2013–14 RFU Championship

2013–14 Greene King IPA Championship
Countries  England
 Jersey
Date 14 September 2013 – 4 June 2014
Champions London Welsh
Runners-up Bristol
Relegated Ealing Trailfinders
Matches played 144
Attendance 289,423 (average 2,010 per match)
Tries scored 807 (average 5.604 per match)
Top point scorer ArgentinaJuan Pablo Socino
(Rotherham) 300 points[1]
Top try scorer EnglandMiles Mantella
(London Scottish) 19 tries[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] London Welsh replaced Newcastle Falcons who were promoted into the English Premiership after winning the play-off final against Bedford Blues.[6] Doncaster Knights were relegated to National League 1[7] and were replaced by the champions of National League 1, Ealing Trailfinders who played in the RFU Championship for the first time.[8]

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.[9] Matches in the RFU Championship were broadcast on Sky Sports.[10]

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.[11]

The play–off structure remained the same as the previous year.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] There was no relegation play–off; the bottom team was automatically relegated.[12] Following an agreement with the RFU in 2012, each RFU Championship club received £355,000 in funding from the RFU for the season.[15]

Participating teams

Club Stadium Capacity Area
Bedford Blues Goldington Road 6,000 Bedford, Bedfordshire
Bristol Memorial Stadium 12,100 Bristol, Avon
Cornish Pirates Mennaye Field 3,500 Penzance, Cornwall
Ealing Trailfinders Trailfinders Sports Ground West Ealing, London
Jersey St. Peter 5,000 Saint Peter, Jersey
Leeds Carnegie Headingley Carnegie Stadium 20,250 Leeds, West Yorkshire
London Scottish Athletic Ground, Richmond 4,500 Richmond, London
London Welsh Kassam Stadium 12,500 Oxford, Oxfordshire[n 1]
Moseley Billesley Common 3,000+ Birmingham, West Midlands
Nottingham Meadow Lane 19,588 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Plymouth Albion The Brickfields 8,500 Plymouth, Devon
Rotherham Titans Clifton Lane 2,500 Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Notes
  1. Despite 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.[5] However, they played two matches at their traditional home:[16]
    • against Moseley in Round 18 on 9 March 2014
    • against Nottingham in Round 23 on 26 April 2014

League table

2013–14 Greene King IPA Championship Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Bristol Rugby (RU) 23 19 0 4 786 505 281 18 3 96[n 1]
2 London Welsh (CH) 23 19 0 4 724 348 376 10 2 88
3 Leeds Carnegie (SF) 23 18 0 5 700 387 313 10 2 84
4 Rotherham Titans (SF) 23 17 0 6 718 474 244 11 1 80
5 London Scottish 23 14 0 9 554 423 131 10 2 66
6 Cornish Pirates 23 10 2 11 456 554 -98 4 3 51
7 Moseley 23 9 1 13 449 575 -126 4 2 44
8 Plymouth Albion 23 6 1 16 467 588 -121 5 9 40
9 Bedford Blues 23 7 0 16 472 624 -152 5 5 38
10 Nottingham 23 5 1 17 413 610 -197 3 9 34
11 Jersey 23 6 0 17 423 629 -206 1 6 29[n 2]
12 Ealing Trailfinders (R) 23 5 1 17 365 810 -445 5 1 28
  • 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
  1. Bristol were deducted 1 competition point for failing to reduce to 14 men when going to uncontested scrums against Bedford on 6 October.[17]
  2. Jersey were deducted 2 competition points for fielding an ineligible player.[18]
Green background are promotion play-off places. Pink background is the relegation place.
Updated 5 June 2014 — Current English Leagues source: 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.[11] 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 London Scottish (BP)
Ealing
Scottish
Allianz Park
Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Darren Gamage
14 September 2013
13:00
Moseley 24 – 42 Rotherham (BP)
Rotherham
Moseley
Castle Park
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Ian Tempest
14 September 2013
15:15
London Welsh 23 – 14 Bedford Blues
Welsh
Bedford
Allianz Park
Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Matthew Carley
14 September 2013
15:15
Nottingham 24 – 16 Leeds Carnegie
Nottingham
Leeds
Castle Park
Attendance: 1,098
Referee: Greg MacDonald
15 September 2013
13:15
Plymouth Albion (BP) 41 – 27 Jersey
Plymouth
Jersey
Sandy Park
Referee: Simon Harding
15 September 2013
15:30
Cornish Pirates 23 – 21 Bristol (BP)
Pirates
Bristol
Sandy Park
Attendance: 3,752
Referee: David Rose

