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2021 RFL League 1 results

Main article: 2021 RFL League 1

The fixture list for the 2021 season was issued on 14 February 2021. The regular season comprised 18 rounds.[1]

The end-of-season play-offs featured the clubs finishing second to sixth in the regular season in a four round elimination competition to decide which team accompanied the team finishing first into the Championship for 2022.[2]

Four matches were postponed due under the RFL COVID-19 protocols and were not rearranged.[3]

All times are UK local time (UTC+1) on the relevant dates.

Regular season edit

Round 1 edit

Betfred League 1: round one
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  London Skolars 24–44   North Wales Crusaders 8 May 2021, 15:30 New River Stadium J. Vella —[a]
  Hunslet 16–28   Workington Town 9 May 2021, 14:00 South Leeds Stadium C. Worsley
  Coventry Bears 20–38   Barrow Raiders 9 May 2021, 15:00 Butts Park Arena M. Rossleigh
  Keighley Cougars 44–18   Doncaster 9 May 2021, 15:00 Cougar Park J. McMullen
  Rochdale Hornets 40–16   West Wales Raiders 9 May 2021, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena M. Mannifield
Source:[4]
  1. ^ Matches played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions

Round 2 edit

Betfred League 1: round two
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  North Wales Crusaders 18–26   Hunslet 15 May 2021, 14:30 Eirias Stadium M. Rossleigh —[a]
  West Wales Raiders 10–36   Coventry Bears 15 May 2021, 15:00 Stebonheath Park L. Staveley
  Workington Town 50–16   London Skolars 16 May 2021, 14:00 Derwent Park J. McMullen
  Barrow Raiders 40–18   Keighley Cougars 16 May 2021, 15:00 Matt Johnson Prestige Stadium M. Mannifield
  Doncaster 30–22   Rochdale Hornets 16 May 2021, 15:00 Keepmoat Stadium N. Bennett
Source:[5]
  1. ^ Matches played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions

Round 3 edit

Betfred League 1: round three
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance[a]
  Doncaster 62–24   West Wales Raiders 23 May 2021, 14:30 Keepmoat Stadium C. Worsley 784
  North Wales Crusaders 16–44   Workington Town 23 May 2021, 14:30 Eirias Stadium T. Crashley —[b]
  Coventry Bears 26–44   London Skolars 23 May 2021, 15:00 Butts Park Arena L. Staveley 210
  Hunslet 6–29   Barrow Raiders 23 May 2021, 15:00 South Leeds Stadium M. Smaill 452
  Keighley Cougars 36–43   Rochdale Hornets 23 May 2021, 15:00 Cougar Park K. Moore 700
Source:[7][8]
  1. ^ Limited attendances allowed but by home fans only.[6]
  2. ^ Match played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions

Round 4 edit

Betfred League 1: round four
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance[a]
  West Wales Raiders 10–52   London Skolars 29 May 2021, 15:00 Stebonheath Park T. Crashley —[b]
  Workington Town 24–26   Doncaster 30 May 2021, 14:00 Derwent Park M. Mannifield 942
  Barrow Raiders 44–8   North Wales Crusaders 30 May 2021, 15:00 Matt Johnson Prestige Stadium K. Moore 1,915
  Coventry Bears 38–30   Rochdale Hornets 30 May 2021, 15:00 Butts Park Arena A. Sweet 232
  Keighley Cougars 40–0   Hunslet 30 May 2021, 15:00 Cougar Park N. Bennett 683
Source:[9]
  1. ^ Limited attendances allowed in England under COVID-19 restrictions
  2. ^ COVID-19 regulations in Wales did not permit spectator attendance at matches on this date

