The 2018 London Skolars season was the 24th in the club's history, and sixteenth as a professional rugby league outfit. Competing in Betfred League 1, the third tier of British Rugby League and playing at the New River Stadium, London N22, the team was coached by Jermaine Coleman for the fourth consecutive season.
| 2018 London Skolars season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 RFL League 1 Rank | 12th | |||
| Play-off result | N/A | |||
| Challenge Cup | "Round 3" | |||
| 2018 record | Wins: 6; draws: 1; losses: 20 | |||
| Points scored | For: 640; against: 903 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Chairman | Terry Browne | |||
| Head Coach | Jermaine Coleman | |||
| Captain |
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| Stadium | New River Stadium | |||
| Avg. attendance | 0 | |||
| High attendance | 0 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | N/A | |||
| Goals | N/A | |||
| Points | N/A | |||
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News edit
The London Skolars bowed out of this season's Ladbrokes sponsored Challenge Cup at the third round stage following a narrow 14-16 reversal at fellow Betfred League 1 outfit, Whitehaven R.L.F.C.[1]
The London Skolars became the first club to host the world’s first Transatlantic rugby team, Toronto Wolfpack, in their Championship game against Yorkshire side Halifax R.L.F.C. on Saturday 28 April 2018.[2]
Table edit
Betfred League 1 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  York City Knights
|
26 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1130 | 308 | +822 | 48 | Champions |
| 2 |  Bradford Bulls
|
26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1197 | 282 | +915 | 46 | Play-off semi-finals |
| 3 |  Doncaster
|
26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 956 | 497 | +459 | 38 | |
| 4 |  Workington Town
|
26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 833 | 517 | +316 | 34 | |
| 5 |  Oldham
|
26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 902 | 345 | +557 | 32 | |
| 6 |  Whitehaven
|
26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 702 | 529 | +173 | 32 | |
| 7 |  Hunslet
|
26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 735 | 596 | +139 | 30 | |
| 8 |  Newcastle Thunder
|
26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 841 | 520 | +321 | 28 | |
| 9 |  Keighley Cougars
|
26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 841 | 657 | +184 | 26 | |
| 10 |  North Wales Crusaders
|
26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 589 | 660 | −71 | 19 | |
| 11 |  Coventry Bears
|
26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 406 | 1058 | −652 | 14 | |
| 12 |  London Skolars
|
26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 626 | 887 | −261 | 13 | |
| 13 |  Hemel Stags
|
26 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 314 | 1286 | −972 | 4 | |
| 14 |  West Wales Raiders
|
26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 176 | 2106 | −1930 | −4[a] |
Source: [1]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ West Wales Raiders deducted four points post-season for fielding an ineligible player in two matches
Fixtures and results edit
References edit
- ^ "Skolars edged out in nailbiter/". London Skolars. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Skolars host Championship game in unique clash/". London Skolars. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.