2 April 2021, 17:15 Bower Fold C. Worsley
Featherstone Rovers 28–18 Batley Bulldogs 2 April 2021, 19:30 Millennium Stadium J. Smith
York City Knights 6–21 Toulouse Olympique 3 April 2021, 16:30 York Community Stadium T. Grant
Dewsbury Rams 17–8 Whitehaven RLFC 3 April 2021, 19:30 Tetley's Stadium A. Moore
Sheffield Eagles 50–12 Bradford Bulls 4 April 2021, 12:45 Keepmoat Stadium J. Vella
Newcastle Thunder 30–30 Widnes Vikings 4 April 2021, 17:15 Kingston Park M. Griffiths
Source:[1]
  1. ^ behind closed doors, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom

Round 2

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Betfred Championship: round two
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Batley Bulldogs 48–10 Oldham 17 April 2021, 12:45 Mount Pleasant J. Vella —[a]
Toulouse Olympique 24–0[b] London Broncos — Stade Ernest-Wallon —
Widnes Vikings 14–22 Dewsbury Rams 17 April 2021, 17:30 DCBL Stadium C. Worsley
Swinton Lions 6–36 Featherstone Rovers 18 April 2021, 12:45 Heywood Road A. Moore
Whitehaven RLFC 29–20 Newcastle Thunder 18 April 2021, 15:00 Recreation Ground J. Smith
Bradford Bulls 27–26 Halifax Panthers 18 April 2021, 17:15 Tetley's Stadium T. Grant
York City Knights 14–20 Sheffield Eagles 18 April 2021, 19:30 York Community Stadium G. Hewer
Source:[2]
  1. ^ behind closed doors, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
  2. ^ The RFL announced in March that under the COVID-19 quarantine regulations in England there was no bar to the match taking place. London declined to travel to France to play so, under the RFL regulations, London forfeited the game with the two competition points being awarded to Toulouse and the result recorded as a 24–0 win for the French side. The match does not count towards London's number of games played towards qualification to the play-offs.

Round 3

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Betfred Championship: round three
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
London Broncos 38–24 Oldham 24 April 2021, 14:00 The Rock M. Mannifield —[a]
Batley Bulldogs 48–16 Widnes Vikings 24 April 2021, 16:00 Mount Pleasant G. Hewer
Swinton Lions 16–64 York City Knights 25 April 2021, 12:45 Heywood Road M. Rossleigh
Featherstone Rovers 48–14 Whitehaven RLFC 25 April 2021, 15:00 Millennium Stadium A. Moore
Halifax Panthers 34–44 Toulouse Olympique 25 April 2021, 15:00 The Shay J. Smith
Newcastle Thunder 24–16 Sheffield Eagles 25 April 2021, 15:00 Kingston Park J. Vella
Bradford Bulls 35–14 Dewsbury Rams 25 April 2021, 19:30 Tetley's Stadium S. Mikalauskas
Source:[3]
  1. ^ behind closed doors, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom

Round 4

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Betfred Championship: round four
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Oldham 16–12 Halifax Panthers 1 May 2021, 12:45 Bower Fold G. Hewer —[a]
Sheffield Eagles 20–20 London Broncos 1 May 2021, 15:00 Keepmoat Stadium B. Thaler
Toulouse Olympique P–P[b] Featherstone Rovers 1 May 2021, 15:00 Stade Ernest-Wallon
Newcastle Thunder 16–28 Batley Bulldogs 2 May 2021, 12:45 Kingston Park A. Moore
Whitehaven 22–30 Bradford Bulls 2 May 2021, 15:00 LEL Arena J. Vella
Widnes Vikings 46–10 Swinton Lions 2 May 2021, 17:15 Halton Stadium J. Smith
Dewsbury Rams 20–30 York City Knights 2 May 2021, 19:30 Tetley's Stadium T. Grant
Source:[4]
  1. ^ behind closed doors, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
  2. ^ Under RFL COVID-19 protocols part-time teams are not obliged to travel to Toulouse until French and UK government relax travel and quarantine restrictions

