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
/ 6 years agoHolsey in to bolster Scottish front row
Preview Y Carnegie v L Scottish Today, Kick-off 3pm WORCESTER loanee Lewis Holsey goes straight into a London Scottish front row...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoScrum-half to make step up from the Championship to sign for Northampton Saints
Unbeaten Newcastle Falcons are also set to sign a player as they look set to return to the Premiership
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland ought to replicate the French system, says Grimoldby
Ampthill fly-half Louis Grimoldby speaks of the gulf between the Championship and the Pro D2 in France, where he played for...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Championship threaten to revive play-off system and add to Saracens woe
Life in the Championship next season might not be as straightforward as Saracens were expecting
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEx-RFU chief raps cuts to Championship
Former RFU chairman Graeme Cattermole questions how the savings on the Championship budget cuts will be used elsewhere
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoSimonds’ guile lights up grim affair in Nottingham
By ROB WILDMAN GRIM is a fair word to use to describe this windswept quarter-final but one moment of guile by...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoDeano rues missed tries and lack of organisation
By LUKE JARMYN Flyer: Adam Radwan scored his second for Falcons JOHNNY Williams’ scintillating break split Scottish’s defence for Adam Radwan...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoIona sin-bin helps Ealingblast into last four
By OLI SHAPLEY EALING Trailfinders booked their place in the semi- finals with an outstanding display to see off Jersey Reds...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPirates ready for another ding-dong in Mennaye mud
By SAM JACKSON Aspirational: Alan Paver Scoring ace: Pete White PIRATES expect another epic ‘ding-dong’ at Mennaye Field today when Coventry...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoEight-try Amps flick switch in second half
By DAN HAWKHEAD IT WAS another tough afternoon for Yorkshire Carnegie as they suffered an eight-try defeat to Ampthill at Emerald...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoRFU CEO Bill Sweeney responds to outcry from Championship clubs
Sweeney justifies cuts to Championship funding in reply to clubs' letter voicing grave concerns
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland prop Harry Williams anticipates damaging impact on second two
The Exeter Chiefs prop speaks out about how cuts to the second tier 'are not ideal'
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoChampionship cuts: Concerned chairmen issue open letter to Bill Sweeney
The Championship Clubs Committee (CCC) write to RFU CEO Bill Sweeney in The Rugby Paper
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoSoaring Falcons planning for Prem
Preview Newcastle v Cornish Pirates Today, Kick-off 3pm taking down their Championship opponents ‘man and ball’, with a more aggressive defensive...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoTrailfinders hit six to gear up for cup quarter-final
By OLI SHAPLEY EALING Trailfinders braved Storm Dennis and did so in impressive style to register a six-try victory over Bedford...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoGeneral Jennings puts Cov in command
By DAVID LAWRENCE Eye an opening: Coventry drive forward in the 22 COVENTRY overcame atrocious weather conditions to run in eight...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPhoto finish as Gillespie wins late foot race
By WARREN KAY A LAST minute try against the run of play by replacement wing Josh Gillespie made the game safe...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoCharged up Knights put on a show for captain Matt
By GUY WILLIAMS DONCASTER skipper, second row Matt Challinor, celebrated his 250th appearance for the club by inspiring the Knights to...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoNottingham dig deep to fight back… and hold on
By ROB WILDMAN NOTTINGHAM overturned a slow start to win an entertaining match to put a smile on the face of...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoHeard about this, Bill? Boks losing to your National League
Brendan Gallagher gives the RFU food for thought with a famous match at Worcester Determination: Duncan Roke, of the National League,...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoCLUB-BY-CLUB: HOW THE CHAMPIONSHIP HAS PRODUCED PREMIERSHIP, PRO14 AND ULTIMATELY ENGLAND PLAYERS
Current team in brackets *dual reg Ampthill Karl Garside (Northampton Saints), Ben Earl* (Saracens), Nick Isiekwe* (Saracens), Ralph Adams-Hale* (Saracens), Samson...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoMatt: Get set for Super Saturday numbers game
By JON NEWCOMBE Influential: England fly-half George Ford ENGLAND’S 2003 World Cup-winning scrum-half Matt Dawson predicts “a Super Saturday” finish to...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoHarlequins hunt Ealing Trailfinders front-row trio
Harlequins scrum coach Adam Jones set to have more than just Wilco Louw coming into the front row
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWorld Cup man Mark Wilson back on track with Sale Sharks
Wilson knows there's plenty of work to be done to add to his 18 England caps
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJersey Reds typify Championship disbelief with damning condemnation of RFU
Jersey Reds chairman Mark Morgan criticises Bill Sweeney for ill-thought actions and lack of clarity given to Championship clubs by RFU
