The fixture list for the 2021 season was issued on 14 February 2021. The regular season comprised 18 rounds.
The end-of-season play-offs featured the clubs finishing second to sixth in the regular season in a four round elimination competition to decide which team accompanied the team finishing first into the Championship for 2022.
Four matches were postponed due under the RFL COVID-19 protocols and were not rearranged.
All times are UK local time (UTC+1) on the relevant dates. Regular season Round 1
+ Betfred League 1: round oneHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance London Skolars 24–44 North Wales Crusaders 8 May 2021, 15:30 New River Stadium J. Vella rowspan=5 Hunslet 16–28 Workington Town 9 May 2021, 14:00 South Leeds Stadium C. Worsley Coventry Bears 20–38 Barrow Raiders 9 May 2021, 15:00 Butts Park Arena M. Rossleigh Keighley Cougars 44–18 Doncaster 9 May 2021, 15:00 Cougar Park J. McMullen Rochdale Hornets 40–16 West Wales Raiders 9 May 2021, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena M. Mannifield Source:
Round 2 + Betfred League 1: round twoHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance North Wales Crusaders 18–26 Hunslet 15 May 2021, 14:30 Eirias Stadium M. Rossleigh rowspan=5 West Wales Raiders 10–36 Coventry Bears 15 May 2021, 15:00 Stebonheath Park L. Staveley Workington Town 50–16 London Skolars 16 May 2021, 14:00 Derwent Park J. McMullen Barrow Raiders 40–18 Keighley Cougars 16 May 2021, 15:00 Matt Johnson Prestige Stadium M. Mannifield Doncaster 30–22 Rochdale Hornets 16 May 2021, 15:00 Keepmoat Stadium N. Bennett Source:
Round 3 + Betfred League 1: round threeHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Doncaster 62–24 West Wales Raiders 23 May 2021, 14:30 Keepmoat Stadium C. Worsley 784 North Wales Crusaders 16–44 Workington Town 23 May 2021, 14:30 Eirias Stadium T. Crashley Coventry Bears 26–44 London Skolars 23 May 2021, 15:00 Butts Park Arena L. Staveley 210 Hunslet 6–29 Barrow Raiders 23 May 2021, 15:00 South Leeds Stadium M. Smaill 452 Keighley Cougars 36–43 Rochdale Hornets 23 May 2021, 15:00 Cougar Park K. Moore 700 Source:
Round 4 + Betfred League 1: round fourHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance West Wales Raiders 10–52 London Skolars 29 May 2021, 15:00 Stebonheath Park T. Crashley Workington Town 24–26 Doncaster 30 May 2021, 14:00 Derwent Park M. Mannifield 942 Barrow Raiders 44–8 North Wales Crusaders 30 May 2021, 15:00 Matt Johnson Prestige Stadium K. Moore 1,915 Coventry Bears 38–30 Rochdale Hornets 30 May 2021, 15:00 Butts Park Arena A. Sweet 232 Keighley Cougars 40–0 Hunslet 30 May 2021, 15:00 Cougar Park N. Bennett 683 Source:
Round 5 + Betfred League 1: round fiveHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance West Wales Raiders 10–60 Barrow Raiders 5 June 2021, 15:00 Stebonheath Park A. Sweet Workington Town 34–20 Keighley Cougars 6 June 2021, 14:00 Derwent Park G. Hewer 942 North Wales Crusaders 36–12 Coventry Bears 6 June 2021, 14:30 Eirias Stadium C. Worsley Doncaster 46–12 London Skolars 6 June 2021, 15:00 Keepmoat Stadium J. McMullen 882 Hunslet 36–22 Rochdale Hornets 6 June 2021, 15:00 South Leeds Stadium A. Moore 483 Source:
Round 6 + Betfred League 1: round sixHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Barrow Raiders 40–4 Rochdale Hornets 12 June 2021, 15:00 Matt Johnson Prestige Stadium C. Worsley 1,758 London Skolars 10–62 Hunslet 12 June 2021, 15:30 New River Stadium K. Moore 370 Coventry Bears 12–30 Workington Town 13 June 2021, 15:00 Butts Park Arena T. Crashley 198 Keighley Cougars 70–12 West Wales Raiders 13 June 2021, 15:00 Cougar Park M. Rossleigh 463 North Wales Crusaders 0–68 Doncaster 13 June 2021, 15:00 Eirias Stadium J. Vella Source:
Round 7 + Betfred League 1: round sevenHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance West Wales Raiders 10–60 North Wales Crusaders 19 June 2021, 15:00 Stebonheath Park M. Rossleigh 285 London Skolars 14–24 Barrow Raiders 19 June 2021, 15:30 New River Stadium J. Vella 391 Workington Town 34–28 Rochdale Hornets 20 June 2021, 14:00 Derwent Park C. Smith 942 Coventry Bears 24–18 Keighley Cougars 16 July 2021, 20:00 Butts Park Arena K. Moore 387 Hunslet 18–18 Doncaster 20 June 2021, 15:00 South Leeds Stadium L. Staveley 527 Source:
Round 8 + Betfred League 1: round eightHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance West Wales Raiders 12–38 Hunslet 26 June 2021, 15:00 Stebonheath Park C. Smith 100 Barrow Raiders 24–24 Workington Town 27 June 2021, 15:00 Craven Park T. Crashley 3,146 Coventry Bears 16–34 Doncaster 27 June 2021, 15:00 Butts Park Arena K. Moore 275 Keighley Cougars 34–22 London Skolars 27 June 2021, 15:00 Cougar Park B. Milligan 548 Rochdale Hornets 38–28 North Wales Crusaders 27 June 2021, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena J. Vella 1,389 Source:
Round 9 + Betfred League 1: round nineHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Workington Town 66–0 West Wales Raiders 4 July 2021, 14:00 Derwent Park L. Bland 942 North Wales Crusaders 34–28 Keighley Cougars 4 July 2021, 14:30 Eirias Stadium M. Smaill 437 Barrow Raiders 31–6 Doncaster 4 July 2021, 15:00 Craven Park C. Smith 2,005 Coventry Bears 46–44 Hunslet 4 July 2021, 15:00 Butts Park Arena B. Milligan 255 Rochdale Hornets 22–4 London Skolars 4 July 2021, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena A. Sweet 1,171 Source:
Round 10 + Betfred League 1: round tenHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance West Wales Raiders 18–30 Rochdale Hornets 10 July 2021, 15:00 Stebonheath Park J. Jones 318 Workington Town P–P Coventry Bears Not rearranged Derwent Park Hunslet 24–34 North Wales Crusaders 11 July 2021, 15:00 South Leeds Stadium K. Moore 404 Keighley Cougars 40–12 Barrow Raiders 11 July 2021, 15:00 Cougar Park N. Bennett 572 London Skolars 16–16 Doncaster 16 July 2021, 19:00 New River Stadium M. Rossleigh 575 Source:
Round 11 + Betfred League 1: round elevenHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance London Skolars 46–30 West Wales Raiders 24 July 2021, 15:30 New River Stadium J. Jones 196 Doncaster P–P North Wales Crusaders Not rearranged Keepmoat Stadium Barrow Raiders 40–12 Coventry Bears 25 July 2021, 15:00 Craven Park M. Smaill 1,862 Hunslet 20–20 Keighley Cougars 25 July 2021, 15:00 South Leeds Stadium C. Smith 714 Rochdale Hornets P–P Workington Town Not rearranged Crown Oil Arena Source:
Round 12 + Betfred League 1: round twelveHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance London Skolars 12–14 Coventry Bears 31 July 2021, 15:30 New River Stadium L. Rush 190 Workington Town P–P Barrow Raiders Not rearranged Derwent Park Doncaster 24–46 Hunslet 1 August 2021, 14:30 Keepmoat Stadium M. Rossleigh 1,179 North Wales Crusaders 72–4 West Wales Raiders 1 August 2021, 14:30 Eirias Stadium J. Vella 610 Rochdale Hornets 20–42 Keighley Cougars 1 August 2021, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena J. Jones 891 Source:
Round 13 + Betfred League 1: round thirteenHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance West Wales Raiders 24–24 Doncaster 7 August 2021, 15:00 Stebonheath Park L. Rush 180 London Skolars 34–38 Rochdale Hornets 7 August 2021, 15:30 New River Stadium J. Vella 208 Barrow Raiders 40–10 Hunslet 8 August 2021, 15:00 Craven Park M. Mannifield 1,918 Coventry Bears 16–32 North Wales Crusaders 8 August 2021, 15:00 Butts Park Arena C. Smith 378 Keighley Cougars 18–22 Workington Town 8 August 2021, 15:00 Cougar Park M. Smaills 774 Source:
