RFU announce 2013-2014 Greene King IPA Championship fixtures

The Rugby Football Union today announced the fixtures for the upcoming 2013-2014 Championship season.
The regular season has been extended from 22 to 23 rounds and will kick off on the weekend of September 14 with a ‘Magic Weekend’ round.
The initiative, which was revealed by Neale Harvey in The Rugby Paper over a month ago, will see three double headers take place at Sandy Park, Castle Park and the Allianz Arena.
Also exclusively reported by Harvey back in May, the second tier of English rugby will be called the Greene King IPA Championship after the RFU signed a deal reportedly worth £1.2m with the brewing giants.
RFU Chief Commercial Officer Sophie Goldschmidt commented: “We are delighted to have reached agreement with Greene King IPA to become the title partner of the RFU Championship.
“The Championship has developed significantly thanks to the continued commitment of the clubs and the Union. It has led the way with innovations such as RefCam and live Twitter streaming for fans, which have helped it become the fantastic competition it is today.
“We would like to thank the Championship clubs for their support during the negotiations. We look forward to the new Greene King IPA Championship season, which will also see Sky Sports broadcast 18 live games.”
Chris Houlton, Managing Director of Greene King Brewing & Brands, added: “Greene King IPA has been a supporter of rugby union at all levels for many years and we are looking forward to an exciting partnership with the Championship over the next four seasons and bringing the great taste of quality cask ale to rugby fans across the country.
“The Championship is a fantastic division and a proven hotbed of emerging rugby talent – we see this as the perfect time to commit to a long term agreement and help raise its profile.”
Following the announcement of the Greene King IPA Championship today, Championship Clubs Chairman Geoff Irvine commented: “This announcement is a fantastic step forward for the competition and on behalf of the Championship clubs, I would like to welcome Greene King IPA.
“To have such an established brand like Greene King IPA invest in the second tier of professional rugby is a real credit to the clubs and all the hard work they have put in since the Championship formed in 2009.”
Greene King IPA Championship 2013-14 fixtures
Round 1 – September 13/14/15 – Double Header: Ealing Trailfinders v London Scottish, London Welsh v Bedford Blues (Both at Allianz Park), Moseley v Rotherham Titans, Nottingham Rugby v Leeds Carnegie (both at Castle Park), Plymouth Albion v Jersey RFC , Cornish Pirates v Bristol Rugby (both at Sandy Park)
Round 2 – September 20/21/22: Jersey RFC v Bedford Blues, Bristol Rugby v London Scottish, Nottingham Rugby v London Welsh, Plymouth Albion v Moseley, Rotherham Titans v Ealing Trailfinders, Cornish Pirates v Leeds Carnegie
Round 3 – September 27/28/29: Jersey RFC v Bristol Rugby, Ealing Trailfinders v Cornish Pirates, Moseley v Rotherham Titans, London Welsh v Plymouth Albion, London Scottish v Nottingham Rugby, Bedford Blues v Leeds Carnegie
Round 4 – October 4/5/6: Bristol Rugby v Bedford Blues, Nottingham Rugby v Jersey RFC, Plymouth Albion v London Scottish, Rotherham Titans v London Welsh, Cornish Pirates v Moseley, Leeds Carnegie v Ealing Trailfinders
Round 5 – October 25/26/27: Jersey RFC v Plymouth Albion, Bristol Rugby v Nottingham Rugby, Moseley v Leeds Carnegie, London Welsh v Cornish Pirates, London Scottish v Rotherham Titans, Bedford Blues v Ealing Trailfinders
Round 6 – November 1/2/3: Nottingham Rugby v Bedford Blues, Plymouth Albion v Bristol Rugby, Rotherham Titans v Jersey RFC, Cornish Pirates v London Scottish, Leeds Carnegie v London Welsh, Ealing Trailfinders v Moseley
