Английская Википедия:2015–16 RFU Championship

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The 2015–16 RFU Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Greene King IPA Championship, is the seventh season of the professionalised format of the RFU Championship, the second tier of the English rugby union league system run by the Rugby Football Union. It is contested by eleven English clubs and one from Jersey in the Channel Islands. This is the third year of the competition's sponsorship with Greene King Brewery, which runs until 2017. The twelve teams in the RFU Championship also compete in the British and Irish Cup, along with clubs from Ireland and Wales. Some matches in the RFU Championship are broadcast on Sky Sports.

Moseley are relegated into the 2016–17 National League 1 after finishing bottom of the table. After seven years of trying for promotion (five of which they actually topped the league stage including during this season), Bristol finally did it. In front of a divisional and club record crowd of 16,084, Bristol managed to gain promotion to the Aviva Premiership despite losing 32-34 to away side (and league stage runners up), Doncaster Knights, due to an emphatic first leg victory, to go up 60 - 47 on aggregate.

Structure

The Championship's structure has all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis. The play-off structure will remain the same as the previous year. The top four teams at the end of the home-and-way season qualify for the promotion play-offs which follow a 1 v 4, 2 v 3 system. The winners have to meet the RFU's Minimum Standards Criteria in order to be promoted to the Premiership. There is no promotion if grounds fail to meet the criteria. There are no relegation play-offs; the bottom team is automatically relegated. This the last year of a 2012 funding agreement with the RFU, where each club would have been given a grant of £380,000. Following claims, by Championship teams, including Plymouth Albion, that the current arrangement was not enough to sustain professional clubs, the RFU increased the annual funding to over £500,000 per club in a new agreement which will last until 2020.

Teams

Ten of the teams, listed below, played in the championship last season. Worcester Warriors were promoted to the English Premiership defeating Bristol in the 2014–15 RFU Championship play-off final and are replaced by London Welsh, following their relegation from the 2014–15 English Premiership, after finishing bottom of the table and earning only one point. Plymouth Albion were relegated from the Championship after finishing bottom in the 2014–15 RFU Championship, ending a thirteen-year spell in the second tier of English rugby. They are replaced by Ealing Trailfinders who were promoted as champions of 2014–15 National League 1, returning to the RFU Championship after relegation the previous year.

Club	Stadium	Capacity	Area	Captain	DOR/Head Coach
Bedford Blues	Goldington Road	6,000	Bedford, Bedfordshire	Шаблон:Flagicon Nick Fenton-Wells	Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Rayer
Bristol	Ashton Gate Stadium	16,600	Bristol	Шаблон:Flagicon Dwayne Peel	Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Robinson
Cornish Pirates	Mennaye Field	4,000 (2,200 Seats)	Penzance, Cornwall	Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Morgan	Шаблон:Flagicon Ian Davies
Doncaster Knights	Castle Park rugby stadium	5,000	Doncaster, South Yorkshire	Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Hills	Шаблон:Flagicon Clive Griffiths
Ealing Trailfinders	Trailfinders Sports Ground	3,020 (1,020 seats)	West Ealing, London	Шаблон:Flagicon Danny Kenny	Шаблон:Flagicon Ben Ward
Jersey	St Peter	5,000	Saint Peter, Jersey	Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Rae	Шаблон:Flagicon Harvey Biljon
London Scottish	Athletic Ground, Richmond	4,500	Richmond, London	Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Bright	Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Friday
London Welsh	Old Deer Park	5,850 (1,000 seats)	Richmond, London	Шаблон:Flagicon Matt Corker	Шаблон:Flagicon Rowland Phillips
Moseley	Billesley Common	3,000+	Birmingham, West Midlands	Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Powell	Шаблон:Flagicon Kevin Maggs
Nottingham Rugby	Lady Bay Sports Ground	2,000 (est)	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	Шаблон:Flagicon Daniel Montagu	Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Haag
Rotherham Titans	Clifton Lane Herringthorpe Playing Fields	2,500 Unknown capacity	Rotherham, South Yorkshire	Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Holmes	Шаблон:Flagicon Lee Blackett
Yorkshire Carnegie	Headingley Carnegie Stadium	21,062	Leeds, West Yorkshire	Шаблон:Flagicon Ryan Burrows	Шаблон:Flagicon Ian McGeechan