Round 5 edit

Betfred League 1: round five
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance[a]
  West Wales Raiders 10–60   Barrow Raiders 5 June 2021, 15:00 Stebonheath Park A. Sweet —[b]
  Workington Town 34–20   Keighley Cougars 6 June 2021, 14:00 Derwent Park G. Hewer 942
  North Wales Crusaders 36–12   Coventry Bears 6 June 2021, 14:30 Eirias Stadium C. Worsley —[b]
  Doncaster 46–12   London Skolars 6 June 2021, 15:00 Keepmoat Stadium J. McMullen 882
  Hunslet 36–22   Rochdale Hornets 6 June 2021, 15:00 South Leeds Stadium A. Moore 483
Source:[10][8]
  1. ^ Limited attendances allowed in England under COVID-19 restrictions
  2. ^ a b COVID-19 regulations in Wales did not permit spectator attendance at matches on this date

Round 6 edit

Betfred League 1: round six
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Barrow Raiders 40–4   Rochdale Hornets 12 June 2021, 15:00 Matt Johnson Prestige Stadium C. Worsley 1,758
  London Skolars 10–62   Hunslet 12 June 2021, 15:30 New River Stadium K. Moore 370
  Coventry Bears 12–30   Workington Town 13 June 2021, 15:00 Butts Park Arena T. Crashley 198
  Keighley Cougars 70–12   West Wales Raiders 13 June 2021, 15:00 Cougar Park M. Rossleigh 463
  North Wales Crusaders 0–68   Doncaster 13 June 2021, 15:00 Eirias Stadium J. Vella —[a]
Source:[11]
  1. ^ COVID-19 regulations in Wales did not permit spectator attendance at matches on this date

Round 7 edit

Betfred League 1: round seven
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  West Wales Raiders 10–60   North Wales Crusaders 19 June 2021, 15:00 Stebonheath Park M. Rossleigh 285
  London Skolars 14–24   Barrow Raiders 19 June 2021, 15:30 New River Stadium J. Vella 391
  Workington Town 34–28   Rochdale Hornets 20 June 2021, 14:00 Derwent Park C. Smith 942
  Coventry Bears 24–18   Keighley Cougars 16 July 2021, 20:00[a] Butts Park Arena K. Moore 387
  Hunslet 18–18   Doncaster 20 June 2021, 15:00 South Leeds Stadium L. Staveley 527
Source:[13][14]
  1. ^ Match original scheduled for 20 June but postponed on 18 June under RFL COVID-19 protocols due to a number of Keighley players either testing positive or being required to self-isolate.[12]

Round 8 edit

Betfred League 1: round eight
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  West Wales Raiders 12–38   Hunslet 26 June 2021, 15:00 Stebonheath Park C. Smith 100
  Barrow Raiders 24–24   Workington Town 27 June 2021, 15:00 Craven Park T. Crashley 3,146
  Coventry Bears 16–34   Doncaster 27 June 2021, 15:00 Butts Park Arena K. Moore 275
  Keighley Cougars 34–22   London Skolars 27 June 2021, 15:00 Cougar Park B. Milligan 548
  Rochdale Hornets 38–28   North Wales Crusaders 27 June 2021, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena J. Vella 1,389
Source:[15]

Round 9 edit

Betfred League 1: round nine
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Workington Town 66–0   West Wales Raiders 4 July 2021, 14:00 Derwent Park L. Bland 942
  North Wales Crusaders 34–28   Keighley Cougars 4 July 2021, 14:30 Eirias Stadium M. Smaill 437
  Barrow Raiders 31–6   Doncaster 4 July 2021, 15:00 Craven Park C. Smith 2,005
  Coventry Bears 46–44   Hunslet 4 July 2021, 15:00 Butts Park Arena B. Milligan 255
  Rochdale Hornets 22–4   London Skolars 4 July 2021, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena A. Sweet 1,171
Source:[16]

Round 10 edit

Betfred League 1: round ten
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  West Wales Raiders 18–30   Rochdale Hornets 10 July 2021, 15:00 Stebonheath Park J. Jones 318
  Workington Town P–P   Coventry Bears Not rearranged[a] Derwent Park
  Hunslet 24–34   North Wales Crusaders 11 July 2021, 15:00 South Leeds Stadium K. Moore 404
  Keighley Cougars 40–12   Barrow Raiders 11 July 2021, 15:00 Cougar Park N. Bennett 572
  London Skolars 16–16   Doncaster 16 July 2021, 19:00 New River Stadium M. Rossleigh 575
Source:[18][8]
  1. ^ Match postponed under RFL COVID-19 protocols due to a number of Workington players either testing positive or having to self-isolate.[17]

