2013–14 RFU Championship

English rugby season 2013–14 Greene King IPA Championship EnglandJersey 14 September 2013 – 4 June 2014 London Welsh Bristol Ealing Trailfinders 138 10,905 Bristol at home to London Welsh on 4 June 2014 {{#expr: + 1550 + 1098 + 3752 + 1844 + 1746 + 2265 + 1257 + 5320 + 1164 + 999 + 2754 + 1000 + 2590 + 1394 + 938 + 1374 + 1904 + 2194 + 1828 + 4817 + 1562 + 1103 + 2216 + 774 + 1203 + 1923 + 5071 + 1449 + 692 + 1287 + 2216 + 2444 + 1614 + 562 + 712 + 928 + 1821 + 1609 + 2345 + 2545 + 797 + 2185 + 1004 + 4655 + 1261 + 1548 + 1390 + 1081 + 2176 + 669 + 2120 + 1349 + 1902 + 2599 + 1128 + 5029 + 1229 + 1359 + 724 + 948 + 2217 + 3050 + 3168 + 6860 + 2555 + 1617 + 1735 + 1835 + 1367 + 2189 + 2044 + 1675 + 700 + 1538 + 1197 + 1287 + 2024 + 1127 + 4657 + 2086 + 819 + 2009 + 631 + 1592 + 1061 + 1342 + 3902 + 1305 + 626 + 4408 + 1436 + 1571 + 1090 + 2349 + 1183 + 1960 + 2199 + 2012 + 2006 + 856 + 5035 + 1329 + 528 + 1036 + 1387 + 843 + 902 + 1386 + 1353 + 1235 + 3297 + 2664 + 2598 + 1844 + 1807 + 4852 + 1315 + 1082 + 473 + 1437 + 1057 + 1372 + 1870 + 8061 + 1402 + 2345 + 2365 + 1555 + 2477 + 2017 + 2659 + 842 + 2155 + 1236 + 1105 + 5839 + 2844 + 3267 + 2324 + 5021 + 10905 | lowest attendance = 473 Ealing Trailfinders at home to Nottingham on 12 April 2014 | tries = {{#expr: + 6 + 6 + 4 + 3 + 7 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 3 +10 + 6 + 6 + 4 + 6 + 7 + 6 + 3 + 7 + 5 + 5 + 9 + 6 +11 + 2 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 5 + 7 + 7 + 3 + 2 + 4 +10 + 6 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 6 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 4 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 6 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 7 + 6 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 1 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 4 + 6 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 7 + 5 +10 + 6 +12 + 9 + 8 + 3 + 8 + 0 +11 + 6 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 5 + 4 + 6 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 7 + 8 +11 + 9 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 8 + 6 + 5 + 3 + 4 +16 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 8 + 5 + 8 + 8 + 7 + 8 + 5 +14 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 8 + 9 +13 +12 + 2 + 4 + 5 + 2 + 5 + 4 + 5 }} | top point scorer = ARG Juan Pablo Socino(Rotherham) 300 pointshttp://www.rugbyroundup.com/stats.php?leagueID=2&statType=topPointScorers RFU Championship Statistics - Top Point Scorers Rugby Round Up 28 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029223628/http://www.rugbyroundup.com/stats.php?leagueID=2&statType=topPointScorers 29 October 2013 dead | top try scorer = ENG Miles Mantella(London Scottish) 19 trieshttp://www.rugbyroundup.com/stats.php?leagueID=2&statType=topTryScorers RFU Championship Statistics - Top Try Scorers Rugby Round Up 28 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029231639/http://www.rugbyroundup.com/stats.php?leagueID=2&statType=topTryScorers 29 October 2013 dead dmy-all | prevseason = 2012–13 | nextseason = 2014–15 }} The 2013–14 RFU Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Greene King IPA Championship, was the fifth season of the professionalised format of the RFU Championship, the second tier of the English rugby union league system run by the Rugby Football Union. It was held between 14 September 2013 and 4 June 2014. It was contested by eleven English clubs and one from Jersey in the Channel Islands. It was also the first Championship season with a title sponsor, as the Rugby Football Union and Greene King Brewery reached a deal by which the brewery would become the competition's main sponsor from 2013–14 through to 2016–17.http://www.rfu.com/news/2013/june/news-articles/260613_greene_king_championship Greene King IPA to sponsor RFU Championship Rugby Football Union 26 June 2013 27 June 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130701022502/http://www.rfu.com/news/2013/june/news-articles/260613_greene_king_championship 1 July 2013 After being promoted after an appeal in the previous season, London Welsh were relegated back into the RFU Championship after finishing last in the 2012-13 English Premiership.Mick Cleary https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/9995651/London-Welshs-agony-proves-that-relegation-is-a-must-in-the-Aviva-Premiership.html London Welsh's agony proves that relegation is a must in the Aviva Premiership The Daily Telegraph 16 April 2013 1 June 2013 As a result of relegation, they remained at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford instead of returning to their home ground of Old Deer Park in London in order to strengthen their support base.http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/10454583.RUGBY_UNION__Most_fans_want_London_Welsh_to_stay_in_Oxford__says_chairman/ Most fans want London Welsh to stay in Oxford, says chairman Oxford Mail Ed Mezzetti 31 May 2013 1 June 2013 London Welsh replaced Newcastle Falcons who were promoted into the English Premiership after winning the play-off final against Bedford Blues.