Round 7 – November 8/9/10: Cornish Pirates v Bedford Blues, Leeds Carnegie v Rotherham Titans, Ealing Trailfinders v Plymouth Albion, Moseley v Nottingham Rugby, London Welsh v Bristol Rugby, London Scottish v Jersey RFC
Round 8 – November 15/16/17: Jersey RFC v Cornish Pirates, Bristol Rugby v Rotherham Titans, Nottingham Rugby v Plymouth Albion, London Welsh v Ealing Trailfinders, London Scottish v Leeds Carnegie, Bedford Blues v Moseley
Round 9 – November 22/23/24: Plymouth Albion v Bedford Blues, Rotherham Titans v Nottingham Rugby, Cornish Pirates v Bristol Rugby, Leeds Carnegie v Jersey RFC, Ealing Trailfinders v London Scottish, Moseley v London Welsh
Round 10 – November/December 29/30/1: Jersey RFC v Ealing Trailfinders, Bristol Rugby v Leeds Carnegie, Nottingham Rugby v Cornish Pirates, Plymouth Albion v Rotherham Titans, London Scottish v Moseley, Bedford Blues v London Welsh
Round 11 – December 20/21/22: Rotherham Titans v Bedford Blues, Cornish Pirates v Plymouth Albion, Leeds Carnegie v Nottingham Rugby, Ealing Trailfinders v Bristol Rugby, Moseley v Jersey RFC, London Welsh v London Scottish
Round 12 – January 3/4/5: Jersey RFC v London Welsh, Bristol Rugby v Moseley, Nottingham Rugby v Ealing Trailfinders, Plymouth Albion v Leeds Carnegie, Rotherham Titans v Cornish Pirates, Bedford Blues v London Scottish
Round 13 – January 24/25/26: Jersey RFC v Rotherham Titans, Bristol Rugby v Plymouth Albion, Moseley v Ealing Trailfinders, London Welsh v Leeds Carnegie, London Scottish v Cornish Pirates, Bedford Blues v Nottingham Rugby
Round 14 – January/February 31/1/2: Bristol Rugby v Jersey RFC, Nottingham Rugby v London Scottish, Plymouth Albion v London Welsh, Rotherham Titans v Moseley, Cornish Pirates v Ealing Trailfinders, Leeds Carnegie v Bedford Blues
Round 15 – February 7/8/9: Jersey RFC v Nottingham Rugby, Ealing Trailfinders v Leeds Carnegie, Moseley v Cornish Pirates, London Welsh v Rotherham Titans, London Scottish v Plymouth Albion, Bedford Blues v Bristol Rugby
Round 16 – February 14/15/16: Nottingham Rugby v Bristol Rugby, Plymouth Albion v Jersey RFC, Rotherham Titans v London Scottish, Cornish Pirates v London Welsh, Leeds Carnegie v Moseley, Ealing Trailfinders v Bedford Blues
Round 17 – February/March 28/1/2: Plymouth Albion v Nottingham Rugby, Rotherham Titans v Bristol Rugby, Cornish Pirates v Jersey RFC, Leeds Carnegie v London Scottish, Ealing Trailfinders v London Welsh, Moseley v Bedford Blues
Round 18 – March 7/8/9: Jersey RFC v Leeds Carnegie, Bristol Rugby v Cornish Pirates, Nottingham Rugby v Rotherham Titans, London Welsh v Moseley, London Scottish v Ealing Trailfinders, Bedford Blues v Plymouth Albion
Round 19 – March 21/22/23: Rotherham Titans v Plymouth Albion, Cornish Pirates v Nottingham Rugby, Leeds Carnegie v Bristol Rugby, Ealing Trailfinders v Jersey RFC, London Welsh v Bedford Blues, Moseley v London Scottish
Round 20 – March 28/29/30: Jersey RFC v Moseley, Bristol Rugby v Ealing Trailfinders, Nottingham Rugby v Leeds Carnegie, Plymouth Albion v Cornish Pirates, London Scottish v London Welsh, Bedford Blues v Rotherham Titans
Round 21 – April 4/5/6: Cornish Pirates v Rotherham Titans, Leeds Carnegie v Plymouth Albion, Ealing Trailfinders v Nottingham Rugby, Moseley v Bristol Rugby, London Welsh v Jersey RFC, London Scottish v Bedford Blues
Round 22 – April 18/19/20: Jersey RFC v London Scottish, Bristol Rugby v London Welsh, Nottingham Rugby v Moseley, Plymouth Albion v Ealing Trailfinders, Rotherham Titans v Leeds Carnegie, Bedford Blues v Cornish Pirates
Round 23 – April 25/26: Leeds Carnegie v Cornish Pirates, Ealing Trailfinders v Rotherham Titans, Moseley v Plymouth Albion, London Welsh v Nottingham Rugby, London Scottish v Bristol Rugby, Bedford Blues v Jersey RFC
Semi-finals –May 9/10/11 and May 16/17/18
Finals – Thursday May 29 and Wednesday June 4