RFL confirm Salford Red Devils’ involvement as 2026 Championship fixtures revealed in full

The Rugby Football League have confirmed the 2026 Championship fixtures in full with Salford Red Devils set to compete despite financial uncertainty.

It’s not just Salford who are in the mire financially as both Featherstone Rovers and Halifax Panthers have ongoing issues, with all three sides marked with an asterisk when the IMG gradings came out in October.

Both Salford and Featherstone have had HMRC winding up petitions levelled against them and then delayed causing major uncertainty over what the new Championship would look like, with the second and third tiers of rugby league combining to make an expanded competition.

The RFL have now confirmed the fixture list for 2026 with the 21-team Championship seeing sides play 24 regular season games before a ten-team play-off, played over four rounds, begins. It’s also been confirmed that the 1895 Cup will return this year albeit with a new venue for the final, and all 21 teams competing.

Teams will play on a pendulum-style fixture list with ten opponents based on last year’s league standing, and another two based on local rivalries, all played home and away which amounts to a 24-game season.

Salford Red Devils will host Oldham in the season opener on Friday, January 16th with North Wales Crusaders on bye that week.

Who your team will play in the 2026 Championship season with fixtures confirmed

Games in each round are listed in alphabetical order of the home team in the format of date, round, fixture and kick-off time. All games played at the home team’s primary stadium unless otherwise stated.

Round 1

18/1/2026 1 Barrow Raiders v Workington Town 15:00
18/1/2026 1 Batley Bulldogs v Featherstone Rovers 15:00
18/1/2026 1 Doncaster RLFC v Halifax Panthers 15:00
18/1/2026 1 Hunslet RLFC v Dewsbury Rams 15:00
18/1/2026 1 Keighley Cougars v Goole Vikings 15:00
18/1/2026 1 London Broncos v Widnes Vikings 15:00
18/1/2026 1 Midlands Hurricanes v Newcastle Thunder 14:00
16/1/2026 1 Salford Red Devils v Oldham RLFC 20:00
18/1/2026 1 Whitehaven RLFC v Sheffield Eagles 15:00
18/1/2026 1 Swinton Lions v Rochdale Hornets 15:00

Round 2

31/1/2026 2 Barrow Raiders v Salford Red Devils 18:00
1/2/2026 2 Dewsbury Rams v Keighley Cougars 14:00
1/2/2026 2 Midlands Hurricanes v Doncaster 14:00
1/2/2026 2 Halifax Panthers v Batley Bulldogs 15:00
1/2/2026 2 Hunslet RLFC v Featherstone Rovers 15:00
1/2/2026 2 London Broncos v Oldham RLFC 15:00
1/2/2026 2 Rochdale Hornets v Workington Town 15:00
1/2/2026 2 Swinton Lions v Goole Vikings 15:00
1/2/2026 2 Whitehaven RLFC v Newcastle Thunder 15:00
1/2/2026 2 Widnes Vikings v North Wales Crusaders 15:00

Round 3

15/2/2026 3 Batley Bulldogs v Doncaster RLFC 15:00
15/2/2026 3 Featherstone Rovers v London Broncos 15:00
14/2/2026 3 Goole Vikings v Midlands Hurricanes 15:00
15/2/2026 3 Halifax Panthers v Sheffield Eagles 15:00
15/2/2026 3 Newcastle Thunder v Dewsbury Rams 15:00
14/2/2026 3 North Wales Crusaders v Swinton Lions 15:00
15/2/2026 3 Rochdale Hornets v Keighley Cougars 15:00
13/2/2026 3 Salford Red Devils v Hunslet RLFC 20:00
15/2/2026 3 Whitehaven RLFC v Barrow Raiders 15:00
15/2/2026 3 Workington Town v Widnes Vikings 15:00

Round 4

21/2/2026 4 Dewsbury Rams v Goole Vikings 14:00
22/2/2026 4 Keighley Cougars v Whitehaven RLFC 15:00
22/2/2026 4 Midlands Hurricanes v Batley Bulldogs 14:00
22/2/2026 4 Newcastle Thunder v North Wales Crusaders 15:00
20/2/2026 4 Oldham RLFC v Widnes Vikings 19:45
22/2/2026 4 Rochdale Hornets v Hunslet RLFC 15:00
20/2/2026 4 Salford Red Devils v Featherstone Rovers 20:00
22/2/2026 4 Sheffield Eagles v Barrow Raiders 15:00
22/2/2026 4 Swinton Lions v London Broncos 15:00

