2026 Betfred Championship

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Round 1

Midlands Hurricanes 10 lost to Newcastle Thunder 28

2026 Betfred Championship Round 1
Midlands Hurricanes 10		–	28 Newcastle Thunder
Match Info
Match URL	www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/121334
Status	Completed
Date	Sunday, 18th January, 2026
Kick Off	2:00pm (local time)
Referee	Adam Williams
Touch Judges	Lewis O'Brien, Kristian Silcock
Venue	Avery (Birmingham)
Crowd	413
Match Stats
Halftime Score	4	–	12
Penalties	6	–	6
Midlands	Scoresheet			Newcastle
Matthew CHRIMES		T	2	Cody HUNTER
Ryan JOHNSON				Will DAGGER
				Will ROBERTS
				Noah WHITTINGHAM
Sully MEDFORTH	1/1	G	4/5	Jack SMITH
Lewis ELSE	0/1
Midlands	Teams			Newcastle
Todd HORNER	1	FB	21	Will DAGGER
Matthew CHRIMES	2	W	2	Andy DJEUKESSI
Ryan JOHNSON	3	C	3	Joe LAW
Ross OAKES	4	C	25	Jack SMITH
Luis ROBERTS	5	W	5	Brad WARD
Danny CRAVEN	6	FE	6	Cody HUNTER
Lewis ELSE	7	HB	7	Will ROBERTS
Jon-Luke KIRBY (c)	8	FR	8	Bailey ANTROBUS
Aiden RODEN	9	HK	9	Taylor PEMBERTON
Tyler DICKINSON	10	FR	10	Ryan JACKSON
Tom WILKINSON	11	2R	11	Harvey REYNOLDS
Zach JEBSON	21	2R	12	Noah WHITTINGHAM
Brandon MOORE	14	L	22	John SAGAGA
Mikey WOOD	13	B	14	Maxime ROSTANG
Zeus SILK	16	B	16	Leo TENNISON
Sully MEDFORTH	19	B	18	Ukuma TA'AI
Toby WARREN	20	B	23	Aidan McGOWAN
Mark DUNNING		HC		Graham STEADMAN

This match is a part of the following:

• 2026 Betfred Championship

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Tim Costello, AJ Lucantonio