2018–19 RFU Championship Cup

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2018–19 RFU Championship Cup
Tournament details
Countries England Jersey Jersey
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
DateNovember 2018 — May 2019
Tournament statistics
Teams12
Matches played43
Attendance47,350 (1,101 per match)
Highest attendance3,627
Ealing v London Irish
4 May 2019
Lowest attendance267
Ealing v Nottingham
2 February 2019
Tries scored271 (6.3 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Argentina Javier Rojas Alvarez
(Cornish Pirates)
65 points
Top try scorer(s)Scotland Jack Macfarlane
(Jersey Reds)
England Jordan Burns
(Ealing Trailfinders)
8 tries each
Final
VenueTrailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance3,627
ChampionsEaling Trailfinders (1st title)
Runners-upLondon Irish
(Next) 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 RFU Championship Cup was the inaugural season of the annual rugby union Championship Cup competition for second tier, professional English clubs playing in the RFU Championship.[1] It was formed following the discontinuation of the British and Irish Cup at the end of the 2017–18 season.[2]

The inaugural winners were Ealing Trailfinders who defeated London Irish 23–17 in the final held at the Trailfinders Sports Ground.[3] It was a deserved victory for Ealing, who were the best side in the competition, and was their second win in a cup competition in two seasons, having won the British and Irish Cup the previous season. Runner-up London Irish, who had won the Championship league title a few weeks earlier, missed out on a notable double.

Competition format[edit]

The competition format was a group stage followed by a knockout stage. The group stage consisted of three (roughly) regional groups of four teams each playing home and away matches. Group matches ran for six consecutive weeks from November through to December following a break in the RFU Championship league campaign.

The top two sides in each group, plus the two best third-placed teams, progressed to the knockout stage, with the best ranked sides receiving home advantage in the quarter-finals. The four winning quarter-finalists progressed to the semi-finals with the winners playing in the final in May 2019.[1][4]

Participating teams and locations[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Group 1 (North)[edit]

Group 1
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Yorkshire Carnegie (Q) 6 5 0 1 165 135 30 20 19 2 0 22
2 Coventry (Q) 6 3 0 3 175 164 11 26 22 4 1 17
3 Nottingham (Q) 6 2 0 4 141 165 -24 20 24 2 2 12
4 Doncaster Knights 6 2 0 4 118 135 -17 15 16 1 3 12
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Total number of tries scored
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Difference between points for and against
  5. Fewest red cards
  6. Coin toss

[5]

Green background means the club qualified for the quarter-finals as either group winner or best runner-up.
Blue background means the club qualified for the quarter-finals as runner up or one of two best 3rd placed sides.
Updated: 15 December 2018
Source: "Championship Cup 2018-19". englandrugby.com.

Round 1[edit]

10 November 2018
13:00
(1 BP) Yorkshire Carnegie38 – 19Nottingham
Try: Frost 5' c
Umaga 23' c
Kiri Kiri (2) 30' m, 47' c
Temm 32' m
Hill 44' m
Con: Te Rure (4/6) 6', 23', 46', 48'		Report[usurped]Try: Millett (2) 13' c, 54' m
Graham 80' c
Con: Lyons (2/3) 14', 80'
Laund Hill, Huddersfield
Attendance: 324
Referee: George Selwood
10 November 2018
14:30
Doncaster Knights20 – 19Coventry (1 BP)
Try: Owen 17 c
Booth 66' c
Con: Foley (2/2) 17', 66'
Pen: Foley (2) 9', 37'		ReportTry: Bulumakau 40' c
Stokes (2) 57' m, 79' c
Con: Maisey (2/3) 40', 79'
Castle Park
Attendance: 867
Referee: Matt Turvey

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Round 2[edit]