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU and PRL slash funding to the Championship by 50%
Championship clubs hang on a cliff edge as funding from central power is cut from £8.1 to £4.3m
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoNamibian cavalry arrive for Carnegie
By JON NEWCOMBE Challenge: Phil Davies Star signing: De la Harpe YORKSHIRE Carnegie director of rugby Phil Davies has boosted his...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoDeuce for Williams as Exiles flop again
By GEORGE LAWRENCE L Scottish ………… 17 Nottingham ……30 LONDON SCOTTISH suffered a fifth straight defeat as Nottingham recorded back-to-back victories...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoBlues’ brick wall stands tall to deny late onslaught
By PAUL SMITH AN outstanding defensive display saw Bedford register their fourth league win in five games. Led by skipper Sean...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoProp star Millar-Mills swings it for Ealing
By TOM INNES Battlers: Jersey celebrate Will Homer’s first try EALING Trailfinders hung on to claim the points after an exciting...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoDeadeye Olver has howitzer at ready for Pirates
By JON NEWCOMBE HE’S been involved in picking that many opponents’ pockets, Oliver not Olver would be more of an apt...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoFalcons given a workout by improving Hartpury
By ANDREW BEACHAM LEAGUE leaders Newcastle collected a bonus point win but were made to work hard by a Hartpury team...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHomegrown Jamie Blamire becomes latest player to commit to Newcastle
The Falcons academy product has scored six tries in 14 appearances this season
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoTalent-spotter Paul Turner seeking more gems for WRU
"The Welsh Exiles programme has gone from strength to strength" - how can Wales find more Tompkins and Rowlands?
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoFalcons give nod to a new creator
Preview Newcastle v Ampthill Today, Kick-off 1pm FLY-HALF Brett Connon makes his first start of the season as Newcastle make five...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoKnights rely on their Olver ‘get out of jail’ card again
By GUY WILLIAMS ONCE again Doncaster can be grateful for the accurate goal kicking of fly-half Sam Olver whose successful 78th...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoMartin flies solo to sink Pirates
By PAUL SMITH Flyer: Kyle Moyle makes yards for Pirates A WONDERFUL solo try from debutant James Martin clinched an against-the-odds...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoWorthington picks up the points for Bedford
By LUKE JARMYN AN injury time try by replacement No.8 Huw Worthington sealed a nailbiting comeback for the Blues in an...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoTrailfinders up intensity to continue perfect run
By OLI SHAPLEY EALING Trailfinders kept up their perfect start to 2020 with a dominant nine-try victory over Hartpury at Trailfinders...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoSpittle hits high-five as Carnegie crumble
By LUKE JARMYN WING Jack Spittle ran in five tries as Nottingham romped to a comfortable win against struggling Yorkshire Carnegie...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoCarnegie battle to the end with late Humfrey try
By TOM INNES JERSEY Reds stretched their legs and brushed aside Yorkshire Carnegie in a predictably onesided encounter. Enjoying a firm...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoEden’s late strike puts Hartpury in wonderland
By LAURA SHANA On the run: Coventry’s Max Trimble HARTPURY notched a last-gasp win over high-flyers Coventry in an enthralling game...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoAmps survive late assault for famous victory
By WARREN KAY AMPTHILL held firm in the face of a fierce second half fightback to take the spoils over former...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPurple patch after half-time turns game Ealing’s way
By OLI SHAPLEY EALING Trailfinders ground out an impressive victory against local rivals London Scottish after a much improved second-half performance...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoFright night for Falcons at electric Lady Bay
By ROB WILDMAN NEIL Fowkes told his Nottingham squad they must back up this performance in forthcoming trips to Yorkshire Carnegie...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPirates braced for another humdinger
Preview Cornish Pirates v Bedford Blues Today, Kick-off 2.30pm CORNISH Pirates joint head coach Alan Paver is expecting another ‘ding dong’...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPlayer-head coach Joe Ford leaves Yorkshire Carnegie
Carnegie say Ford has left the Championship club to concentrate on his business activities away from rugby
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoWilliams back after beating cancer
Preview Yorkshire Carnegie v Newcastle Today, Kick-off 3pm JOHNNY Williams makes his first-team comeback for Newcastle after overcoming testicular cancer. The...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPirates steal the points with potent final quarter
By TOM INNES CORNISH Pirates flew back from the Channel Islands with four hardearned points last night after coming from behind...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoForwards’ supremacy gets Ealing on a roll
By OLI SHAPLEY Fast start: Jordan Els scores for Trailfinders Fifty up: Tommy Bell is about to go over for Trailfinders...
International Rugby
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