Round 14 + Betfred League 1: round fourteenHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance West Wales Raiders 24–36 Workington Town 14 August 2021, 15:00 Stebonheath Park K. Moore 239 North Wales Crusaders 23–10 Barrow Raiders 15 August 2021, 14:30 Eirias Stadium M. Smaill 727 Hunslet 38–10 London Skolars 15 August 2021, 15:00 South Leeds Stadium C. Worsley 435 Keighley Cougars 46–18 Coventry Bears 15 August 2021, 15:00 Cougar Park L. Staveley 1,028 Rochdale Hornets 44–8 Doncaster 15 August 2021, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena J. Jones 882 Source:
Round 15 + Betfred League 1: round fifteenHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance London Skolars 14–34 Keighley Cougars 21 August 2021, 15:00 New River Stadium L. Bland 228 Workington Town 18–40 North Wales Crusaders 22 August 2021, 14:00 Derwent Park C. Smith 1,457 Coventry Bears 50–18 West Wales Raiders 22 August 2021, 15:00 Butts Park Arena M. Smaill 280 Doncaster 26–18 Barrow Raiders 22 August 2021, 15:00 Keepmoat Stadium K. Moore 1,019 Rochdale Hornets 34–34 Hunslet 22 August 2021, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena L. Rush 822 Source:
Round 16 + Betfred League 1: round sixteenHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Barrow Raiders 38–24 London Skolars 28 August 2021, 14:00 Craven Park L. Rush 1,486 North Wales Crusaders 36–10 Rochdale Hornets 28 August 2021, 14:30 Eirias Stadium M. Mannifield 617 West Wales Raiders 12–42 Keighley Cougars 28 August 2021, 15:00 Stebonheath Park J. Jones 267 Doncaster 22–12 Workington Town 29 August 2021, 15:00 Keepmoat Stadium C. Smith 948 Hunslet 32–30 Coventry Bears 29 August 2021, 15:00 South Leeds Stadium J. Vella 353 Source:
Round 17 + Betfred League 1: round seventeenHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance London Skolars 18–35 Workington Town 4 September 2021, 15:30 New River Stadium A. Sweet 241 Doncaster 18–13 Coventry Bears 5 September 2021, 15:00 Keepmoat Stadium K. Moore 1,138 Hunslet 82–6 West Wales Raiders 5 September 2021, 15:00 South Leeds Stadium L. Bland 474 Keighley Cougars 34–14 North Wales Crusaders 5 September 2021, 15:00 Cougar Park L. Staveley 1,327 Rochdale Hornets 30–32 Barrow Raiders 5 September 2021, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena J. Jones 1,064 Source:
Round 18 + Betfred League 1: round eighteenHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance North Wales Crusaders 44–0 London Skolars 11 September 2021, 14:30 Eirias Stadium B. Milligan 560 Barrow Raiders 76–0 West Wales Raiders 11 September 2021, 15:00 Craven Park J. McMullen 1,922 Workington Town 14–32 Hunslet 12 September 2021, 14:00 Derwent Park T. Crashley 1,397 Doncaster 26–28 Keighley Cougars 12 September 2021, 14:30 Keepmoat Stadium M. Mannifield 738 Rochdale Hornets 50–22 Coventry Bears 12 September 2021, 15:00 Crown Oil Arena M. Smaill 693 Source:
Play-offs Workington Town, who finished the regular season in second place, advanced straight to the qualifying semi-final in the second week of the play-offs. Teams that finished 3rd to 6th after the regular season played off in qualifying and elimination play-offs respectively. Keighley Cougars defeated North Wales Crusaders in the qualifying play-off and proceeded to the qualifying play-off against Workington Town, where they lost. Doncaster defeated Hunslet in the elimination play-off which resulted in the latter being eliminated from the play-offs. Doncaster then proceeded to defeat North Wales in the elimination semi-final which saw them advance to the preliminary final against Keighley.
Team bracket
Week 1: Elimination and qualifying play-offs
Week 2: Semi-finals
Week 3: Preliminary final
Week 4: Promotion play-off final
References