Round 5

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Betfred Championship: round five
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Sheffield Eagles 18–30 Batley Bulldogs 7 May 2021, 19:45 Keepmoat Stadium G. Hewer —[a]
Oldham 4–36 Whitehaven 8 May 2021, 12:45 Bower Fold S. Mikalauskas
Swinton Lions 22–23 Bradford Bulls 9 May 2021, 11:45 Heywood Road M. Griffiths
London Broncos 50–30 Newcastle Thunder 9 May 2021, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground J. Smith
Toulouse Olympique 70–0 Widnes Vikings 9 May 2021, 15:00 Heywood Road[b] T. Grant
Dewsbury Rams 0–36 Halifax Panthers 9 May 2021, 17:15 Tetley's Stadium A. Moore
York City Knights 12–16 Featherstone Rovers 9 May 2021, 19:30 York Community Stadium C. Kendall
Source:[6]
  1. ^ behind closed doors, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
  2. ^ Match being played on neutral ground in England to reduced impact in teams due to COVID-19 quarantine regulations[5]

Round 6

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Limited attendances by home supporters only were allowed from Monday 17 May 2021.[7]

Betfred Championship: round six
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Batley Bulldogs 6–40 London Broncos 15 May 2021, 14:00 Fox's Biscuits Stadium T. Grant —[a]
Whitehaven 0–66 Toulouse Olympique 16 May 2021, 15:00 LEL Arena J. Smith
Widnes Vikings 14–35 York City Knights 16 May 2021, 15:00 Halton Stadium G. Hewer
Swinton Lions 18–20 Dewsbury Rams 17 May 2021, 19:45 Heywood Road C. Worsley 416
Featherstone Rovers 68–0 Oldham 17 May 2021, 20:00 LD Nutrition Stadium J. Vella 1,684
Halifax Panthers 46–12 Sheffield Eagles 6 June 2021, 12:45[b] The MBi Shay R. Hicks 734
Bradford Bulls 31–12 Newcastle Thunder 6 June 2021, 15:00[c] Odsal Stadium J. Child 3,562
Source:[10][11][12]
  1. ^ behind closed doors, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
  2. ^ Match originally scheduled for 15 May, was postponed on 11 May after two Sheffield players tested positive for COVID-19 and five others identified as close contacts. With seven players ruled out, the RFL COVID-19 protocol allows for postponement of the game.[8]
  3. ^ Originally scheduled for 17 May, the match was postponed by mutual consent to 6 June.[9]

Round 7

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Betfred Championship: round seven
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance[a]
Toulouse Olympique 66–18 Swinton Lions 22 May 2021, 15:00 Heywood Road[b] J. Smith 186
London Broncos 8–33 Bradford Bulls 23 May 2021, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground J. Vella 533
Newcastle Thunder 0–32 Halifax Panthers 23 May 2021, 15:00 Kingston Park G. Hewer 604
Widnes Vikings 44–6 Whitehaven 23 May 2021, 15:00 Halton Stadium J. McMullen 1,043
York City Knights 34–6 Oldham 23 May 2021, 15:00 York Community Stadium N. Bennett 1,000
Sheffield Eagles 18–50 Featherstone Rovers 23 May 2021, 15:30 Keepmoat Stadium A. Moore 620
Dewsbury Rams 10–38 Batley Bulldogs 15 July 2021, 19:30[c] Tetley's Stadium M. Mannifield 1,021
Source:[15][12]
  1. ^ Limited attendances allowed but by home fans only.[7]
  2. ^ Although this is a home fixture for Toulouse, the match was played at Swinton by mutual consent due to travel restrictions relating to COVID-19.[13]
  3. ^ Postponed by mutual consent from original date of 23 May.[14]