Round 5

1/3/2026 5 Barrow Raiders v Halifax Panthers 15:00
1/3/2026 5 Batley Bulldogs v Swinton Lions 15:00
1/3/2026 5 Doncaster RLFC v Salford Red Devils 15:00
1/3/2026 5 Featherstone Rovers v Goole Vikings 15:00
1/3/2026 5 Hunslet RLFC v Sheffield Eagles 15:00
1/3/2026 5 Keighley Cougars v Workington Town 15:00
28/2/2026 5 London Broncos v North Wales Crusaders 19:30
1/3/2026 5 Midlands Hurricanes v Oldham RLFC 14:00
1/3/2026 5 Whitehaven RLFC v Rochdale Hornets 15:00

Round 6

8/3/2026 6 Dewsbury Rams v Barrow Raiders 14:00
8/3/2026 6 Doncaster RLFC v Goole Vikings 15:00
8/3/2026 6 Halifax Panthers v London Broncos 15:00
8/3/2026 6 North Wales Crusaders v Batley Bulldogs 15:00
6/3/2026 6 Oldham RLFC v Featherstone Rovers 19:45
8/3/2026 6 Rochdale Hornets v Sheffield Eagles 15:00
8/3/2026 6 Swinton Lions v Newcastle Thunder 15:00
8/3/2026 6 Whitehaven RLFC v Midlands Hurricanes 15:00
8/3/2026 6 Widnes Vikings v Hunslet RLFC 15:00
8/3/2026 6 Workington Town v Salford Red Devils 15:00

Round 7

22/3/2026 7 Doncaster RLFC v Widnes Vikings 15:00
22/3/2026 7 Featherstone Rovers v Swinton Lions 15:00
22/3/2026 7 Halifax Panthers v North Wales Crusaders 15:00
22/3/2026 7 Hunslet RLFC v Barrow Raiders 15:00
22/3/2026 7 Newcastle Thunder v Keighley Cougars 15:00
22/3/2026 7 Rochdale Hornets v Midlands Hurricanes 15:00
22/3/2026 7 London Broncos v Salford Red Devils 15:00
22/3/2026 7 Sheffield Eagles v Oldham RLFC 15:00
22/3/2026 7 Workington Town v Dewsbury Rams 15:00

Round 8

29/3/2026 8 Dewsbury Rams v Sheffield Eagles 15:00
29/3/2026 8 Doncaster RLFC v Swinton Lions 15:00
28/3/2026 8 London Broncos v Batley Bulldogs 18:00
29/3/2026 8 Midlands Hurricanes v Keighley Cougars 14:00
29/3/2026 8 Newcastle Thunder v Workington Town 15:00
29/3/2026 8 North Wales Crusaders v Whitehaven RLFC 15:00
27/3/2026 8 Oldham RLFC v Hunslet RLFC 19:45
29/3/2026 8 Rochdale Hornets v Goole Vikings 15:00
27/3/2026 8 Salford Red Devils vHalifax Panthers 20:00
29/3/2026 8 Widnes Vikings v Featherstone Rovers 15:00

Round 9

3/4/2026 9 Barrow Raiders v Widnes Vikings 15:00
5/4/2026 9 Batley Bulldogs v Dewsbury Rams 15:00
5/4/2026 9 Featherstone Rovers v Halifax Panthers 15:00
3/4/2026 9 Goole Vikings v Newcastle Thunder 17:00
5/4/2026 9 Keighley Cougars v Hunslet RLFC 15:00
5/4/2026 9 North Wales Crusaders v Midlands Hurricanes 15:00
3/4/2026 9 Oldham RLFC v Rochdale Hornets 15:00
5/4/2026 9 Sheffield Eagles v Doncaster RLFC 15:00
5/4/2026 9 Swinton Lions v Salford Red Devils 15:00
3/4/2026 9 Whitehaven RLFC v Workington Town 13:00

