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RFL Championship Leaders' Shield
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.
| Country | England France |
|---|---|
| Presented by | RFL Championship |
| History | |
| First award | 2003 |
| Most wins | Featherstone Rovers (5 titles) |
| Most recent | Featherstone Rovers (5th title) |
History Edit
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 Edit
| Year | League leaders | Pts[a] | Runners up | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Salford Red Devils | 30 | Leigh Centurions | 30 |
| 2004 | Leigh Centurions | 28 | Whitehaven | 28 |
| 2005 | Whitehaven | 32 | Castleford Tigers | 30 |
| 2006 | Hull KR | 32 | Widnes Vikings | 28 |
| 2007 | Castleford Tigers | 51 | Widnes Vikings | 50 |
| 2008 | Salford Red Devils | 44 | Celtic Crusaders | 40 |
| 2009 | Barrow Raiders | 44 | Halifax | 43 |
| 2010 | Featherstone Rovers | 56 | Halifax | 50 |
| 2011 | Featherstone Rovers | 56 | Leigh Centurions | 53 |
| 2012 | Featherstone Rovers | 47 | Leigh Centurions | 44 |
| 2013 | Featherstone Rovers | 70 | Sheffield Eagles | 67 |
| 2014 | Leigh Centurions | 76 | Featherstone Rovers | 61 |
| 2015–2018 | Not awarded due to the Super 8's system | |||
| 2019 | Toronto Wolfpack | 52 | Toulouse Olympique | 47 |
| 2020 | Competition abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Toulouse Olympique | 100.00 | Featherstone Rovers | 90.48 |
| 2022 | Leigh Centurions | 50 | Featherstone Rovers | 47 |
| 2023 | Featherstone Rovers | 50 | Toulouse Olympique | 38 |
- ^ Shield winners decided by win percentage in 2020 rather than points
Winners Edit
| Club | Wins | Runners up | Winning years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Featherstone Rovers | 5 | 3 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2023 |
| 2 | Leigh Centurions | 3 | 2004, 2014, 2022 | |
| 3 | Salford Red Devils | 2 | 0 | 2004, 2008 |
| 4 | Whitehaven | 1 | 1 | 2005 |
| Castleford Tigers | 2007 | |||
| Toulouse Olympique | 2021 | |||
| 5 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 0 | 2006 | |
| Barrow Raiders | 2009 | |||
| Toronto Wolfpack | 2019 |