You have got to admire Ealing Trailfinders. The staying power that has seen them go 19 matches unbeaten in the Champ, 13 of them this season, despite repeatedly being denied the opportunity to be promoted, is one very good reason.

Their professionalism despite the diabolical state of affairs foisted on them by the RFU of being confined to a second-tier league in perpetual lockdown, with clubs in the limbo of not knowing what prize they are playing for, is another.
The last reason, and the least known, is that for over 20 years Championship title-holders Ealing have had a far better ground a...