Round 10

12/4/2026 10 Dewsbury Rams v Widnes Vikings 15:00
12/4/2026 10 Featherstone Rovers v Doncaster RLFC 15:00
12/4/2026 10 Goole Vikings v Whitehaven RLFC 15:00
12/4/2026 10 Halifax Panthers v Oldham RLFC 15:00
12/4/2026 10 Hunslet RLFC v Newcastle Thunder 15:00
12/4/2026 10 Keighley Cougars v North Wales Crusaders 15:00
11/4/2026 10 London Broncos v Sheffield Eagles 18:00
12/4/2026 10 Rochdale Hornets v Barrow Raiders 15:00
10/4/2026 10 Salford Red Devils v Batley Bulldogs 20:00
12/4/2026 10 Workington Town v Midlands Hurricanes 15:00

Round 11

26/4/2026 11 Batley Bulldogs v Goole Vikings 15:00
26/4/2026 11 Doncaster RLFC v London Broncos 15:00
25/4/2026 11 Newcastle Thunder v Barrow Raiders 16:00
25/4/2026 11 North Wales Crusaders v Featherstone Rovers 19:00
26/4/2026 11 Oldham RLFC v Workington Town 15:00
26/4/2026 11 Rochdale Hornets v Dewsbury Rams 15:00
26/4/2026 11 Sheffield Eagles v Salford Red Devils 15:00
26/4/2026 11 Swinton Lions v Keighley Cougars 15:00
26/4/2026 11 Whitehaven RLFC v Hunslet RLFC 15:00
26/4/2026 11 Widnes Vikings v Halifax Panthers 15:00

Round 12

3/5/2026 12 Barrow Raiders v Oldham RLFC 15:00
3/5/2026 12 Dewsbury Rams v Whitehaven RLFC 15:00
3/5/2026 12 Doncaster RLFC v North Wales Crusaders 15:00
2/5/2026 12 Goole Vikings v London Broncos 15:00
3/5/2026 12 Hunslet RLFC v Workington Town 15:00
3/5/2026 12 Keighley Cougars v Halifax Panthers 15:00
3/5/2026 12 Swinton Lions v Midlands Hurricanes 15:00
2/5/2026 12 Newcastle Thunder v Batley Bulldogs 16:00
3/5/2026 12 Widnes Vikings v Sheffield Eagles 15:00

Round 13

10/5/2026 13 Batley Bulldogs v Keighley Cougars 15:00
10/5/2026 13 Featherstone Rovers v Barrow Raiders 15:00
10/5/2026 13 Halifax Panthers v Dewsbury Rams 15:00
10/5/2026 13 London Broncos v Midlands Hurricanes 15:00
9/5/2026 13 Goole Vikings v North Wales Crusaders 15:00
8/5/2026 13 Oldham RLFC v Doncaster RLFC 19:45
10/5/2026 13 Rochdale Hornets v Newcastle Thunder 15:00
8/5/2026 13 Salford Red Devils v Widnes Vikings 20:00
10/5/2026 13 Swinton Lions v Whitehaven RLFC 15:00
10/5/2026 13 Workington Town v Sheffield Eagles 15:00

Round 14

24/5/2026 14 Barrow Raiders v Hunslet RLFC 15:00
24/5/2026 14 Batley Bulldogs v North Wales Crusaders 15:00
24/5/2026 14 Dewsbury Rams v Workington Town 15:00
24/5/2026 14 Doncaster RLFC v Featherstone Rovers 15:00
24/5/2026 14 Halifax Panthers v Salford Red Devils 15:00
23/5/2026 14 Newcastle Thunder v Goole Vikings 16:00
22/5/2026 14 Oldham RLFC v Midlands Hurricanes 19:45
24/5/2026 14 Rochdale Hornets v Swinton Lions 15:00
24/5/2026 14 Sheffield Eagles v London Broncos 15:00
24/5/2026 14 Whitehaven RLFC v Keighley Cougars 15:00

Round 15

7/6/2026 15 Featherstone Rovers v Oldham RLFC 15:00
6/6/2026 15 Goole Vikings v Batley Bulldogs 15:00
7/6/2026 15 Keighley Cougars v Rochdale Hornets 15:00
7/6/2026 15 Midlands Hurricanes v Whitehaven RLFC 14:00
6/6/2026 15 Newcastle Thunder v Hunslet RLFC 16:00
7/6/2026 15 North Wales Crusaders v London Broncos 15:00
7/6/2026 15 Salford Red Devils v Doncaster RLFC 15:00
7/6/2026 15 Widnes Vikings v Dewsbury Rams 15:00
7/6/2026 15 Workington Town v Barrow Raiders 15:00

