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 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 3 years agoReds close up shop after Lewis flies in for hat-trick
By TOM INNES Jersey .............36pts Tries: Lewis 7, 11, 32; O’Connor 16, B Owen 41, Woollett 64 Conversions: Bennett 11, 16,...
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/ 3 years agoHigh five as Bedford end Richmond’s dominance
By DAVID INNES Bedford .............39pts Tries: French 3, Frost 21, Matavesi 31, Uru 54, Hughes 67 Conversions: Grimoldby 4, 22, 32;...
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/ 3 years agoHardwick’s the hero as Caldy fluff their lines
By JOHN LYON Caldy .................. 16pts Tries: Pilgrim 15 Conversions: Gourlay 16 Penalties: Gourlay 45, 66, 79 Ampthill ............ 17pts Tries:...
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/ 3 years agoDominant Blues show their top four credentials
By JAMES JOHNSON Hartpury Uni ...14pts Tries: Denty 9, Short 73 Conversions: Mathews 10, 74 Bedford B .........35pts Tries: Conway 28,...
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/ 3 years agoCov sink as Pirates triumph in the mud
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ...............31pts Tries: Stevens 29, Crane 40, Nelson 60, Penalty 65 Conversions: Robson 29, 40, Bazalgette 60...
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/ 3 years agoAnother romp for unstoppable Ealing
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing T .............66pts Tries: : Bird-Tulloch 4, Whyte 15, Cordy-Redden 21, 68, 78; Walker 32, 42; Holmes 49,...
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/ 3 years agoRichmond’s late burst can’t catch Nottingham
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ........ 17pts Tries: Massey 18, Bright 78, Griffin 80 Conversions: Johnston 19 Nottingham.....28pts Tries: Neville 24, Stronge...
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/ 3 years agoAway form is work on for Bedford says French
By BEN JAYCOCK Winging in: Sean French scores Blues Bedford Blues have turned Goldington Road into a fortress this season but...
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/ 3 years agoHill calls for big cut in dual registrations
By PAUL REES Steve Hill has called for a reduction in the number of dual registration and loan players at Championship...
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/ 3 years agoVenner glad to be back after 51-week layoff
By LUKE JARMYN The “practiced hands” of Jersey’s backroom team is what Toby Venner believes rescued his career after a 51-week...
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/ 3 years agoChudley in charge to keep Cov in the hunt
By PAUL SMITH Coventry ........... 31pts Tries: Bainbridge 3, Chudley 15, Peters 32, Ma’asi 40, James 64 Conversions: Mitchell 3, 32,...
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/ 3 years agoRobson pulls the strings to guide Pirates to easy win
By LUKE JARMYN Ampthill ...........22pts Tries: White 15, Blackmore 33, Parks 77 Conversions: Hardwick 16, 34 Penalties: Hardwick 40 Cornish P...
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/ 3 years agoExcellent Ealing put Richmond to sword
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ............................ 0pts Ealing Trailfinders.........50pts Tries: Davidson 5, Hampson 8, Holmes 19, Cordy-Redden 29, 69; Walker 46, Linsell...
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/ 3 years agoFrench fires Blues past poor Knights
By LUKE MARSH Bedford B......... 48pts Tries: Grayson 15, Heffernan 18, French 39, 41, 69, 75; Day 50 Conversions: Maisey 16,...
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/ 3 years agoRuthless Reds run in 11 tries for record tally
By TOM INNES Jersey R........... 71pts Tries: Longwell 2, Mitchell 7, Lewis 16, Clarke 23, Dun 29, McHenry 32, 48, 70,...
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/ 3 years agoWe should have won by 30 points says Barnes
By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham...... 31pts Tries: Stronge 10, Cox 48, Williams 60, 65; Tweedy 75 Conversions: Hollingsworth 10, Bunting 49, 60...
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/ 3 years agoTurner hails the ‘clinical’ nature of his Ampthill
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ............36pts Tries: Skelcey 1, Blackmore 25, 36, Bacon 32, Strong 48, Morris 64 Conversions: Hardwick 33, 37,...
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/ 3 years agoEaling hold merger talks with Ospreys
By NEIL FISSLER EXCLUSIVE Ospreys are the Welsh region that Ealing Trailfinders have sounded out about a potential merger that would...