16 November 2018
19:45
(1 BP) Nottingham13 – 17Doncaster Knights
Try: Penman 41' c
Con: Lyons (1/1) 41'
Pen: Lyons (2) 30', 58'		ReportTry: Malcolm 10' c
James 50' c
Con: Flockhart (2/2) 16', 50'
Pen: Flockhart 23'
Lady Bay Sports Ground
Attendance: 855
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
17 November 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Coventry51 – 32Yorkshire Carnegie (1 BP)
Try: Trimble (2) 20' c, 74' c
Bulumakau (2) 33' c, 73' m
Knox 39' m
Lewis 53' c
Fenner 76' c
Con: Maisey (4/6) 20', 33', 53', 74'
Lewis (1/1) 76'
Pen: Maisey (2) 6', 29'		ReportTry: Elder (2) 10' c, 58' c
Forsyth 42' m
Smith 67' c
Con: Umaga (3/4) 10', 58', 67'
Pen: Umaga (2) 16', 69'
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 1,904
Referee: Neil Chivers

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Round 3[edit]

24 November 2018
12:00
Yorkshire Carnegie33 – 20Doncaster Knights
Try: Temm 30' c
Davey 39' c
Elder 59' c
Con: Umaga (2/2) 30', 39'
Te Ture (1/1) 59'
Pen: Umaga (4) 4', 8', 18', 37'		Try: Hunter (2) 67' c, 80' m
Wilson 75' m
Con: Flockhart (1/3) 67'
Pen: Flockhart 15'
Brantingham Park, Kingston upon Hull
Attendance: 585
Referee: Simon Harding
24 November 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Coventry45 – 35Nottingham (1 BP)
Try: Knox 8' c
Trimble (3) 11' c, 37' m, 70' m
Titchard-Jones 16' c
Nilsen 57' c
Lewis 72' c
Con: Maisey (5/7) 8', 11', 16', 57', 72'		ReportTry: Farnworth (2) 22' c, 40' c
Peters 33'c
Goble 45' c
Cardall 65' c
Con: Veenendaal (5/5) 22', 33', 40', 45', 65'
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 1,686
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

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Round 4[edit]

30 November 2018
19:45
(1 BP) Nottingham33 – 24Coventry (1 BP)
Try: Owen 11' c
Cobden 18' m
Williams 29' c
Coghlan 56' c
Farnworth 74' c
Con: Veenendaal (4/5) 11', 29', 56', 74'		ReportTry: Maisey 27' c
Makaafi 32' c
Faleafa 61' m
Kessell 62' m
Con: Maisey (2/4) 28', 32'
Lady Bay Sports Ground
Attendance: 913
Referee: John Meredith
1 December 2018
14:30
Doncaster Knights18 – 20Yorkshire Carnegie
Try: Owen 24' c
Stedman 40' m
Con: Morath (1/2) 24'
Pen: Morath (2) 3', 32'		ReportTry: Donnellan (2) 28', 68'
Con: Umaga (2/2) 28', 68'
Pen: Umaga (2) 37', 50'
Castle Park
Attendance: 894
Referee: Dean Richards

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Round 5[edit]

8 December 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Coventry30 – 29Doncaster Knights (2 BP)
Try: Dawidiuk 59' m
Bulumakau 66' m
Knox 68' c
Tuitupou 73' m
Con: Maisey (1/4) 68'
Pen: Knox (2) 9', 15'
Maisey 17'		ReportTry: Quigley 6' c
Hunter 29' m
Owen 79' c
Cowell 80' c
Con: Flockhart (3/4) 6', 79', 80'
Pen: Flockhart 62'
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 2,028
Referee: George Selwood
9 December 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Nottingham22 – 27Yorkshire Carnegie
Try: Peters 2' c
Coghlan 15' c
Sirker 57' m
Con: O'Leary (2/3) 2', 15'
Pen: O'Leary (1/2) 40'		ReportTry: Lucock 11' c
Buckle 28' c
Niko 36' c
Con: Umaga (3/3) 11', 28', 36'
Pen: Umaga (2/2) 5', 43'
Lady Bay Sports Ground
Attendance: 635
Referee: Neil Chivers

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Round 6[edit]

15 December 2018
14:00
(1 BP) Doncaster Knights14 – 19Nottingham
Try: Penalty try 15'
Sproston 64' c
Con: Foley (1/1) 64'		ReportTry: McConnell 2' c
Heffernan 32' m
Goble 40' c
Con: Lyons (2/3) 3', 40'
Castle Park
Attendance: 648
Referee: Matt Turvey
15 December 2018
14:00
Yorkshire Carnegie15 – 5Coventry
Try: Niko 39' c
Davey 46' m
Con: Te Rure (1/2) 39'
Pen: Te Rure 33'		ReportTry: Ram 23' m
Con: Maisey (0/1)
Emerald Headingley Stadium
Attendance: 750
Referee: Alexander Thomas