Round 2

20 September 2013
19:45
Cornish Pirates (BP) 20 – 27 Leeds Carnegie (BP)
Pirates
Leeds
The Mennaye
Attendance: 1,844
Referee: Ross Campbell
20 September 2013
19:45
Plymouth Albion (BP) 34 – 34 Moseley (BP)
Plymouth
Brickfields
Attendance: 1,746
Referee: Matthew Carley
21 September 2013
15:00
Jersey 26 – 14 Bedford Blues
Jersey
Bedford
St Peter
Attendance: 2,265
Referee: Luke Pearce
21 September 2013
15:00
Rotherham (BP) 79 – 9 Ealing Trailfinders
Rotherham
Ealing
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,257
Referee: John Meredith
22 September 2013
15:00
Bristol (BP) 31 – 18 London Scottish
Bristol
Scottish
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,320
Referee: Greg MacDonald
22 September 2013
15:00
Nottingham 19 – 46 London Welsh (BP)
Nottingham
Welsh
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,164
Referee: Ian Tempest

Round 3

28 September 2013
14:30
London Welsh (BP) 40 – 9 Plymouth Albion
Welsh
Plymouth
Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 999
Referee: Ross Campbell
28 September 2013
15:00
Bedford Blues (2 BP) 28 – 29 Leeds Carnegie
Bedford
Leeds
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,754
Referee: Steve Lee
28 September 2013
15:00
Ealing Trailfinders 17 – 31 Cornish Pirates (BP)
Ealing
Pirates
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Matthew Carley
28 September 2013
15:00
Jersey 17 – 26 Bristol (BP)
Jersey
Bristol
St Peter
Attendance: 2,590
Referee: Ian Tempest
28 September 2013
15:00
London Scottish 27 – 6 Nottingham
Scottish
Nottingham
Richmond Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,394
Referee: Simon Harding
28 September 2013
15:00
Moseley 21 – 47 Rotherham (BP)
Moseley
Rotherham
Billesley Common
Attendance: 938
Referee: Greg MacDonald

Round 4

4 October 2013
19:45
Cornish Pirates (BP) 28 – 13 Moseley
Pirates
Moseley
The Mennaye
Attendance: 1,374
Referee: Simon Harding
4 October 2013
19:45
Plymouth Albion (BP) 20 – 22 London Scottish
Plymouth
Scottish
Brickfields
Attendance: 1,904
Referee: Darren Gamage
4 October 2013
20:00
Leeds Carnegie (BP) 64 – 3 Ealing Trailfinders
Leeds
Ealing
Headingley
Attendance: 2,194
Referee: Ian Tempest
5 October 2013
15:00
Rotherham (2 BP) 27 – 32 London Welsh
Rotherham
Welsh
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,828
Referee: Steve Lee
6 October 2013
15:00
Bristol (BP) 45 – 27 Bedford Blues (BP)
Bristol
Bedford
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,817
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
6 October 2013
15:00
Nottingham (BP) 19 – 22 Jersey
Nottingham
Jersey
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,562
Referee: Ross Campbell

Round 5

25 October 2013
19:30
London Scottish (BP) 23 – 24 Rotherham
Scottish
Rotherham
Richmond Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,103
Referee: David Rose
26 October 2013
14:30
(BP) Jersey 18 – 23 Plymouth Albion
Jersey
Plymouth
St Peter
Attendance: 2,216
Referee: Martin Fox
26 October 2013
15:00
Moseley 18 – 27 Leeds Carnegie (BP)
Moseley
Leeds
Billesley Common
Attendance: 774
Referee: Darren Gamage
26 October 2013
18:30
(BP) London Welsh 41 – 6 Cornish Pirates
Welsh
Pirates
Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,203
Referee: Ian Tempest
27 October 2013
15:15
(BP) Bedford Blues 31 – 14 Ealing Trailfinders
Bedford
Ealing
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,923
Referee: Dean Richards
27 October 2013
15:15
(BP) Bristol 33 – 18 Nottingham
Bristol
Nottingham
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,071
Referee: Matthew Carley

Round 6

1 November 2013
19:45
Cornish Pirates 16 – 8 London Scottish
Pirates
Scottish
The Mennaye
Attendance: 1,449
Referee: Dean Richards
1 November 2013
19:45
Ealing Trailfinders 6 – 15 Moseley
Ealing
Moseley
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 692
Referee: Simon Harding
2 November 2013
14:00
Rotherham 25 – 16 Jersey
Rotherham
Jersey
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,287
Referee: John Meredith
2 November 2013
15:00
(2BP) Plymouth Albion 31 – 38 Bristol (BP)
Plymouth
Bristol
Brickfields
Attendance: 2,216
Referee: David Rose
3 November 2013
15:00
(BP) Leeds Carnegie 24 – 31 London Welsh
Leeds
Welsh
Headingley
Attendance: 2,444
Referee: Steve Lee
3 November 2013
15:00
Nottingham 26 – 24 Bedford Blues (BP)
Nottingham
Bedford
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,614
Referee: Darren Gamage