Round 16

13/6/2026 16 Barrow Raiders v Sheffield Eagles 18:00
14/6/2026 16 Batley Bulldogs v Halifax Panthers 15:00
14/6/2026 16 Dewsbury Rams v Rochdale Hornets 15:00
14/6/2026 16 Hunslet RLFC v Salford Red Devils 15:00
14/6/2026 16 Keighley Cougars v Newcastle Thunder 15:00
14/6/2026 16 Midlands Hurricanes v Goole Vikings 14:00
14/6/2026 16 Swinton Lions v Featherstone Rovers 15:00
14/6/2026 16 Whitehaven RLFC v North Wales Crusaders 15:00
14/6/2026 16 Widnes Vikings v Doncaster RLFC 15:00
14/6/2026 16 Workington Town v Oldham RLFC 15:00

Round 17

20/6/2026 17 Barrow Raiders v Dewsbury Rams 18:00
20/6/2026 17 Goole Vikings v Keighley Cougars 15:00
21/6/2026 17 Hunslet RLFC v Widnes Vikings 15:00
21/6/2026 17 London Broncos v Featherstone Rovers 15:00 @ The Stoop
20/6/2026 17 Newcastle Thunder v Rochdale Hornets 16:00
21/6/2026 17 North Wales Crusaders v Halifax Panthers 15:00
21/6/2026 17 Salford Red Devils v Workington Town 15:00
21/6/2026 17 Midlands Hurricanes v Swinton Lions 14:00
21/6/2026 17 Sheffield Eagles v Whitehaven RLFC 15:00

Round 18

28/6/2026 18 Batley Bulldogs v London Broncos 15:00
28/6/2026 18 Featherstone Rovers v North Wales Crusaders 15:00
27/6/2026 18 Goole Vikings v Rochdale Hornets 15:00
28/6/2026 18 Halifax Panthers v Doncaster RLFC 15:00
28/6/2026 18 Keighley Cougars v Swinton Lions 15:00
27/6/2026 18 Newcastle Thunder v Whitehaven RLFC 16:00
28/6/2026 18 Salford Red Devils v Barrow Raiders 15:00
28/6/2026 18 Sheffield Eagles v Dewsbury Rams 15:00
26/6/2026 18 Widnes Vikings v Oldham RLFC 19:30
28/6/2026 18 Workington Town v Hunslet RLFC 15:00

Round 19

11/7/2026 19 Barrow Raiders v Newcastle Thunder 18:00
12/7/2026 19 Batley Bulldogs v Midlands Hurricanes 15:00
11/7/2026 19 Goole Vikings v Featherstone Rovers 15:00
12/7/2026 19 Keighley Cougars v Dewsbury Rams 15:00
11/7/2026 19 London Broncos v Doncaster RLFC 19:30 @ The Kuflink Stadium, Ebbsfleet
12/7/2026 19 North Wales Crusaders v Widnes Vikings 15:00
10/7/2026 19 Oldham RLFC v Halifax Panthers 19:45
12/7/2026 19 Salford Red Devils v Sheffield Eagles 15:00
12/7/2026 19 Whitehaven RLFC v Swinton Lions 15:00

Round 20

19/7/2026 20 Dewsbury Rams v Halifax Panthers 15:00
19/7/2026 20 Featherstone Rovers v Batley Bulldogs 15:00
19/7/2026 20 Hunslet RLFC v Oldham RLFC 15:00
19/7/2026 20 Salford Red Devils v London Broncos 15:00
19/7/2026 20 Midlands Hurricanes v Rochdale Hornets 14:00
19/7/2026 20 North Wales Crusaders v Newcastle Thunder 15:00
19/7/2026 20 Sheffield Eagles v Workington Town 15:00
19/7/2026 20 Swinton Lions v Doncaster RLFC 15:00
19/7/2026 20 Whitehaven RLFC v Goole Vikings 15:00
18/7/2026 20 Widnes Vikings v Barrow Raiders 17:00

Round 21

25/7/2026 21 Goole Vikings v Dewsbury Rams 15:00
26/7/2026 21 Doncaster RLFC v Batley Bulldogs 15:00
26/7/2026 21 Halifax Panthers v Featherstone Rovers 15:00
26/7/2026 21 Hunslet RLFC v Whitehaven RLFC 15:00
26/7/2026 21 Midlands Hurricanes v London Broncos 14:00
25/7/2026 21 Newcastle Thunder v Swinton Lions 16:00
26/7/2026 21 Oldham RLFC Barrow v Raiders 15:00
26/7/2026 21 Sheffield Eagles v Rochdale Hornets 15:00
24/7/2026 21 Widnes Vikings v Salford Red Devils 19:30
26/7/2026 21 Workington Town v Keighley Cougars 15:00

