Английская Википедия:2016–17 RFU Championship

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The 2016–17 RFU Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Greene King IPA Championship, is the eighth 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 will be the fourth year of the competition's sponsorship with Greene King Brewery. 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.

On 24 January 2017 London Welsh were expelled from the championship after failing to meet the conditions required by the RFU to extend a temporary licence granted after their liquidation. The club's record for the season was expunged. The RFU announced that no team would be relegated from the Championship at the end of the season. Шаблон:Horizontal TOC

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-away 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 English Premiership. There is no promotion if a ground fails to meet the criteria. Unlike previous seasons there will be no relegation from the league this year.

In 2015 the RFU increased annual funding to over £500,000 per club, an agreement which will last until 2020. Despite this, Cornish Pirates stated more money was needed in RFU grants to support a fully professional second tier.

The 2016–17 season was also the last for play-offs in the Championship for three seasons. Starting with the 2017–18 season, the play-offs will be replaced by automatic promotion for the team that finishes first in the home-and-away season, provided said team meets the Minimum Standards Criteria.

Teams

After ten seasons in the Championship Birmingham Moseley were relegated following their last place finish in 2016. They are replaced by Richmond, who won the National League 1 and return to the second tier for the first time since 1997. Richmond subsequently entered administration and dropped eight tiers following two seasons in the premiership between 1997 and 1999. As a result, Richmond stated that they would remain semi-professional and not sign any professional players despite the RFU Championship being fully professional. London Irish, an original founder of the professional English Premiership, join the league after relegation from the 2015–16 Aviva Premiership, finishing bottom of the table.

On 7 December 2016 London Welsh RFC went into liquidation. They were deducted 20 points but allowed to continue in the Championship until January when the RFU would decide on their future. On 24 January 2017 London Welsh were expelled from the championship after failing to meet the conditions required by the RFU to extend the temporary licence. The club's record for the season was expunged and there would be no relegation from the Championship at the end of season.

Club	Stadium	Capacity	Area	Captain	DOR/Head CoachШаблон:Efn
Bedford Blues	Goldington Road	6,000	Bedford, Bedfordshire	Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Le Bourgeois	Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Rayer
Cornish Pirates	Mennaye Field	4,000 (2,200 Seats)	Penzance, Cornwall	Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Morgan	Шаблон:Flagicon Gavin Cattle Шаблон:Flagicon Alan Paver
Doncaster Knights	Castle Park	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 Reds	St Peter	4,000	Saint Peter, Jersey	Шаблон:Flagicon Pierce Philips	Шаблон:Flagicon Harvey Biljon
London Irish	Madejski Stadium	24,161Шаблон:Efn	Reading, Berkshire	Шаблон:Flagicon Luke Narraway	Шаблон:Flagicon Nick Kennedy
London Scottish	Athletic Ground, Richmond	4,500	Richmond, London	Шаблон:Flagicon Rory Bartle	Шаблон:Flagicon Sean Lineen
London WelshШаблон:Efn	Old Deer Park	5,850 (1,000 seats)	Richmond, London	Шаблон:Flagicon Matt Corker	Шаблон:Flagicon James Buckland
Nottingham	Lady Bay Sports Ground	3,000	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	Шаблон:Flagicon Matt Everard	Ian Costello
Richmond	Athletic Ground, Richmond	4,500	Richmond, London	Шаблон:Flagicon Will Warden	Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Hill
Rotherham Titans	Clifton Lane	2,500	Rotherham, South Yorkshire	Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Holmes	Шаблон:Flagicon Justin Burnell
Yorkshire Carnegie	Headingley Carnegie Stadium	21,062	Leeds, West Yorkshire	Шаблон:Flagicon Ryan Burrows	Шаблон:Flagicon Ian McGeechan

Notes

Fixtures

Fixtures for the season were announced by the RFU on 8 July 2016.

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Play-offs

Semi-finals

The semi-finals 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. The matches are due to be played on 28/30 April 2017 and 5/6 May 2017. London Irish and Yorkshire finished 1st and 2nd respectively and both chose to play the second leg at home. It was announced on 27 April that both London Irish and Yorkshire Carnegie were eligible for promotion while Doncaster Knights and Ealing Trailfinders did not apply for audit for minimum standards criteria and therefore will not be promoted should they win the championship.

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Second leg

• Yorkshire Carnegie won 52 – 36 on aggregate

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• London Irish won 74 – 25 on aggregate

Final

The final is played over two legs – with the higher placed team deciding which leg they play at home.

Second leg

• London Irish won 84 – 66 on aggregate and are promoted to the Premiership

Attendances

• Includes playoff games.