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Group 2 (London & South East)[edit]

Group 2
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Ealing Trailfinders (Q) 6 5 0 1 180 98 82 26 13 5 1 26
2 Jersey Reds (Q) 6 5 0 1 194 101 93 28 11 4 1 25
3 London Scottish 6 1 0 5 69 132 -63 7 19 0 2 6
4 Richmond 6 1 0 5 51 163 -112 7 24 0 1 5
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Total number of tries scored
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Difference between points for and against
  5. Fewest red cards
  6. Coin toss

[5]

Green background means the club qualified for the quarter-finals as either group winner or best runner-up.
Blue background means the club qualified for the quarter-finals as runner up or one of two best 3rd placed sides.
Updated: 15 December 2018
Source: "Championship Cup 2018-19". englandrugby.com.

Round 1[edit]

9 November 2018
20:00
London Scottish10 – 6Richmond (1 BP)
Try: Duncan 31' c
Con: Perry (1/1) 32'
Pen: Perry 49'		ReportPen: Kirby (2) 22', 46'
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,393
Referee: Alexander Thomas
11 November 2018
14:00
(2 BP) Ealing Trailfinders34 – 41Jersey Reds (1 BP)
Try: Tuculet 20' c
Ellwood 35' c
Betts 63' c
Onojaife 76' c
Con: Olver (4/4) 20', 35', 63', 76'
Pen: Olver (2) 28', 80'		ReportTry: Maddison 8' m
Slowik 11' c
Selway 40' m
Beckett 46' c
Van Dam 52' c
Best 61' c
Con: Herron (4/6) 11', 46', 52', 61'
Pen: Herron 72'
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 497
Referee: JP Doyle

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Round 2[edit]

17 November 2018
13:00
Richmond7 – 33Ealing Trailfinders (1 BP)
Try: McLean 11' c
Con: Cook (1/1) 12'		ReportTry: Walker 5' c
May 44' c
Els 65' m
Burns 70' c
Harries 75' c
Con: May (4/5) 5', 45', 71', 76'
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 387
Referee: Dean Richards
17 November 2018
14:00
Jersey Reds41 – 10London Scottish
Try: Selway (3) 9' m, 24' c, 40' m
Waters 17' c
Macfarlane (2) 69' c, 76' c
Con: Penberthy (4/6) 17', 24', 69', 76'
Pen: Penberthy 54'		ReportTry: Hoadley 27' c
Con: Perry (1/1) 27'
Pen: Perry 12'
Stade Santander International
Attendance: 1,052
Referee: Matt Turvey

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Round 3[edit]

23 November 2018
19:45
London Scottish19 – 31Ealing Trailfinders (1 BP)
Try: Mantella 35' c
Obatoyinbo 38' c
Eliet 48' m
Con: Perry (2/3) 5', 38'		ReportTry: Walker (2) 4' c, 60 m
O'Regan 13' c
Johnston 21' c
Harries 73' m
Con: May (3/5) 4', 13', 21'
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,041
Referee: Dean Richards
24 November 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Jersey Reds43 – 21Richmond
Try: MacFarlane (4) 8' m, 15' m, 24' m, 36' c
Mudariki 29' c
Beckett 48' c
Newey 58' c
Con: Penberthy (4/7) 29', 36', 48', 58'		ReportTry: Goodrick-Clarke 40' c
Boyce 62' c
Penalty try 73'
Con: Gabbitass (1/1) 40'
Adamson (1/1) 62'
Stade Santander International
Attendance: 941
Referee: George Selwood

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Round 4[edit]

