Date: 25/11/13
Sheffield Eagles will open their defence of the Kingstone Press Championship title with a historic fixture against newly-promoted Rochdale Hornets at their new home, Owlerton Stadium.
The 2013 grand final winners host Rochdale on Sunday February 16 in a repeat of their first ever game as a professional club, which was also played at Owlerton back in September 1984 when the Eagles won 29-10.
2013 runners-up Batley Bulldogs travel to Leigh Centurions in the opening weekend of the season, when Kingstone Press Championship One champions North Wales Crusaders have a home match against Barrow.
Other notable fixtures from week one include Dewsbury Rams v Featherstone Rovers, Halifax v Swinton, Keighley Cougars v Whitehaven and Workington Town v Doncaster.
The Championship clubs enter the Tetley’s Challenge Cup over the weekend of March 15-16, a competition that concludes with the final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday August 23.
The 2014 season comprises 26 rounds and concludes with the title-deciding Grand Final over the weekend of October 4-5 at a venue still to be confirmed. As announced last month, the Northern Rail Cup will not be contested next season.
Details of televised fixtures will be confirmed before the start of the season.
Key dates for 2014
Kingstone Press Championship Round 1: Sunday February 16
Championship play-offs start: weekend of September 13-14
Grand Final: weekend of October 4-5
Tetley’s Challenge Cup
Round 3 – weekend of March 15-16
Round 4 – weekend of April 6
Round 5 – Weekend of April 27
Quarter-finals – Weekend of June 8
Semi-finals – Weekend of August 10
Final – Saturday August 23
The 2014 Kingstone Press Championship fixtures in full are as follows:
Round 1
16/02/2014 Dewsbury Rams v Featherstone Rovers 3.00pm
16/02/2014 Halifax v Swinton Lions 3.00pm
16/02/2014 Keighley Cougars v Whitehaven 3.00pm
16/02/2014 Leigh Centurions v Batley Bulldogs 3.00pm
16/02/2014 North Wales Crusaders v Barrow Raiders 2.30pm
16/02/2014 Sheffield Eagles v Rochdale Hornets 2.00pm
16/02/2014 Workington Town v Doncaster 3.00pm
Round 2
23/02/2014 Barrow Raiders v Leigh Centurions 2.00pm
23/02/2014 Batley Bulldogs v Workington Town 3.00pm
23/02/2014 Doncaster v Keighley Cougars 3.00pm
23/02/2014 Featherstone Rovers v Halifax 3.00pm
23/02/2014 Rochdale Hornets v Dewsbury Rams 3.00pm
23/02/2014 Swinton Lions v Sheffield Eagles 3.00pm
23/02/2014 Whitehaven v North Wales Crusaders 3.00pm
Round 3
02/03/2014 Doncaster v Dewsbury Rams 3.00pm
02/03/2014 Halifax v Batley Bulldogs 3.00pm
02/03/2014 Leigh Centurions v Whitehaven 3.00pm
02/03/2014 North Wales Crusaders v Featherstone Rovers 2.30pm
02/03/2014 Rochdale Hornets v Keighley Cougars 3.00pm
02/03/2014 Sheffield Eagles v Barrow Raiders 2.00pm
