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
/ 2 years agoChampionship clubs seeking more talks
Championship clubs have called for more talks with the RFU and claim they face being pushed into bankruptcy unless they receive...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoHampson can keep on playing and coaching
By JON NEWCOMBE Craig Hampson has come to an agreement that will allow him to continue playing with Ealing Trailfinders while...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoPirates move for prop Andrews
Cornish Pirates have signed Coventry prop Ollie Andrews. The 24-year-old spent two years at Coventry having come through Exeter’s academy. “We...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCoventry half-backs the heartbeat with Ealing muscle to add power
CHAMPIONSHIP DREAM TEAM >> THE BEST XV FROM 2023-24 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR REPORTERS Now that the Championship season has...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoDeadeye Bazalgette on target to steer Hartpury home
By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury........... 43pts Tries: Morgan 18, Forrester 33, Short 37, S Smith 79 Conversions: Bazalgette 19, 34, 38, 80...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoChampion Trailfinders cut Blues to shreds
By ROGER PANTING Ealing Trailfinders...... 59pts Tries: Uzokwe 9, Bird-Tulloch 21, 30, 72; Kernaghan 28, 51; Terry 60, Collins 67, Sleightholme...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoPirates seal runners-up spot with strong finish
By DAVID BALLHEIMER L Scottish .........27pts Tries: Ransom 10, Wilkinson 26, Brown 29, Hobson 41 Conversions: Lloyd-Seed 26, 31 Penalties: Lloyd-Seed...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoMee makes his mark as Nottingham end on high
By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham......28pts Tries: Mee 26, Graham 32, Stapley 35, Cherry 43 Conversions: Arden 26, 32, 35, 43 Caldy .......................
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoParks finds his range to swing it for Ampthill
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .......28pts Tries: Asiedu 15, Brownlie 25, Merigan 59, Veness 76 Conversions: James 16, 26, 60, 77 Ampthill...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoUzokwe: Championship has got tougher to win
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite not getting the chance to secure promotion to the Premiership, back rower Simon Uzokwe says Ealing Trailfinders’...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCattle prods for a proper pathway
By LUKE JARMYN Cornish Pirates’ coach Gavin Cattle believes this season’s success for the Penzance-based club is a clear indicator that...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoTiueti out to make most of Cov move
By JON NEWCOMBE Inspired by his old Uni mate Will Rigg, Dafydd-Rhys Tiueti is hoping that joining Coventry this summer will...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoMorgan has final say to make sure for Hartpury
By BEN WHITE Ampthill ............36pts Tries: Elliott 3, 27; Bracken 24, Jackson 32, 59 Conversions: Parks 4, 25, 28, 33 Penalty:...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCoventry denied by powerful Pirates
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ............ 22pts Tries: Hocking 69, Johnson 79 Coventry ..........................12pts Penalties: Tries: Houston 15, 18, 22, 51...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoDoncaster win the battle but Ealing take the title
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster......... 20pts Tries: Fox 25, Margetts 59 Conversions: Bennett 25, 59 Penalties: Bennett 40, 68 Ealing T ................
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBarker steps up to snatch it for Caldy at the death
■By JOHN LYON Caldy .................. 31pts Tries: Royle 9, 23; Gerrard 19, Booth 75 Conversions: Kilcourse 10, 20, 24; Barker 76...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBlues take the honours to land top four finish
By MO SHER L Scottish ......... 31pts Tries: Nutton 3, Ferdinand 14, Musk 40, Osborne 48, Ingall 79 Conversions: Lloyd-Seed 4,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoDon’t only blame RFU for lack of confidence
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IT WAS interesting to read last week’s comments by Simon Halliday in...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBlame RFU for lack of confidence – Halliday
By NICK CAIN The Cornish Pirates statement that the future of professional rugby in Cornwall is in jeopardy – citing RFU...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRFU’s still killing the dreams of investors
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The RFU’s indecision is final. It does not know what to do about...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoPirates take control to close down Nottingham
By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham........ 7pts Tries: van der Flier 22 Conversions: Arden 22 Cornish P ..........29pts Tries: Hocking 12, Schwarz 38,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoEadie has the last laugh for Hartpury
By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury.......................... 57pts Tries: Short 4, 14; Morgan 9, Austin 30, 42; Eadie 51, 62; Hunt 74 Conversions: Bazalgette...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoScottish made us fight all the way, says Cov coach Rae
By PAUL SMITH Coventry ...........27pts Tries: Anstey 16, Wand 35, Chudley 44, Ma’asi 73 Conversions: Mitchell 44, 73 Penalty: Mitchell 27...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoGrimoldby drops late winner to stun Knights
By MICKY TAYLOR Bedford Blues..32pts Tries: Howard 14, King 56, O’Connor 62, Woolford 78 Conversions: Maisey 15, 63; Grimoldby 79 Penalty:...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoTrailfinders show class in nine-try rampage
