RFL Wheelchair Championship


The RFL Wheelchair Championship is the second highest level of wheelchair rugby league in England and Wales, with teams promoted to the RFL Wheelchair Super League providing certain criteria is met.
The Wheelchair Championship was founded in 2020, one year after the Super League, following attempts to better organise the higher levels of the sport.

Format

Like the Super League, the league operates a round robin system to determine the Championship Leaders' Shield before a playoff series leading to a grand final.

Results

The following is a summary of Wheelchair Championship seasons:
;Key

2020 season

The inaugural 2020 season ended up being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic after one round of matches.
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2Celts1100260262
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4 West Wales Raiders00000000
5Ebbw Vale1010026-260
6Argonauts101016172-1560

2021 season

;Final

2022 season

Like the Super League, the 2022 season was split into two phases. In addition, the championship was also split into a North and South division, and thus featured more teams. The top team in each division at the time of the split entered a Middle 5 division with the bottom three sides in the Super League.

Championship North

;Phase 1
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1Mersey Storm '55004065135510
2 Bradford Bulls '54103301172138
3Dundee Dragons '5320234174606
4 North Wales Crusaders A '5230172242-704
5 Rochdale Hornets '514071233-1622
6 Sheffield Eagles '505046442-3960

;Phase 2
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1 Bradford Bulls651043414229210
2 North Wales Crusaders A65102461509610
3Dundee Dragons5230184114704
4 Rochdale Hornets5140112392-2802
5 Sheffield Eagles404050228-1780

;Final
  • Bradford Bulls 68–22 North Wales Crusaders A

Championship South

;Phase 1
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1Hereford Harriers '4310230971336
2Woodlands Warriors '4310134113216
3 West Wales Raiders20020002
4Gravesend Dynamite '21106973-42
5Argonauts '302154112-581
6Torfaen Tigers302116108-921

;Phase 2
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1Gravesend Dynamite3300221681536
2Argonauts211066136-702
3Woodlands Warriors303086169-830

;Final
  • Gravesend Dynamite 58–23 Woodlands Warriors

Middle 5 (with Super League)

;Final
  • North Wales Crusaders 102–46 Hull F.C.

2023 season

The 2023 season saw North Wales Crusaders join after being relegated from the Super League.
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1 North Wales Crusaders10100076613862820
2 Wigan Warriors A1082051635016616
3 Sheffield Eagles10550364500-13610
4 Bradford Bulls10550328476-14810
5 Rochdale Hornets10280256532-2764
6Mersey Storm10010024258-234-9

;Final
  • North Wales Crusaders 46–40 Wigan Warriors A

2024 season

The 2024 season saw the Championship split into 3 regions. Sheffield Eagles, who won the Grand Final, were accepted into the Super League for the 2025 season.

2025 season

In the 2025 Championship Final, Castleford Tigers won 58–46 against Rochdale Hornets. Before the start of the season it was announced that Warrington Wolves would be promoted to the Super League for the 2026 season. However, after the 2025 season Warrington withdrew their application and following a new application process Bradford Bulls were invited to become the eighth Super League team for 2026.
Teams for 2025 season:

2026 season

The Championship was restructured into a single eight-team competition for the 2026 season.
Teams for 2026 Championship season: