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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Bazalgette pulls the strings for Hartpury

22 December 2024 0 comments

By ED HARTLEY Hartpury…………. 21pts Tries: R Smith 20, Austin 36 Conversion: Bazalgette 21 Penalties: Bazalgette 28, 53, 65 Nottingham…….. 7pts Try: R Olowofela 60 […]

Basement battle sees Caldy take the honours

22 December 2024 0 comments

By JOHN LYON Caldy………………20pts Tries: Royle 3, Hearn 47, Penalty 56 Penalty: Barker 10 L Scottish……… 10pts Tries: Anderson 19, Zheng 14 THE old adage […]

Cattle: Knights will be hard nut to crack

22 December 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Cornish Pirates v Doncaster K Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates are on a high after handing Coventry their first […]

Hampson’s class gives Ealing the upper hand

22 December 2024 0 comments

By PAUL SMITH Coventry………………………. 25pts Tries: Penalty 38, Biggs 71, Ogden 80 Conversion: Mathews 80 Penalties: Richman 3, 21 Ealing Trailfinders……… 35pts Tries: Wilson 11, […]

Cambridge manage to get their act together

22 December 2024 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……. 13pts Try: Caven 33 Conversion: Grimoldby 34 Penalties: Grimoldby 18, 74 Ampthill………….. 7pts Try: Vaenuku 30 Conversion: Barton 31 AFTER a […]

Easter has Christmas present he wanted

22 December 2024 0 comments

By PAUL JACOBS Chinnor…………… 18pts Tries: Goss 27, Walker 47 Conversion: Slevin 28 Penalties: Worboys 59, 79 Bedford……………. 5pts Try: Le Bourgeois 78 CHINNOR secured […]

Richie Williams to step down as head coach at Cambridge

22 December 2024 0 comments

Cambridge head coach Richie Williams will be stepping down from his role following the Championship fixture against Bedford Blues on Saturday December 28. Williams has […]

Cornish Pirates remove break clauses

15 December 2024 0 comments

By Sam Jackson Cornish Pirates have lifted the break clauses in player contracts which had been inserted in the summer amid concern over the ongoing […]

Nottingham purple patch is too good for Chinnor

15 December 2024 0 comments

■ By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham …… 19pts Tries: Dickinson 42, Williams 52, Chessum 57 Conversions: Parks 42, 52 Chinnor ………….. 15pts Tries: Passman 64, Hughes […]

No stopping 15-try Ealing as they go on rampage

15 December 2024 0 comments

■ By WILLIAM GUPWELL Ealing T …………95pts Tries: Cornish 1, 21 Bridge 3, Williams 14, Dykes 26, Bird-Tulloch 27, Wilson 31, 51 Lonsdale 37, Harris […]

Pirates on fire as they take control to shock Coventry

15 December 2024 0 comments

■ By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ……………………… 46pts Tries: Rice 13, Gibson 19, McNab 25, 35, Moloney 53, Jones 72, Moody 76 Conversions: Houston 13, […]

Knights start well but Caldy fight back to deny bonus point

15 December 2024 0 comments

■ By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ………22pts Tries: Olowofela 3, Smith 15, Bennett 28 Conversions: Bennett 3, 28 Penalty: Bennett: 40 Caldy ……………….. 0pts DONCASTER may […]

Scottish are on the hunt for another surprise win

15 December 2024 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… L Scottish v Beford Blues Today. Kick-off 3pm. RAG LONDON Scottish will be hoping to cause another upset at the […]

Veteran JJ: Caldy happy to tackle the professionals

15 December 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Caldy have endured a difficult start to the season in the Championship but stalwart number eight JJ Dickinson says the club still […]

Jordan Poole: Coventry on right track to win Championship promotion

8 December 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Captain Jordan Poole says Coventry are on track to finish the club’s three-year plan with promotion to the Premiership this season. Earlier […]

Tiueti steps up to win it at the death for Coventry

8 December 2024 0 comments

■By PAUL SMITH Coventry ……….. 14pts Tries: Nayalo 4, Tiueti 79 Conversions: Richman 4, 79 Hartpury ………… 13pts Try: A Benz-Salamon 34 Conversion: Bazalgette 34 […]

Mitchelow is in right place to snatch it for Ampthill

8 December 2024 0 comments

■By OLLIE AUST L Scottish ……..14pts Tries: Anderson 8, Trenholm 25 Conversions: Kerr 9, 26 Ampthill ……….. 15pts Tries: Sylvester 67, Mitchelow 78 Conversion: Mitchell […]