Round 8

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Betfred Championship: round eight
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance[a]
Toulouse Olympique C–C Newcastle Thunder —[b]
Batley Bulldogs 26–12 Swinton Lions 30 May 2021, 15:00 Fox's Biscuits Stadium G. Hewer 930
Bradford Bulls 37–18 York City Knights 30 May 2021, 15:00 Odsal Stadium B. Thaler 4,000
Halifax Panthers 8–16 Featherstone Rovers 30 May 2021, 15:00 The MBi Shay T. Grant 882
London Broncos 30–10 Dewsbury Rams 30 May 2021, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground A. Moore 280
Oldham 18–40 Widnes Vikings 30 May 2021, 15:00 Bower Fold J. Smith 600
Sheffield Eagles 25–25 Whitehaven 30 May 2021, 15:00 Keepmoat Stadium C. Worsley 343
Source:[17]
  1. ^ Limited attendances only due to COVID-19 restrictions
  2. ^ Match originally scheduled for 29 May but postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions on travel to France from the UK. Subsequently re-arranged for 17 July but continuing quarantine rules forced another postponement. With no free dates left in the season calendar the fixture was cancelled and not played.[16]

Round 9

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Betfred Championship: round nine
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance[a]
Oldham 28–32 Sheffield Eagles 12 June 2021, 15:00 Bower Fold M. Mannifield 475
Halifax Panthers 30–6 York City Knights 13 June 2021, 11:30 The MBi Shay G. Hewer 828
Dewsbury Rams 12–56 Toulouse Olympique 13 June 2021, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium B. Thaler 418
Featherstone Rovers 44–0 Bradford Bulls 13 June 2021, 15:00 Millennium Stadium A. Moore 1,700
Swinton Lions 30–36 Newcastle Thunder 13 June 2021, 15:00 Heywood Road J. McMullen 455
Whitehaven 20–24 Batley Bulldogs 13 June 2021, 15:00 LEL Arena N. Bennett 632
Widnes Vikings 22–54 London Broncos 13 June 2021, 15:00 Halton Stadium L. Staveley 1,211
Source:[18][12]
  1. ^ Limited attendances only due to COVID-19 restrictions

Round 10

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Betfred Championship: round ten
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Dewsbury Rams 24–68 Featherstone Rovers 20 June 2021, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium M. Mannifield 792
London Broncos 46–12 Whitehaven 20 June 2021, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground J. Smith 250
Newcastle Thunder 40–6 Oldham 20 June 2021, 15:00 Kingston Park A. Moore 1,087
Swinton Lions 4–34 Halifax Panthers 20 June 2021, 15:00 Heywood Road N. Bennett 520
Widnes Vikings 30–20 Sheffield Eagles 20 June 2021, 15:00 Halton Stadium B. Thaler 984
York City Knights 20–22 Batley Bulldogs 20 June 2021, 15:00 LNER Community Stadium T. Grant 1,486
Toulouse Olympique P–P Bradford Bulls TBC[a] Stade Ernest-Wallon
Source:[20][12]
  1. ^ Match postponed. Originally scheduled for 19 June but postponed on 6 June under RFL rules not requiring part-time clubs to travel to France if COVID-19 restrictions require a long period of quarantine.[19]

Round 11

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Betfred Championship: round eleven
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Featherstone Rovers 68–12 Oldham 26 June 2021, 15:00 Millennium Stadium N. Bennett 1,750
Batley Bulldogs 12–22 Halifax Panthers 27 June 2021, 15:00 Fox's Biscuits Stadium B. Thaler 1,193
Bradford Bulls 12–25 Widnes Vikings 27 June 2021, 15:00 Odsal Stadium S. Mikalauskas 3,153
London Broncos 38–24 Swinton Lions 27 June 2021, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground M. Smaill 240
Oldham 4–18 Dewsbury Rams 27 June 2021, 15:00 Bower Fold M. Rossleigh 600
Sheffield Eagles 6–54 Toulouse Olympique 27 June 2021, 15:00 Mobile Rocket Stadium, Wakefield G. Hewer 292
Whitehaven 37–12 York City Knights 27 June 2021, 15:00 LEL Arena M. Mannifield 601
Source:[21][12]

