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
/ 9 years agoBig Dunc aims to have something to celebrate
By SAM JACKSON Today. Kick-off 2pm. Mennaye Cornish Pirates v Jersey TOM Duncan is gearing up for his 50th appearance in...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoGeorge must find some form… fast
WARREN Gatland is going to be spoiled for choice when it comes to selecting his 2017 Lions wings. The head coach...
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/ 9 years agoTrailfinders hit Titans for six after red card for Normandale
By JEREMY INSON Rotherham 12pts Tries: Rees 47, Collins 60 Conversions: Ryan 60 E Trailfinders 51pts Tries: Murphy 15, 23, Carter...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoRuthless Knights put Scottish to the sword
By LUKE JARMYN London Scottish 14pts Tries: Kenny 12, Atkinson 45 Conversions: Lydon 13, 4 Doncaster 48pts Tries: Lewis 26, Flockhart...
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/ 9 years agoSize matters now Costello tells his Nottingham recruits
By JON NEWCOMBE NOTTINGHAM coach Ian Costello is putting plans in place to make sure the Greens will be back among...
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/ 9 years agoTom Arscott EXCLUSIVE: I thought it was the end of my career
By JON NECOMBE Yorkshire Carnegie signing Tom Arscott feared he was “damaged” goods and might never play professionally again after his...
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/ 9 years agoReds resist late charge to finally get one over Carnegie
By TOM INNES IN A tense, compelling contest Jersey held on to break a run of nine straight defeats to Carnegie,...
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/ 9 years agoAll Black Franks is difference for Irish
By GEOFF WINTERS LONDON Irish boss Nick Kennedy insists his side need to improve following yesterday’s bonus-point derby victory. Kennedy, 34,...
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/ 9 years agoAnother big Richmond win brings Titans into range
By LUKE JARMYN ROCK-SOLIDdefence that kept a clean sheet for 77 minutes plus three first half tries saw Richmond win their...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoTrailfinders prove they’re proper play-off contenders
By MATT WRIGHT EALINGhad to fight hard in picking up their third win in a row, but a strong finish at...
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/ 9 years agoPlunder in Leeds gives Pirates top four vision
By STEVE RIGBY Rested: Alex Cheesman PERFORMANCEhas been the Cornish Pirates’ focal point this season but following their stunning win at...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoBridge too far for Richmond as Trailfinders play it tough
By JEREMY INSON EALINGTrailfinders stayed in the play-off race after a four-try victory over their rivals from across Kew Bridge. There...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoRampant Pirates put Carnegie to sword
By DAVE CRAVEN DELIGHTED jointhead coach Gavin Cattle hailed his Cornish Pirates side for “pushing to the next level” when stunning...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoJersey are forced to hang on after
By LUKE JARMYN A SEASON-high half-time away score of 31 points for Jersey sealed a bonus point win and completed a...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoBlues cruise in as Calladine blasts Titans’ amateur hour
By GUY WILLIAMS ROTHERHAMTitans can be extremely grateful there is no relegation from the Championship this season because on current form...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoNottingham no match for Knights on charge
By STEVE KENNY DONCASTER maintained their push for a play-off place by sweeping aside a flimsy Nottingham challenge at muddy Lady...
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/ 9 years agoBryan Redpath: Coaches are now under soccer-style pressure
Yorkshire Carnegie head coach Bryan Redpath has revealed why a combination of declining job security and doubts over the future structure...
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/ 9 years agoPirates announce first signing of next season
Cornish Pirates have announced that Bedford prop Christian Judge is their first new signing ahead of the 2017/18 season. The 23-year-old...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoBedford duo sign new contracts
Bedford has secured the services of captain Michael Le Bourgeois and prop Ben Cooper who have both signed new deals to...
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/ 9 years agoLondon Irish statement on move to Brentford
London Irish appear one step closer to securing a move back to London with the news that Hounslow Council has said...
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/ 9 years agoPirates primed for Exiles onslaught
Preview Cornish P v L Scottish CORNISH Pirates will be fresh to take on London Scottish at the Mennaye today but...
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/ 9 years agoKennedy brings back the big guns
Preview London Irish v Nottingham NICK Kennedy is gearing up for a stern test against play-off chasing Nottingham as Exiles look...
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/ 9 years agoNilson knows lineout accuracy must improve for derby clash
By JON NEWCOMBE DOUBLE centurion Phil Nilsen hoping promotionchasing Carnegie can put in a complete 80-minute performance today after stuttering to...
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/ 9 years agoPenberthy drops in late to wreck Knights day
■ By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ............21pts Tries: Heaney 49, Carpenter 75 Conversions: Flockhart 75 Penalties: Flockhart 17, 65, 69 Ealing ....................29pts...
