Английская Википедия:2021–22 RFU Championship Cup

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The 2021–22 RFU Championship Cup was the third season of the annual rugby union Championship Cup competition for second tier, professional English clubs playing in the RFU Championship. The competition returned after a 14-month hiatus, following the cancellation of the previous year's tournament and the mid season cancellation of the 2019–20 tournament.

Competition format

The competition format is two-legged knockout ties with a first round of five matches, followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. The Championship winners, Ealing Trailfinders received a bye to the quarter-finals. The first round matches took place on 9 April, following the final round of Championship fixtures. In the competition's inaugural season, the RFU had set out the pool matches in a regional format to encourage derby games, but this year's competition format is more loosely structured.

Participating teams and locations

Club	Stadium	Capacity	Area
Ampthill	Dillingham Park	3,000	Ampthill, Bedfordshire
Bedford Blues	Goldington Road	5,000 (1,700 seats)	Bedford, Bedfordshire
Cornish Pirates	Mennaye Field	4,000 (2,200 seats)	Penzance, Cornwall
Coventry	Butts Park Arena	4,000 (3,000 seats)	Coventry, West Midlands
Doncaster Knights	Castle Park	5,183 (1,650 seats)	Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Ealing Trailfinders	Trailfinders Sports Ground	4,000 (2,200 seats)	West Ealing, London
Hartpury University	ALPAS Arena	2,000	Hartpury, Gloucestershire
Jersey Reds	Stade Santander International	4,000	Saint Peter, Jersey
London Scottish	Athletic Ground	4,500 (1,000 seats)	Richmond, London
Nottingham	Lady Bay Sports Ground	3,500	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Richmond	Athletic Ground	4,500 (1,000 seats)	Richmond, London

First round

Second leg

• Jersey Reds win 111 – 21 on aggregate

• Doncaster Knights win 56 – 46 on aggregate

• Hartpury University win 96 – 66 on aggregate

• Coventry win 52 – 49 on aggregate

• Bedford Blues win 90 – 33 on aggregate

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Knock-out stage

The four overall winners from round 1 along with the best two losing teams and Ealing Trailfinders will contest the two-legged quarter-finals. The competition will then be played in a single-leg straight knockout format.

Quarter-finals

2nd leg

• Jersey Reds won 49 - 34 on aggregate

• Cornish Pirates won 71 – 69 on aggregate

• Ealing Trailfinders won 87 – 45 on aggregate

• Coventry won 62 – 53 on aggregate

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See also

• RFU Championship
• British and Irish Cup

External links

• RFU