Round 12

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Betfred Championship: round twelve
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Featherstone Rovers 63–14 London Broncos 3 July 2021, 15:00 Millennium Stadium S. Mikalauskas 1,750
Toulouse Olympique C–C Oldham —[a]
Bradford Bulls 30–16 Batley Bulldogs 4 July 2021, 15:00 Odsal Stadium A. Moore 2,831
Dewsbury Rams 18–18 Sheffield Eagles 4 July 2021, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium M. Rossleigh 549
Halifax Panthers 17–16 Widnes Vikings 4 July 2021, 15:00 The MBi Shay M. Mannifield 1,232
Whitehaven 36–22 Swinton Lions 4 July 2021, 15:00 LEL Arena J. Mcmullen 746
York City Knights 26–28 Newcastle Thunder 4 July 2021, 15:00 LNER Community Stadium N. Bennett 1,497
Source:[22][12]
  1. ^ Match was scheduled for 3 July but under COVID-19 quarantine rules in place in the UK and France the game was postponed. With no free dates in the season calendar the fixture was cancelled and was not played.[16]

Round 13

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Betfred Championship: round thirteen
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Halifax Panthers 14–4 Whitehaven 11 July 2021, 13:00 The MBi Shay M. Rossleigh 877
Batley Bulldogs 12–32 Toulouse Olympique 11 July 2021, 15:00 Fox's Biscuits Stadium S. Mikalauskas 782
London Broncos 50–20 York City Knights 11 July 2021, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground J. Mcmullen 200
Newcastle Thunder 24–12 Dewsbury Rams 11 July 2021, 15:00 Kingston Park J. Smith 789
Oldham 22–54 Bradford Bulls 11 July 2021, 15:00 Bower Fold B. Millican 650
Swinton Lions 22–30 Sheffield Eagles 11 July 2021, 15:00 Heywood Road T. Crashley 501
Widnes Vikings 10–32 Featherstone Rovers 11 July 2021, 15:00 DCBL Stadium A. Moore 947
Source:[23][12]

Round 14

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Betfred Championship: round fourteen
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Sheffield Eagles 28–40 Halifax Panthers 25 July 2021, 12:30 Mobile Rocket Stadium[a] B. Milligan 775
Batley Bulldogs 42–12 Newcastle Thunder 25 July 2021, 15:00 Fox's Biscuits Stadium M. Griffiths 932
Bradford Bulls 30–36 Featherstone Rovers 25 July 2021, 15:00 Odsal Stadium M. Mannifield 3,708
Whitehaven 28–24 Oldham 25 July 2021, 15:00 LEL Arena A. Moore 920
York City Knights 46–10 Swinton Lions 25 July 2021, 15:00 LNER Community Stadium S. Mikalauskas 1,344
London Broncos C–C Widnes Vikings —[b]
Toulouse Olympique C–C Dewsbury Rams —[c]
Source:[27][12]
  1. ^ Sheffield's home ground unavailable due to pitch maintenance work[24]
  2. ^ After London Broncos reported more than seven players requiring to isolate, the match was postponed then cancelled as the clubs agreed there was no possible date available for re-arranging the fixture.[25]
  3. ^ Match cancelled due to quarantine rules surrounding travel to France.[26]

Round 15

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Betfred Championship: round fifteen
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Dewsbury Rams 18–22 Swinton Lions 1 August 2021, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium M. Smaill 616
Featherstone Rovers 6–23 Toulouse Olympique 1 August 2021, 15:00 Millennium Stadium J. Smith 4,021
Halifax Panthers 24–21 Bradford Bulls 1 August 2021, 15:00 The MBi Shay A. Moore 2,696
Newcastle Thunder 14–20 Whitehaven 1 August 2021, 15:00 Kingston Park B. Milligan 1,647
Oldham 20–30 London Broncos 1 August 2021, 15:00 Bower Fold C. Smith 948
Widnes Vikings 16–34 Batley Bulldogs 1 August 2021, 15:00 DCBL Stadium N. Bennett 1,258
Sheffield Eagles P–P York City Knights Not rearranged[a] Keepmoat Stadium
Source:[29][12]
  1. ^ Match postponed under COVID-19 protocols after Sheffield reported over seven players testing positive or required to self-isolate after close contact.[28]