Round 11 edit

Betfred League 1: round eleven
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  London Skolars 46–30   West Wales Raiders 24 July 2021, 15:30 New River Stadium J. Jones 196
  Doncaster P–P   North Wales Crusaders Not rearranged[a] Keepmoat Stadium
  Barrow Raiders 40–12   Coventry Bears 25 July 2021, 15:00 Craven Park M. Smaill 1,862
  Hunslet 20–20   Keighley Cougars 25 July 2021, 15:00 South Leeds Stadium C. Smith 714
  Rochdale Hornets P–P   Workington Town Not arranged[b] Crown Oil Arena
Source:[20]
  1. ^ Match postponed under RFL COVID-19 protocols after Doncaster reported more than seven players isolating.[19]
  2. ^ Match postponed under RFL COVID-19 protocols after Rochdale reported more than seven players isolating.[19]

Round 12 edit

Betfred League 1: round twelve
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  London Skolars 12–14   Coventry Bears 31 July 2021, 15:30 New River Stadium L. Rush 190
  Workington Town P–P   Barrow Raiders Not rearranged[a] Derwent Park
  Doncaster 24–46   Hunslet 1 August 2021, 14:30 Keepmoat Stadium M. Rossleigh 1,179
  North Wales Crusaders 72–4   West Wales Raiders 1 August 2021, 14:30 Eirias Stadium J. Vella 610
  Rochdale Hornets 20–42   Keighley Cougars 1 August 2021, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena J. Jones 891
Source:[22][8]
  1. ^ Match postponed under COVID-19 protocols after Barrow reported seven or more players required to self-isolated through positive tests or close contacts.[21]

Round 13 edit

Betfred League 1: round thirteen
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  West Wales Raiders 24–24   Doncaster 7 August 2021, 15:00 Stebonheath Park L. Rush 180
  London Skolars 34–38   Rochdale Hornets 7 August 2021, 15:30 New River Stadium J. Vella 208
  Barrow Raiders 40–10   Hunslet 8 August 2021, 15:00 Craven Park M. Mannifield 1,918
  Coventry Bears 16–32   North Wales Crusaders 8 August 2021, 15:00 Butts Park Arena C. Smith 378
  Keighley Cougars 18–22   Workington Town 8 August 2021, 15:00 Cougar Park M. Smaills 774
Source:[23][8]

Round 14 edit

Betfred League 1: round fourteen
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  West Wales Raiders 24–36   Workington Town 14 August 2021, 15:00 Stebonheath Park K. Moore 239
  North Wales Crusaders 23–10   Barrow Raiders 15 August 2021, 14:30 Eirias Stadium M. Smaill 727
  Hunslet 38–10   London Skolars 15 August 2021, 15:00 South Leeds Stadium C. Worsley 435
  Keighley Cougars 46–18   Coventry Bears 15 August 2021, 15:00 Cougar Park L. Staveley 1,028
  Rochdale Hornets 44–8   Doncaster 15 August 2021, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena J. Jones 882
Source:[24]

Round 15 edit

Betfred League 1: round fifteen
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  London Skolars 14–34   Keighley Cougars 21 August 2021, 15:00 New River Stadium L. Bland 228
  Workington Town 18–40   North Wales Crusaders 22 August 2021, 14:00 Derwent Park C. Smith 1,457
  Coventry Bears 50–18   West Wales Raiders 22 August 2021, 15:00 Butts Park Arena M. Smaill 280
  Doncaster 26–18   Barrow Raiders 22 August 2021, 15:00 Keepmoat Stadium K. Moore 1,019
  Rochdale Hornets 34–34   Hunslet 22 August 2021, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena L. Rush 822
Source:[25][8]