1 December 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Ealing Trailfinders29 – 15London Scottish
Try: Walker 8' m
Harries 14' m
Burns (2) 19' m, 52' c
Els 35' c
Con: May (0/3)
Willis (2/2) 35', 52'		ReportTry: Brodley 60' m
Barton 75' c
Con: Jennings (1/2) 75'
Pen: Perry 2'
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 602
Referee: Alexander Thomas
1 December 2018
14:00
Richmond7 – 38Jersey Reds (1 BP)
Try: Dennet 57' c
Con: Kirby (1/1) 57'		ReportTry: Macfarlane 3' c
Penalty try 28'
Herron 34' c
Homer 64' c
Van Dam 71' m
Slowik 78' m
Con: Herron (3/5) 4', 34', 64'
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 343
Referee: Adam Leal

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Round 5[edit]

8 December 2018
14:00
(1 BP) Jersey Reds16 – 20Ealing Trailfinders
Try: McKern 20' c
Con: Penberthy 20'
Pen: Penberthy (2) 30', 45'
Drop: Penberthy 44'		ReportTry: Stegmann 6' c
Walker 35' c
Con: Willis (2/2) 7', 35'
Pen: Willis (2) 10', 50'
Stade Santander International
Attendance: 943
Referee: Michael Hudson
8 December 2018
15:00
Richmond10 – 6London Scottish (1 BP)
Try: Davies 72' c
Con: Dennett (1/1) 73'
Pen: Dennett 29'		ReportPen: Jennings (2) 51', 59'
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 912
Referee: Matt Turvey

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Round 6[edit]

15 December 2018
14:00
(1 BP) Ealing Trailfinders33 – 0Richmond
Try: Cornish (3) 16' c, 42' c, 52' m
Durutalo 73' c
Lundberg 80' c
Con: Willis (1/1) 17'
May (3/4) 42', 73', 80'		Report
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 591
Referee: Neil Chivers
15 December 2018
14:00
(1 BP) London Scottish9 – 15Jersey Reds
Pen: Jennings (3/3) 7', 36', 43'ReportTry: MacFarlane 39' c
Homer 50' m
Con: Herron (1/2) 40'
Pen: Herron 61'
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 923
Referee: Dean Richards

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Group 3 (South West & Midlands)[edit]

Group 3
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 London Irish (Q) 6 5 0 1 222 72 150 33 10 4 0 24
2 Cornish Pirates (Q) 6 4 0 2 164 164 0 20 20 2 0 18
3 Bedford Blues (Q) 6 3 0 3 131 118 13 19 16 2 1 15
4 Hartpury College 6 0 0 6 80 243 -163 11 35 1 1 2
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Total number of tries scored
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Difference between points for and against
  5. Fewest red cards
  6. Coin toss

[5]

Green background means the club qualified for the quarter-finals as either group winner or best runner-up.
Blue background means the club qualified for the quarter-finals as runner up or one of two best 3rd placed sides.
Updated: 15 December 2018
Source: "Championship Cup 2018-19". englandrugby.com.

Round 1[edit]

10 November 2018
13:00
Hartpury College7 – 35London Irish (1 BP)
Try: Cochrane 20' c
Con: Leeming (1/1) 21'		ReportTry: Fainga'a (2) 3' c, 32' c
McKibbin 39' c
Hobbs-Awoyemi 59' c
Fowlie 80' c
Con: Myler (5/5) 4', 32', 39', 59', 80'
Gillman's Ground
Attendance: 705
Referee: Neil Chivers
11 November 2018
14:30
Cornish Pirates22 – 20Bedford Blues (1 BP)
Try: Strong 12' c
Con: Alvarez (1/1) 13'
Pen: Alvarez (5) 8', 31', 38', 60', 69'		ReportTry: Gliksten 28' c
Adamson 46' c
Hutler 72' c
Con: Coulson (1/3) 29'
Pen: Coulson 34'
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,185
Referee: Dean Richards

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Round 2[edit]