Olowofela’s double steers Archers home

8 December 2024 0 comments

■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ……. 10pts Tries: Brownlie 10, Caven 19 Nottingham ….. 43pts Tries: Olowofela 16, 42; Dickinson 23, 32, Cherry 55, Parks 62, […]

Cornish at the double to clinch it for Ealing

8 December 2024 0 comments

■By BEN MORRIS Bedford Blues ……………… 17pts Tries: Worley 11, Garside 25 Conversions: Maisey 12, 26 Penalty: Maisey 3 Ealing Trailfinders …….. 25pts Tries: Cornish […]

Doncaster Knights want a replay after lights go out at Chinnor

8 December 2024 0 comments

By Mo Sher Chinnor …………. 18pts Tries: Hardwick 17, Worboys 50 Conversion: Hardwick 18 Penalties: Worboys 6, 24 Doncaster …….. 13pts Tries: Roberts 28, Kerr […]

350-mile trip is no problem for Pirates

8 December 2024 0 comments

By LUKE Caldy ……………….. 3pts Penalty: Barker 46 C Pirates ………..22pts Tries: Relton 6, 61, Hocking 59 Conversions: Houston 7, 62 Penalty: Houston 30 ARTHUR […]

Great to see Coventry doing so well

1 December 2024 0 comments

Last Saturday I went to Butts Park Arena to watch Northampton Saints edge out my team Coventry by 19-10 in the Premiership Cup clash, the […]

Bruce Houston is on target to snatch it for Pirates

1 December 2024 0 comments

By Mike Sinclair C Pirates………… 15pts Tries: McNab 12, Relton 58 Conversion: Houston 58 Penalty: Houston 76 Chinnor…………… 13pts Try: Feeney 27 Conversion: Slevin 27 […]

Ealing Trailfinders quick off the mark to take home the honours

1 December 2024 0 comments

By William Gupwell E Trailfinders…63pts Tries: Moore 3, 35; Reid 16, De Wee 22, Kernohan 26, Harris 30, Walker 61, 69, 74 Conversions: Willis 4, […]

Doncaster get back to their best in fine style

1 December 2024 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster Knights……. 52pts Tries: Olowofela 68, 75; Jones 10, Smith 20, Edwards 26, Kerr 41, Dolly 53, Strong 56 Conversions: Bennett 10, […]

It’s back to business as usual for Bedford

1 December 2024 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham…… 10pts Tries: Myall 16, Dickinson 69 Bedford………….. 17pts Tries: Langdon 3, Adamson 20, James 62 Conversion: Maisey 62 A BREAK-AWAY interception […]

Coventry hold their nerve to keep up the pace at top

1 December 2024 0 comments

By BEN WHITE Ampthill…………. 21pts Tries: Sylvester 16, Jackson 35, Hammick 52 Conversions: Barton 17, 36, 53 Coventry…………27pts Tries: Ma’asi 20, Poole 32, Hutler 38, […]

Six yellows and 20-man brawl mars Hartpury win

1 December 2024 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury………….40pts Tries: Hunt 11, penalty 17, 56, McArthur 22, Morgan 27, Rees 69 Conversions: Bazalgette 12, 23, 28 Caldy……………… 24pts Tries: Royle […]

Simon Gillham must get justice for the Championship

17 November 2024 0 comments

Simon Gillham’s arrival as chair of the Championship/Tier 2 Board should be good news for English club rugby. Gillham, below, who spent 20 years in […]

Merciless Ealing leave Ampthill with nothing

20 October 2024 0 comments

■By WILLIAMS GUPWELL Ealing T ………….92pts Tries: Bird-Tuloch 6, 9; Collins 12, 34, 47; Wilson 17, 42; Reid 25, Willemse 39, Montgomery 45, Smid 62, […]

Nottingham power is too much for Scottish

20 October 2024 0 comments

■By MO SHER L Scottish ……..14pts Tries: Brown 11, Ferdinand 48 Conversions: Lloyd-Seed 12, 49 Nottingham …. 48pts Tries: Olowofela 4, Williams 35, 69, Ferreira […]

Richman keeps his cool to win it for Cov

20 October 2024 0 comments

■ By LUKE JARMYN Caldy ………………15pts Tries: Cartmill 25, Hearn 55 Conversion: Barker 56 Penalty: Barker 73 Coventry ………..17pts Tries: Hitchcock 27, Green 68 Conversions: […]

Adamson’s record day is a delight for Blues

20 October 2024 0 comments

■By SAM JACKSON Bedford ……………………….. 34pts Tries: Garside 6, Adamson 15, 64; Worley 54, Wright 80 Conversions: Maisey 8, 57, 65 Penalty: Maisey 34 Doncaster […]