Round 22

1/8/2026 22 Barrow Raiders v Rochdale Hornets 18:00
2/8/2026 22 Dewsbury Rams v Hunslet RLFC 15:00
2/8/2026 22 Doncaster RLFC v Oldham RLFC 15:00
2/8/2026 22 Featherstone Rovers v Salford Red Devils 15:00
2/8/2026 22 North Wales Crusaders v Goole Vikings 15:00
2/8/2026 22 Keighley Cougars v Midlands Hurricanes 15:00
2/8/2026 22 Sheffield Eagles v Halifax Panthers 15:00
2/8/2026 22 Swinton Lions v Batley Bulldogs 15:00
2/8/2026 22 Widnes Vikings v London Broncos 15:00
2/8/2026 22 Workington Town v Newcastle Thunder 15:00

Round 23

9/8/2026 23 Batley Bulldogs v Newcastle Thunder 15:00
9/8/2026 23 Featherstone Rovers v Widnes Vikings 15:00
9/8/2026 23 Halifax Panthers v Barrow Raiders 15:00
9/8/2026 23 Hunslet RLFC v Keighley Cougars 15:00
9/8/2026 23 London Broncos v Goole Vikings 15:00
9/8/2026 23 Midlands Hurricanes v Workington Town 14:00
9/8/2026 23 North Wales Crusaders v Doncaster RLFC 15:00
7/8/2026 23 Oldham RLFC v Sheffield Eagles 19:45
9/8/2026 23 Rochdale Hornets v Whitehaven RLFC 15:00
7/8/2026 23 Salford Red Devils v Swinton Lions 20:00

Round 24

15/8/2026 24 Barrow Raiders v Featherstone Rovers 18:00
16/8/2026 24 Halifax Panthers v Widnes Vikings 15:00
16/8/2026 24 Keighley Cougars v Batley Bulldogs 15:00
16/8/2026 24 Doncaster RLFC v Midlands Hurricanes 15:00
14/8/2026 24 Oldham RLFC v London Broncos 19:45
16/8/2026 24 Sheffield Eagles v Hunslet RLFC 15:00
16/8/2026 24 Swinton Lions v North Wales Crusaders 15:00
16/8/2026 24 Whitehaven RLFC v Dewsbury Rams 15:00
16/8/2026 24 Workington Town v Rochdale Hornets 15:00

Round 25 

23/8/2026 25 Barrow Raiders v Whitehaven RLFC 15:00
23/8/2026 25 Dewsbury Rams v Batley Bulldogs 15:00
23/8/2026 25 Doncaster RLFC v Sheffield Eagles 15:00
22/8/2026 25 Goole Vikings v Swinton Lions 15:00
23/8/2026 25 Hunslet RLFC v Rochdale Hornets 15:00
23/8/2026 25 London Broncos v Halifax Panthers 15:00
22/8/2026 25 Newcastle Thunder v Midlands Hurricanes 16:00
23/8/2026 25 North Wales Crusaders v Keighley Cougars 15:00
21/8/2026 25 Oldham RLFC v Salford Red Devils 19:45
23/8/2026 25 Widnes Vikings v Workington Town 15:00

Round 26

30/8/2026 26 Batley Bulldogs v Salford Red Devils 15:00
30/8/2026 26 Dewsbury Rams v Newcastle Thunder 15:00
29/8/2026 26 Goole Vikings v Doncaster RLFC 15:00
30/8/2026 26 Featherstone Rovers v Hunslet RLFC 15:00
30/8/2026 26 Halifax Panthers v Keighley Cougars 15:00
30/8/2026 26 London Broncos v Swinton Lions 15:00
30/8/2026 26 Midlands Hurricanes v North Wales Crusaders 14:00
30/8/2026 26 Rochdale Hornets v Oldham RLFC 15:00
30/8/2026 26 Sheffield Eagles v Widnes Vikings 15:00
30/8/2026 26 Workington Town v Whitehaven RLFC 15:00

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