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Bedford Blues	10	25,152	2,515	4,621	1,901	42%
Cornish Pirates	11	16,132	1,467	2,043	1,056	37%
Doncaster Knights	11	19,110	1,737	2,748	1,079	35%
Ealing Trailfinders	12	10,973	914	2,630	438	30%
Jersey Reds	10	17,687	1,769	3,317	1,235	44%
London Irish	13	57,149	4,396	11,671	1,786	18%
London Scottish	11	14,414	1,310	2,339	951	29%
London Welsh	6	5,827	971	1,683	531	17%
Nottingham	10	11,144	1,114	1,538	924	37%
Richmond	11	12,275	1,116	2,891	624	25%
Rotherham Titans	11	12,408	1,128	1,872	773	45%
Yorkshire Carnegie	13	26,931	2,072	4,126	1,164	10%

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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 Tommy Bell	London Irish	18	253
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Joe Ford	Yorkshire Carnegie	24	243
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Lydon	London Scottish	21	176
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Dougie Flockhart	Doncaster Knights	18	167
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Aaron Penberthy	Ealing Trailfinders	18	161
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Laurence May	Cornish Pirates	16	148
7	Шаблон:Flagicon Rob Kirby	Richmond	20	109
8	Шаблон:Flagicon Sam Katz	Jersey Reds	12	103
9	Шаблон:Flagicon Jake Sharp	Bedford Blues	21	93
10	Шаблон:Flagicon Will Robinson	Rotherham Titans	9	83

Top try scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Appearances	Tries
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Jonah Holmes	Yorkshire Carnegie	23	16
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Tyson Lewis	Doncaster Knights	23	14
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Dean Adamson	Bedford Blues	18	13
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Jason Harries	London Scottish	17	11
	Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Duncan	Cornish Pirates	20	11
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Kyle Moyle	Cornish Pirates	20	10
	Шаблон:Flagicon David Paice	London Irish	22	10
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Miles Mantella	London Welsh / Ealing Trailfinders	14	9
	Шаблон:Flagicon Patrick Tapley	Bedford Blues	13	9
	Шаблон:Flagicon Asaeli Tikoirotuma	London Irish	20	9

Season records

• Updated to 17 May 2017

Team

Largest home win — 79 pts

82 – 3 London Irish at home to Rotherham Titans on 8 April 2017

Largest away win — 50 pts

62 – 12 London Irish away to London Scottish on 30 October 2016

Most points scored — 82 pts

82 – 3 London Irish at home to Rotherham Titans on 8 April 2017

Most tries in a match — 12

London Irish at home to Rotherham Titans on 8 April 2017

Most conversions in a match — 11

London Irish at home to Rotherham Titans on 8 April 2017

Most penalties in a match — 7

London Scottish at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 2 December 2016

Most drop goals in a match — 1

N/A - multiple teams

Player

Most points in a match — 32

Шаблон:Flagicon Tommy Bell for London Irish away to London Scottish on 30 October 2016

Most tries in a match — 3 (x9)

Шаблон:Flagicon Tyson Lewis for Doncaster Knights away to Richmond on 17 September 2016
Шаблон:Flagicon Patrick Tapley for Bedford Blues at home to Richmond on 1 October 2016
Шаблон:Flagicon Jason Harries for London Scottish away to Doncaster Knights on 5 November 2016
Шаблон:Flagicon TJ Harris for Nottingham at home to Yorkshire Carnegie on 26 December 2016
Шаблон:Flagicon Ben West for Yorkshire Carnegie at home to Richmond on 26 March 2017
Шаблон:Flagicon Ryan Burrows for Yorkshire Carnegie away to Bedford Blues on 8 April 2017
Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Lewington for London Irish at home to Rotherham Titans on 8 April 2017
Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Duncan for Cornish Pirates at home to Bedford Blues on 15 April 2017
Шаблон:Flagicon James Stephenson for Nottingham away to London Scottish on 15 April 2017

Most conversions in a match — 8 (x2)

Шаблон:Flagicon Tommy Bell for London Irish away to London Scottish on 30 October 2016
Шаблон:Flagicon Joe Ford for Yorkshire Carnegie at home to Rotherham Titans on 5 February 2017

Most penalties in a match — 7

Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Lydon for London Scottish at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 2 December 2016

Most drop goals in a match — 1

N/A - multiple players

Attendances

Highest — 11,671

London Irish at home to Cornish Pirates on 18 March 2017

Lowest — 438

Ealing Trailfinders at home to Jersey Reds on 17 September 2016

Highest Average Attendance — 4,110

London Irish

Lowest Average Attendance — 914

Ealing Trailfinders

See also

• 2016–17 British and Irish Cup
• List of English Rugby Union stadiums by capacity

External links

• RFU Championship news