2021–22 RFU Championship Cup
2021–22 RFU Championship Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries | England Jersey |
Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
Date | 9 April – 21 May 2022 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 11 |
Final | |
Champions | Ealing Trailfinders (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Coventry |
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.
Competition format
[edit]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
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First round
[edit]First leg
[edit]Second leg
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]1st leg
[edit]29 April 19:45 |
Hartpury University | 19 – 19 | Jersey Reds |
ALPAS Arena |
30 April 14:30 |
Cornish Pirates | 38 – 37 | Bedford Blues |
Mennaye Field |
30 April 14:30 |
Doncaster Knights | 22 – 35 | Coventry |
Castle Park |
30 April 15:00 |
Ampthill | 21 – 31 | Ealing Trailfinders |
Dillingham Park |
2nd leg
[edit]6 May 19:45 |
Jersey Reds | 30 – 14 | Hartpury University |
Stade Santander International |
- Jersey Reds won 49 - 34 on aggregate
7 May 15:00 |
Bedford Blues | 32 – 33 | Cornish Pirates |
Goldington Road |
- Cornish Pirates won 71 – 69 on aggregate
7 May 15:00 |
Ealing Trailfinders | 56 – 24 | Ampthill |
Trailfinders Sports Ground |
- Ealing Trailfinders won 87 – 45 on aggregate
8 May 15:00 |
Coventry | 27 – 31 | Doncaster Knights |
Butts Park Arena |
- Coventry won 62 – 53 on aggregate
Semi-finals
[edit]13 May 19:00 |
Jersey Reds | 17 – 20 | Coventry |
Stade Santander International |
14 May 15:00 |
Ealing Trailfinders | 36 – 26 | Cornish Pirates |
Trailfinders Sports Ground |
Final
[edit]21 May |
Ealing Trailfinders | 19 – 13 | Coventry |
Trailfinders Sports Ground Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Michael Hudson |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
External links
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