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/22689543 Newcastle beat Bedford to seal promotion to Premiership BBC Sport Matt Newsum 29 May 2013 1 June 2013 Doncaster Knights were relegated to the 2013–14 National League 1http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/knights/ft-bedford-38-knights-26-doncaster-knights-relegated-to-national-one-1-5589855 FT Bedford 38 Knights 26 - Doncaster Knights relegated to National One Doncaster Free Press 17 April 2013 1 June 2013 and were replaced by the champions of National League 1, Ealing Trailfinders who played in the RFU Championship for the first time.John Wilkinson http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/ealing-trailfinders-41-coventry-17-3314138 Ealing Trailfinders 41 Coventry 17 Coventry Telegraph 29 April 2013 1 June 2013 The twelve clubs in the 2013–14 RFU Championship also participated in the 2013–14 edition of the British and Irish Cup along with clubs from Wales, Scotland and Ireland.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9150781.stm Rugby Football Union to fund travel for Cup games BBC Sport 4 November 2010 27 May 2012 Matches in the RFU Championship were broadcast on Sky Sports.http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/15180/8684039/RaboDirect-Pro12-games-to-be-shown-on-Sky-Sports-from-2014 RaboDirect Pro12 games to be shown on Sky Sports from 2014 Sky Sports 2 May 2013 1 June 2013 yes Structure The Championship's structure had all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis. In a change to previous years, this season commenced with an extra round of games in the "Greene King IPA Big Rugby Weekend". Matches were played on the weekend of 14 and 15 September with three double headers at neutral grounds: Saracens' Allianz Park, Doncaster's Castle Park and Exeter's Sandy Park.http://www.rfu.com/news/2013/july/news-articles/100713_gkipa_double_headers Tickets on sale for Greene King IPA Big Rugby Weekend Rugby Football Union 10 July 2013 11 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130726160617/http://www.rfu.com/news/2013/july/news-articles/100713_gkipa_double_headers 26 July 2013 dead dmy-all The play–off structure remained the same as the previous year.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/18102034 Championship: RFU to abolish play-off pool stages BBC Sport 17 May 2012 17 May 2012 The top four teams at the end of the home–and–away season qualified for the promotion play–offs, which followed a 1 v 4, 2 v 3 system. The winners had to meet the RFU's Minimum Standards Criteria in order to be promoted to the Premiership. If they had failed to meet the criteria, then there would have been no promotion from the RFU Championship.http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/Sport/Bedford-Blues-RUFC/Premiership-is-no-go-for-now-admits-chief-Irvine.htm Premiership is no go for now admits chief Irvine Bedfordshire News Jonathan Reilly 13 March 2011 1 June 2013 However, on 9 May 2014, the RFU announced that all four play-off participants had met the Minimum Standards Criteria, assuring that the champion would indeed be promoted to the 2014–15 Premiership.http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/may/news-articles/090514_msc_championship Minimum Standards Criteria audit results Rugby Football Union 9 May 2014 9 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140512215259/http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/may/news-articles/090514_msc_championship 2014-05-12 dead There was no relegation play–off; the bottom team was automatically relegated. Following an agreement with the RFU in 2012, each RFU Championship club received £355,000 in funding from the RFU for the season.Pilnick Brent https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/19342642 RFU unveils new funding deal for Championship clubs BBC Sport 22 August 2012 1 June 2013 Participating teams England 500 Locations of the 2013–14 RFU Championship teams England 52.1337 -0.4577 Bedford Blues right England 51.45 -2.583333 Bristol right England 50.119 -5.537 Cornish Pirates right England 51.524491 -0.326302 Ealing left England 49.925002 -2.298672 Arrows 12x12 s.svg 18 Jersey England 53 49 N 1 34 W Leeds Carnegie right England 51.46647 -0.30334 London Scottish right England 51.751724 -1.255285 London Welsh left England 52.483056 -1.893611 Moseley right England 52.95 -1.133333 Nottingham right England 50.371397 -4.142431 Plymouth right England 53.4301 -1.3572 Rotherham left Club Stadium Capacity AreaBedford BluesGoldington Road5,000 (1,700 seats)Goldington Road http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/rugby/rugbyengdiv1/goldingtonroad.jpg Napit.co.uk 25 March 2009 28 September 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070928020503/http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/rugby/rugbyengdiv1/goldingtonroad.jpg dead Bedford, BedfordshireBristolMemorial Stadium12,100BristolCornish PiratesMennaye Field4,000 (2,200 Seats)Penzance, CornwallEaling TrailfindersTrailfinders Sports Ground3,020 (1,200 seats)West Ealing, London Jersey St. Peter5,000Saint Peter, Jersey Leeds Carnegie Headingley Rugby Stadium20,250 Leeds, West Yorkshire London Scottish Athletic Ground, Richmond4,500 (1,000 seats)Richmond, LondonLondon WelshKassam Stadium12,500Oxford, OxfordshireDespite being relegated from the Premiership