2010 Championship 1
Introduction The '''2010 Championship 1''' was a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in the United Kingdom, the third tier of the sport in the country. The winner of this league, Hunslet Hawks, were promoted to the Co-operative Championship along with play-off winners, York City Knights. There was no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league in the UK.All of the teams competed in the 2010 Challenge Cup but South Wales did not compete in the 2010 National League Cup.
2010 structure The competition features mainly the same teams as it did in 2009.The exceptions being that the Dewsbury Rams and the Keighley Cougars were both promoted to compete in the 2010 RFL Championship. Originally, Doncaster and the Leigh Centurions were supposed to be relegated. However, Gateshead Thunder breached the insolvency laws which meant that it was they, instead of Leigh, who were relegated.The competition was going to contain 10 teams but one more was added when the Super League team the Crusaders left their home base at Bridgend and moved to Wrexham. This resulted in a new club being formed in Neath, South Wales, called the South Wales Scorpions who will play at the Gnoll. Championship 1Team  2009 SeasonStadium CapacityCity/Area  16px '''Blackpool Panthers''' 5th Woodlands Memorial Ground N/A Lytham St Annes, Lancashire 16px '''Doncaster''' 11th (Championship) Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 Doncaster, South Yorkshire 16px '''Gateshead Thunder''' 7th (Championship) Thunderdome 11,800 Gateshead, Tyne and Wear 16px '''Hunslet Hawks''' 6th South Leeds Stadium N/A Leeds, West Yorkshire 16px '''London Skolars''' 10th New River Stadium 5,000 Haringey, London16px '''Oldham''' 4th Park Lane (Season Start to May)  Whitebank Stadium (May onwards) N/A  1050 Whitefield, Greater Manchester Oldham, Greater Manchester 16px '''Rochdale Hornets''' 8th Spotland Stadium 10,249 Rochdale, Greater Manchester 16px '''South Wales Scorpions''' (2010 Season) N/A The Gnoll 6,000 Neath, West Glamorgan, Wales 16px '''Swinton Lions''' 7th Park Lane N/A Swinton, Greater Manchester 16px '''Workington Town''' 9th Derwent Park 10,000 Workington, Cumbria 16px '''York City Knights''' 3rd Huntington Stadium 3,428 York, North Yorkshire
Table '''Position''''''Club''''''Played''''''Won''''''Drawn''''''Lost''''''Pts for''''''Pts agst''''''Pts Diff''''''B.P. ''''''Points''''''1'''16px Hunslet Hawks 2018028283055231'''55''''''2'''16px Oldham2017036944382561'''52''''''3'''16px York City Knights201208617524833'''39''''''4'''16px Blackpool Panthers2015058053704353'''38''' (a)'''5'''16px Rochdale Hornets20100106304981327'''37''''''6'''16px South Wales Scorpions2090115764681087'''34''''''7'''16px Workington Town208111494498 −47'''33''''''8'''16px Swinton Lions209110570581 −114'''33''''''9'''16px Doncaster208012518588 −704'''28''''''10'''16px London Skolars202018444900 −4564'''10''''''11'''16px Gateshead Thunder2010192361232 −9961'''-2''' (b)(a) Blackpool were docked 10 points for an operational rules breach. (b): Gateshead were docked 6 points for entering administration.=== 2010 Playoffs ===
See also * Co-operative Championship* 2010 RFL Championship* Championship 1
References
External links * Official Championship website* RFL Championship coverage* Scores from Sky Sports* RugbyLeague.org Championship 1 Fans Forums