THE Cougars will open their Championship One campaign next year with a home clash against York City Knights on April 3.

Keighley, who were relegated from the Championship in dramatic and controversial fashion on the final day of the 2014 season, then face successive away trips to Hemel Stags and Gateshead Thunder.

The Cougar Park outfit will face a number of teams who were relegated with them last term – Barrow, Swinton, Rochdale and North Wales Crusaders.

They also have new opposition in South Wales Scorpions, Coventry Bears and the University of Gloucestershire All Golds.

Paul March’s side end their campaign with a home match against Hemel Stags on September 13.

COUGARS FIXTURES 2015

APRIL

FRI 3 YORK CITY KNIGHTS H 3PM

Sun 12 Hemel Stags A 2.30pm

Sun 19 Gateshead Thunder A 3pm

SUN 26 NORTH WALES CRUSADERS H 3PM

MAY

Sun 3 London Skolars A 3pm

SUN 10 COVENTRY BEARS H 3PM

Sun 17 Swinton Lions A 3pm

SUN 31 OLDHAM H 3PM

JUNE

Sun 7 Barrow Raiders A 3pm

SUN 14 SOUTH WALES SCORPIONS H 3PM

SUN 21 ROCHDALE HORNETS H 3PM

Sun 28 North Wales Crusaders A 2.30pm

JULY

SUN 5 OXFORD H 3PM

Sun 12 Coventry Bears A 3pm

SUN 19 SWINTON LIONS H 3PM

SUN 26 GATESHEAD THUNDER H 3PM

AUGUST

Sun 2 Oldham A 3pm

Sun 9 South Wales Scorpions A 3pm

SUN 16 BARROW RAIDERS H 3PM

Sun 23 Rochdale Hornets A 3pm

SEPTEMBER

Sun 6 University of Gloucestershire All Golds A 3pm

SUN 13 HEMEL STAGS H 3PM