at the end of the 2012–13 season, London Welsh remained at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford instead of returning to their home ground of Old Deer Park in London in order to strengthen their support base. However, they played two matches at their traditional home:http://www.london-welsh.co.uk/index.php?mod=rugby Rugby - Fixtures & Results London Welsh RFC 27 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140417220945/http://www.london-welsh.co.uk/index.php?mod=rugby 17 April 2014 dead against Moseley in Round 18 on 9 March 2014 against Nottingham in Round 23 on 26 April 2014 n London WelshMoseleyBillesley Common3,000+Birmingham, West MidlandsNottinghamMeadow Lane19,588Nottingham, NottinghamshirePlymouth AlbionThe Brickfields8,500Plymouth, DevonRotherham TitansClifton LaneAbbeydale ParkRotherham would have to play their final league game and any playoff games at Abbeydale Park in Sheffield due to a dispute with Rotherham Cricket Club over ground sharing at Clifton Lane.http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/other-sports/cricket/rugby-union-damage-fears-for-abbeydale-outfield-1-6551351 Rugby Union: Damage fears for Abbeydale outfield thestar.co.uk 10 April 2014 http://www.rotherhamrugby.co.uk/news/1340/titans-secure-abbeydale-for-massive-semi-final-against-bristol/ Titans secure Abbeydale for massive semi final against Bristol rotherhamrugby.co.uk 30 April 2015 3 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201722/http://www.rotherhamrugby.co.uk/news/1340/titans-secure-abbeydale-for-massive-semi-final-against-bristol/ 4 March 2016 dead n2,5003,300 (100 seats)Rotherham, South YorkshireSheffield, South Yorkshire Notes n League table main Rugby Q 2013–14 Greene King IPA Championship Table n n BRI Bristol (RU) LWE London Welsh (CH) LEE Leeds Carnegie (SF) ROT Rotherham Titans (SF) LSC London Scottish COR Cornish Pirates MOS Moseley PLY Plymouth Albion BED Bedford Blues NOT Nottingham JER Jersey EAL Ealing Trailfinders (R) 19 0 4 786 505 18 3 19 0 4 724 348 10 2 18 0 5 700 387 10 2 17 0 6 718 474 11 1 14 0 9 554 423 10 2 10 2 11 456 554 4 3 9 1 13 449 575 4 2 6 1 16 467 588 5 9 7 0 16 472 624 5 5 5 1 17 413 610 3 9 6 0 17 423 629 1 6 5 1 17 365 810 5 1 -1 Bristol were deducted 1 competition point for failing to reduce to 14 men when going to uncontested scrums against Bedford on 6 October.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/24653320 Bristol Rugby deducted one point for breach of regulations BBC Sport 24 October 2013 25 October 2013 -2 Jersey were deducted 2 competition points for fielding an ineligible player.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/24506605 Championship: Jersey docked two points and fined £5,000 BBC Sport 12 October 2013 14 October 2013 #d8ffeb Promotion play-off Q Q Q Q #ffcccc Relegation R If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled 5 June 2014 RFU Regular season The 2013–14 RFU Championship kicked off on the weekend of 14 and 15 September with the "Greene King IPA Big Rugby Weekend", an extra round of matches played as three double headers at neutral grounds. Thereafter, each team played the other twice on a home and away basis with the top four qualifying for the promotion phase. Round 1 (Big Rugby Weekend) 14 September 2013 13:00 Ealing Trailfinders 13 – 44 EalingScottish London Scottish (BP) Allianz Park 1,550 Darren Gamage 14 September 2013 13:00 Moseley 24 – 42 RotherhamMoseley Rotherham (BP) Castle Park 1,050 Ian Tempest 14 September 2013 15:15 London Welsh 23 – 14 WelshBedford Bedford Blues Allianz Park 1,550 Matthew Carley 14 September 2013 15:15 Nottingham 24 – 16 NottinghamLeeds Leeds Carnegie Castle Park 1,098 Greg MacDonald 15 September 2013 13:15 Plymouth Albion (BP) 41 – 27 PlymouthJersey Jersey Sandy Park 3,752 Simon Harding 15 September 2013 15:30 Cornish Pirates 23 – 21 PiratesBristol Bristol (BP) Sandy Park 3,752 David Rose Round 2 20 September 2013 19:45 Cornish Pirates (BP) 20 – 27 PiratesLeeds Leeds Carnegie (BP) The Mennaye 1,844 Ross Campbell 20 September 2013 19:45 Plymouth Albion (BP) 34 – 34 Plymouth Moseley (BP) Brickfields 1,746 Matthew Carley 21 September 2013 15:00 Jersey 26 – 14 JerseyBedford Bedford Blues St Peter 2,265 Luke Pearce 21 September 2013 15:00 Rotherham (BP) 79 – 9 RotherhamEaling Ealing Trailfinders Clifton Lane 1,257 John Meredith 22 September 2013 15:00 Bristol (BP) 31 – 18 BristolScottish London Scottish Memorial Stadium 5,320 Greg MacDonald 22 September 2013 15:00 Nottingham 19 – 46 NottinghamWelsh London Welsh (BP) Meadow Lane 1,164 Ian Tempest Round 3 28 September 2013 14:30 London Welsh (BP) 40 – 9 WelshPlymouth Plymouth Albion Kassam Stadium 999 Ross Campbell 28 September 2013 15:00 Bedford Blues (2 BP) 28 – 29 BedfordLeeds Leeds Carnegie Goldington Road 2,754 Steve Lee 28 September 2013 15:00 Ealing Trailfinders 17 – 31 EalingPirates Cornish Pirates (BP) Trailfinders Sports Ground 1,000 Matthew Carley 28 September 2013 15:00 Jersey 17 – 26 JerseyBristol Bristol (BP) St Peter 2,590 Ian Tempest 28 September 2013 15:00 London Scottish 27 – 6 ScottishNottingham Nottingham Richmond Athletic Ground 1,394 Simon Harding 28 September 2013 15:00 Moseley 21 – 47 MoseleyRotherham Rotherham (BP) Billesley Common 938 Greg