16 November 2018
19:45
(1 BP) Bedford Blues43 – 14Hartpury College
Try: Penalty try 7'
Tapley 14' c
Penny (2) 24' m, 34' c
Davies 50' c
Blanchet 52' c
Con: Robling (4/5) 15', 34', 50', 52'
Pen: Robling 40'+3		ReportTry: Cozens 11' c
Gilbert 74' c
Con: Cozens (2/2) 12', 74'
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,148
Referee: George Selwood
18 November 2018
15:00
(1 BP) London Irish64 – 17Cornish Pirates
Try: Chawatama 15' c
Fowlie 20'c
Tonks 38' c
Penalty try 48'
Hoskins 57' c
Loader 59' c
Northcote-Green 65' c
Schatz 78' c
Nalaga 80' m
Con: Myler (6/6) 15', 21', 39', 58', 61', 66'
Atkins (1/2) 78'
Pen: Myler 6'		ReportTry: O'Meara 35' c
Walker 76' c
Con: Alvarez (2/2) 36', 76'
Pen: Alvarez 42'
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 2,577
Referee: Alexander Thomas

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Round 3[edit]

25 November 2018
14:30
(1 BP) Cornish Pirates53 – 17Hartpury College
Try: Bolwell 30' c
O'Meara 35' c
Moyle (3) 39' c, 53' m, 63' c
Day 43' c
Patterson 55' c
Con: Alvarez (6/7) 31', 36', 40', 44', 56', 64'
Pen: Alvarez (2) 14', 25'		ReportTry: Stratford 11' c
Smith 37' c
Con: Cozens (2/2) 12', 38'
Pen: Cozens 28'
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 815
Referee: Neil Chivers
25 November 2018
15:00
London Irish21 – 13Bedford Blues
Try: Hoskins 5 c'
Steele 22' c
Loader 74' c
Con: Myler (3/3) 6', 23', 75'		ReportTry: Tapley 2' m
Worthington 71' m
Con: Robling (0/2)
Pen: Robling 35'
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 1,815[12]
Referee: Matt Turvey

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Round 4[edit]

1 December 2018
14:30
(2 BP) Hartpury College29 – 36Cornish Pirates (1 BP)
Try: Eves 10'
Stratford 30'
Caven 53'
Tanner 75' m
Con: Scully (3/4) 11', 31', 53'
Pen: Scully 15'		ReportTry: McRae 4' c
Alvarez 26' c
Koster (2) 37' m, 40' c
Wedlake 80' c
Con: Alvarez (4/5) 4', 27', 40', 80'
Pen: Alvarez 64'
Gillman's Ground
Attendance: 715
Referee: Matt Turvey
1 December 2018
15:00
Bedford Blues11 – 36London Irish (1 BP)
Try: Worthington 6' m
Con: Robling (0/1)
Pen: Robling (2) 4', 38'		ReportTry: Loader 15' m
Ojo 32' m
Fainga'a 43' c
Porecki 52' m
Hepetema 60' c
Rogerson 67' c
Con: Myler (3/6) 44', 61', 67'
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,307
Referee: Neil Chivers

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Round 5[edit]

8 December 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Bedford Blues27 – 17Cornish Pirates
Try: Tapley 23' c
Coulson 25' c
Adamson (2) 39' m, 59' m
Con: Hooley (2/4) 23', 25'
Pen: Hooley 17'		ReportTry: O'Meara 75' m
Wedlake 79' c
Koster 80'+5 m
Con: O'Meara (0/1)
Skinner (1/2) 79'
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,986
Referee: Alexander Thomas
9 December 2018
15:00
(1 BP) London Irish59–5Hartpury College
Try: Porecki (3) 5' m, 37' c, 55' c
Hoskins 10' c
Steele 17' c
McLean (2) 22' m, 50' c
Williams 25' c
Campbell 59' c
Con: Atkins (7/9) 11', 18', 26', 38', 52', 56', 60'		ReportTry: Wilcox 66' m
Con: Scully (0/1)
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 1,760
Referee: Dean Richards

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Round 6[edit]

15 December 2018
14:00
Cornish Pirates19 – 7London Irish
Try: Moyle 6' m
Andrew 21' c
Duncan 51' c
Con: Cargill (2/3) 21', 51'		ReportTry: Williams 17' c
Con: Myler (1/2) 17'
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,104
Referee: George Selwood
15 December 2018
14:00
Hartpury College8 – 17Bedford Blues
Try: Edwards 24' m
Con: Cozens (0/1)
Pen: Cozens (1/1) 56'		ReportTry: Adamson (2) 45' m, 80' m
Williams 69' c
Con: Hooley (1/3) 69'
Gillman's Ground
Attendance: 571
Referee: Michael Hudson

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Knock-out stage[edit]

The eight qualifiers were seeded according to performance in the pool stage - with the three pool winners making the top three seeds along with the best runner-up as seed number 4, and the next two runners-up and two best 3rd-placed teams making up the other four seeds. The top four seeds hosted the quarter-finals against the lower seeds, in a 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5 format. However, if two teams qualified from the same pool they could not be drawn together.

