2010–11 RFU Championship

The 2010–11 RFU Championship was the 2nd season (of the professionalised format) of the second division of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between August 2010 and May 2011. New teams to the division included Worcester Warriors who were relegated from the Guinness Premiership 2009–10 and Esher who were promoted from the 2009–10 National League 1.^[1][2] The league maintained the three stage system with the league including promotion/relegation pools and playoffs to determine the champion and promoted team.

Worcester Warriors topped the regular season league table, their play-off group table and then won the Championship after they defeated Cornish Pirates over two legs in the Championship final at Sixways Stadium (46–32) on 18 May 2011 to make an instant return to the Premiership.^[3] Birmingham & Solihull were relegated to the 2011–12 National League 1 at the end of this season.^[4]

Participating teams

Bedford

B'ham & Solihull

Bristol

Cornish Pirates

Doncaster

Esher

London Welsh

Moseley

Nottingham

Plymouth

Rotherham

Worcester

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Locations of the 2010–11 RFU Championship teams

Stage 1 league table

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Number of matches won
2. Difference between points for and against
3. Total number of points for
4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
   (F) Promotion play-off finals; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (S) Promotion play-off semi-finals

Results

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Round 8

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Round 9

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Round 10

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Round 11

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Round 12

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Round 13

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Round 14

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 January 2011.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 December 2010.

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Round 15

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 December 2010.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 14 December 2010.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 January 2011.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 18 January 2011.

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• Game rescheduled from 4 December 2010.

• Game rescheduled from 27 November 2010.

• Game rescheduled from 4 December 2010.

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Round 16

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 February 2011.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 February 2011.

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Round 17

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Round 18

• This fixture would double up as a league and 2010–11 British and Irish Cup game after the corresponding cup game was postponed.^[5]

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Round 15 (rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 4 December 2010.

• Game rescheduled from 4 December 2010.

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Round 14 (rescheduled game)

• Game rescheduled from 27 November 2010.

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Round 19

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Round 16 (rescheduled game)

• Game rescheduled from 12 December 2010.

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Round 20

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Round 16 (rescheduled game)

• Game rescheduled from 12 December 2010.

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Round 21

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Round 22

Stage 2 - Play-offs

Group A (Promotion)

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Group B (Promotion)

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Group C (Relegation)

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(R) Relegated

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

Stage 3

Semi-finals

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Final

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Total Season Attendances

• Includes playoff games.

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1. Note that 1 home attendance is missing (see below) - so the total attendance will not be 100% accurate. The average attendance has also been taken into account with the missing games not included.
2. Missing home attendance v Bedford Blues on 14 December 2010.

Individual statistics

• Player stats include playoff games as well as regular season games. Also note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

Season records

References

1. "Leeds Carnegie 12 Worcester Warriors 10". The Telegraph. 25 April 2010.
2. "Rugby: Esher up as champions with room to spare". Get Surrey. 12 April 2010.
3. "Worcester Warriors 25-20 Cornish Pirates (agg 46-32)". BBC Sport. 18 May 2011.
4. ""Not good enough Bees" relegated by Moseley". Solihull News. 10 April 2011.
5. "Birmingham & Solihull 35 Doncaster Knights 29". Doncaster Free Press. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
6. "Championship 10/11 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 19 February 2011.
7. "Championship Playoffs 10/11 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 18 May 2011.
8. "Championship 10/11 Leading top scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 19 February 2011.
9. "Championship Playoffs 10/11 Leading top scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 18 May 2011.
10. "Championship 10/11 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 19 February 2011.
11. "Championship Playoffs 10/11 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 18 May 2011.
12. "Championship 10/11 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 19 February 2011.
13. "Championship Playoffs 10/11 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 18 May 2011.
14. "Championship 10/11 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 19 February 2011.
15. "Championship Playoffs 10/11 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 18 May 2011.
16. "Championship 10/11 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 19 February 2011.
17. "Championship Playoffs 10/11 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 18 May 2011.
18. "Championship 10/11 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 19 February 2011.
19. "Championship Playoffs 10/11 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 18 May 2011.
20. "Championship 10/11 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 19 February 2011.
21. "Championship Playoffs 10/11 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 18 May 2011.
22. "Championship 10/11 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 19 February 2011.
23. "Championship Playoffs 10/11 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 18 May 2011.
24. "Championship 10/11 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 19 February 2011.
25. "Championship Playoffs 10/11 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 18 May 2011.
26. "Championship 10/11 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 19 February 2011.
27. "Championship Playoffs 10/11 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 18 May 2011.
28. "Championship 10/11 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 19 February 2011.
29. "Championship Playoffs 10/11 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 18 May 2011.
30. "Championship 10/11 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 19 February 2011.
31. "Championship Playoffs 10/11 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 18 May 2011.

External links

• Official site
• Fixtures & Results