English Championship
This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s English Championship news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoRFU should capitalise on success of Reds – Biljon
By BEN JAYCOCK Harvey Biljon fears the RFU’s strict policy on promotion may come back to haunt them as he believes...
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/ 3 years agoReynolds: Don’t prop up failures like Wasps
By PAUL REES Wasps' presence in the Championship next season after going bust with debts of more than £100m will send...
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/ 3 years agoBarnes welcomes Champ clubs in Prem Cup
By BEN JAYCOCK The Premiership Cup will involve Championship teams next season and Hartpury director of rugby John Barnes believes it’s...
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/ 3 years agoJersey cut out cake and find extra edge
By LUKE JARMYN Swapping ‘Bake Off ’ for Dojang on a Thursday is one of many things Jersey have done to...
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/ 3 years agoVersatile prop gets hand from Genge & Sinckler
By LUKE JARMYN Bristol's Rhys Charalambous believes spending time with Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler this season is helping to drive...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoLet’s hope this new-look Cup has meaning
So the Premiership Cup is to remuster in yet another guise this autumn as a joint competition with the Championship sides...
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/ 3 years agoCoventry in control with Chudley at the helm
By LUKE MARSH Bedford ............. 19pts Tries: Lane 32, 45; Adamson 56 Conversions: Maisey 33, 57 Coventry .......... 43pts Tries: Ma’asi...
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/ 3 years agoRichmond keep the faith but Pirates take the points
By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ........29pts Tries: Conversions: Vajner 9, Lennon 34, Patel 54, Stafford 57, Post 74 Burrage 35, 55 C...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoChampion finish for Red island in the sun
By TOM INNES Jersey ............................... 43pts Tries: Clarke 9, Lewis 14, Brown 24, H Owen 39, B Owen 47, Hadfield 65,...
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/ 3 years agoScottish complete their great escape
By LUKE JARMYN Nottingham...... 19pts Tries: Valentine 24, Pohe 39, J Olowofela 54 Conversions: Hollingsworth 40, Bunting 55 L Scottish .........20pts...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoMorgan hits form to keep Hartpury on right track
By ANDY FLEMING Hartpury...........35pts Tries: Morgan 17, Tarling 37, Morgan 42, 72; Reeves 47 Conversions: Barton 18, 38, 43, 48, 73...
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/ 3 years agoNo title but Ealing back in winners’ enclosure
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster.........14pts Tries: R Smith 20, Simpson 29 Conversions: McBryde: 20, 29 Ealing.................35pts Tries: De Wee 35, 46; Daniels...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBedford centre aiming for Wasps revenge
By BEN JAYCOCK Michael Le Bourgeois has enjoyed regular game time at Bedford after being cut by Wasps and is looking...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoPremiership-Championship Cup confirmed
The addition of Championship teams to the Premiership Rugby Cup, first reported in The Rugby Paper on 9th April, has been...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWilliams: Give more to the Championship
By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol centre James Williams believes the Championship is overlooked by Premiership clubs and deserves more funding from the...
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/ 3 years agoExiles take control in battle for survival
By MO SHER L Scottish ........ 49pts Tries: King 18, 27; Wallis 22, Mehson 37, Cleaves 62, Anderson 76, Charalambous 78...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoFrench fires hat-trick to gets Blues over the line
By LUKE MARSH Ampthill ...........27pts Tries: Gallagher 4, Finlay 9, Sproston 46, Bacon 58 Conversions: Hardwick 10, 59 Penalties: Hardwick 29...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoReds take the spoils in clash of the titans
By TOM INNES Jersey ................................ 19pts Tries: McHenry 15, Grahamslaw 29, Brown 65 Conversions: Bennett 15, 65 Ealing.................................. 13pts Try: Farrar...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoFive-star Knights put Caldy to the sword
By LUKE JARMYN Caldy .................... 7pts Tries: Sanders 33 Conversions: Gourlay 34 Doncaster.........38pts Tries: Margetts 2, Holden 42, Roberts 56, Edwards 75,...
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/ 3 years agoCoventry put on a show in front of record crowd
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ..........38pts Tries: Wand 13, Penalty 20, Martin 40, Talbot-Davies 45, Ma’asi 50, Nayalo 66 Conversions: Talbot-Davies 13,...
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/ 3 years agoFirst-half blitz earns revenge for Pirates
By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ........... 21pts Tries: Britton 6, Teague 22, Johnson 32 Conversions: Robson 6, 22, Bazalgette 32 Hartpury...............
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoInjuries force prolific Cope to call time on Reds career
By LUKE JARMYN An injury-ridden past two years is forcing Jersey playmaker Brendan Cope to hang up his boots and come...
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/ 3 years agoOlowofela in fine form as Ampthill blown away
By ROB WILDMAN CRAIG Hammond was a beaming head coach after his Nottingham team had posted a victory by six tries...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoEaling run in 11 tries to stay clear at top of table
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing were able to right the wrongs of their shock defeat to Caldy earlier in the season, as...
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/ 3 years agoReds get ready for battle of big two
By LUKE JARMYN Bedford Blues.................19pts Tries: Conway 4, Uru 37, Adamson 55 Conversions: Maisey 38, 56 Jersey Reds......................26pts Tries: Owen 14, 48; Clarke...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCoventry keep calm to quell Richmond
By TIM FORRESTER Eight places separate these teams in the table but Richmond pushed Coventry all the way. Having led for...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCharalambous times it right to make sure for Scottish
By LUKE JARMYN Debutant prop Rhys Charalambous charged down and scored in the final minutes to secure a nail-biting win for...
