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.[1] 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.
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
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Stadium
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Capacity
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Area
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Ampthill
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Dillingham Park
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3,000
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Ampthill, Bedfordshire
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Bedford Blues
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Goldington Road
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5,000 (1,700 seats)
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Bedford, Bedfordshire
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Cornish Pirates
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Mennaye Field
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4,000 (2,200 seats)
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Penzance, Cornwall
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Coventry
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Butts Park Arena
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4,000 (3,000 seats)
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Coventry, West Midlands
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Doncaster Knights
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Castle Park
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5,183[2] (1,650 seats)
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Doncaster, South Yorkshire
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Ealing Trailfinders
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Trailfinders Sports Ground
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4,000 (2,200 seats)
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West Ealing, London
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Hartpury University
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ALPAS Arena
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2,000
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Hartpury, Gloucestershire
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Jersey Reds
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Stade Santander International
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4,000
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Saint Peter, Jersey
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London Scottish
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Athletic Ground
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4,500 (1,000 seats)
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Richmond, London
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Nottingham
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Lady Bay Sports Ground
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3,500
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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Richmond
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Athletic Ground
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4,500 (1,000 seats)
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Richmond, London
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Locations of the 2021–22 RFU Championship Cup teams
Greater London RFU Championship Cup teams
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First round
First leg
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
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
1st leg
Hartpury University | 19 – 19 | Jersey Reds |
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Cornish Pirates | 38 – 37 | Bedford Blues |
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Doncaster Knights | 22 – 35 | Coventry |
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Ampthill | 21 – 31 | Ealing Trailfinders |
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2nd leg
Jersey Reds | 30 – 14 | Hartpury University |
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Stade Santander International |
- Jersey Reds won 49 - 34 on aggregate
Bedford Blues | 32 – 33 | Cornish Pirates |
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- Cornish Pirates won 71 – 69 on aggregate
Ealing Trailfinders | 56 – 24 | Ampthill |
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Trailfinders Sports Ground |
- Ealing Trailfinders won 87 – 45 on aggregate
Coventry | 27 – 31 | Doncaster Knights |
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- Coventry won 62 – 53 on aggregate
Semi-finals
Jersey Reds | 17 – 20 | Coventry |
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Stade Santander International |
Ealing Trailfinders | 36 – 26 | Cornish Pirates |
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Trailfinders Sports Ground |
Final
Ealing Trailfinders | 19 – 13 | Coventry |
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Trailfinders Sports Ground Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Michael Hudson |
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See also
References
- ^ "Fixture update & Championship Cup". Cornish Pirates. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "A right mess entirely of the RFU's making". The RugbyPaper. No. 703. 6 March 2022. p. 11.
- ^ Ballheimer, David (22 May 2022). "Ealing double up to sink gutsy Cov". The RugbyPaper. No. 714. p. 22.
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