Teams were ranked by:

1 – competition points (4 for a win, 2 for a draw)
2 – where competition points are equal, greatest number of wins
3 – where the number of wins are equal, greatest number of tries scored
4 – where the number of tries are equal, aggregate points difference
5 – where the aggregate points difference are equal, greatest number of points scored
6 – where the greatest number of points are equal, least red cards
7 – if red cards are equal, then ranking will be decided by the toss of a coin

[5]

Rank Pool leaders/best runner-up Pts Wins TF Diff PF
1 Ealing Trailfinders 26 5 26 82 180
2 London Irish 24 5 33 150 222
3 Yorkshire Carnegie 22 5 20 30 165
4 Jersey Reds 25 5 28 93 194
Rank Pool runners-up/top two 3rd place Pts Wins TF Diff PF
5 Cornish Pirates 18 4 20 0 164
6 Coventry 17 3 26 11 175
7 Bedford Blues 15 3 19 13 131
8 Nottingham 12 2 20 -24 141
9 London Scottish 6 1 7 -63 69
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 February 2019
 
 
Jersey Reds13
 
24 February 2019
 
Cornish Pirates17
 
Ealing Trailfinders58
 
2 February 2019
 
Cornish Pirates26
 
Ealing Trailfinders41
 
4 May 2019
 
Nottingham10
 
Ealing Trailfinders23
 
3 February 2019
 
London Irish17
 
London Irish27
 
24 February 2019
 
Coventry17
 
London Irish22
 
3 February 2019
 
Yorkshire Carnegie8
 
Yorkshire Carnegie38
 
 
Bedford Blues14
 

Quarter-finals[edit]

2 February 2019
14:00
Jersey Reds13 – 17Cornish Pirates
Try: Van Dam 10' c
Con: Penberthy (1/1) 10'
Pen: Penberthy (2) 57', 69'		ReportTry: Freeman 63' c
Koster 75' c
Con: Alvarez (2/2) 63', 75'
Pen: Alvarez 40'
Stade Santander International
Attendance: 1,010
Referee: Christophe Ridley
2 February 2019
14:30
Ealing Trailfinders41 – 10Nottingham
Try: Penalty try 22'
Jones 29' c
Sloan 50' c
Burns 58' c
Cornish 75' c
Con: May (4/4) 30', 50', 59', 76'
Pen: May 26'
Willis 80'		ReportTry: Williams 61' c
Con: O'Leary (1/1) 62'
Pen: O'Leary 8'
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 267
Referee: Adam Leal
3 February 2019
15:00
London Irish27 – 17Coventry
Try: Elrington 13' c
Maddison 19' c
Loader 69' c
Con: Atkins (3/3) 13', 19', 69'
Pen: Atkins (2) 38', 78'		ReportTry: A. Bulumakau 7' c
Nutley 77' c
Con: Maisey (2/2) 7', 77'
Pen: Maisey 55'
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 1,021
Referee: Karl Dickson
3 February 2019
15:00
Yorkshire Carnegie38 – 14Bedford Blues
Try: Mayhew (2) 4' c, 80' m
Temm 8' m
Niko 17' c
Elder 35' c
Nixon 63' c
Con: Umaga (4/6) 4', 17', 35', 63'		Report[usurped]Try: Hutler 59' c
Tapley 68' c
Con: Robling (2/2) 59, 68'
Emerald Headingley Stadium
Attendance: 365[13]
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

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Semi-finals[edit]