MacDonald Round 4 4 October 2013 19:45 Cornish Pirates (BP) 28 – 13 PiratesMoseley Moseley The Mennaye 1,374 Simon Harding 4 October 2013 19:45 Plymouth Albion (BP) 20 – 22 PlymouthScottish London Scottish Brickfields 1,904 Darren Gamage 4 October 2013 20:00 Leeds Carnegie (BP) 64 – 3 LeedsEaling Ealing Trailfinders Headingley 2,194 Ian Tempest 5 October 2013 15:00 Rotherham (2 BP) 27 – 32 RotherhamWelsh London Welsh Clifton Lane 1,828 Steve Lee 6 October 2013 15:00 Bristol (BP) 45 – 27 BristolBedford Bedford Blues (BP) Memorial Stadium 4,817 Tim Wigglesworth 6 October 2013 15:00 Nottingham (BP) 19 – 22 NottinghamJersey Jersey Meadow Lane 1,562 Ross Campbell Round 5 25 October 2013 19:30 London Scottish (BP) 23 – 24 ScottishRotherham Rotherham Richmond Athletic Ground 1,103 David Rose 26 October 2013 14:30 (BP) Jersey 18 – 23 JerseyPlymouth Plymouth Albion St Peter 2,216 Martin Fox 26 October 2013 15:00 Moseley 18 – 27 MoseleyLeeds Leeds Carnegie (BP) Billesley Common 774 Darren Gamage 26 October 2013 18:30 (BP) London Welsh 41 – 6 WelshPirates Cornish Pirates Kassam Stadium 1,203 Ian Tempest 27 October 2013 15:15 (BP) Bedford Blues 31 – 14 BedfordEaling Ealing Trailfinders Goldington Road 1,923 Dean Richards 27 October 2013 15:15 (BP) Bristol 33 – 18 BristolNottingham Nottingham Memorial Stadium 5,071 Matthew Carley Round 6 1 November 2013 19:45 Cornish Pirates 16 – 8 PiratesScottish London Scottish The Mennaye 1,449 Dean Richards 1 November 2013 19:45 Ealing Trailfinders 6 – 15 EalingMoseley Moseley Trailfinders Sports Ground 692 Simon Harding 2 November 2013 14:00 Rotherham 25 – 16 RotherhamJersey Jersey Clifton Lane 1,287 John Meredith 2 November 2013 15:00 (2BP) Plymouth Albion 31 – 38 PlymouthBristol Bristol (BP) Brickfields 2,216 David Rose 3 November 2013 15:00 (BP) Leeds Carnegie 24 – 31 LeedsWelsh London Welsh Headingley 2,444 Steve Lee 3 November 2013 15:00 Nottingham 26 – 24 NottinghamBedford Bedford Blues (BP) Meadow Lane 1,614 Darren Gamage Round 7 8 November 2013 19:45 Ealing Trailfinders 5 – 20 EalingPlymouth Plymouth Albion Trailfinders Sports Ground 562 Greg MacDonald 9 November 2013 15:00 Moseley 29 – 15 MoseleyNottingham Nottingham Billesley Common 712 Craig Maxwell-Keys 10 November 2013 14:00 (BP) London Scottish 29 – 3 ScottishJersey Jersey Richmond Athletic Ground 928 Thomas Foley 10 November 2013 14:30 London Welsh 22 – 7 WelshBristol Bristol Kassam Stadium 1,821 Tim Wigglesworth 10 November 2013 15:00 Cornish Pirates 16 – 13 PiratesBedford Bedford Blues (BP) The Mennaye 1,609 Simon Harding 10 November 2013 15:00 Leeds Carnegie 19 – 10 LeeesRotherham Rotherham Headingley 2,345 Ross Campbell Round 8 15 November 2013 19:45 Bedford Blues 13 – 26 BedfordMoseley Moseley Goldington Road 2,545 Ross Campbell 16 November 2013 12:30 London Scottish 26 – 15 ScottishLeeds Leeds Carnegie Richmond Athletic Ground 797 John Meredith 16 November 2013 15:00 Jersey 27 – 25 JerseyPirates Cornish Pirates (BP) St Peter 2,185 Matthew Carley 17 November 2013 14:30 (BP) London Welsh 28 – 0 WelshEaling Ealing Trailfinders Kassam Stadium 1,004 Craig Maxwell-Keys 17 November 2013 15:00 (BP) Bristol 36 – 26 BristolRotherham Rotherham Memorial Stadium 4,655 Tom Foley 17 November 2013 15:00 Nottingham 15 – 10 NottinghamPlymouth Plymouth Albion (BP) Meadow Lane 1,261 Dean Richards Round 9 22 November 2013 19:45 Plymouth Albion 16 – 27 PlymouthBedford Bedford Blues Brickfields 1,548 Ian Tempest 23 November 2013 14:00 Rotherham 17 – 11 RotherhamNottingham Nottingham (BP) Clifton Lane 1,390 Greg MacDonald 23 November 2013 15:00 Moseley 8 – 24 MoseleyWelsh London Welsh Billesley Common 1,081 Darren Gamage 24 November 2013 15:00 Cornish Pirates 21 – 15 PiratesBristol Bristol (BP) The Mennaye 2,176 John Meredith 24 November 2013 15:00 Ealing Trailfinders 10 – 36 EalingScottish London Scottish (BP) Trailfinders Sports Ground 669 Ross Campbell 24 November 2013 15:00 Leeds Carnegie 29 – 13 LeedsJersey Jersey Headingley 2,120 Steve Lee Round 10 29 November 2013 19:45 Plymouth Albion 17 – 28 PlymouthRotherham Rotherham Brickfields 1,349 Tom Foley 30 November 2013 14:30 Jersey 18 – 28 JerseyEaling Ealing Trailfinders (BP) St Peter 1,902 Darren Gamage 30 November 2013 15:00 Bedford Blues 28 – 26 BedfordWelsh London Welsh (BP) Goldington Road 2,599 John Meredith 30 November 2013 15:00 (BP) London Scottish 38 – 17 ScottishMoseley Moseley Richmond Athletic Ground 1,128 Steve Lee 1 December 2013 15:00 (2BP) Bristol 22 – 28 BristolLeeds Leeds Carnegie (BP) Memorial Stadium 5,029 Greg MacDonald 1 December 2013 15:00 Nottingham 27 – 27 NottinghamPirates Cornish Pirates Meadow Lane 1,229 Ross Cambell Round 11 21 December 2013 14:30 London Welsh 5 – 13 WelshScottish London Scottish Kassam Stadium 1,359 Ian Tempest 21 December 2013 15:00 Ealing Trailfinders 7 – 21 EalingBristol Bristol Trailfinders Sports Ground 724 Simon Harding 21 December 2013 15:00 Moseley 10 – 3 MoseleyJersey Jersey (BP) Billesley Common 948 Ross Campbell 26 December 2013 14:00 (BP) Rotherham 35 – 6 RotherhamBedford Bedford Blues Clifton Lane 2,217 Steve Lee 26 December 2013 15:00 Cornish Pirates 10 – 3 PiratesPlymouth Plymouth Albion (BP) The Mennaye 3,050 Darren Gamage 28 December 2013 15:00 (BP) Leeds Carnegie 30 – 19 LeedsNottingham