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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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBear’s learnt from the school of hard knocks
By BEN JAYCOCK Having had his ‘world ended’ by being dropped from the Harlequins academy at just 14, Bear Williams says...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoStronge aims to be the top scrum-half in his division
By BEN JAYCOCK Ambition: Nottingham’s Michael Stronge Michael Stronge has set a clear goal to become the best scrum-half in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRuthless Ospreys fly past helpless Hartpury
Hartpury ........14 Ospreys ..........41 By JOHN BARNES The first hit out for both Hartpury University and Ospreys of pre-season 2022/23 was...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSanderson’s ready to fire for Caldy
On the up: Caldy skipper Josiah Dickinson lifts the National One trophy last season Caldy are preparing for their first-ever Championship...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoStadium for Cornwall will happen – Durkin
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates chairman Paul Durkin has reassured fans that plans for a proposed Stadium for Cornwall – and...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoBig names moving into a new home
Ben Jaycock looks at how the Championship squads are shaping up for the coming season As a consequence of the Premiership...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoBest leaving Knights in search of a new home
■By BEN JAYCOCK In the hope of setting himself up for life after rugby, Mark Best has decided to find a...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoNewcastle Falcons sign Coventry scrum-half Josh Barton
Coventry scrum-half Josh Barton will make the step up to the Premiership after signing a two-year deal with Newcastle Falcons. Having...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoEaling double up to sink gutsy Cov
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Ealing..................19pts Tries: Gordon 62 Conversions: Shingler 63 Penalties: Shingler 5, 23, 55, Willis 73 Coventry ............13pts Tries: Barton...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoChampionship XV of the season: ‘Buzz’ hits six to bow out in style
Now that the Championship season has run its course, Jon Newcombe canvassed the views of the league’s directors of rugby and...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoJoe Gray announced as London Scottish head coach
After announcing his retirement earlier this week, Harlequins hooker Joe Gray has been named the new head coach of London Scottish...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoResilient Reds battle through adversity to reach last four
Jersey won 49 -33 on aggregate By TOM INNES Jersey ..............30pts Tries: Clarke 9, Grey 21, Barnes 46, Harris 78 Conversions:...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoEaling find their feet to cruise into semis
Ealing won 87 -45 on aggregate By DAVID BALLHEIMER Ealing ................56pts Tries: Terry 17, 22; White 29, Walker 52, 70; Porter...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoPirates hold nerve to steal it in a thriller
By TOM CARR Bedford ..............32pts Tries: Worley 24, 29, Stedman 62, Adamson 96 Conversions: Maisey 24, 30, 62 Penalties: Maisey 6,...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoRae: Great opportunity to lift rare silverwear
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Coventry v Doncaster Today. Kick-off 3pm, Butts Park Arena Driven: Alex Rae Changes: Steve Boden ALEX Rae...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoLast-minute touchdown gives Pirates narrow lead
By NATHAN EDWARDS C Pirates ..........38pts Tries: Channon 8, De Battista 18, Wyatt 26, Blackmore 60, Penny 69, Bolwell 80 Conversions:...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoCov take advantage as Knights let it slip
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........22pts Tries: Holden 36, 50; Smith 70 Conversions: Olver 50, 70 Penalties: Olver 59 Coventry ..........35pts Tries:...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoBrave Ampthill fight back to keep tie alive
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ............21pts Tries: Jack 14, Vukasinovic 55, Penalty 66 Conversions: Bennett 15, 56 Ealing..................31pts Tries: Johnston 16, Terry...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoHero Holsey’s late rumble levels game for Hartpury
By LUKIE JARMYN Hartpury ............19pts Tries: Forrester 14, Simpson 35, Holsey 64 Conversions: Williams 15, 65 Jersey................19pts Tries: Owen 7, Van...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoCornish Pirates’ Tom Channon announces retirement
Cornish Pirates hooker and top try scorer Tom Channon will be retiring after his final game for the club tomorrow. The...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoFenner keeps his nerve to snatch it for Coventry
By ANDY MITCHELL Coventry ..........31pts Tries: Thomas 15, Betteridge 27, Ma’asi 67, Bainbridge 71 Conversions: Mitchell 16, 28; Fenner 68, 71...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoHolden on song to give edge to Knights
By NATHAN EDWARDS C Pirates ............20pts Tries: Petch 7, Sirker 39, Parata 73 Conversions: Bazalgette 8 Penalties: Bazalgette 23 Doncaster ........32pts...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoEight-try Bedford cruise into quarter-finals
By TOM CARR Bedford ..............52pts Tries: Adamson 3, Grayson 8, Fish 19, Worley 23, Heffernan 30, Penalty 40, Stedman 60, Hughes...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoCope shows his class as Reds turn up the power
By LUKE JARMYN L Scottish ............7pts Tries: Trenholm 50 Conversions: May 51 Jersey ..............54pts Tries: Thompson 1, 55; O’Connor 30, Penalty...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoCaptain Scott leads Richmond to victory
By TIM FORRESTER Hartpury ............36pts Tries: Crane 4, Short 10, Bailey 20, 29; Capon 64, Wood 71 Conversions: Williams 11, 21,...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoEaling withdraw Premiership appeal