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/ 3 years agoBonus win not enough to keep Cov hopes alive
By MO SHER London S...........31pts Tries: Els 19, Mehson 36, 50, Taulani 47 Conversions: Chamberlain 20, 37, 48, 51 Penalties: Chamberlain...
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/ 3 years agoFive-try Reds book place in semi-final shoot-out
By TOM INNES Jersey Reds ...31pts Tries: Hadfield 2, 41; Barnes 40, Brown 44, Chapman 72 Conversions: Pittman 2, 40, Burnell...
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/ 3 years agoBlues are blitzed by Doncaster fightback
By BEN REYNOLDS Bedford ............................. 42pts Tries: Uru 8, 20; Conway 12, Arthur 32, Worley 67, Frost 74 Conversions: Maisey 10,...
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/ 3 years agoStrong finish sees Ealing march on
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Hartpury Uni ....28pts Tries: McNab 4, 46; Morris 20, Sranford 51 Conversions: Mathews 4, 20, 46 , 51...
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/ 3 years agoNothing to shout about as Caldy take the honours
By LUKE MARSH Caldy ................ 24pts Tries: Aigbokhae 26, Hayes 34, 40; Royle 63 Conversions: Gourlay 35, 64 Richmond ........ 19pts...
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/ 3 years agoHigh-flying Pirates make it six out of six
By JOHN LYON Ampthill............14pts Tries: Ryan 26, Blackmore 51 Conversions: T Hardwick 27, 52 C Pirates ...........23pts Tries: Stevens 20, Cant...
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/ 3 years agoWe are taking the cup seriously, says Holden
By BEN JAYCOCK Doncaster have taken this season’s Championship Cup by storm and, while other teams are using the competition to...
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/ 3 years agoSnow glad to leave the bad days behind
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry scrum-half Joe Snow admits he visited a few dark places on his journey back to the first...
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/ 3 years agoAnger as new owners close down Warriors
By BEN JAYCOCK Worcester Warriors will rebrand as Sixways Rugby next season and merge with National Two West side Stourbridge after...
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/ 3 years agoWe should have been out of sight says Rae
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ...........33pts Tries: Ma’asi 9, 20; Wilson 33, Ball 40, Penalty 56 Conversions: Mitchell 9, 20, 33 Bedford...
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/ 3 years agoRichmond fight back to push Ampthill all the way
BY TIM FORRESTER Richmond ........ 19pts Tries: Spring 19, Monson 55, Caddy 67 Conversions: Johnston 20, 68 Ampthill ...........26pts Tries: Blackmore...
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/ 3 years agoDoncaster power is too much for Scots
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster Knights ........ 66pts Tries: Ehizode 2, Dolly 5, Spittle 15, 23, Edgson 49, 57, Holden 51, 63,...
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/ 3 years agoStorming Pirates cruise into semis
By MIKE SINCALIR C Pirates ...........52pts Tries: Williams 10, King 19, Elderkin 38, Nelson 42, Haylor 61, Crane 67, Cant 71,...
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/ 3 years agoTrailfinders fire 11 past Archers to hit top spot
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing................ 71pts Tries: Kelleher 3, Walker 8, 17; Uzokwe 25, 78; Bird-Tulloch 30, Burns 33, Holmes 36, Montgomery...
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/ 3 years agoNo let up as rampant Reds keep foot on gas
By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury .............. 7pts Tries: Lennon 55 Conversions: Lennon 56 Jersey .............. 47pts Tries: Dun 6, Cook 12, Owen...
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/ 3 years agoTransition to hooker paying off for Terry
By BEN JAYCOCK It's almost two years since Cameron Terry made the transition from the back row to hooker at Ealing...
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/ 3 years agoWorcester Warriors name and Championship hopes gone
Worcester Warriors have withdrawn their application process to compete in the Championship for the 2023/24 season, with new owners Atlas also...
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/ 3 years agoNo stopping Coventry as they thump Doncaster
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry .......... 42pts Tries: Wilson 8, Lane 26, Penalty 34, Titherington 36, Bridges 66, Trinder 80 Conversions: Mitchell...
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/ 3 years agoRelton’s try seals bonus for unbeaten Pirates
By PHIL WESTREN C Pirates ..........25pts Tries: Britton 11, Beaton 29, Penny 66, Relton 78 Conversions: Bazalgette 30 Penalties: Bazalgette 5...