Nottingham Headingley 3,168 Dean Richards Round 12 28 December 2013 15:00 (BP) Bristol 29 – 8 BristolMoseley Moseley Memorial Stadium 6,860 Thomas Foley 1 January 2014 15:00 Bedford Blues 21 – 13 BedfordScottish London Scottish Goldington Road 2,555 John Meredith 4 January 2014 14:00 (BP) Jersey 26 – 33 JerseyWelsh London Welsh St Peter 1,617 Greg MacDonald 4 January 2014 14:00 (BP) Rotherham 35 – 30 RotherhamPirates Cornish Pirates (BP) Clifton Lane 1,735 Tim Wigglesworth 4 January 2014 15:00 (BP) Plymouth Albion 14 – 15 PlymouthLeeds Leeds Carnegie Brickfields 1,835 Martin Fox 5 January 2014 15:00 (2 BP) Nottingham 27 – 28 NottinghamEaling Ealing Trailfinders Meadow Lane 1,367 Craig Maxwell-Keys Round 13 25 January 2014 15:00 Bedford Blues 14 – 9 BedfordNottingham Nottingham (BP) Goldington Road 2,189 Ross Campbell 25 January 2014 15:00 Jersey 22 – 35 JerseyRotherham Rotherham (BP) St Peter 2,044 John Meredith 25 January 2014 15:00 (BP) London Scottish 25 – 6 ScottishPirates Cornish Pirates Richmond Athletic Ground 1,675 Craig Maxwell-Keys 25 January 2014 15:00 (BP) Moseley 22 – 12 MoseleyEaling Ealing Trailfinders Billesley Common 700 Thomas Foley 26 January 2014 14:30 London Welsh 19 – 10 WelshLeeds Leeds Carnegie Kassam Stadium 1,538 Martin Fox 26 January 2014 15:00 Bristol P – P Plymouth Albion Memorial Stadium Andrew Jackson This match was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/news/7564/postponed-bristol-rugby-vs-plymouth-albion/ POSTPONED: Bristol Rugby Vs Plymouth Albion Bristol 26 January 2014 26 January 2014http://www.plymouthalbion.com/bristol-v-plymouth-albion-postponed/ https://archive.today/20140127123010/http://www.plymouthalbion.com/bristol-v-plymouth-albion-postponed/ dead January 27, 2014 Bristol v Plymouth Albion Postponed Plymouth Albion 26 January 2014 27 January 2014 It was rescheduled to 23 February.http://www.plymouthalbion.com/bristol-match-rearranged/ Bristol Match Rearranged Plymouth Albion 30 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202122908/http://www.plymouthalbion.com/bristol-match-rearranged/ 2 February 2014 dead Round 14 31 January 2014 20:00 Nottingham 15 – 3 NottinghamScottish London Scottish Meadow Lane 1,197 Andrew Small 1 February 2014 14:00 Rotherham 16 – 6 RotherhamMoseley Moseley Clifton Lane 1,287 Dean Richards 1 February 2014 15:00 (BP) Plymouth Albion 36 – 15 PlymouthWelsh London Welsh Brickfields 2,024 Craig Maxwell-Keys 2 February 2014 14:00 Cornish Pirates 18 – 18 PiratesEaling Ealing Trailfinders The Mennaye 1,127 Luke Pearce 2 February 2014 15:00 (BP) Bristol 54 – 14 BristolJersey Jersey Memorial Stadium 4,657 Francisco Pastrana (UAR) 2 February 2014 15:00 (BP) Leeds Carnegie 50 – 6 LeedsBedford Bedford Blues Headingley 2,086 Tim Wigglesworth Round 15 7 February 2014 19:30 Moseley P – P Cornish Pirates Billesley Common This match was postponed, as the surface of many parts of the pitch is under water.http://www.cornish-pirates.com/13_14_previews/moseley_away.html Moseley POSTPONED Cornish Pirates 7 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222100334/http://www.cornish-pirates.com/13_14_previews/moseley_away.html 22 February 2014 dead dmy-all It has been rescheduled to 21 February.http://www.moseleyrugby.co.uk/allfixtures12.php?season=t&team_group_id=1 1st XV Team Fixtures for 2013 - 2014 Moseley Rugby Football Club 11 February 2014 8 February 2014 14:30 (BP) London Scottish 38 – 27 ScottishPlymouth Plymouth Albion (BP) Richmond Athletic Ground 819 David Procter 8 February 2014 15:00 Bedford Blues 19 – 32 BedfordBristol Bristol (BP) Goldington Road 2,009 Darren Gamage 8 February 2014 15:00 Ealing Trailfinders 11 – 46 EalingLeeds Leeds Carnegie (BP) Trailfinders Sports Ground 631 Greg MacDonald 8 February 2014 15:00 Jersey 17 – 13 JerseyNottingham Nottingham (BP) St Peter 1,592 Craig Maxwell-Keys 9 February 2014 14:30 (BP) London Welsh 47 – 16 WelshRotherham Rotherham Kassam Stadium 1,061 Steve Lee Round 16 14 February 2014 19:45 Ealing Trailfinders P – P Bedford Blues Trailfinders Sports Ground This match was postponed as the pitch was deemed unplayable. It has been rescheduled to 22 February.http://ealingrugby.co.uk/?p=9375 ETRFC v Bedford Blues – Rescheduled for Saturday 22 Feb Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club 14 February 2014 18 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222180737/http://ealingrugby.co.uk/?p=9375 22 February 2014 dead 15 February 2014 14:00 Rotherham 15 – 12 RotherhamScottish London Scottish (BP) Clifton Lane 1,342 Greg MacDonald 15 February 2014 15:00 Plymouth Albion P – P Jersey Brickfields This match was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.http://www.plymouthalbion.com/plymouth-albion-v-jersey-match-postponed/ Plymouth Albion v Jersey match Postponed Plymouth Albion 17 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222163432/http://www.plymouthalbion.com/plymouth-albion-v-jersey-match-postponed/ 22 February 2014 dead 16 February 2014 15:00 Cornish Pirates P – P London Welsh The Mennaye This match was postponed after a pitch inspection at The Mennaye.http://www.cornish-pirates.com/13_14_previews/london_welsh_home.