2021 rugby league competition in the United Kingdom
Rugby league season
2021 Betfred Championship
League
Championship
Duration
2 April 2021 – 9 October 2021
Teams
14
Matches played
45
Points scored
4,518
Highest attendance
9,235 (Toulouse Olympique vs Featherstone Rovers, 10 October 2021)
Lowest attendance
200 (London Broncos vs York City Knights, 11 July 2021)
Broadcast partners
OurLeague Sky Sports (play-offs only)
2021 season
Champions
Toulouse Olympique (1st title)
Championship Leaders' Shield
Toulouse Olympique (1st title)
Runners-up
Featherstone Rovers
Biggest home win
70–0 (Toulouse Olympique vs Widnes Vikings, 9 May 2021)
Biggest away win
12–82 (Newcastle Thunder vs Toulouse Olympique, 18 September 2021)
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Championship
Toulouse Olympique
Relegated to League 1
Oldham Swinton Lions
← 2020
2022 →
The 2021 Rugby Football League Championship is a rugby league football competition played in England, and France. It is the second tier of the three tiers of professional rugby league in England, below Super League, and above League 1. The sponsors for the league are the bookmakers, Betfred and the league will continue to be known as the Betfred Championship.
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