Championship title odds as favourite emerges ahead of 2022 season

The Betfred Super League season is about to get up and running with plenty of fascinating sub-plots running through the competition. Will the return of superstar Sam Burgess, as a head coach for the first time, turn Warrington into champions at last? Can champions Wigan start their own dynasty by securing back-to-back glories? The recruitment…

SUPER LEAGUE sponsors Betfred have revealed their favourites and odds for all three professional leagues for the 2024 season. In Super League, reigning champions Wigan Warriors are 2/1 to repeat their feat in 2023 by winning the Grand Final, with local rivals St Helens not far behind at 3/1. Leeds Rhinos are in third with odds of 15/2 whilst…

THE Championship 2024 season isn't too far away - and it is set to be one of the most competitive seasons in recent history. Wakefield Trinity were relegated from the Super League at the end of 2023 whilst Dewsbury Rams and Doncaster were promoted from League One. Championship stalwarts Featherstone Rovers, York Knights, Bradford Bulls, Halifax…

Wakefield Trinity are the early favourites to win the 2024 Championship. The West Yorkshire club were relegated from Super League last season, but they are now tipped to win the sport's second tier next year. Trinity, who are set to open a brand-new stand at their Belle Vue home, have recruited several new players to their squad including the likes…

Five must-see Rounds in the 2024's Betfred Championship and League One. The Betfred Championship and League One fixtures are finally here, and as always, these two leagues will no doubt provide fans with 26 rounds of gripping entertainment, edge of their seat moments, and many twists and turns as the campaign progresses. We've compiled five…

London Broncos travel to Toulouse Olympique in the Championship Grand Final on Sunday, with promotion to Super League at stake. The Broncos last played in the top flight in 2019, when they were relegated on points difference, while the French side are aiming for an immediate return to Super League. The outcome of the match could have a huge impact…

HEADING towards the business end of the Super League and Championship seasons, predictions are running thick and fast about who will be crowned champions in both divisions. Of course, the winner of the Championship Grand Final will see themselves promoted to Super League whilst the Super League champions will lift the Grand Final trophy. Wigan…

This Betfred Challenge Cup draw feels a little different. The third round of this season's competition will see a fantastic mix of fixtures which will showcase rugby league's historic knockout tournament at its very best. There's Championship v Championship action as three-time winners Featherstone Rovers - the favourites for promotion to Super…

The opening round of the 2023 Championship has already been and gone. The action began with relegated Toulouse Olympique beating play-off rivals Barrow Raiders in the opening game. The French side were the bookmakers' second favourites for promotion before the season despite only having a squad of 20 players for the new season. SkyBet had them at…

Competitive rugby league is within touching distance with the Championship getting underway on Saturday when Barrow Raiders host Toulouse - and it looks set to be one of the most entertaining seasons in memory with plenty of teams set for a realistic promotion push. Last year we saw Leigh storm their way to the title as they strung 25 consecutive…

Batley Bulldogs have made five signings ahead of their 2023 Championship campaign, including Wales international captain Elliot Kear. Craig Lingard's side defied the odds last season by reaching the Championship Grand Final, defeating Featherstone on the way before falling short to Leigh for a place in Super League. Since then, the club have made…

WITH the Super League and Championship seasons just around the corner, clubs have been trying their utmost to build squads good enough to either make it as a top flight side or to earn promotion to be one. The Championship was dominated by the Leigh Leopards in 2022, with Adrian Lam's men losing just one game all season as the Featherstone Rovers…

Bookmakers have finally released odds for the 2023 Championship campaign and two teams lead the betting clear of the pack in what is set to be a brilliant year of competition. Teams have been recruiting throughout the off-season and there's some serious talent in the division with many former Super League players set to play in the second tier. The…

Several Championship stars will be looking to make their marks during the 2023 Super League season. More notably than others, Leeds head coach Rohan Smith has promoted from within the English game ahead of the 2023 campaign, adding players to his squad from both the Championship and League 1. Wales international Luis Roberts and Papua New Guinea…

The Batley Bulldogs routinely defy the odds. One of the club's in the second tier with the most limited spending power, the Bulldogs find a way every season to compete even as their biggest rivals Dewsbury Rams suffered relegation to League 1 last year. The Bulldogs meanwhile built on a superb 2021 in 2022. The West Yorkshire side made it to the…

GETTING relegated from Super League is never a fun thing to happen during a season. Each club goes into a new season full of hope and anticipation, but for one reason or another, it just doesn't work out. Here are all the sides relegated from the top flight since the creation of the summer game in 1996. Workington Town 1996 People sometimes forget…

Martin Offiah is tipping England to go all the way in the Rugby League World Cup and help right the wrongs of 1995. The record-breaking former Wigan winger, one of rugby league's all-time greats, was in the England team that lost 16-8 in the final to Australia at Wembley 27 years ago but remains adamant Phil Larder's team were robbed. England were…

Saturday, October 15, Australia v Fiji, Headingley, Leeds, 7.30pm Sunday, October 16, Scotland v Italy, Kingston Park, Newcastle, 2.30pm Friday, October 21, Australia v Scotland, Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, 7.30pm Saturday, October 22, Fiji v Italy, Kingston Park, Newcastle, 2.30pm Saturday, October 29, Fiji v Scotland, Kingston…

The delayed Rugby League World Cup starts this weekend. The competition was due to start last October but was postponed due to the withdrawal of champions Australia and New Zealand, who cited safety and welfare concerns due to Covid-19. What is being billed as the "biggest and best" Rugby League World Cup starts this weekend after a delay due to…

Schedule: Cook Islands (Leigh Sports Village, Leigh); Tonga (Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens); Papua New Guinea (Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster) World Cup Appearances: 5 (1975, 1995, 2000, 2013, 2017) Best Result: Semi-finals (1995, 2000) Head Coach: John Kear Title Odds: $1001 Now two decades on from one of the golden eras of Welsh rugby league,…

Second-rower Bentley has five caps to his name, while former England international Myler is set to make his debut for the Wolfhounds during the tournament. Ireland will be led by Hull KR prop George King, who is joined in the squad by Robins team-mate Frankie Halton and brother Toby. Ged Corcoran has selected 12 Super League players in all,…

Batley Bulldogs are one win away from Super League after stunning Featherstone Rovers to reach the Million Pound Game. Craig Lingard's side held on to secure a 32-28 victory over Brian McDermott's side and advance to the promotion clash with highly-fancied Leigh Centurions, who crushed York City Knights to reach the showdown. The Bulldogs, one of…

St Helens are the clear favourites to win the Super League Grand Final, according to the bookmakers. That won't come as a surprise to those who have seen Kristian Woolf's side play over the last few months and at the halfway point of the season, they sit on top of the pile, two points clear of their nearest rivals, Catalans Dragons. It's fair to…

Saints will be eyeing a record-breaking fourth consecutive Super League crown while a number of clubs will be looking for success with the arrivals of several new coaches. At the bottom end of the table, Toulouse Olympique will be keen to make sure their first year in the top flight does not quickly become their last. Below is the club-by-club…

FORMER York Knights head coach James Ford has seen his promotion bid with Featherstone Rovers fall at the first hurdle in the Play-offs. Featherstone raced towards the Betfred Championship League Leaders' Shield at a canter, beating York three times along the way, but came unstuck to a resurgent London Broncos at the Millennium Stadium in the…