Summer Bash

The Summer Bash

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Other names	Blackpool Bash
Locale	Blackpool
Teams	12
First meeting	2015
Latest meeting	2016
Next meeting	2017
Broadcasters	Sky Sports
Stadiums	Bloomfield Road
Statistics
Meetings total	2
Most wins	London Leigh (2 wins)
Largest victory	London 46-6 Sheffield

The Summer Bash is an annual event organised by the Rugby Football League. An entire round of Kingstone Press Championship matches are played in a city to showcase the sport of rugby league. It will be held at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool from 2015 onwards.

Concept

The Summer Bash was introduced in 2015 after the success of the Super League Magic Weekend. It is an extra round for the Championship teams to compete in, usually a local derby. The event takes place over a single weekend in which three regular season games are played back-to-back on each day with an extra fourth game being played on the Saturday which is the final of the League 1 Cup. The League 1 Cup involves two RL Conference teams which means that it is possible for amateur teams to play at this event alongside the professionals.

History

2015: Blackpool

The games played were, where possible, 'local derby' matches in an attempt to maximise interest in the event. The "non-heartland" sides were paired against each other. An extra match on the Saturday, kick-off at 12.00 noon, was the final of the inaugural League 1 Cup between North Wales Crusaders and Swinton. The largest winning margin was the tie between London Broncos and Sheffield Eagles in which the Broncos ran out 46-6 winners.

Winner	Score	Runner up	Match Information
			Date and Time
North Wales Crusaders	12-8	Swinton Lions	23 May 2015 12pm

Team	Score	Team	Match Information
			Date and Time	Crowd
Workington Town	26-20	Whitehaven	23 May 2015 2.30pm	8,650
London Broncos	46-6	Sheffield Eagles	23 May 2015 4.45pm
Bradford Bulls	18-4	Halifax	23 May 2015 7.00pm
Dewsbury Rams	19-12	Batley Bulldogs	24 May 2015 12.45pm	7,021
Doncaster	12-25	Hunslet Hawks	24 May 2015 3.00pm
16px Leigh Centurions	31-12	Featherstone Rovers	24 May 2015 5.15pm

2016: Blackpool

After a successful inaugural Summer Bash in Blackpool in 2015 it returned to Blackpool in 2016 with mostly local derbies being played apart from Bradford Vs Leigh and Sheffield Eagles Vs London Broncos not being geographical derbies and were based on league positions. Once again, the League 1 Cup final will take place as the opening game to the weekend.

Winner	Score	Runner up	Match Information
			Date and Time
Keighley Cougars	22-18	File:Yorkcolours.svg York Knights	28 May 2016 12pm

Team	Score	Team	Match Information
			Date and Time	Crowd
Sheffield Eagles	14-32	London Broncos	28 May 2015 3.20pm	9,521
Workington Town	24-28	Whitehaven	28 May 2015 5.30pm
Bradford Bulls	20-24	Leigh Centurions	28 May 2015 7.35pm
Dewsbury Rams	24-28	Batley Bulldogs	29 May 2015 12.45pm	6,391
Oldham Roughyeds	24-25	Swinton Lions	29 May 2015 3.00pm
Halifax	37-0	Featherstone Rovers	29 May 2015 5.15pm

Team statistics

	Club	Played	Wins	Draws	Loses	Points
1	London Broncos	2	2	0	0	4
2	Leigh	2	2	0	0	4
3	Bradford	2	1	0	1	2
4	Dewsbury	2	1	0	1	2
5	Hunslet	1	1	0	0	2
6	Workington Town	2	1	0	1	2
7	Whitehaven	2	1	0	1	2
8	Batley	2	1	0	1	2
9	Halifax	2	1	0	1	2
10	Swinton	1	1	0	0	2
11	Doncaster	1	0	0	1	0
12	Featherstone Rovers	2	0	0	2	0
13	Sheffield Eagles	2	0	0	2	0
14	Oldham	1	0	0	1	0

Venues

	City	Stadium	Years
1	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road	2015, 2016

Attendances

Year	City	Stadium	Attendance
2015	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road	15,671
2016			15,912

Highest single day attendance

	Year	City	Stadium	Attendance
1	2016	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road	9,521
2	2015	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road	8,650

Lowest single day attendance

	Year	City	Stadium	Attendance
1	2016	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road	6,391
2	2015	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road	7,021

Highest weekend attendance

Year	City	Stadium	Attendance
2016	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road	15,912

Lowest weekend attendance

Year	City	Stadium	Attendance
2015	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road	15,671

See also

• Magic Weekend
• League 1 Cup