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140222135940/http://www.cornish-pirates.com/13_14_previews/london_welsh_home.html dead February 22, 2014 Welsh Home Cornish Pirates 17 February 2014 It has been rescheduled to 16 March.http://www.cornish-pirates.com/13_14_previews/london_welsh_home.html Welsh Home : New Match Date Cornish Pirates 20 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222135940/http://www.cornish-pirates.com/13_14_previews/london_welsh_home.html 22 February 2014 dead 16 February 2014 15:00 (BP) Leeds Carnegie 62 – 5 Leeds Moseley Headingley 3,902 Andrew Jackson 16 February 2014 15:00 (BP) Nottingham 24 – 25 NottinghamBristol Bristol Meadow Lane 1,305 John Meredith Postponed matches Moseley v Pirates 21 February 2014 19:30 Moseley 28 – 20 Pirates Cornish Pirates Billesley Common 626 Ross Campbell This match – originally scheduled to be played in Round 15 on 7 February 2014 – was postponed as many parts of the pitch was under water. Ealing v Bedford 22 February 2014 14:00 Ealing Trailfinders P – P Bedford Blues Trailfinders Sports Ground This match – originally scheduled to be played in Round 16 on 14 February 2014 – was postponed as the pitch was deemed unplayable.http://www.bedfordrugby.co.uk/content/ealing-trailfinders-rescheduled EALING TRAILFINDERS RESCHEDULED Bedford Blues 13 February 2014 18 February 2014 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923183645/http://www.bedfordrugby.co.uk/content/ealing-trailfinders-rescheduled dead The match was again postponed due to an unplayable pitch. It will now be played on 15 March.http://ealingrugby.co.uk/?p=9718 Bedford visit rescheduled for 15 March Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club 4 March 2014 6 March 2014 Bristol v Plymouth 23 February 2014 15:00 (BP) Bristol 43 – 12 BristolPlymouth Plymouth Albion Memorial Stadium 4,408 Craig Maxwell-Keys This match – originally scheduled to be played in Round 13 on 26 January 2014 – was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Round 17 28 February 2014 19:45 Plymouth Albion 22 – 12 PlymouthNottingham Nottingham Brickfields 1,436 Steve Lee 1 March 2014 15:00 Ealing Trailfinders 6 – 39 EalingWelsh London Welsh (BP) Trailfinders Sports Ground 1,571 Andrew Jackson 1 March 2014 15:00 Moseley 24 – 13 MoseleyBedford Bedford Blues Billesley Common 1,090 Craig Maxwell-Keys 1 March 2014 15:00 Rotherham 26 – 34 RotherhamBristol Bristol (BP) Clifton Lane 2,349 Ian Tempest 2 March 2014 15:00 Cornish Pirates 19 – 15 PiratesJersey Jersey (BP) The Mennaye 1,183 Greg MacDonald 2 March 2014 15:00 Leeds Carnegie 27 – 18 LeedsScottish London Scottish Headingley 1,960 Darren Gamage Round 18 8 March 2014 15:00 Bedford Blues 18 – 33 BedfordPlymouth Plymouth Albion Goldington Road 2,199 Greg MacDonald 8 March 2014 15:00 (BP) Jersey 13 – 18 JerseyLeeds Leeds Carnegie St Peter 2,012 Martin Fox 9 March 2014 12:00 (BP) London Welsh 42 – 18 Welsh Moseley Old Deer Park 2,006 Dean Richards 9 March 2014 12:30 (BP) London Scottish 42 – 13 ScottishEaling Ealing Trailfinders Richmond Athletic Ground 856 Thomas Foley 9 March 2014 13:00 (BP) Bristol 46 – 33 BristolPirates Cornish Pirates (BP) Memorial Stadium 5,035 John Meredith 9 March 2014 13:00 Nottingham 7 – 51 NottinghamRotherham Rotherham Meadow Lane 1,329 Darren Gamage Postponed matches (2) Ealing v Bedford again 15 March 2014 15:00 Ealing Trailfinders 23 – 39 EalingBedford Bedford Blues (BP) Trailfinders Sports Ground 528 John Meredith This match – originally scheduled to be played in Round 16 on 14 February 2014 – was postponed as the pitch was deemed unplayable. The pitch was again found to be unplayable on the new date of 22 February, and the match was postponed for the second time. Plymouth v Jersey 15 March 2014 15:00 (BP) Plymouth Albion 23 – 30 PlymouthJersey Jersey Brickfields 1,036 Craig Maxwell-Keys This match – originally scheduled to be played in Round 16 on 15 February 2014 – was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Pirates v Welsh 16 March 2014 15:00 Cornish Pirates 5 – 20 PiratesWelsh London Welsh The Mennaye 1,387 Martin Fox This match – originally scheduled to be played in Round 16 on 16 February 2014 – was postponed after a pitch inspection at The Mennaye. Round 19 21 March 2014 19:45 Ealing Trailfinders 25 – 23 EalingJersey Jersey (BP) Trailfinders Sports Ground 843 Matthew Carley 22 March 2014 15:00 (BP) Moseley 20 – 23 MoseleyScottish London Scottish Billesley Common 902 Andrew Jackson 22 March 2014 15:00 (BP) Rotherham 45 – 10 RotherhamPlymouth Plymouth Albion Clifton Lane 1,386 Martin Fox 23 March 2014 14:30 (BP) London Welsh 29 – 11 WelshBedford Bedford Blues Kassam Stadium 1,353 Darren Gamage 23 March 2014 15:00 Cornish Pirates 17 – 11 PiratesNottingham Nottingham (BP) The Mennaye 1,235 Craig Maxwell-Keys 23 March 2014 15:00 (BP) Leeds Carnegie 27 – 33 LeedsBristol Bristol (BP) Headingley 3,297 Thomas Foley Round 20 29 March 2014 15:00 Jersey 8 – 39 JerseyMoseley Moseley (BP) St Peter 2,664 Steve Lee 29 March 2014 15:00 (BP) Plymouth Albion 20 – 26 PlymouthPirates Cornish Pirates Brickfields 2,598 Darren Gamage 29 March 2014 17:00 Bedford Blues 12 – 33 BedfordRotherham Rotherham Goldington Road 1,844 Thomas Foley 30 March 2014 14:00 London Scottish 21 – 32 ScottishWelsh London Welsh Richmond Athletic Ground 1,807 John Meredith This result means that London Welsh will finish in the top four and therefore are into the playoffs. 