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Revision as of 16:12, 1 October 2017
| 2017 League 1 | |
|---|---|
| League | League 1 |
| Duration | 22 matches |
| Teams | 16 |
| 2017 Season | |
| Champions |  Toronto Wolfpack |
| Runners-up |  Barrow Raiders |
The 2017 League 1, known as the Kingstone Press League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in England, Wales and Canada, the third tier of the sport for RFL affiliated clubs.
The 2017 League 1 season was expanded to 16 teams with the first professional Canadian team Toronto Wolfpack joining the British game. At the end of 15 weekly rounds the top 8 teams will play each other once more in the League 1 Super 8s after which the top team will be promoted to the Championship with the teams finishing 2nd to 5th holding a play-off with the winner also being promoted to the Championship for 2018. The bottom 8 teams will play each other once more with the top two teams competing for the League 1 Shield.
The fixture list was first issued in October 2016 when the inclusion of York City Knights in the league was in doubt so the Knights were omitted from the fixture list.[1] York's inclusion in the league was confirmed at the beginning of December and the fixture list was re-issued to include the club.[2]
Teams
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Regular season
The regular season was dominated by new club, Toronto, who won all 15 games amassing over 900 points while only conceding 150. The Cumbrian clubs, Whitehaven and Barrow finished second and third respectively. Whitehaven put a run of 12 straight wins together while Barrow who had been second for a long time lost two games towards the end of the season. York whose existence was in doubt before the season started finished fourth with Doncaster and Newcastle behind them. The last two places in the Super 8s were contested right up until the last fixture of the season with five clubs; Workington, Keighley, North Wales Crusaders, Hunslet and London Skolars all in contention. In the end the places were taken by Keighley and Workington while North Wales lost out on points difference.
Results
Final standings
Template:2017 League 1 regular season table
Super 8s
The top eight teams after the regular season went forward to the Super 8s. Points gained in the regular season were carried forward to the Super 8s during which the clubs played each other once more. The top four clubs at entry to the Super 8s played four home fixtures and three away while the bottom four clubs had three home fixtures and four away.
After all seven rounds had been played, Toronto Wolfpack were named League Champions and were automatically promoted to the Championship for 2018. Barrow Raiders, Whitehaven, York City Knights and Newcastle Thunder made the play off semi-finals. Toronto secured the automatic promotion place after round six despite having suffered their first ever league defeat in round two at York and also dropping a point at Keighley in round three. Barrow and Whitehaven met in an all-Cumbrian play-off final with Barrow winning 10–6 to secure promotion to the Championship for 2018.
Results
Final standings
Template:2017 League 1 Super 8s table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Barrow Raiders
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60–0 |  Newcastle Thunder
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24 September, 15:00 | Craven Park | G Dolan | 1,090 | |||||
 Whitehaven
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21–20[a] |  York City Knights
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24 September, 15:00 | Recreation Ground | J McMullen | 853 | |||||
| Source:[4] | |||||||||||
- ^ After extra time
Final
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Barrow Raiders
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10–6 | Whitehaven
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1 October, 15:00 | Craven Park | S Mikalauskas | 3,128 | |||||
| Source: | |||||||||||
League 1 Shield
The teams finishing in the bottom eight at the end of the regular season competed for the League 1 Shield. Points gained in the regular season were carried forward to the Shield competition. The teams played each other once more and after the completion of the seven rounds the top two teams played for the League 1 Shield. The final was contested by Hunslet and London Skolars after both teams won six of their seven games in the qualifying section. Hunlset won the trophy beating London 32–12 in the final.
Results
Final standings
Template:2017 League 1 Shield table
Final
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
 Hunslet
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32–12 |  London Skolars
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24 September, 15:00 | South Leeds Stadium | N Bennett | 516 | |||||
| Source:[5] | |||||||||||
References
- ^ "The 2017 season begins here". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3042. 24 October 2016. p. 13.
- ^ "On the plane again! York City Knights' 2017 League One fixture list confirmed". The Press. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "New owners for South Wales Ironmen". Wales Rugby League. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Kingstone Press League 1 Super 8s semi-finals". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3089. 25 September 2017. p. 39.
- ^ "Kingstone Press League 1 Shield final". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3089. 25 September 2017. p. 39.
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