Table

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| team1 = BRI | name_BRI = Bristol (C) | team2 = DON | name_DON = Doncaster Knights (F) | team3 = YOR | name_YOR = Yorkshire Carnegie (SF) | team4 = BED | name_BED = Bedford Blues (SF) | team5 = LWE | name_LWE = London Welsh | team6 = JER | name_JER = Jersey | team7 = NOT | name_NOT = Nottingham Rugby | team8 = LSC | name_LSC = London Scottish | team9 = COR | name_COR = Cornish Pirates | team10 = ROT | name_ROT = Rotherham Titans | team11 = EAL | name_EAL = Ealing Trailfinders | team12 = MOS | name_MOS = Moseley (R) | win_BRI = 20| draw_BRI = 0| loss_BRI = 2| pf_BRI = 718| pa_BRI = 397| tb_BRI = 14| lb_BRI = 1 | win_DON = 15| draw_DON = 2| loss_DON = 5| pf_DON = 588| pa_DON = 470| tb_DON = 10| lb_DON = 5 | win_YOR = 14| draw_YOR = 0| loss_YOR = 8| pf_YOR = 655| pa_YOR = 466| tb_YOR = 15| lb_YOR = 7 | win_BED = 12| draw_BED = 0| loss_BED = 10| pf_BED = 623| pa_BED = 599| tb_BED = 10| lb_BED = 6 | win_LWE = 11| draw_LWE = 1| loss_LWE = 10| pf_LWE = 442| pa_LWE = 528| tb_LWE = 9| lb_LWE = 3 | win_JER = 11| draw_JER = 1| loss_JER = 10| pf_JER = 465| pa_JER = 466| tb_JER = 5| lb_JER = 6 | win_NOT = 10| draw_NOT = 0| loss_NOT = 12| pf_NOT = 494| pa_NOT = 483| tb_NOT = 9| lb_NOT = 7 | win_LSC = 10| draw_LSC = 0| loss_LSC = 12| pf_LSC = 463| pa_LSC = 453| tb_LSC = 2| lb_LSC = 7 | win_COR = 8| draw_COR = 1| loss_COR = 13| pf_COR = 530| pa_COR = 570| tb_COR = 8| lb_COR = 7 | win_ROT = 8| draw_ROT = 0| loss_ROT = 14| pf_ROT = 454| pa_ROT = 621| tb_ROT = 3| lb_ROT = 3 | win_EAL = 6| draw_EAL = 1| loss_EAL = 15| pf_EAL = 523| pa_EAL = 605| tb_EAL = 5| lb_EAL = 6 | win_MOS = 4| draw_MOS = 0| loss_MOS = 18| pf_MOS = 416| pa_MOS = 715| tb_MOS = 6| lb_MOS = 4 | col_Q = #d8ffeb | text_Q = Promotion play-off place |result1 = Q|result2 = Q|result3 = Q|result4 = Q | col_R = #ffcccc | text_R = Relegation place |result12 = R | class_rules = If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Number of matches won
2. Difference between points for and against
3. Total number of points for
4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

| update = 13 May 2016 | source = Шаблон:Cite web }}

Fixtures

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Round 21

• Moseley are relegated after Ealing beat Jersey during the Saturday fixture.

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Play-offs

Semi-finals

The semifinals follow a 1 v 4, 2 v 3 system – with the games being played over two legs and the higher placed team choosing which leg they play at home. Both Bristol and Doncaster elected to play the second leg at home and therefore visited Bedford Blues and Yorkshire Carnegie respectively in the first legs on 1 May. The grounds of three of the teams met the minimum standards required to play in the Premiership next season. If Doncaster Knights were promoted they would initially play their matches at the Keepmoat Stadium, the home of Doncaster Rovers while Bristol and Yorkshire Carnegie would continue to their current stadia. Bedford Blues did not apply to have their ground audited and, therefore, could not win promotion; if they had won the play-off final, the last-placed team in the Premiership (London Irish) would not have been relegated.

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Second leg

• Doncaster Knights won 44–34 on aggregate

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• Bristol Rugby won 90–35 on aggregate

Final

The final is played over two legs – with the higher placed team deciding who plays at home in the first leg.

Second leg

• Bristol won 60–47 on aggregate

Attendances

• Includes playoff games.