02/03/2014 Workington Town v Swinton Lions 3.00pm
Round 4
09/03/2014 Barrow Raiders v Workington Town 3.00pm
09/03/2014 Batley Bulldogs v Doncaster 2.00pm
09/03/2014 Dewsbury Rams v Whitehaven 3.00pm
09/03/2014 Featherstone Rovers v Rochdale Hornets 3.00pm
09/03/2014 Halifax v Sheffield Eagles 3.00pm
09/03/2014 Keighley Cougars v Leigh Centurions 3.00pm
09/03/2014 Swinton Lions v North Wales Crusaders 3.00pm
Round 5
23/03/2014 Doncaster v Featherstone Rovers 3.00pm
23/03/2014 Leigh Centurions v North Wales Crusaders TBC
23/03/2014 Rochdale Hornets v Batley Bulldogs 3.00pm
23/03/2014 Sheffield Eagles v Dewsbury Rams 2.00pm
23/03/2014 Swinton Lions v Barrow Raiders TBC
23/03/2014 Whitehaven v Halifax 3.00pm
23/03/2014 Workington Town v Keighley Cougars 3.00pm
Round 6
30/03/2014 Dewsbury Rams v Workington Town 3.00pm
30/03/2014 Featherstone Rovers v Swinton Lions 3.00pm
30/03/2014 Halifax v Doncaster 3.00pm
30/03/2014 Keighley Cougars v Sheffield Eagles 3.00pm
30/03/2014 Leigh Centurions v Rochdale Hornets 3.00pm
30/03/2014 North Wales Crusaders v Batley Bulldogs 2.30pm
30/03/2014 Whitehaven v Barrow Raiders 3.00pm
Round 7
13/04/2014 Barrow Raiders v Featherstone Rovers 3.00pm
13/04/2014 Batley Bulldogs v Keighley Cougars 2.00pm
13/04/2014 Doncaster v North Wales Crusaders 3.00pm
13/04/2014 Halifax v Leigh Centurions 3.00pm
13/04/2014 Rochdale Hornets v Whitehaven 3.00pm
13/04/2014 Swinton Lions v Dewsbury Rams 3.00pm
13/04/2014 Workington Town v Sheffield Eagles 3.00pm
Round 8
18/04/2014 Barrow Raiders v Halifax 3.00pm
18/04/2014 Dewsbury Rams v Batley Bulldogs 7.30pm
18/04/2014 Featherstone Rovers v Keighley Cougars 7.45pm
18/04/2014 Leigh Centurions v Swinton Lions TBC
18/04/2014 North Wales Crusaders v Rochdale Hornets 2.30pm
18/04/2014 Sheffield Eagles v Doncaster 2.00pm
18/04/2014 Whitehaven v Workington Town 3.00pm
Round 9
04/05/2014 Batley Bulldogs v Whitehaven 2.00pm
04/05/2014 Doncaster v Barrow Raiders 3.00pm
04/05/2014 Featherstone Rovers v Leigh Centurions 3.00pm
04/05/2014 Keighley Cougars v Dewsbury Rams 3.00pm
04/05/2014 North Wales Crusaders v Sheffield Eagles 2.30pm
04/05/2014 Rochdale Hornets v Swinton Lions 3.00pm
04/05/2014 Workington Town v Halifax 3.00pm
Round 10
11/05/2014 Barrow Raiders v Batley Bulldogs 3.00pm
11/05/2014 Dewsbury Rams v Leigh Centurions 3.00pm
11/05/2014 Halifax v North Wales Crusaders 3.00pm
11/05/2014 Keighley Cougars v Swinton Lions 3.00pm
11/05/2014 Rochdale Hornets v Workington Town 3.00pm
11/05/2014 Sheffield Eagles v Featherstone Rovers 2.00pm
11/05/2014 Whitehaven v Doncaster 3.00pm
Round 11
18/05/2014 Barrow Raiders v Dewsbury Rams 3.00pm
18/05/2014 Batley Bulldogs v Sheffield Eagles 2.00pm
18/05/2014 Featherstone Rovers v Workington Town 3.00pm
18/05/2014 Leigh Centurions v Doncaster 3.00pm
