The 2011 Championship 1 was a semi-professional

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competition played in England and

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, the third tier of the sport in the country. The winner of this league, along with the play-off winners will be promoted to the 2012

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. There is no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league. All of the teams competed in the 2011 Challenge Cup but the

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did not compete in the

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2011 structure

The competition features mainly the same teams as it did in 2010. 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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. The

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and

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were relegated from the

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. The competition was to contain 11 teams, however, the

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went into administratio

and were thus omitted from the competition for 201

Season table

Season Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Statistics

The following are the top points scorers in Championship 1 during the 2011 season. Statistics also include tries and goals scored in the play-offs.

Notes

References

External links

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