Английская Википедия:2023–24 RFU Championship
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox rugby union season
The 2023–24 RFU Championship is the fifteen season of the RFU Championship, the professional second tier of rugby union in England. It features eleven English teams, with the 12th team, and reigning champions, Jersey Reds, withdrawing from the competition at the start of the season after going into liquidation.[1]
Structure
The eleven teams will play each of the other teams twice.
The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:
- 4 points are awarded for a win
- 2 points are awarded for a draw
- 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
- 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
- 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.
Promotion and relegation
Subject to meeting the minimum standards criteria the team finishing top of the league will qualify for a promotion playoff against the bottom side in Premiership Rugby. Due to Jersey Reds dropping out of the league, and there being only eleven teams, there will be no relegation to National League 1, although the champions of National League will be promoted to become the twelfth team for the 2024–25 season.
Teams
Ten of the eleven teams played in last season's competition. Cambridge were promoted into the division as the champions of 2022–23 National League 1, replacing bottom placed Richmond who dropped down to the 2023–24 National League 1.[2]
Club | Stadium | Capacity | Area | Previous season |
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Ampthill | Dillingham Park | 3,000 | Ampthill, Bedfordshire | 8th |
Bedford Blues | Goldington Road | 5,000 (1,700 seats) | Bedford, Bedfordshire | 4th |
Caldy | Paton Field | 4,000 | Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside | 10th |
Cambridge | Grantchester Road | 1,500 (200 seats) | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | Promoted from National League 1 |
Cornish Pirates | Mennaye Field | 4,000 (2,200 seats) | Penzance, Cornwall | 5th |
Coventry | Butts Park Arena | 4,000 (3,000 seats) | Coventry, West Midlands | 3rd |
Doncaster Knights | Castle Park | 5,183[3] (1,926 seats) | Doncaster, South Yorkshire | 6th |
Ealing Trailfinders | Trailfinders Sports Ground | 5,000 (2,115 seats) | West Ealing, London | 2nd |
Hartpury | ALPAS Arena | 2,000 | Hartpury, Gloucestershire | 7th |
London Scottish | Athletic Ground | 4,500 (1,000 seats) | Richmond, London | 11th |
Nottingham | Lady Bay Sports Ground | 3,500 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | 9th |
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Table
Шаблон:2023–24 RFU Championship Table
Fixtures & results
Fixtures for the season was announced by the RFU on 29 June 2023.[4]
Round 1
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Round 2
Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox [6] Шаблон:Rubye
Round 3
Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox [7][8] Шаблон:Rubye
Round 4
Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox [9] Шаблон:Rubye
Round 5
Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox [10] Шаблон:Rubye
Round 6
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- Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled.[11]
Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox [12] Шаблон:Rubye
Round 7
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- Abandoned due to player suffering serious injury. Game to be rescheduled.[13]
Round 8
Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox [15][16] Шаблон:Rubye
Round 9
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Round 10
Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox [19] Шаблон:Rubye
Round 11
Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox Шаблон:Rugbybox [20] Шаблон:Rubye
Attendances
Club | Home Games |
Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
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Ampthill | 5 | 6,430 | 1,286 | 2,837 | 708 | 43% |
Bedford Blues | 4 | 10,306 | 2,577 | 2,998 | 2,380 | 52% |
Caldy | 3 | 4,036 | 1,345 | 1,500 | 1,258 | 34% |
Cambridge | 3 | 3,576 | 1,192 | 1,308 | 1,085 | 79% |
Cornish Pirates | 5 | 7,771 | 1,554 | 2,474 | 1,143 | 39% |
Coventry | 3 | 9,174 | 3,058 | 3,417 | 2,611 | 76% |
Doncaster Knights | 3 | 6,192 | 2,064 | 2,264 | 1,872 | 40% |
Ealing Trailfinders | 2 | 2,048 | 1,024 | 1,237 | 811 | 20% |
Hartpury | 3 | 1,974 | 658 | 745 | 486 | 33% |
London Scottish | 3 | 2,118 | 706 | 835 | 520 | 16% |
Nottingham | 3 | 3,430 | 1,143 | 1,243 | 979 | 33% |
Leading scorers
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.
Most points
Шаблон:Updated Source: [15]
Rank | Player | Club | Points |
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1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Harry Bazalgette | Hartpury | 63 |
2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gwyn Parks | Ampthill | 60 |
3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Craig Willis | Ealing Trailfinders | 57 |
4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Will Maisey | Bedford Blues | 54 |
5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Seán French | Bedford Blues | 45 |
6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bruce Houston | Cornish Pirates | 39 |
7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Dolly | Doncaster Knights | 36 |
8 | Шаблон:Flagicon David Williams | Nottingham | 35 |
9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Patrick Pellegrini | Coventry | 34 |
Most tries
Шаблон:Updated Source: [15]
Rank | Player | Club | Tries |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Seán French | Bedford Blues | 9 |
2 | Шаблон:Flagicon David Williams | Nottingham | 7 |
3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Elias Caven | Cambridge | 6 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Morgan Nelson | Cornish Pirates | ||
Шаблон:Flagicon Marcus Ramage | Nottingham | ||
4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ryan Hutler | Coventry | 5 |
5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Austin | Hartpury | 4 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Dolly | Doncaster Knights | ||
Шаблон:Flagicon Matt Gallagher | Caldy | ||
Шаблон:Flagicon Richard Hardwick | Ealing Trailfinders | ||
Шаблон:Flagicon Will Rigg | Coventry |
References
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