The 2010 Championship 1 was a semi-professional

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competition played in the United Kingdom, the third tier of the sport in the country. The winner of this league,

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, were promoted to the

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along with play-off winners,

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. There was no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league in the UK. All of the teams competed in the

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but South Wales did not compete in the 2010 National League Cup.

2010 structure

The competition features mainly the same teams as it did in 2009. The exceptions being that the

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and the

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were both promoted to compete in the

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. Originally,

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and the Leigh Centurions were supposed to be relegated. However,

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breached the insolvency laws which meant that it was they, instead of Leigh, who were relegated. The competition was going to contain 10 teams but one more was added when the Super League team the

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left their home base at

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and moved to

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. This resulted in a new club being formed in Neath, South Wales, called the

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who will play at

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(a) Blackpool were docked 10 points for an operational rules breach. (b): Gateshead were docked 6 points for entering administration.

2010 Playoffs

References

External links

Official Championship websiteRFL Championship coverageScores from Sky SportsRugbyLeague.org Championship 1 Fans Forums
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2010 structure

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2010 Playoffs

See also

References

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