2021-2022 CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES
THE prospect of at least two years battling the big boys in the Premiership adds more spice to the Championship next season following the changes to top-flight promotion/relegation approved by the RFU Council last month.
With 56 days to go until kickoff, second tier clubs are ramping up their pre-season plans as they seek to lift the Championship trophy and become the 14th member of the expanded top flight knowing there will be no Premiership relegation in 2022-23.
Favourites Ealing Trailfinders, who lost to Saracens in the Championship final last season, begin against Hartpury on September 18.
Round 1 – Sat 18 Sep
Ealing Trailfinders v Hartpury
Nottingham v Ampthill
London Scottish v Jersey Reds
BYE: Bedford Blues
Round 2 – Sat 25 Sep
Hartpury v Cornish Pirates
Richmond v Nottingham
Ampthill v Coventry
Doncaster Knights v London Scottish
Jersey Reds v Bedford Blues
BYE: Ealing Trailfinders
Round 3 – Sat 2 Oct
Nottingham v Hartpury
Cornish Pirates v Ealing Trailfinders
Coventry v Richmond
London Scottish v Ampthill
Bedford Blues v Doncaster Knights
BYE: Jersey Reds
Round 4 – Sat 9 Oct
Hartpury v Coventry
Ealing Trailfinders v Nottingham
Richmond v London Scottish
Ampthill v Bedford Blues
Doncaster Knights v Jersey Reds
BYE: Cornish Pirates
Round 5 – Sat 23 Oct
London Scottish v Hartpury
Nottingham v Cornish Pirates
Coventry v Ealing Trailfinders
Bedford Blues v Richmond
Jersey Reds v Ampthill
BYE: Doncaster Knights
Round 6 – Sat 30 Oct
Hartpury v Bedford Blues
Cornish Pirates v Coventry
Ealing Trailfinders v London Scottish
Richmond v Jersey Reds
Ampthill v Doncaster Knights
BYE: Nottingham
Round 7 – Sat 6 Nov
Jersey Reds v Hartpury
Coventry v Nottingham
London Scottish v Cornish Pirates
Bedford Blues v Ealing Trailfinders
Doncaster Knights v Richmond
BYE: Ampthill
Round 8 – Sat 20 Nov
Hartpury v Doncaster Knights
Nottingham v London Scottish
Cornish Pirates v Bedford Blues
Ealing Trailfinders v Jersey Reds
Richmond v Ampthill
BYE: Coventry
Round 9 – Sat 27 Nov
Ampthill v Hartpury
London Scottish v Coventr
Bedford Blues v Nottingham
Jersey Reds v Cornish Pirates
Doncaster Knights v Ealing Trailfinders
BYE: Richmond
Round 10 – Sat 4 Dec
Hartpury v Richmond
Coventry v Bedford Blues
Nottingham v Jersey Reds
Cornish Pirates v Doncaster Knights
Ealing Trailfinders v Ampthill
BYE: London Scottish
Round 11 – Sat 11 Dec
Bedford Blues v London Scottish
Jersey Reds v Coventry
Doncaster Knights v Nottingham
Ampthill v Cornish Pirates
Richmond v Ealing Trailfinders
BYE: Hartpury
Round 12 – Sat 18 Dec
Hartpury v Ealing Trailfinders
Richmond v Cornish Pirates
Ampthill v Nottingham
Doncaster Knights v Coventry
Jersey Reds v London Scottish
BYE: Bedford Blues
Round 13 – Sat 25 Dec
Cornish Pirates v Hartpury
Nottingham v Richmond
Coventry v Ampthill
London Scottish v Doncaster Knights
Bedford Blues v JerseyReds
BYE: Ealing Trailfinders
Round 14 – Sat 01 Jan
Hartpury v Nottingham
Ealing Trailfinders v Cornish Pirates
Richmond v Coventry
Ampthill v LondonScottish
Doncaster Knights v Bedford Blues
BYE: Jersey Reds
Round 15 – Sat 15 Jan
Coventry v Hartpury
Nottingham v Ealing Trailfinders
London Scottish v Richmond
BedfordBlues v Ampthill
Jersey Reds v Doncaster Knights
BYE: Cornish Pirates
Round 16 – Sat 22 Jan
Hartpury v London Scottish
Cornish Pirates v Nottingham
Ealing Trailfinders v Coventry
Richmond v Bedford Blues
Ampthill v Jersey Reds
BYE: Doncaster Knights
Round 17 – Sat 29 Jan
Bedford Blues v HartpuryBedford Blues v Hartpury
Coventry v Cornish PiratesCoventry v Cornish Pirates
London Scottish v Ealing TrailfindersLondon Scottish v Ealing Trailfinders
Jersey Reds v RichmondJersey Reds v Richmond
Doncaster Knights v AmpthillDoncaster Knights v Ampthill
BYE: NottinghamBYE: Nottingham
Round 18 – Sat 12 Feb
Hartpury v Jersey Reds
Nottingham v Coventry
Cornish Pirates v London Scottish
Ealing Trailfinders v Bedford Blues
Richmond v Doncaster Knights
BYE: Ampthill
Round 19 – Sat 19 Feb
Doncaster Knights v Hartpury
London Scottish v Nottingham
Bedford Blues v Cornish Pirates
Jersey Reds v Ealing Trailfinders
Ampthill v Richmond
BYE: Coventry
Round 20 – Sat 26 Feb
Hartpury v Ampthill
Coventry v London Scottish
Nottingham v Bedford Blues
Cornish Pirates v Jersey Reds
Ealing Trailfinders v Doncaster Knights
BYE: Richmond
Round 21 – Sat 12 Mar
Richmond v Hartpury
Bedford Blues v Coventry
Jersey Reds v Nottingham
Doncaster Knights v Cornish Pirates
Ampthill v Ealing Trailfinders
BYE: London Scottish
Round 22 – Sat 19 Mar
London Scottish v Bedford Blues
Coventry v Jersey Reds
Nottingham v Doncaster Knights
Cornish Pirates v Ampthill
Ealing Trailfinders v Richmond
BYE: Hartpury