Round 16

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Betfred Championship: round sixteen
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Batley Bulldogs 13–28 Featherstone Rovers 8 August 2021, 15:00 Fox's Biscuits Stadium A. Moore 1,259
Bradford Bulls P–P Sheffield Eagles Not rearranged[a] Odsal Stadium
Halifax Panthers 14–12 Newcastle Thunder 8 August 2021, 15:00 The MBi Shay J. Smith 1,541
London Broncos 6–66 Toulouse Olympique 8 August 2021, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground S. Mikalauskas 500
Swinton Lions 22–22 Oldham 8 August 2021, 15:00 Heywood Park G. Hewer 1,527
Whitehaven 20–18 Dewsbury Rams 8 August 2021, 15:00 LEL Arena J. Mcmullen 730
York City Knights 34–20 Widnes Vikings 8 August 2021, 15:00 LNER Community Stadium N. Bennett 1,386
Source:[31][12]
  1. ^ Match postponed under RFL COVID-19 protocols after Sheffield reported more than seven players testing positive or isolating under close contact.[30]

Round 17

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Betfred Championship: round seventeen
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Newcastle Thunder 12–36 Bradford Bulls 14 August 2021, 17:00 Kingston Park N. Bennett 1,168
Toulouse Olympique C–C Halifax Panthers —[a]
Featherstone Rovers 44–14 York City Knights 14 August 2021, 18:00 Millennium Stadium M. Rossleigh 2,183
Dewsbury Rams 23–2 Widnes Vikings 15 August 2021, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium T. Grant 726
Sheffield Eagles 25–18 Oldham 15 August 2021, 15:00 Keepmoat Stadium A. Moore 379
Swinton Lions 6–38 Batley Bulldogs 15 August 2021, 15:00 Heywood Road S. Mikalauskas 842
Whitehaven 32–18 London Broncos 15 August 2021, 15:00 LEL Arena J. Smith 792
Source:[33]
  1. ^ Match postponed and not rescheduled as RFL operational rules do not require part-time clubs to travel to France while COVID-19 restrictions mandate long periods of quarantine on return. With no dates available in the season calendar for rescheduling the fixture is cancelled and will not be played.[32]

Round 18

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Betfred Championship: round eighteen
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Batley Bulldogs 56–12 Sheffield Eagles 22 August 2021, 15:00 Fox's Biscuits Stadium B. Milligan 859
Bradford Bulls 30–26 Swinton Lions 22 August 2021, 15:00 Odsal Stadium M. Rossleigh 2,819
Featherstone Rovers 64–6 Dewsbury Rams 22 August 2021, 15:00 Millennium Stadium S. Mikaluskas 2,115
Newcastle Thunder P–P London Broncos Not rearranged[a] Kingston Park
Oldham 6–34 Toulouse Olympique 22 August 2021, 15:00 Bower Fold J. Smith 743
Widnes Vikings 25–6 Halifax Panthers 22 August 2021, 15:00 Halton Stadium T. Grant 1,252
York City Knights 30–12 Whitehaven 22 August 2021, 15:00 LNER Community Stadium A. Moore 1,460
Source:[35][12]
  1. ^ Match postponed under RFL COVID-19 protocols at request of Newcastle.[34]

Round 19

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Betfred Championship: round nineteen
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Dewsbury Rams 22–43 Newcastle Thunder 29 August 2021, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium G. Hewer 540
Halifax Panthers 48–12 Swinton Lions 29 August 2021, 15:00 The MBi Shay N. Bennett 1,663
London Broncos 42–12 Sheffield Eagles 29 August 2021, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground C. Worsley 350
Oldham 10–48 Featherstone Rovers 29 August 2021, 15:00 Bower Fold M. Smaill 1,158
Whitehaven 64–6 Widnes Vikings 29 August 2021, 15:00 LEL Arena B. Milligan 951
York City Knights 18–36 Bradford Bulls 29 August 2021, 15:00 LNER Community Stadium J. Smith 4,000
Toulouse Olympique C–C Batley Bulldogs —[a]
Source:[36][12]
  1. ^ Match postponed and not rescheduled as RFL operational rules do not require part-time clubs to travel to France while COVID-19 restrictions mandate long periods of quarantine on return. With no dates available in the season calendar for rescheduling the fixture is cancelled and will not be played.[32]