Bazalgette pulls strings to tie Chinnor in knots

20 October 2024 0 comments

By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor …………. 19pts Tries: Clementson 60, Ryan 78, Moore 80 Conversions: Bourton 61, 80 Hartpury ………. 34pts Tries: Short 18, Morgan 22, […]

Cambridge battle back to break their duck

20 October 2024 0 comments

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge …….29pts Tries: Hanks 26, Hema 33, Brownhill 76, Vanes 80 Conversions: Grimoldby 27, 77, 80 Penalty: Grimoldby 43 C Pirates ………..22pts […]

Ealing find the energy to subdue Nottingham

13 October 2024 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham …… 21pts Tries: Myall 28, Dickinson 64, Williams 79 Conversions: Arden 28, Johal 64, 79 Ealing ……………..36pts Tries: Willis 7, Holgate […]

Hartpury get back to the script and finish in style

13 October 2024 0 comments

By MO SHER Hartpury ………. 43pts Tries: Short 2, 73; Hunt 5, 27; Holliday 65, Gibson 78 Conversions: Bazalgette 3, 6, 28, 74, 79 Penalty: […]

Double joy for Robson keeps Cov flying high

13 October 2024 0 comments

By PAUL SMITH Coventry ……………………… 28pts Tries: Hitchcock 13, Robson 20, 67; Poole 49 Conversions: Richman 13, 20, 49, 67 Chinnor ………………………….14pts Tries: Carter 24, […]

Conway on hand to snatch it for Blues

13 October 2024 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates………. 24pts Tries: Relton 1, Nelson 30, Cannon 52, Young 67 Conversions: Houston 30, 52 Bedford ………….28pts Tries: Conway 15, 80; […]

Ampthill find another gear to overcome battling Caldy

13 October 2024 0 comments

By BEN WHITE Ampthill ………..33pts Tries: Barrington 11, Barton 17, Hadfield 39, Jackson 54, Ravuvu 67 Conversions: Barton 18, 40, 55, 68 Caldy …………….. 19pts […]

Doncaster left with nothing but worries

13 October 2024 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ……….. 0pts L Scottish ……… 12pts Tries: Riley 20, Kerr 41 Conversion: Lloyd-Seed 41 DONCASTER suffered another shock home defeat – […]

Matavesi in time to put Blues back on course

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By MICK JACOBS Bedford ………….35pts Tries: Titherington 13, Day 23, 35; Howard 58, Matavesi 75 Conversions: Maisey 14, 24, 36, 59, 76 Hartpury …………32pts Tries: […]

Chinnor up the tempo to break their home duck

6 October 2024 0 comments

By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor …………. 31pts Tries: Hardwick 1, 23, Wharton 26, Goss 40, Passman 80 Conversions: Slevin 1, 23, 80 Caldy …………….. 17pts Tries: […]

Olowofela the star as Doncaster take glory

6 October 2024 0 comments

By WILLIAM GUPWELL Ealing Trailfinders …….. 35pts Tries: Smid 3, Holgate 20, Moore 27, Cornish 38 Conversions: Jones 4, 21, 28 Penalties: Jones 43, 61, […]

Scottish turn up the . heat to stun Pirates

6 October 2024 0 comments

By MO SHER L Scottish ………26pts Tries: Hammond 15, Ransom 25, Friday 29, Riley 50 Conversions: Lloyd-Seed 16, 26, 30 C Pirates ……….. 15pts Tries: […]

Cambridge make it tough for Coventry

6 October 2024 0 comments

By STEVE Cambridge ……. 19pts Tries: Lennon 12, Adams 63, Jones 77 Conversions: Grimoldby 64, 78 Coventry ………..36pts Tries: Hutler 1, Martin 22, 55; Robson […]

Archers hit Mob for six to go top – for a few hours

6 October 2024 0 comments

By GEORGE Nottingham …..38pts Tries: D Williams 17, 67; Myall 37, Manz 46, Graham 56, Arden 64 Conversions: Arden 37, 46, 64, 67 Ampthill ………..14pts […]

Last-gasp Rob Farrar goes over to steal it for Ealing Trailfinders

29 September 2024 0 comments

By Mike Sinclair C Pirates ………. 24pts Tries: Wedlake 39, Penalty 46, Price-Thomas 72 Conversions: Houston 39, Jenkins 72 Penalties: Houston 39 Ealing T ………….29pts […]

Ampthill take their time to get things in right order

29 September 2024 0 comments

By Ben White Ampthill ……….. 31pts Tries: Hall 13, 47; Eke 26, Jackson 55, Hallett 64 Conversions: Barton 14, 48; Mitchell 65 Chinnor ………….29pts Tries: […]