2023 RFL Championship
The 2023 RFL Championship, (officially known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons), was a professional rugby league club competition. Fourteen clubs – thirteen from England and one from France – competed to gain promotion to the 2024 Super League, while avoiding relegation to the 2024 League One season.
| 2023 Betfred Championship | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 February – 15 October 2023 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Matches played | 194 |
| Points scored | 8,875 |
| Highest attendance | 4,879 Bradford Bulls v Keighley Cougars (2 July 2023) |
| Lowest attendance | 684 Newcastle Thunder v Keighley Cougars (18 June 2023) |
| Average attendance | 2,012 |
| Attendance | 380,375 |
| Broadcast partners | Viaplay Sports |
| 2023 season | |
| Promoted to Super League | London Broncos |
| League Leaders' Shield | Featherstone Rovers |
| Relegated to League One | Newcastle Thunder Keighley Cougars |
| Biggest home win | Featherstone Rovers 76–4 Whitehaven (19 February 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Whitehaven 0–60 Featherstone Rovers (2 July 2023) |
| Top point-scorer(s) | Cory Aston Sheffield Eagles (182) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Lachlan Walmsley Halifax Panthers (30) |
The seasons comprised 27 rounds in the regular season with the top six teams taking part in the play-offs.
The champions were London Broncos who after finishing fifth in the regular season, won the play-off grand final against Toulouse Olympique.
Featherstone Rovers won the League Leader's Shield finishing the regular season 12 points ahead of their nearest rivals, Toulouse.
Newcastle Thunder and Keighley Cougars were relegated to League One.