30 March 2014 15:00 (BP) Bristol 82 – 28 BristolEaling Ealing Trailfinders (BP) Memorial Stadium 4,852 David Procter This result means that Bristol will finish in the top four and therefore are into the playoffs. 30 March 2014 15:00 (BP) Nottingham 20 – 27 NottinghamLeeds Leeds Carnegie Meadow Lane 1,315 Martin Fox Round 21 12 April 2014 14:00 (BP) London Welsh 45 – 7 WelshJersey Jersey Kassam Stadium 1,082 Greg MacDonald 12 April 2014 15:00 (BP) Ealing Trailfinders 37 – 35 EalingNottingham Nottingham (2BP) Trailfinders Sports Ground 473 Dean Richards 12 April 2014 15:00 Moseley 24 – 33 MoseleyBristol Bristol (BP) Billesley Common 1,437 Thomas Foley 13 April 2014 14:00 London Scottish 19 – 15 ScottishBedford Bedford Blues (BP) Richmond Athletic Ground 1,057 Martin Fox 13 April 2014 15:00 Cornish Pirates 20 – 40 PiratesRotherham Rotherham (BP) The Mennaye 1,372 Andrew Jackson 13 April 2014 15:00 (BP) Leeds Carnegie 40 – 14 LeedsPlymouth Plymouth Albion Headingley 1,870 Ian Tempest Round 22 18 April 2014 19:45 (BP) Bristol 25 – 21 BristolWelsh London Welsh (BP) Memorial Stadium 8,061 Luke Pearce 18 April 2014 20:00 (BP) Nottingham 29 – 24 Nottingham Moseley (2 BPs) Meadow Lane 1,402 Ian Tempest 19 April 2014 14:00 Jersey 17 – 25 JerseyScottish London Scottish St Peter 2,345 Darren Gamage 19 April 2014 15:00 (BP) Bedford Blues 48 – 36 BedfordPirates Cornish Pirates (BP) Goldington Road 2,365 Thomas Foley 19 April 2014 15:00 (BP) Plymouth Albion 21 – 26 PlymouthEaling Ealing Trailfinders (BP) Brickfields 1,555 Steve Lee 19 April 2014 15:00 Rotherham 17 – 34 RotherhamLeeds Leeds Carnegie Abbeydale Park, Sheffield 2,477 Martin Fox Round 23 25 April 2014 20:00 (BP) Leeds Carnegie 36 – 3 LeedsPirates Cornish Pirates Headingley 2,017 Greg MacDonald 26 April 2014 15:00 (BP) Bedford Blues 31 – 41 BedfordJersey Jersey (BP) Goldington Road 2,659 Andrew Small 26 April 2014 15:00 (2 BPs) Ealing Trailfinders 29 – 36 EalingRotherham Rotherham (BP) Trailfinders Sports Ground 842 Dean Richards 26 April 2014 15:00 (BP) London Scottish 31 – 55 ScottishBristol Bristol Rugby (BP) Richmond Athletic Ground 2,155 Ian Tempest 26 April 2014 15:00 (BP) London Welsh 64 – 12 WelshNottingham Nottingham Old Deer Park 1,236 John Meredith 26 April 2014 15:00 Moseley 16 – 11 Plymouth Plymouth Albion (BP) Billesley Common 1,105 Andrew Jackson Play–offs Semi–finals The semi–finals followed a 1 v 4, 2 v 3 system - with the games being played over two legs and the higher placed team deciding who played at home in the first leg. First leg 10 May 2014 14:45 Bristol Rugby 17 – 14 BristolRotherham Rotherham Memorial Stadium 5,839 Tim Wigglesworth 11 May 2014 13:00 Leeds Carnegie 38 – 31 LeedsWelsh London Welsh Headingley 2,844 Andrew Small Second leg 17 May 2014 18:05 Rotherham 11 – 22 RotherhamBristol Bristol Rugby Abbeydale Sports Club (Sheffield RUFC) 3,267 Matthew Carley Bristol won 39 — 25 on aggregate 18 May 2014 12:45 London Welsh 29 – 20 WelshLeeds Leeds Carnegie Kassam Stadium 2,324 Greg Garner London Welsh won 60 — 58 on aggregate Final 28 May 2014 19:45 London Welsh 27 – 8 WelshBristol Bristol Rugby Kassam Stadium 5,021 Wayne Barnes 4 June 2014 19:45 Bristol Rugby 20 – 21 BristolWelsh London Welsh Memorial Stadium 10,905 Luke Pearce London Welsh won 48–28 on aggregate and were promoted to Premiership Rugby Total attendances Note attendance statistics include 1st round with each team playing at the neutral venue considered the 'home team' as well as playoff games ClubHome MatchesTotalAverageHighestLowest% CapacityBedford Blues 12 27,137 2,261 2,754 1,550 45% Bristol 14 79,261 5,662 10,905 3,752 47% Cornish Pirates 12 21,558 1,797 3,752 1,127 40% Ealing Trailfinders 12 10,085 840 1,571 473 25% Jersey 12 27,184 2,265 3,752 1,592 42% Leeds Carnegie 13 30,028 2,310 3,902 1,098 13% London Scottish 12 15,269 1,272 2,155 797 27% London Welsh 14 24,121 1,723 5,021 999 16% Moseley 12 11,363 947 1,437 626 29% Nottingham 12 15,843 1,320 1,614 1,098 9% Plymouth Albion 12 22,999 1,917 3,752 1,036 22% Rotherham Titans 13 22,872 1,759 3,267 1,050 66% http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/HomeAttendance?comp_id=438 Championship 13/14 Home attendance Rugby Statbunker 26 April 2014http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/HomeAttendance?comp_id=455 Championship Playoffs 13/14 Home attendance Rugby Statbunker 4 June 2014 Top scorers Top points scorers RankPlayerTeamPoints 1 ARG Juan Pablo Socino Rotherham 300 2 ENG Matthew Jarvis Nottingham 191 3 CAN James Pritchard Bedford Blues 175 4 ENG Glyn Hughes Leeds Carnegie 156 5 ENG Alex Lozowski Leeds Carnegie 143 6 IRE rugby union Declan Cusack Plymouth Albion 134 7 ENG Alex Davies London Welsh 132 8 IRE rugby union Kieran Hallett Cornish Pirates 131 9 IRE Niall O'Connor Jersey 128 SCO Gordon Ross London Welsh Top try scorers RankPlayerTeamTries 1 ENG Miles Mantella London Scottish 19 2 ENG George Watkins Bristol 18 3 NZ Mark Bright London Scottish 16 4 ENG Tom Bowen Plymouth Albion 14 5 ENG Phil Chesters Ealing 12 6 ENG Seb Stegmann London Welsh 11 7 ENG David Doherty Leeds Carnegie 10 ENG Jonah Holmes Leeds Carnegie IRE rugby union Michael Keating Rotherham ENG Nick