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/ 3 years agoDolly goes close but Pirates find a way home
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster continue to struggle at Castle Park where they lost for the third time in succession in the...
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/ 3 years agoTop level new cup contest to launch
By JON NEWCOMBE Coventry executive chairman Jon Sharp has confirmed that a Premiership/Championship Cup will take place next season. The new...
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/ 3 years agoKnights put up a fight but Reds power tells
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster........ 24pts Tries: Smith 1, Penalty 34, Margetts 46 Conversions: Dolly 1, 46 Penalty: Dolly 16 Jersey ...............52pts...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoMatthews keeps eye on the ball
By BEN JAYCOCK Ever-present fly-half Tommy Matthews has enjoyed a fine season off the tee for Hartpury University adopting a ‘less...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCoventry bring Ampthill run to an end
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ............ 21pts Tries: Harris 13, Devine 25, Finlay 55 Conversions: Hardwick 14, 26; Bragmann 56 Coventry .............
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoKnights fighting hard despite their half rations
By JON NEWCOMBE After doing a “Leicester City” in 2021/22, Doncaster have found it tough to back up last year’s second-place...
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/ 3 years agoEight-try Reds keep the heat on leaders
By TOM INNES Jersey ...............52pts Tries: Holgate 8, 28; Hadfield 13, Penalty 25, Nicol 40, Barnes 43, Clarke 62, Woollett 80...
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/ 3 years agoAmpthill find their feet to escape from Richmond
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ...........33pts Tries: Harris 14, Ryan 32, Nearchou 58, Adejimi 67, Brown 78 Hardwick 15, 33, 59, 68 Conversions:...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoEaling on the march as Blues go close
By LEN SIMS Bedford .............................. 31pts Tries: Frost 9, Day 16, Adamson 58, Le Bourgeois 62, Garside 70 Conversions: Grimoldby 22,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoRoyle out to make a splash at Pirates
By CAM STEPHENS PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Caldy Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field HAVING ensured Championship rugby next season with last...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoPositives, but defeat leaves Exiles fighting for survival
By DAVID CHALLIS L Scottish ....... 24pts Tries: Wallis 16, Anyanwu 37, Penalty 76 Conversions: Chamberlain 17, 28 Penalties: Chamberlain 24...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoAce Chudley inspires Cov young guns to hit big six
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry .......... 42pts Tries: Chudley 8, 42; Kenny 4, Dodd 25, Tyas 49, Brown 71 Conversions: Mitchell 4,...
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/ 3 years agoRobson hoping for a double delight
By LUKE JARMYN Welsh fly-half Arwel Robson is dreaming of a special double in May, with his first child due on...
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/ 3 years agoWard delight as Ealing cut loose to sink Pirates
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing T .............50pts Tries: Newman 3, Walker 6, W Davis 19, 43; Kelleher 40, Howard 52, Cordy-Redden 69,...
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/ 3 years agoJersey keep the pressure on at the top of the table
By TIM FORRESTER Richmond .......... 0pts Jersey ............. 64pts Tries: Conversions: Brown 1, 21; Clarke 18, Burnell 29, Lawrence 35, Woollett...
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/ 3 years agoCaldy on a high after they keep their place
By JOHN LYON Caldy .................................. 26pts Tries: Hearn 19, Sanders 29, Bibby 52, Royle 74 Conversions: Gourlay 20, 30, 53 London...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHammond keen to find winning form
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Nottingham v Bedford Today. Kick-off 3pm, Lady Bay CRAIG Hammond is hoping his Nottingham team can put...
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/ 3 years agoTurner revels as Ampthill secure third win in a row
By DAN BARNES Hartpury...........26pts Tries: Robinson 15, 27, 45, 67 Conversions: Mathews 16, 28, 46 Ampthill ...........32pts Tries: White 9, Brown...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoTyas double helps give Coventry vital edge
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster.........39pts Tries: Hudson 3, 51; Penalty 28, Margetts 41, Holling 77 Conversions: Dolly 41, 51; Olver 77 Penalties:...
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/ 3 years agoNottigham give Ealing some food for thought
By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham...... 21pts Tries: K Olowofela 2, T Olowofela 46, Neville 71 Conversions: Hollingsworth 3, 47, 72 Ealing.................41pts Tries:...
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/ 3 years agoBrave Exiles show fighting spirit but can’t catch Pirates
By DAVID CHALLIS L Scottish ........ 31pts Tries: Anderson 29, Mehson 33, 63, 79; Wara 52 Conversions: Scott 30, 34; Chamberlain...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoPellegrini shines as Coventry march on
By ANDY MITCHELL Coventry ........................... 48pts Tries: Conversions: Pellegrini 15, Rigg 21, 32, 61; Thomas 40+6, Ball 44, Lane 75, James...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoTurner delighted by ‘great performance’
By LUKE JARMYN Ampthill ............ 31pts Tries: Sproston 14, Bacon 27, Dawkins 40, 60 Ryan 52 Conversions: Hardwick 15, 53, 61...
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