{"id":552177,"date":"2026-04-26T20:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T20:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/552177\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T20:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T20:10:12","slug":"championship-round-up-as-london-broncos-survive-scare-to-remain-unbeaten-as-oldham-run-riot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/552177\/","title":{"rendered":"Championship round-up as London Broncos survive scare to remain unbeaten as Oldham run riot"},"content":{"rendered":"

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London Broncos survived a scare to keep their unbeaten start to the Championship season ongoing as they came from behind to beat Doncaster.<\/p>\n

Jason Demetriou\u2019s side are yet to taste defeat in the Championship this year but with just over five minutes remaining, they were looking down the barrel of that first loss.<\/p>\n

Captain Reagan Campbell-Gillard started the fightback as he scored in the 70th minute to make it 16-12 but three quickfire tries from Morea Morea, Dean Hawkins and Luke Smith ensured London won 30-16 as they showed their class.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s interesting is that London and Doncaster will face off in the 1895 Cup quarter-finals<\/a> in the coming weeks meaning we could see yet another first-class game.<\/p>\n

The Broncos have furthered their lead atop the Championship with that win but a number of clubs have kept the pace.<\/p>\n

Widnes ran riot at home against Halifax Panthers as Joe Edge and Ryan Ince both scored hat-tricks in a dominant 54-0 win with Oldham also being impressive home victors, beating Workington 74-4 in a 13-try win.<\/p>\n

Sheffield Eagles were another side to keep pace as they won 38-26 at home to Salford RLFC with Craig Lingard\u2019s side snapping a run of three defeats in all competitions.<\/p>\n

Large-margin wins came for Dewsbury Rams and Batley Bulldogs with the two Yorkshire clubs winning comfortably against Rochdale Hornets and Goole Vikings respectively, whilst Hunslet beat Whitehaven 30-10 on the road in another impressive win that makes it three in a row in the league for the Yorkshire club.<\/p>\n

Swinton Lions and Keighley Cougars played out a 22-22 draw with Keighley scoring in the corner in the 79th minute but ultimately being unable to convert the try and secure the win.<\/p>\n

There was also one game played on Saturday as Newcastle Thunder continued their good form to land a very impressive win at home against high-flying Barrow Raiders. Prior to that, Paul Crarey\u2019s side had only lost to Sheffield Eagles in the Championship with the Cumbrian outfit on a five-game winning run before Thunder\u2019s win.<\/p>\n

Championship round 11 results<\/p>\n

Newcastle Thunder 37-22 Barrow Raiders (Saturday)<\/p>\n

Batley Bulldogs 46-10 Goole Vikings<\/p>\n

Doncaster RLFC 16-30 London Broncos<\/p>\n

Oldham RLFC 74-4 Workington<\/p>\n

Rochdale Hornets 18-54 Dewsbury Rams<\/p>\n

Sheffield Eagles 38-26 Salford RLFC<\/p>\n

Swinton Lions 22-22 Keighley Cougars<\/p>\n

Whitehaven 10-30 Hunslet<\/p>\n

Widnes Vikings 54-0 Halifax Panthers<\/p>\n

Round 11 wrapped up in the @Betfred<\/a> Championship \ud83e\udd1d<\/p>\n

Which result stands out? \ud83e\udd14 pic.twitter.com\/tYytNMLN7K<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rugby Football League (@TheRFL) April 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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