Ealing Trailfinders have withdrawn their appeal of the RFU‘s decision to not grant them promotion to the Gallagher Premiership. The RFU...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoHallett helps Ampthill fight back to take upper hand
By ZAK CARR Ampthill............27pts Tries: Cambriani 16, Stonham 44, Finlay 61, Harding 80 Conversions: Bragman 17, 62 Penalties: Bragman 40 Coventry...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoPirates penetrate Castle Park fortress
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........24pts Tries: Best 26, Penalty 62, Holling 74, Smith 80 Conversions: McBryde 74 C Pirates............26pts Tries: Wedlake-Millecam...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoAdamson gets his ton up as Blues run riot
By NATHAN EDWARDS Nottingham ......14pts Tries: Peachey 4, Stapley 60 Conversions: Bunting 5, 61 Bedford ..............38pts Tries: Atkinson 11, Adamson 40,...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoHartpury pull away with second-half masterclass
By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ........26pts Tries: Torpey 2, Penalty 16, Saysell 37, Bentley 80 Conversions: Bradbury 2, 37; Ffitch 80 Hartpury...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoClarke hits high five as Reds’ pack power tells
By TOM INNES Jersey ................57pts Tries: Clarke 3, 15, 28, 33, 38; Olowofela 39, 43, Everard 52, Barnes 72 Conversions: Leeming...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoKnights finish with a bonus but resilient Archers dig in
By JOHN BRINDLEY Nottingham ........5pts Tries: Bunting 80 Doncaster ........26pts Tries: Holden 8, Evans 10, Edgson 52, Wheeldon 77 Conversions: Olver...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoI hope we end up in the Prem, says Ward
By TIM FORRESTER Ealing ................60pts Tries: Uzokwe 2,16, 58; Hampson 22, Bodilly 26, 46; Smid 38, Daniels 67, Kernohan 72, 74...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoSuper sub Harding denies Pirates at the death
By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates............28pts Tries: Kiri Kiri 10, Wyatt 15, Channon 26, Blackmore 66 Conversions: Robson 10, 15, 26, Bazalgette...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoChampionship is losing its ‘Buzz’
By JON NEWCOMBE CHAMPIONSHIP warrior Ryan Burrows has bowed out from the league he has served stoically over 14 years with...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoSix-try Cov turn on style for Burrows’ league finale
By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ........28pts Tries: Cardew 29, 50; Kaye 67, Bright 79 Conversions: Kane 30, 51; Landrew 68, 80 Coventry...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoTrailfinders go top with one to play
By DAVID BULHEIMER Ealing ............44pts Tries: De Wee 15, Hampson 21, Bodilly 26, Henning-Campher 31, Kernoghan 60 Conversions: Willis 16, 22,...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoDuncan at the double to keep heat on leaders
By NATHAN EDWARDS C Pirates............31pts Tries: Channon 10, 49; Duncan 13, 56; Sirker 76 Conversions: Robson 14, 50, 76 Hartpury ..........24pts...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoUzokwe focussed on his job of winning
By BEN JAYCOCK EALING flanker Simon Uzokwe isn’t getting carried away with the club’s appeal to get into the Premiership insisting...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoDolly hopes to join younger brother Nic in top-flight mix
By JON NEWCOMBE DONCASTER sit proudly on top of the table with one of their 20 league games left to play...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoSimmons treble helps Reds to best ever finish
By CIARAN THOMAS Coventry ..........38pts Tries: Nayalo 8, Stanton 12, Ma’asi 22, Tyas 48, Owen 64, Martin 73 Conversions: Mitchell 8,...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoAdamson grabs four as Blues hit turbos
By TOM SANSOM L Scottish ..........21pts Tries: Anderson 3, Tuilangi 30, Dawes 40 Conversions: Nutton 3, 30, 40 Bedford ..............62pts Tries:...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoEaling smash big six to keep destiny in their own hands
By ZAK CARR Ampthill ..............5pts Tries: Dan 34 Ealing ................38pts Tries: Kernohan 4, 64; Penalty 20, Uzokwe 41, Smid 58 Conversions:...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoDoncaster on top with one match left to play
By NATHAN EDWARDS Doncaster ........22pts Tries: Edgson 12 40; Kelly 27, Smith 36 Conversions: Olver 40 C Pirates ............15pts Tries: Bolwell...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoBright scores his 15th try as Richmond dig in
By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ..........20pts Tries: Anyanwu 10, Bright 49, Carrick-Smith 66 Conversions: Kane 11 Penalties: Kane 20 Hartpury ............12pts Tries:...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoBlues blow late chance to steal win at the death
By TOM CARR Bedford ..............15pts Tries: Adamson 31, Worley 61 Conversions: Grimoldby 32 Penalties: Grimoldby 15 Coventry ..........17pts Tries: Penalty 9,...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoEight-try Reds put Archers to the sword
By TOM INNES Jersey................48pts Tries: Cook 6, Clarke 17, 23; Penalty 38, Brown 42, O’Connor 61, Barnes 70, Argyle 80 Conversions:...
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English Championship
/ 4 years ago13-try Ealing take their anger out on lowly Exiles
By TOM SANSOM L Scottish ............0pts Ealing ................81pts Tries: Daniels 2, 14; Smid 7, 36, 54; Howard 30, Johnston 41, Linsell...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoFrustrated Knights will keep fighting
By BEN JAYCOCK Heartbroken: Doncaster flanker Thom Smith PICTURES: Getty Images DONCASTER flanker Thom Smith described the RFU denying them a...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoRichmond win battle of mauls
By NATHAN EDWARDS Nottingham ......12pts Tries: Hollingsworth 43, Browning 78 Conversions: Hollingsworth 43 Richmond ..........19pts Tries: Bright 48, Hoskings 55, McLean...
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