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/ 9 years agoRayer’sblast at ‘shocking’ Blues after 7-try beating
Richmond............49pts Tries: Davies 11, Allcock 19, Stuart 26, Mitchell 38, 77, Woodward 50, Browne 63 Conversions: Kirby 12, 20, 27, 39,...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoEXCLUSIVE: RFU made Welsh survival ‘impossible’
By NEALE HARVEY London Welsh chairman Gareth Hawkins has blasted the RFU over his club’s demise, accusing English rugby’s governing body...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoLondon Welsh are no more
The days of London Welsh as a professional club are over after the RFU refused them permission to stay in the...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoBristol fly-half loaned to Jersey
Bristol fly-half Callum Sheedy has joined Championship side Jersey on a dual-registration agreement. Sheedy has missed the majority of the 2016/17...
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/ 9 years agoRedpath to leave Yorkshire Carnegie at the end of the season
Yorkshire Carnegie have confirmed that Head Coach Bryan Redpath will leave the club at the end of the current Greene King...
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/ 9 years agoCanadian skipper links up with Doncaster
Canada captain Aaron Carpenter has joined Doncaster from Championship rivals London Welsh. The back-row arrives from the Exiles with a wealth...
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/ 9 years agoIt’s too tough here to ever relax, says Ben Franks
World Cup-winning Kiwi prop Ben Franks reckons Championship forwards are every bit as physical as those at international level – a...
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/ 9 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Premiership giants will ‘buddy up’ to save the Championship
By NEALE HARVEY Premiership Rugby could assume control of the Championship as part of revolutionary plans to overhaul the top two...
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/ 9 years agoLondon Welsh face job losses to keep club from the cliffs
London Welsh‘s players face an uncertain future after new chairman Gareth Hawkins revealed the troubled club are abandoning their Premiership dream....
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoLondon Welsh statement on financial situation
“London Welsh Rugby Club can confirm that the publicised investment in to the Club from a Californian-based group has unfortunately...
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/ 9 years agoNew Year verdict for London Irish’s London return
London Irish chief executive Bob Casey has revealed the club will discover in January if they will be allowed to ground...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: RFU face uproar over wage cap proposals
By NEALE HARVEY Controversial RFU plans to impose swingeing wage caps on clubs below the Championship from 2018-19 are set to...
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/ 10 years agoFuture’s looking Bright now at Ealing – Alex Codling
No nonsense Ealing head coach Alex Codling says slackers will not be tolerated as the Championship outfit bid to improve their...
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/ 10 years agoGreig Tonks to spearhead Irish bid for promotion
London Irish might be down but they are definitely not out and Scotland international Greig Tonks hopes last season’s frustration will...
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/ 10 years agoGround move – London Irish statement
Over the past decade London Irish has been linked with a number of possible stadium developments in London as the club...
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/ 10 years agoRory Bartle benefitting from staying English qualified
London Scottish flanker Rory Bartle describes snubbing Wales‘ U20s as “a decision I had to make” as he ramps up his...
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/ 10 years agoBen Pienaar named London Welsh captain
London Welsh have named Ben Pienaar as club captain for the upcoming Championship season. Pienaar, 29, joined the Exiles in 2013...
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/ 10 years agoLondon Irish confirm Championship squad
London Irish have confirmed their first team squad ahead of their first ever season in the Championship. Director of Rugby Nick...
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/ 10 years agoHow Yorkshire Carnegie find those JWC gems
Made in Yorkshire, won in Lancashire. It may be stretching the point, but, with five players involved, there’s no disputing Yorkshire...
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/ 10 years agoTop agent calls for RFU to address Tier Two welfare
The supply line of Championship players to the Premiership will dry up unless England’s second tier undergoes a major overhaul.
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Tom Coventry quits to leave London Irish in turmoil
By Neale Harvey London Irish‘s plans have been plunged into turmoil following director of rugby Tom Coventry‘s decision to quit ahead...
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/ 10 years agoGloucester stint made me a better player says Stevie McColl
Two years after leaving for Gloucester, Stevie McColl says he returns to the north for a second spell with Yorkshire Carnegie...
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/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Championship playoffs set to be scrapped
By NEALE HARVEY The controversial Championship play-offs are set to be discarded as part of a new £220m, eight-year agreement between...
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/ 10 years agoSRU pulls out of London Scottish partnership
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) Board has ended the Development Partnership they had been operating with London Scottish since January. However,...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoHeavyweight Ben Glynn ready to land the knockout in Round 2
Bristol may already have one foot in the Premiership, but lock Ben Glynn has challenged his teammates to leave nothing to...
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/ 10 years agoMatt Challinor remains resolute on mammoth task ahead
Doncaster stalwart Matt Challinor says the Knights are determined to round their season off on a high note against Bristol at...
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