18/05/2014 North Wales Crusaders v Keighley Cougars 2.30pm
18/05/2014 Rochdale Hornets v Halifax 3.00pm
18/05/2014 Whitehaven v Swinton Lions 3.00pm
Round 12
25/05/2014 Dewsbury Rams v Halifax 3.00pm
25/05/2014 Doncaster v Rochdale Hornets 3.00pm
25/05/2014 Featherstone Rovers v Whitehaven 3.00pm
25/05/2014 Keighley Cougars v Barrow Raiders 3.00pm
25/05/2014 Sheffield Eagles v Leigh Centurions 2.00pm
25/05/2014 Swinton Lions v Batley Bulldogs 3.00pm
25/05/2014 Workington Town v North Wales Crusaders 3.00pm
Round 13
01/06/2014 Barrow Raiders v Rochdale Hornets 3.00pm
01/06/2014 Batley Bulldogs v Featherstone Rovers 2.00pm
01/06/2014 Dewsbury Rams v North Wales Crusaders 3.00pm
01/06/2014 Keighley Cougars v Halifax 3.00pm
01/06/2014 Swinton Lions v Doncaster 3.00pm
01/06/2014 Whitehaven v Sheffield Eagles 3.00pm
01/06/2014 Workington Town v Leigh Centurions 3.00pm
Round 14
08/06/2014 Barrow Raiders v Doncaster 3.00pm
08/06/2014 Batley Bulldogs v Rochdale Hornets 2.00pm
08/06/2014 Featherstone Rovers v Dewsbury Rams 3.00pm
08/06/2014 Leigh Centurions v Halifax 3.00pm
08/06/2014 North Wales Crusaders v Swinton Lions 2.30pm
08/06/2014 Sheffield Eagles v Workington Town 2.00pm
08/06/2014 Whitehaven v Keighley Cougars 3.00pm
Round 15
15/06/2014 Dewsbury Rams v Sheffield Eagles 3.00pm
15/06/2014 Featherstone Rovers v Doncaster 3.00pm
15/06/2014 Halifax v Workington Town 3.00pm
15/06/2014 Keighley Cougars v Batley Bulldogs 3.00pm
15/06/2014 Leigh Centurions v Barrow Raiders TBC
15/06/2014 North Wales Crusaders v Whitehaven 2.30pm
15/06/2014 Swinton Lions v Rochdale Hornets TBC
Round 16
22/06/2014 Barrow Raiders v Swinton Lions 3.00pm
22/06/2014 Batley Bulldogs v North Wales Crusaders 2.00pm
22/06/2014 Dewsbury Rams v Doncaster 3.00pm
22/06/2014 Halifax v Rochdale Hornets 3.00pm
22/06/2014 Sheffield Eagles v Keighley Cougars 2.00pm
22/06/2014 Whitehaven v Leigh Centurions 3.00pm
22/06/2014 Workington Town v Featherstone Rovers 3.00pm
Round 17
29/06/2014 Batley Bulldogs v Barrow Raiders 2.00pm
29/06/2014 Doncaster v Whitehaven 3.00pm
29/06/2014 Featherstone Rovers v North Wales Crusaders 3.00pm
29/06/2014 Keighley Cougars v Rochdale Hornets 3.00pm
29/06/2014 Leigh Centurions v Dewsbury Rams TBC
29/06/2014 Sheffield Eagles v Halifax 2.00pm
29/06/2014 Swinton Lions v Workington Town TBC
Round 18
06/07/2014 Barrow Raiders v Whitehaven 3.00pm
06/07/2014 Dewsbury Rams v Swinton Lions 3.00pm
06/07/2014 Halifax v Keighley Cougars 3.00pm
06/07/2014 Leigh Centurions v Sheffield Eagles 3.00pm
06/07/2014 North Wales Crusaders v Doncaster 2.30pm
06/07/2014 Rochdale Hornets v Featherstone Rovers 3.00pm
06/07/2014 Workington Town v Batley Bulldogs 3.00pm
Round 19
13/07/2014 Batley Bulldogs v Halifax 2.00pm
13/07/2014 Doncaster v Leigh Centurions 3.00pm