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Bedford Blues	12	31,333	2,611	4,341	2,077	44%
Bristol Rugby	13	100,129	7,702	16,084	4,560	46%
Cornish Pirates	11	15,705	1,428	2,340	1,025	36%
Doncaster Knights	13	29,937	2,303	4,797	1,019	46%
Ealing Trailfinders	11	7,338	667	874	310	22%
Jersey	11	22,790	2,072	2,613	1,526	41%
London Scottish	11	12,809	1,164	1,850	884	26%
London Welsh	11	13,214	1,201	2,032	730	24%
Moseley	11	11,509	1,046	1,431	726	35%
Nottingham Rugby	11	11,202	1,018	1,864	623	51%
Rotherham Titans	11	12,980	1,180	1,721	887	48%
Yorkshire Carnegie	12	28,520	2,377	3,672	1,329	11%

Individual statistics

• Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included). Stats also cover playoff games.

Top points scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Appearances	Points
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Gavin Henson	Bristol	17	193
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Lydon	London Scottish	22	182
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Dougie Flockhart	Doncaster Knights	15	169
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Jake Sharp	Bedford Blues	19	140
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Brendan Cope	Jersey	20	125
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Glyn Hughes	Moseley	19	118
7	Шаблон:Flagicon Dan Mugford	Nottingham Rugby	17	111
8	Шаблон:Flagicon Declan Cusack	Doncaster Knights	19	103
9	Шаблон:Flagicon Harry Leonard	Yorkshire Carnegie	17	101
10	Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Grant	Nottingham Rugby	22	95

Top try scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Appearances	Tries
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Grant	Nottingham Rugby	22	19
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Latu Makaafi	Doncaster Knights	25	18
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Bright	London Scottish	22	17
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Olly Robinson	Bristol	19	14
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Dean Adamson	Bedford Blues	14	12
	Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Varndell	Bristol	21	12
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Josh Bainbridge	Yorkshire Carnegie	10	11
	Шаблон:Flagicon Viliame Iongi	Nottingham Rugby	11	11
	Шаблон:Flagicon Kyle Evans	Moseley	20	11
7	Шаблон:Flagicon Matt Evans	Cornish Pirates	12	10

Season records

Team

Largest home win — 53 pts

63 - 10 Bristol Rugby at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 12 February 2016

Largest away win — 43 pts

75 - 24 London Scottish away to Moseley on 23 April 2016

Most points scored — 75

75 - 24 London Scottish away to Moseley on 23 April 2016

Most tries in a match — 11

75 - 24 London Scottish away to Moseley on 23 April 2016

Most conversions in a match — 10

London Scottish away to Moseley on 23 April 2016

Most penalties in a match — 6 (x3)

Moseley away to London Scottish on 4 September 2015
Doncaster Knights away to Bedford Blues on 5 December 2015
Bristol Rugby away to Yorkshire Carnegie on 28 February 2016

Most drop goals in a match — 1

N/A - multiple teams

Player

Most points in a match — 25

Шаблон:Flagicon Josh Bainbridge for Yorkshire Carnegie away to Bristol Rugby on 18 October 2015

Most tries in a match — 5

Шаблон:Flagicon Josh Bainbridge for Yorkshire Carnegie away to Bristol Rugby on 18 October 2015

Most conversions in a match — 9

Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Lydon for London Scottish away to Moseley on 23 April 2016

Most penalties in a match — 6 (x3)

Шаблон:Flagicon Glyn Hughes for Moseley away to London Scottish on 4 September 2015
Шаблон:Flagicon Dougie Flockhart for Doncaster Knights away to Bedford Blues on 5 December 2015
Шаблон:Flagicon Gavin Henson for Bristol Rugby away to Yorkshire Carnegie on 28 February 2016

Most drop goals in a match — 1

N/A - multiple players

Attendances

Highest — 16,084

Bristol Rugby at home to Doncaster Knights on 25 May 2016

Lowest — 310

Ealing Trailfinders at home to Nottingham Rugby on 28 November 2015

Highest Average Attendance — 7,702

Bristol Rugby

Lowest Average Attendance — 667

Ealing Trailfinders

See also

• 2015–16 British and Irish Cup

External links

• RFU Championship news