Round 16 edit

Betfred League 1: round sixteen
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Barrow Raiders 38–24   London Skolars 28 August 2021, 14:00 Craven Park L. Rush 1,486
  North Wales Crusaders 36–10   Rochdale Hornets 28 August 2021, 14:30 Eirias Stadium M. Mannifield 617
  West Wales Raiders 12–42   Keighley Cougars 28 August 2021, 15:00 Stebonheath Park J. Jones 267
  Doncaster 22–12   Workington Town 29 August 2021, 15:00 Keepmoat Stadium C. Smith 948
  Hunslet 32–30   Coventry Bears 29 August 2021, 15:00 South Leeds Stadium J. Vella 353
Source:[26]

Round 17 edit

Betfred League 1: round seventeen
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  London Skolars 18–35   Workington Town 4 September 2021, 15:30 New River Stadium A. Sweet 241
  Doncaster 18–13   Coventry Bears 5 September 2021, 15:00 Keepmoat Stadium K. Moore 1,138
  Hunslet 82–6   West Wales Raiders 5 September 2021, 15:00 South Leeds Stadium L. Bland 474
  Keighley Cougars 34–14   North Wales Crusaders 5 September 2021, 15:00 Cougar Park L. Staveley 1,327
  Rochdale Hornets 30–32   Barrow Raiders 5 September 2021, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena J. Jones 1,064
Source:[27]

Round 18 edit

Betfred League 1: round eighteen
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  North Wales Crusaders 44–0   London Skolars 11 September 2021, 14:30 Eirias Stadium B. Milligan 560
  Barrow Raiders 76–0   West Wales Raiders 11 September 2021, 15:00 Craven Park J. McMullen 1,922
  Workington Town 14–32   Hunslet 12 September 2021, 14:00 Derwent Park T. Crashley 1,397
  Doncaster 26–28   Keighley Cougars 12 September 2021, 14:30 Keepmoat Stadium M. Mannifield 738
  Rochdale Hornets 50–22   Coventry Bears 12 September 2021, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena M. Smaill 693
Source:[28]

Play-offs edit

Workington Town, who finished the regular season in second place, advanced straight to the qualifying semi-final in the second week of the play-offs. Teams that finished 3rd to 6th after the regular season played off in qualifying and elimination play-offs respectively. Keighley Cougars defeated North Wales Crusaders in the qualifying play-off and proceeded to the qualifying play-off against Workington Town, where they lost.[29][30] Doncaster defeated Hunslet in the elimination play-off which resulted in the latter being eliminated from the play-offs.[31] Doncaster then proceeded to defeat North Wales in the elimination semi-final which saw them advance to the preliminary final against Keighley.[32]

Team bracket edit

Week 1: Elimination and qualifying play-offs edit

Qualifying play-off
18 September 2021
18:30 BST (UTC+01)
North Wales Crusaders   14 – 28   Keighley Cougars
Report
Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay
Attendance: 488
Referee: Michael Smaill
Elimination play-off
19 September 2021
16:00 BST (UTC+01)
Doncaster   31 – 10   Hunslet
Report
Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
Attendance: 547
Referee: Nick Bennett

Week 2: Semi-finals edit

Qualifying semi-final
26 September 2021
14:00 BST (UTC+01)
Workington Town   18 – 16[a]   Keighley Cougars
Report
Derwent Park, Workington
Attendance: 1,221
Referee: Marcus Griffiths
  1. ^ After golden point extra time
Elimination semi-final
26 September 2021
16:30 BST (UTC+01)
North Wales Crusaders   34 – 48   Doncaster
Report
Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay
Attendance: 432
Referee: Tom Grant

Week 3: Preliminary final edit

Preliminary final
3 October 2021
15:00 BST (UTC+01)
Keighley Cougars   26 – 28   Doncaster
Report
Cougar Park, Keighley
Attendance: 1,128
Referee: Tom Grant

Week 4: Promotion play-off final edit

Further information: RFL League 1 Promotion Play-off Final
Promotion play-off final
10 October 2021
13:00 BST (UTC+01)
Workington Town   36 – 12   Doncaster
Report
Derwent Park, Workington
Attendance: 2,997[33]
Referee: Tom Grant

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