13/07/2014 Keighley Cougars v Workington Town 3.00pm
13/07/2014 Rochdale Hornets v Barrow Raiders 3.00pm
13/07/2014 Sheffield Eagles v North Wales Crusaders 2.00pm
13/07/2014 Swinton Lions v Featherstone Rovers 3.00pm
13/07/2014 Whitehaven v Dewsbury Rams 3.00pm
Round 20
20/07/2014 Barrow Raiders v Sheffield Eagles 3.00pm
20/07/2014 Doncaster v Swinton Lions 3.00pm
20/07/2014 Featherstone Rovers v Batley Bulldogs 3.00pm
20/07/2014 Halifax v Whitehaven 3.00pm
20/07/2014 Leigh Centurions v Keighley Cougars 3.00pm
20/07/2014 North Wales Crusaders v Dewsbury Rams 2.30pm
20/07/2014 Workington Town v Rochdale Hornets 3.00pm
Round 21
27/07/2014 Dewsbury Rams v Barrow Raiders 3.00pm
27/07/2014 Keighley Cougars v Doncaster 3.00pm
27/07/2014 North Wales Crusaders v Workington Town 2.30pm
27/07/2014 Rochdale Hornets v Leigh Centurions 3.00pm
27/07/2014 Sheffield Eagles v Batley Bulldogs 2.00pm
27/07/2014 Swinton Lions v Halifax 3.00pm
27/07/2014 Whitehaven v Featherstone Rovers 3.00pm
Round 22
03/08/2014 Batley Bulldogs v Leigh Centurions 2.00pm
03/08/2014 Doncaster v Sheffield Eagles 3.00pm
03/08/2014 Featherstone Rovers v Barrow Raiders 3.00pm
03/08/2014 Halifax v Dewsbury Rams 3.00pm
03/08/2014 Rochdale Hornets v North Wales Crusaders 3.00pm
03/08/2014 Swinton Lions v Keighley Cougars 3.00pm
03/08/2014 Workington Town v Whitehaven 3.00pm
Round 23
10/08/2014 Barrow Raiders v Keighley Cougars 3.00pm
10/08/2014 Dewsbury Rams v Rochdale Hornets 3.00pm
10/08/2014 Doncaster v Workington Town 3.00pm
10/08/2014 Leigh Centurions v Featherstone Rovers 3.00pm
10/08/2014 North Wales Crusaders v Halifax 2.30pm
10/08/2014 Sheffield Eagles v Swinton Lions 2.00pm
10/08/2014 Whitehaven v Batley Bulldogs 3.00pm
Round 24
17/08/2014 Batley Bulldogs v Dewsbury Rams 2.00pm
17/08/2014 Halifax v Featherstone Rovers 3.00pm
17/08/2014 Keighley Cougars v North Wales Crusaders 3.00pm
17/08/2014 Rochdale Hornets v Doncaster 3.00pm
17/08/2014 Sheffield Eagles v Whitehaven 2.00pm
17/08/2014 Swinton Lions v Leigh Centurions 3.00pm
17/08/2014 Workington Town v Barrow Raiders 3.00pm
Round 25
31/08/2014 Barrow Raiders v North Wales Crusaders 3.00pm
31/08/2014 Batley Bulldogs v Swinton Lions 2.00pm
31/08/2014 Dewsbury Rams v Keighley Cougars 3.00pm
31/08/2014 Doncaster v Halifax 3.00pm
31/08/2014 Featherstone Rovers v Sheffield Eagles 3.00pm
31/08/2014 Leigh Centurions v Workington Town 3.00pm
31/08/2014 Whitehaven v Rochdale Hornets 3.00pm
Round 26
07/09/2014 Doncaster v Batley Bulldogs 3.00pm
07/09/2014 Halifax v Barrow Raiders 3.00pm
07/09/2014 Keighley Cougars v Featherstone Rovers 3.00pm
07/09/2014 North Wales Crusaders v Leigh Centurions 2.30pm
07/09/2014 Rochdale Hornets v Sheffield Eagles 3.00pm
07/09/2014 Swinton Lions v Whitehaven 3.00pm
07/09/2014 Workington Town v Dewsbury Rams 3.00pm
