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The Betfred Championship Play-Offs moved another step closer to the Grand Final this weekend, with London Broncos and Newcastle Thunder earning direct passage to Week 4, while Barrow Raiders, Oldham, Doncaster and Widnes Vikings will battle it out in two sudden-death contests …
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Widnes Vikings have officially confirmed their end-of-season departure list, headlined by fullback Nathan Connell earning a top-flight return with Bradford Bulls. Connell, 23, has been a revelation for Allan Coleman’s side during a prolific 2026 campaign.
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Long-serving skipper Jack Owens is among four stars Championship outfit Widnes Vikings have announced will depart at the end of the 2026 season. A product of his hometown club’s youth system, Owens – who is now 32 – made his first-team debut for Widnes as a teenager: featuring…
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Widnes Vikings have pulled off one of the most eye-catching recruitment coups of the off-season, beating NRL heavyweights the Brisbane Broncos to secure the signature of highly-rated Australian back Byron Johnson for the 2027 season.
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Championship outfit Widnes Vikings have pipped NRL heavyweights Brisbane Broncos to the signing of young back Byron Johnson for 2027, with the Australian’s contract including the option of a 12-month extension. Johnson – who is able to slot in at both full-back and in the cent…
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Following the conclusion of week one of the Championship play-offs, here is a round-up of how the action unfolded… The second-tier fixtures actually started with a postponed regular-season game, with London Broncos hosting Swinton Lions in a fiery affair.
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London Broncos will play Doncaster in their opening Championship play-off fixture next week, after the Dons and Widnes both progressed through their first matches. A complicated and complex ten-team Championship play-off system began this weekend, with two teams eliminated fro…
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Bradford Bulls have signed Widnes Vikings full-back Nathan Connell on a two-year deal from the start of the 2027 season. The 23-year-old started his career with Salford, where he worked under Bulls head coach Kurt Haggerty, and has scored 20 tries in 26 appearances for the sec…
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Bradford Bulls are delighted to announce the signing of Nathan Connell on a two-year deal from the start of the 2027 season. The 23-year-old made his senior debut at Salford in 2024 before going onto make 25 appearances prior to signing for the Vikings. At Widnes, Connell, who…
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Championship clubs are beginning to mould their squads for the 2027 season, even if doubts do remain on the structure of the competition next season. Here’s a breakdown of several transfer movements heading into next year. The Reds have completed a deal to sign Mike Butt for n…
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Bradford Bulls are working on a deal to sign Widnes Vikings star Nathan Connell. Love Rugby League understands the Bulls have made the young back their latest recruitment target after an impressive campaign, which has seen him score 20 tries in 26 games.
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Castleford Tigers youngster Alfie Lindsey could feature against Bradford Bulls on Thursday night having been recalled from his season-long loan at Championship outfit Widnes Vikings. Outside-back Lindsey made his senior debut for Cas back in August 2025, marking the occasion w…
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Widnes boss Allan Coleman believes the Vikings are the ‘biggest club in the Championship’, with almost 5,000 spectators flocking to the Halliwell Jones Stadium to see Monday’s 1895 Cup final. As was the case in 2019 when Sheffield Eagles beat them at Wembley, Widnes lost out i…
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London head coach Jason Demetriou believes the Broncos’ frustrations around the unknown of the IMG gradings system will be shared by numerous clubs in Super League. Monday afternoon saw London clinch their second piece of silverware in as many weeks, beating Widnes Vikings 32-…
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London Broncos prevailed in the 1895 Cup Final, as expected, but the game was far tougher than the 32-10 scoreline would suggest.
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London Broncos picked up their second trophy of the season as they held off a determined effort from Widnes Vikings to lift the 1895 Cup. The Broncos won the Championship's League Leaders' Shield last week and were heavy favourites ahead of the match at Warrington's Halliwell …
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London Broncos claimed their second piece of silverware this season, beating Widnes Vikings 32-10 to lift the 1895 Cup in front of 4,829 at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington. The Broncos – whose future remains unclear with ambitions to join Super League in 2027 – claim…
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Monday afternoon’s 1895 Cup final between London Broncos and Widnes Vikings (3pm KO) will be shown live and free via SuperLeague+. Championship League Leaders’ Shield winners London meet fellow play-off side Widnes at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington on Bank Holiday M…
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Tomorrow’s 1895 Cup Final between London Broncos and Widnes Vikings has landed a streaming outlet, meaning fans will be able to watch the game. Taking place at Warrington’s Halliwell Jones Stadium, the Championship’s first- and fifth-placed teams will do battle to be crowned w…
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Widnes boss Allan Coleman admits the club can’t continue to rely on past glories to propel them, with new history needing to be created where silverware is concerned if the Vikings are to stand any chance of a Super League return in the coming years. Bank Holiday Monday (Augus…
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Castleford Tigers trio Sam Grice, Jenson Windley and Sean Coughlan will all head to Championship side Widnes on a one-week loan, the Super League club have confirmed.
