The RFL Championship Leaders' Shield is a shield awarded to the team finishing the season top of Championship in the sport of rugby league football. Currently the Shield is awarded to the team finishing top of the Championship at the end of the regular season. The Championship play-offs determine the league Champions and promotion to Super League.
History Since the formation of the Championship in 2003, the team finishing top of the league have been awarded the League Leaders' Shield before entering the playoffs to decide the Champions. Between 2015 and 2018 the league leaders were awarded the Championship title before The Qualifiers began. From 2019 the league reverted to a playoff series and the shield was awarded before the playoffs again.
Results
YearLeague leadersPtsRunners upPtsRef2003 Salford Red Devils30 Leigh Centurions302004 Leigh Centurions28 Whitehaven282005 Whitehaven32 Castleford Tigers302006 Hull KR32 Widnes Vikings282007 Castleford Tigers51 Widnes Vikings502008 Salford Red Devils44 Celtic Crusaders402009 Barrow Raiders44 Halifax432010 Featherstone Rovers56 Halifax502011 Featherstone Rovers56 Leigh Centurions532012 Featherstone Rovers47 Leigh Centurions442013 Featherstone Rovers70 Sheffield Eagles672014 Leigh Centurions76 Featherstone Rovers612015 Leigh Centurions43 Bradford Bulls372016 Leigh Centurions43 London Broncos342017 Hull Kingston Rovers39 London Broncos362018 Toronto Wolfpack41 London Broncos332019 Toronto Wolfpack52 Toulouse Olympique472020colspan=52021 Toulouse Olympique 100.00 Featherstone Rovers 90.482022 Leigh Centurions 50 Featherstone Rovers 472023 Featherstone Rovers 50 Toulouse Olympique 382024 Wakefield Trinity50 Toulouse Olympique372025 York Knights40 Toulouse Olympique382026 London Broncos46 Newcastle Thunder42
Winners
ClubWinsRunners upWinning years1 Featherstone Rovers53 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2023 Leigh Centurions 2004, 2014, 2015, 2016, 20223 Salford Red Devils20 2004, 2008 Hull Kingston Rovers2006, 2017 Toronto Wolfpack 2018, 20196 Toulouse Olympique14 20217 Whitehaven 0 2005 Castleford Tigers 20079 Barrow Raiders 0 2009 Wakefield Trinity 2024 York Knights 2025 London Broncos 3 2026
See also League Leaders' Shield Championship Grand Final
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