Round 20

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Betfred Championship: round nineteen
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Newcastle Thunder 16–29 York City Knights 3 September 2021, 19:45 Kingston Park A. Moore 922
Batley Bulldogs 14–22 Whitehaven 5 September 2021, 15:00 Fox's Biscuits Stadium M. Mannifield 922
Bradford Bulls 6–60 Toulouse Olympique 5 September 2021, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium, Dewsbury G. Hewer 2,445
Featherstone Rovers 54–22 Halifax Panthers 5 September 2021, 15:00 Millennium Stadium C. Worsley 3,063
Swinton Lions 32–34 London Broncos 5 September 2021, 15:00 Heywood Road C. Smith 542
Widnes Vikings 62–4 Oldham 5 September 2021, 15:00 Halton Stadium M. Rossleigh 1,088
Sheffield Eagles 20–24 Dewsbury Rams 5 September 2021, 16:30 Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster J. Vella 491
Source:[37][12]

Round 21

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Betfred Championship: round twenty-one
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Batley Bulldogs 24–31 Dewsbury Rams 12 September 2021, 15:00 Fox's Biscuits Stadium B. Thaler 1,532
Oldham 24–38 Newcastle Thunder 12 September 2021, 15:00 Bower Fold J. Smith 723
Widnes Vikings 10–9 Bradford Bulls 12 September 2021, 15:00 Halton Stadium M. Griffiths 1,725
London Broncos 24–48 Featherstone Rovers 12 September 2021, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground N. Bennett 555
Whitehaven 19–6 Halifax Panthers 12 September 2021, 15:00 LEL Arena A. Moore 1,258
Sheffield Eagles 28–34 Swinton Lions 12 September 2021, 16:30 Keepmoat Stadium G. Hewer 430
Toulouse Olympique C–C York City Knights —
Source:[38][12]

Round 22

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Betfred Championship: round twenty-two
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Newcastle Thunder 12–82 Toulouse Olympique 18 September 2021, 15:00 Kingston Park C. Worlsey 428
Bradford Bulls 22–36 Whitehaven 19 September 2021, 15:00 Odsal Stadium A. Moore 5,340
Dewsbury Rams 21–14 Oldham 19 September 2021, 15:00 Tetley's Stadium M. Rossleigh 827
Featherstone Rovers 78–10 Sheffield Eagles 19 September 2021, 15:00 Millennium Stadium B. Millican 1,750
Halifax Panthers 10–12 Batley Bulldogs 19 September 2021, 15:00 The MBi Shay J. Smith 2,216
Swinton Lions 16–26 Widnes Vikings 19 September 2021, 15:00 Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium G. Hewer 1,358
York City Knights 32–22 London Broncos 19 September 2021, 15:00 LNER Community Stadium S. Mikalauskas 2,782
Source:[39]

Play-offs

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Similar to the Super League, the teams who finished first and second respectively on the regular season table (Toulouse Olympique and Featherstone Rovers respectively, had byes to the semi-finals. The four teams who finish third to sixth contested in the two eliminator play-offs, with the winner of those two games moving on to the semi-finals (Halifax Panthers and Batley Bulldogs respectively).[40][41]

Team bracket

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Eliminators Semi-finals Million Pound Game
1 Toulouse Olympique 51
4 Batley Bulldogs 23 4 Batley Bulldogs 12
5 Bradford Bulls 10 1 Toulouse Olympique 34
2 Featherstone Rovers 12
2 Featherstone Rovers 42
3 Halifax Panthers 24 3 Halifax Panthers 10
6 Whitehaven 20

Week 1: Eliminators

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First eliminator
25 September 2021
17:30 BST (UTC+01)
Halifax Panthers 24 – 20 Whitehaven
Tries: McGrath 6'
Garside 10', 38'
Woodburn-Hall 34'
Goals: Woodburn-Hall 11'
Harris 35', 39'
Robinson 63'
 Report (RFL)
Report (Sky Sports)
 Tries: Cooper 22'
Bulman 44', 78'
King 53'
Goals: Jouffret 23', 79'
The MBi Shay, Halifax
Attendance: 1,289
Referee: Chris Kendall
Second eliminator
25 September 2021
15:15 BST (UTC+01)
Batley Bulldogs 23 – 10 Bradford Bulls
Tries: Kaye 16'
Gilmore 35'
Hall 72'
Goals: Gilmore 6', 17', 34', 36', 73'
Drop goals: Gilmore 77'
 Report (RFL)
Report (Sky Sports)
 Tries: Brown 54'
Lilley 64'
Goals: Brough 65'
Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley
Attendance: 2,005
Referee: James Child

Week 2: Semi-finals

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First semi-final
2 October 2021
15:15 CEST (UTC+02)
Toulouse Olympique 51 – 12 Batley Bulldogs
Tries: Casty 10'
Gigot 14'
Bretherton 21'
Vaivai 42' 78'
Kheirallah 44'
Sangare 51'
Jussaume 57'
Garbutt 66'
Goals: Kheirallah 11', 15', 45', 52', 58', 67', 79'
Drop goals: Gigot 77'
 Report (RFL)
Report (Sky Sports)
 Tries: Manning 17'
Johnson 27'
Goals: Gilmore 18', 28'
Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse
Attendance: 6,871[42]
Referee: Liam Moore
Second semi-final
2 October 2021
17:30 BST (UTC+01)
Featherstone Rovers 42 – 10 Halifax Panthers
Tries: Halton 5'
Kopczak 20'
Ferres 51'
Hardcastle 54'
Jones 57', 70'
Welham 63'
Goals: Hall 6', 14', 21', 55', 58', 64', 71'
 Report (RFL)
Report (Sky Sports)
 Tries: McGrath 10'
Harris 67'
Goals: Robinson 68'
Millennium Stadium, Featherstone
Attendance: 2,084
Referee: Robert Hicks

Week 3: Million Pound Game

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Further information: Million Pound Game
Million Pound Game
10 October 2021
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Toulouse Olympique 34 – 12 Featherstone Rovers
Tries: Jussaume (2), Schaumkal, Hansen, Ford
Goals: Kheirallah (7)
 Report (Sky Sports)
 Tries: Ferres, Davies
Goals: Hall (2)
Stade Ernest Wallon, Toulouse
Attendance: 9,235
Referee: Robert Hicks
Player of the Match: Mathieu Jussaume (Toulouse)
Toulouse Olympique Position Featherstone Rovers
#1 Mark Khierallah Fullback #36 Alex Walker
#2 Jy Hitchcox Wing #1 Craig Hall
#4 Mathieu Jussaume Centre #4 Josh Hardcastle
#3 Junior Vaivai Centre #3 Kris Welham
#21 Latrell Schaumkel Wing #5 Gareth Gale
#6 Johnathon Ford Stand-off #7 Dane Chisholm
#31 Tony Gigot Scrum-half #9 Fa'amanu Brown
#10 Harrison Hansen Prop #8 Craig Kopczak
#9 Lloyd White Hooker #14 Connor Jones
#8 Remi Casty Prop #13 James Lockwood
#12 Dom Peyroux Second-row #11 Brett Ferres
#16 Joe Bretherton Second-row #20 Frankie Halton
#13 Anthony Marion Loose forward #19 Callum Field
#14 Éloi Pélissier interchange #15 John Davies
#17 Joseph Paulo interchange #16 Jack Bussey
#18 Mitch Garbutt interchange #21 Dean Parata
#23 Justin Sangare interchange #24 Dale Ferguson

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