Scott London Welsh ENG Matthew Williams Moseley Season records 100% Team Largest home win — 70 pts 79 – 9 Rotherham Titans at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 21 September 2013 Largest away win — 44 pts 51 - 7 Rotherham Titans away to Nottingham on 9 March 2014 Most points scored — 82 pts 82 – 28 Bristol at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 30 March 2014 Most tries in a match — 12 Bristol at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 30 March 2014 Most conversions in a match — 11 Bristol at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 30 March 2014 Most penalties in a match — 8 Leeds Carnegie at home to London Welsh on 11 May 2014 Most drop goals in a match — 2 Ealing Trailfinders at home to Nottingham on 12 April 2014 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostTryInMatch?comp_id=438 Championship 13/14 Most tries in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 26 April 2014 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostTryInMatch?comp_id=455 Championship Playoffs 13/14 Most tries in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 4 June 2014 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostConversionsInMatch?comp_id=438 Championship 13/14 Most conversions in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 26 April 2014 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostConversionsInMatch?comp_id=455 Championship Playoffs 13/14 Most conversions in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 4 June 2014 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostPenaltiesInMatch?comp_id=438 Championship 13/14 Most penalties in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 26 April 2014 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostPenaltiesInMatch?comp_id=455 Championship Playoffs 13/14 Most penalties in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 4 June 2014 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostDropGoalInMatch?comp_id=438 Championship 13/14 Most drop goals in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 26 April 2014 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostDropGoalInMatch?comp_id=455 Championship Playoffs 13/14 Most drop goals in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 4 June 2014 Player Most points in a match — 34 ARG Juan Pablo Socino for Rotherham Titans at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 21 September 2013 Most tries in a match — 4 (x2) ENG Marko Mama for Bristol at home to Cornish Pirates on 9 March 2014 ENG Curtis Wilson for Rotherham Titans away to Nottingham on 9 March 2014 Most conversions in a match — 11 ENG Adrian Jarvis for Bristol at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 30 March 2014 Most penalties in a match — 7 ENG Glyn Hughes for Leeds Carnegie at home to London Welsh on 11 May 2014 Most drop goals in a match — 1 N/A - multiple players http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPointsScorerInMatch?comp_id=438 Championship 13/14 Most points in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 26 April 2014http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPointsScorerInMatch?comp_id=455 Championship Playoffs 13/14 Most points in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 4 June 2014 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostTryScorerInMatch?comp_id=438 Championship 13/14 Most tries in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 26 April 2014 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostTryScorerInMatch?comp_id=455 Championship Playoffs 13/14 Most tries in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 4 June 2014 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostConversionsScorerInMatch?comp_id=438 Championship 13/14 Most conversions in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 26 April 2014 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostConversionsScorerInMatch?comp_id=455 Championship Playoffs 13/14 Most conversions in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 4 June 2014 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPenaltiesScorerInMatch?comp_id=438 Championship 13/14 Most penalties in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 26 April 2014 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPenaltiesScorerInMatch?comp_id=455 Championship Playoffs 13/14 Most penalties in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 4 June 2014 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostDropGoalScorerInMatch?comp_id=438 Championship 13/14 Most drop goals in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 26 April 2014http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostDropGoalScorerInMatch?comp_id=455 Championship Playoffs 13/14 Most drop goals in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 4 June 2014 Attendances Highest — 10,905 Bristol at home to London Welsh on 4 June 2014 Lowest — 473 Ealing Trailfinders at home to Nottingham on 12 April 2014 Highest Average Attendance — 5,662 Bristol Lowest Average Attendance — 840 Ealing Trailfinders See also 2013–14 British and Irish Cup References 2 External links RFU Championship news Category:2013–14 in English rugby union leagues 2013-14