24 February 2019
13:00
London Irish22 – 8Yorkshire Carnegie
Try: Loader (2) 7' c, 39' m
Porecki 49' c
Con: Atkins (2/3) 8', 50'
Pen: Atkins 77'		ReportTry: Thoroughgood 21' m
Con: Te Rure (0/1)
Pen: Te Rure 24'
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 1,208
Referee: Simon Harding
24 February 2019
15:00
Ealing Trailfinders58 – 26Cornish Pirates
Try: Burns (4) 11' m, 23' c, 68' m, 80' m
Cordy Redden 30' c, 40' m
Sloan 43' c
Johnston 54' c
Smid 62' m
Con: May (4/7) 23', 30', 43', 54'
Willis (0/2)
Pen: May 35'		ReportTry: Frost 2' c
O'Meara (2) 7' c, 46' m
Wedlake 20' c
Con: Skinner (3/4) 2', 7', 20'
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 450
Referee: Dean Richards

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Final[edit]

4 May 2019
16:30
Ealing Trailfinders23 – 17London Irish
Try: Steggman 11' m
Harries 20' m
Johnston 46' c
Con: Willis (1/3) 46'
Pen: Willis (2) 34', 59'		Ealing
Irish		Try: Loader 28' m
Hepetema 68' c
Con: Myler (2/3) 28', 68'
Pen: Myler 37'
Trailfinders Sports Club
Attendance: 3,627 [16]
Referee: Greg MacDonald

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Attendances[edit]

Club Home
matches 		Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Bedford Blues 3 6,441 2,147 2,307 1,986 36%
Cornish Pirates 3 3,104 1,035 1,185 815 26%
Coventry 3 5,618 1,873 2,028 1,686 47%
Doncaster Knights 3 2,409 803 894 648 16%
Ealing Trailfinders 6 6,034 1,006 3,627 267 28%
Hartpury College 3 1,991 664 715 571 33%
Jersey Reds 4 3,946 987 1,052 941 25%
London Irish 5 8,381 1,676 2,577 1,021 7%
London Scottish 3 3,357 1,119 1,393 923 25%
Nottingham 3 2,403 801 913 635 27%
Richmond 3 1,642 547 912 343 12%
Yorkshire Carnegie 4 2,024 506 750 324 15%

[6][7][8][9][10][11][14][15][3][16]

Individual statistics[edit]

  • Points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included).

Season records[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Trailfinders Sports Ground capacity was raised from 3,020 (1,200 seats) to 4,000 (2,200 seats) on 3 February 2019.
  2. ^ Although Madejski's full capacity is 24,161, for most matches only the West Stand was opened with capacity of 7,579.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Championship Cup competition announced". RFU. 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  2. ^ "British & Irish Cup to be scrapped". BBC Sport. BBC.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Championship Cup Final". The RugbyPaper. No. 555. 5 May 2019. pp. 21 & 30.
  4. ^ "Green King IPA Champiosnship and Championship Cup Fixtures" (PDF). RFU. 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  5. ^ a b c d "Championship Cup Regulations 2018-19" (PDF). England Rugby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Championship Cup". The RugbyPaper. No. 530. 11 November 2018. pp. 26–27 & 34.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Championship Cup". The RugbyPaper. No. 531. 18 November 2018. pp. 28–29 & 38.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Championship Cup". The RugbyPaper. No. 532. 25 November 2018. pp. 28–29 & 40.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Championship Cup". The RugbyPaper. No. 533. 2 December 2018. pp. 26–28 & 40.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Championship Cup". The RugbyPaper. No. 534. 9 December 2018. pp. 26–28 & 38.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Championship Cup". The RugbyPaper. No. 535. 16 December 2018. pp. 26–28 & 38.
  12. ^ "MATCH REPORT V LONDON IRISH". Bedford Blues. 25 November 2018.
  13. ^ "MATCH REPORT V YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE". Bedford Blues. 3 February 2010.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g "Championship Cup quarter-finals". The RUGBYPaper. No. 542. Rugby Paper Ltd. 3 February 2019. pp. 28–29 & 35.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g "Championship Cup semi-finals". The RUGBYPaper. No. 546. Rugby Paper Ltd. 3 March 2019. pp. 28–29 & 35.
  16. ^ a b Shapely, Olli [@ealingtfrugby] (May 5, 2019). ""Thanks to the record crowd of 3627"" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links[edit]

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