Championship rugby

[westwinds31]

I’m off to Nottingham on Sunday, will report back.

[ourla]

Hartpury RFC 19 Jersey Reds 50
Ealing Trailfinders 38 Doncaster 15
Coventry 0 Saracens 73

Sarries getting up to full speed for the play offs with an 11 try demolition of Coventry.

[Snoopydog68]

Hartpury RFC 19 Jersey Reds 50
Ealing Trailfinders 38 Doncaster 15
Coventry 0 Saracens 73

Sarries getting up to full speed for the play offs with an 11 try demolition of Coventry.

I was at the Coventry match - to be fair Coventry put up a good fight but just couldn't score. Great atmosphere, so lovely to be back watching live rugby. Both teams did a lap of honour at the end of the match and the Sarries players posed for photos. Great day! Sam Lewis stole a lineout from Itoje and made a great tackle on Farrell, Aspland-Robinson had a good shift as well.

[RichieB]

Guy Thompson got MoM for Ealing v Doncaster.

[kk20gb30]

Results , Sunday May 23 :

Sun May 23:

Ampthill 31 Richmond 22

Nottingham 22 Bedford Blues 20


Link to updated Table (23/5/21) :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union ... ship/table

[ourla]

Richmond fortunate no relegation this year.

With no relegation from the Prem and National League 1 not operating does that mean the Championship will be 10 teams next season?

[westwinds31]

Cracking game at Nottingham. Quite evenly matched and both sides failing to capitalise with the wind at their backs. Interesting period just before half-time, with approximately 9 minutes of scrums, 7 (ish) penalties against Bedford, a yellow card but no penalty try. Bizarre. Second half was like a game of basketball, you score, we score and Bedford nabbed a penalty to go 20-19 up with the clock virtually in the red. Nottingham kicked off, managed to get a couple of penalties and then Dolly kicked the winning penalty at the death. Fans back in, brilliant match. Chessum got man of the match, very physical and took a leading role. Marfo came on but (I think) dislocated his finger, looked really painful and came off. Nottingham forwards dominant again. Final game of the season at Doncaster next week.

[TigerFeetSteve]

Cracking game at Nottingham. Quite evenly matched and both sides failing to capitalise with the wind at their backs. Interesting period just before half-time, with approximately 9 minutes of scrums, 7 (ish) penalties against Bedford, a yellow card but no penalty try. Bizarre. Second half was like a game of basketball, you score, we score and Bedford nabbed a penalty to go 20-19 up with the clock virtually in the red. Nottingham kicked off, managed to get a couple of penalties and then Williams kicked the winning penalty at the death. Fans back in, brilliant match. Chessum got man of the match, very physical and took a leading role. Marfo came on but (I think) dislocated his finger, looked really painful and came off. Nottingham forwards dominant again. Final game of the season at Doncaster next week.

Chessum did well then! Great stuff

[westwinds31]

Chessum looks bigger !

[kk20gb30]

With the Championship Play Off looming , fixtures for Sat May 29:

Bedford Blues Vs Ampthill ; 14:00

Richmond Vs Coventry ; 14:00

Saracens Vs Hartpury RFC ; 14:00

Jersey Reds Vs Cornish Pirates ; 15:00

Doncaster Vs Nottingham ; 16:30

[Tigerbeat]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/57282942

Sarries game off due to Covid in Hartbury camp.

[kk20gb30]

Results , May 29 :


Bedford Blues 32 Ampthill 28

Richmond 22 Coventry 42

Saracens Vs Hartpury ; Postponed

Jersey Reds 32 Cornish Pirates 31

Doncaster 29 Nottingham 24

No date fixed yet for postponed Saracens game , although authorities intimate a quick tuenaround

[westwinds31]

Last play of the game loss for Nottingham, deserved a draw. Browning lively and a couple of tries for Williams, who was very good.

[kk20gb30]

Sarries consider appeal with regard to 'Hartpury ruling' :

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rug ... d-20712110

[TigerFeetSteve]

Sarries consider appeal with regard to 'Hartpury ruling' :

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rug ... d-20712110

If I were Sarries, I'd take my medicine, deal with the fact that Ealing determine the order of the playoffs and just be grateful that these covid cases got picked up prior to the game rather than after meaning they have to have players isolating over the playoffs...