Tag Archives: RFU Championship

Numbers were a bit down this week with the Pro D2 on hiatus and the California Cup also on holidays. A few regulars were also missing by way of rest or injury. As such we’ve had to squeeze a few players into unusual spots, and we’ve even plucked a couple …

We’re just nudging into the second half of the Greene King IPA Championship this weekend, with games split between Saturday and – due to holidays – Monday. The big news in recent days has been the liquidation of London Welsh, a situation which has seen half of the team’s roster …

With most teams opting to field entirely second string sides it’s a mixed bag of Americas players in the British & Irish Cup this weekend. Five Canadians, four Argentines, and one US Eagle will take part in round four of the competition between the RFU Championship clubs and Guinness Pro …

London Welsh are down but as it turns out, not quite out. In a surprise decision on Tuesday the High Court has adjourned a hearing that could have seen that club shut down immediately until January 23. The ruling gives the club an extra month to meet with creditors and …

The impeding demise of London Welsh has sent ripples through English rugby with the club announcing earlier in the week that it would be postponing their match against Doncaster Knights with a decision on their immediate future to be made by the courts on Monday. Despite hopes that they would …

It’s slim pickings this week in the Greene King IPA Championship with only a half-dozen Americas players set to suit up over the weekend. With few clubs able to offer competitive salaries to overseas players the prospects of more players heading across the Atlantic to the English second division any …

Richmond have done it. The only fully amateur club in England’s second professional division – the Greene King IPA Championship – have won their first game of the season, against London Scottish on Friday evening. Playing a key role in the dramatic 17-16 victory was US Eagles midfielder Ronnie McLean. …

It’s another slow week for Americas players in the Greene King IPA Championship, made ever slower by a few resting ahead of international duty for the November test series. That means only five players from Argentina, Canada, and the USA will be in action on Saturday. Argentine prop Nacho Sáenz …

The magic of Pato Fernández was well and truly on display at Stade Amédée Domenech as he led Clermont to a stunning win over Brive at their home fortress. There was strong competition in the outside backs this week, and also at the back of the scrum. A few spots weren’t …

Things couldn’t get much quieter from an Americas perspective in this weekend’s Greene King IPA Championship. Despite a full boat of games only six players from this side of the Atlantic will feature, the smallest number in many months if not years. Financial difficulties continue to plague London Welsh off …