This is a 23rd round of fixtures which replicates Super League's Magic Weekend concept for the Championship sides.
The teams finishing 4th and 5th in the qualifiers played off in an extra fixture, hosted by the fourth-place side, for the final place in the 2018 Super League competition.
The loser of this fixture, along with teams finishing 6th, 7th, and 8th in the qualifiers, were either relegated to or remained in the Championship for the 2018 season.
Following the additional seven rounds a four-team play-off took place pitting 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd, with the winners playing each other in the final to win the "Championship Shield".
The Bradford Bulls went into liquidation in January 2017 but a reformed team were allowed to continue in the Championship with a 12-point penalty.