In inflicting a first defeat of the Greene King IPA Championship season on London Irish, Jersey scored a wonder try
The Championship
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Smokin’ Joe On a high-scoring weekend of Aviva Premiership action, Wasps scrum-half Joe Simpson produced a contender for Try of the Season in their 36-29 win over Exeter…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints 67 reasons to be cheerful Rugby fans in the British Isles who have been missing their domestic rugby fix over the summer were treated to a try-fest as…
Championship final 2nd leg: Bristol v London Welsh
Aviva Premiership rugby will return to Oxford’s Kassam Stadium next season thanks to London Welsh’s 20-point aggregate win over promotion favourites Bristol
Championship blog: Semi-finals second leg wrap
That the two top teams after the regular season should battle it out in the final is a validation of the tournament’s structure. Less so, are rules that permit Bristol’s…
Championship blog: Semi-finals first leg wrap
By Richard Grainger Bristol butterflies leaves tie in balance Bristol 17, Rotherham 14 Bristol have twice gone into the Championship play-offs only to fluff their lines and on Saturday’s evidence…
Championship blog: B&I Cup quarter-final wrap
By Richard Grainger Leeds double bubble not yet burst Leeds 41, Plymouth 21 Carnegie’s hopes of the double are still very much alive after they dispatched Plymouth in front of…
Championship blog: Round 20 wrap
By Richard Grainger With three rounds remaining in Stage 1 of the Greene King IPA Championship, Bristol and London Welsh have already booked their place in the play-offs. Welsh win…
Championship blog: Round 18 wrap
With five rounds left in stage one of the Greene King IPA Championship, this weekend the top four sides virtually rubber-stamped their tickets to the play-offs, scoring 22 tries between
Championship blog: Round 16 wrap
Only three matches in the Greene King IPA Championship went ahead this weekend, as Rugby became another casualty of waterlogged Britain. But despite the atrocious weather, if the route to…