By RICKY WESTABY Ealing T.............57pts Tries: Cornish 2, 49; Cordy-Redden 6, Willis 20, O’Brien 27, Willemse 63, Smid 67, Kelleher 72,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoWorboys: I’m aiming to be first-choice 10 at Ealing
By BEN JAYCOCK George Worboys endured ‘the most testing five years of his life’ at Bath but is looking forward to...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoI’ll never stop looking for hidden gems – Lam
By PAUL REES Pat Lam says he will never stop plundering the rugby mine of the Championship and the leagues below...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Ben Adams
The Cambridge and former Coventry, Bedford Blues, Queensland Country & Australia Sevens back rower, chooses the best XV he has played...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoFlyer Hutler haunts old Blues mates with hat-trick
By NICK TAYLOR Coventry.......... 54pts Tries: Hutler 7, 50, 57; Ball 19, Pellegrini 41, Nkwocha 48, Martin 65, Wand 78 Conversions:...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBracken makes it safe for Ampthill
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill..........................49pts Tries: Bacon 32, 76; Bracken 38, Elliot 61, 80; Hallett 69, Moore-Aiono 74 Conversions: Barton 33, 39,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoPirates aiming for a three-peat over lowly Cambridge
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW Cornish Pirates v Cambridge Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates and Cambridge meet for the third...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoTrailfinders make sure they get it right this time
By JOHN LYON Caldy..................18pts Tries: Sproston 60, Hearn 70 Conversions: Kilcourse 70 Penalties: Jones 2, 17 Ealing T............ 49pts Tries: De...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoScottish on a roll with three wins in a row
By MO SHER @therugbypape L Scottish ........ 45pts Tries: Ingall 4, Musk 11, 15, 69; Huis 29, Nutton 63, Wilkinson 74...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoChudley to retire at the end of the season
Will Chudley has decided to bring the curtain down on his lengthy and storied rugby career at the end of the...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoExeter confirm swoop for Ealing’s Roots
Exeter Chiefs have confirmed the signing of Ealing Trailfinders prop Jimmy Roots, as revealed in The Rugby Paper last month. The...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRFU needs a sense of proportion
The RFU has always maintained that promotion-relegation is sacrosanct, even though the RFU Council agreed in February 2021 to a so-called...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoPirates keep Hartpury at bay to stay in the race
By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury RFC ...25pts Tries: Barton 4, Penalty 44, Hunt 68 Conversions: Bazalgette 69 Penalties: Bazalgette 30, 72 Cornish...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoAmpthill hold on to deny Bedford
By SHAWN TAYLOR Bedford Blues...............24pts Tries: Worley 15, French 28, Adamson 41, 70 Conversions: Maisey 16, 42 Ampthill.......................... 29pts Tries: Jackson...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoDoncaster looking for revenge after Caldy’s December win
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Doncaster v Caldy Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Castle Park DONCASTER Knights are out for revenge after the Merseysiders...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoScottish find their feet in second-half comeback
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .......13pts Try: Hanks 19 Conversion: James 20 Penalties: James 26, Caven 32 London Scots.. 43pts Tries: White...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCoventry get set for a battle in the mud
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Nott’mv Coventry Today. Kick-off 3pm, Lady Bay Return: Will Chudley starts for Coventry COVENTRY head coach Alex...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoWe need a fairer deal for all levels
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I cannot believe that there is any way an agreement between the...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoPirates sign Harris on loan
By SAM JACKSON Cornish Pirates have signed Exeter Chiefs hooker Iestyn Harris on loan to cover injuries. The 25-year-old former Wales...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoMasterful Willis leads Trailfinders fightback
■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ........... 17pts Tries: Walker 10, Stevens 25, McNab 63 Conversions: Houston 25 E Trailfinders ..26pts Tries:...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBarton’s second try pivotal for Ampthill
■By JOHN LYON Caldy ................................ 20pts Tries: Hayes 15, Pilgrim 20, Hearn 27 Conversions: Barker 16 Penalty: Barker 11 Ampthill .............................
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoOustanding Venner grabs hat-trick as Coventry run riot
■By PAUL SMITH Coventry .......... 64pts Tries: Venner 4, 22, 41; Salt 28, Poole 32, Hitchcock 38, 49, Wand 68, Wilson...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoIngall stars as Scottish hold firm for brave victory
■By MO SHER L Scottish .........29pts Tries: Brown 13, Ingall 35, Wallis 38, Ferdinand 43 Conversions: Sheppard 14, 36, 39 Penalty:...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoKiller wing Adamson hunts down club record
■By ROB WILDMAN @therugbypape Nottingham..... 24pts Tries: van der Flier 19, Ferreira 19, R Olowofela 44, Ramage 80 Conversions: Stronge 35,...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoBring back rucking and kill the jackal
Coach to coach Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Paul Turner, below, coach of Championship club...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoHalliday: New deal is within our reach
By JON NEWCOMBE Calls for a further relaxation of Premiership ground capacity rules appear to be gathering momentum as the protracted...
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