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Widnes ‘want to be the Wigan of the Championship’, with Vikings head coach Allan Coleman laying out his vision to follow the Warriors’ blueprint of producing talent of their own en-masse. Three time champions of the British game and seven time winners of the Challenge Cup, Wid…
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Widnes Vikings boss Allan Coleman has passionately backed London’s push to be a Super League club, insisting it’s what the Broncos need as well as the Championship on the whole. Capital club London were taken over by a group headed up by Australian businessman Grant Wechsel an…
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Castleford Tigers duo Aiden Doolan and Alfie Lindsey have both joined Championship outfit Widnes Vikings on season-long loan deals. 22-year-old Doolan is no stranger to Widnes having represented them at scholarship level before moving on to Warrington Wolves.
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Keanan Brand could be set for a return to Widnes Vikings, with the Leigh Leopards star potentially going back to his former club on loan. Brand has been missing since March through injury, and after almost coming back earlier in the year, had a set-back that has kept him sidel…
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Despite previous statements putting the 1895 Cup Final at risk of not being played amid a fixture clash, Widnes Vikings have shared a statement to confirm that new arrangements have been made for their final game of the Championship season against Sheffield Eagles.
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Wigan Warriors young gun Noah Hodkinson has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2026 season with a torn quad, suffered last weekend in victory over Toulouse Olympique. Utility back Hodkinson, who had donned a shirt on loan for both Widnes Vikings and Salford RLFC in the Ch…
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London Broncos just about kept their perfect season in the Championship alive as they beat Widnes Vikings 42-36 in a game that sets up brilliantly for the 1895 Cup Final between the two sides. The Broncos have been untouchable in the Championship this year, winning their first…
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The Rugby Football League have moved to explain why London Broncos’ Jack Croft was able to play in this weekend’s match against Widnes Vikings, despite the former Wakefield Trinity man seemingly being banned for the game. London won 42-36 in what was their closest match of the…
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The disciplinary verdict for the Championship and reserve grade games is in and one Huddersfield Giants player has been handed a three-match ban, with that news coming just hours after his returned to the team’s Super League side. Huddersfield forward Jack Billington has spent…
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The 1895 Cup Final is now in serious doubt, with Widnes Vikings threatening to pull out of the competition. The Vikings are set to take on London Broncos in the final, and it will take place at Warrington’s Halliwell Jones Stadium on August 31. However, due to concerns over th…
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Leigh Leopards duo Andy Badrock and Nathan Wilde have joined Widnes Vikings on loan for the remainder of the 2026 campaign.
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Round 20 of the Betfred Championship started on Saturday, with Widnes Vikings overtaking Barrow Raiders in the standings.
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Months of uncertainty have finally come to an end with a venue locked in for the 1895 Cup Final between London Broncos and Widnes Vikings, with the match now set to be played at a Super League ground. The game, set to be played on the August Bank Holiday Monday, will be played…
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Super League playmaker Danny Richardson has secured an immediate and permanent move away from York Knights with the former St Helens, Castleford Tigers, and Hull KR man signing a deal in the Championship. The Widnes-born half-back has signed with his hometown club on a deal un…
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London Broncos and Widnes Vikings won in their respective semi-finals on the weekend to progress to the 1895 Cup Final in late August, however, both teams are still awaiting news of a venue for that game. Despite the teams and the date for the game being locked in, a venue sti…
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Championship rugby league club Widnes Vikings have released a statement hitting out at reports that the RFL have placed the club in ‘special measures’. Widnes have claimed that there is no truth in any such report with the Vikings categorically denying that they have been plac…
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London Broncos will play Midlands Hurricanes away in the 1895 Cup semi-finals with Widnes Vikings set to host Rochdale Hornets in the other clash, due to ground availability. The capital side were one of four teams to progress from the quarter-finals this weekend with their up…
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