Round 7

8 November 2013
19:45
Ealing Trailfinders 5 – 20 Plymouth Albion
Ealing
Plymouth
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 562
Referee: Greg MacDonald
9 November 2013
15:00
Moseley 29 – 15 Nottingham
Moseley
Nottingham
Billesley Common
Attendance: 712
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
10 November 2013
14:00
(BP) London Scottish 29 – 3 Jersey
Scottish
Jersey
Richmond Athletic Ground
Attendance: 928
Referee: Thomas Foley
10 November 2013
14:30
London Welsh 22 – 7 Bristol
Welsh
Bristol
Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,821
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
10 November 2013
15:00
Cornish Pirates 16 – 13 Bedford Blues (BP)
Pirates
Bedford
The Mennaye
Attendance: 1,609
Referee: Simon Harding
10 November 2013
15:00
Leeds Carnegie 19 – 10 Rotherham
Leees
Rotherham
Headingley
Attendance: 2,345
Referee: Ross Campbell

Round 8

15 November 2013
19:45
Bedford Blues 13 – 26 Moseley
Bedford
Moseley
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,545
Referee: Ross Campbell
16 November 2013
12:30
London Scottish 26 – 15 Leeds Carnegie
Scottish
Leeds
Richmond Athletic Ground
Attendance: 797
Referee: John Meredith
16 November 2013
15:00
Jersey 27 – 25 Cornish Pirates (BP)
Jersey
Pirates
St Peter
Attendance: 2,185
Referee: Matthew Carley
17 November 2013
14:30
(BP) London Welsh 28 – 0 Ealing Trailfinders
Welsh
Ealing
Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,004
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
17 November 2013
15:00
(BP) Bristol 36 – 26 Rotherham
Bristol
Rotherham
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,655
Referee: Tom Foley
17 November 2013
15:00
Nottingham 15 – 10 Plymouth Albion (BP)
Nottingham
Plymouth
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,261
Referee: Dean Richards

Round 9

22 November 2013
19:45
Plymouth Albion 16 – 27 Bedford Blues
Plymouth
Bedford
Brickfields
Attendance: 1,548
Referee: Ian Tempest
23 November 2013
14:00
Rotherham 17 – 11 Nottingham (BP)
Rotherham
Nottingham
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,390
Referee: Greg MacDonald
23 November 2013
15:00
Moseley 8 – 24 London Welsh
Moseley
Welsh
Billesley Common
Attendance: 1,081
Referee: Darren Gamage
24 November 2013
15:00
Cornish Pirates 21 – 15 Bristol (BP)
Pirates
Bristol
The Mennaye
Attendance: 2,176
Referee: John Meredith
24 November 2013
15:00
Ealing Trailfinders 10 – 36 London Scottish (BP)
Ealing
Scottish
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 669
Referee: Ross Campbell
24 November 2013
15:00
Leeds Carnegie 29 – 13 Jersey
Leeds
Jersey
Headingley
Attendance: 2,120
Referee: Steve Lee

Round 10

29 November 2013
19:45
Plymouth Albion 17 – 28 Rotherham
Plymouth
Rotherham
Brickfields
Attendance: 1,349
Referee: Tom Foley
30 November 2013
14:30
Jersey 18 – 28 Ealing Trailfinders (BP)
Jersey
Ealing
St Peter
Attendance: 1,902
Referee: Darren Gamage
30 November 2013
15:00
Bedford Blues 28 – 26 London Welsh (BP)
Bedford
Welsh
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,599
Referee: John Meredith
30 November 2013
15:00
(BP) London Scottish 38 – 17 Moseley
Scottish
Moseley
Richmond Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,128
Referee: Steve Lee
1 December 2013
15:00
(2BP) Bristol 22 – 28 Leeds Carnegie (BP)
Bristol
Leeds
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,029
Referee: Greg MacDonald
1 December 2013
15:00
Nottingham 27 – 27 Cornish Pirates
Nottingham
Pirates
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,229
Referee: Ross Cambell

Round 11

21 December 2013
14:30
London Welsh 5 – 13 London Scottish
Welsh
Scottish
Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,359
Referee: Ian Tempest
21 December 2013
15:00
Ealing Trailfinders 7 – 21 Bristol
Ealing
Bristol
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 724
Referee: Simon Harding
21 December 2013
15:00
Moseley 10 – 3 Jersey (BP)
Moseley
Jersey
Billesley Common
Attendance: 948
Referee: Ross Campbell
26 December 2013
14:00
(BP) Rotherham 35 – 6 Bedford Blues
Rotherham
Bedford
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,217
Referee: Steve Lee
26 December 2013
15:00
Cornish Pirates 10 – 3 Plymouth Albion (BP)
Pirates
Plymouth
The Mennaye
Attendance: 3,050
Referee: Darren Gamage
28 December 2013
15:00
(BP) Leeds Carnegie 30 – 19 Nottingham
Leeds
Nottingham
Headingley
Attendance: 3,168
Referee: Dean Richards

Round 12

28 December 2013
15:00
(BP) Bristol 29 – 8 Moseley
Bristol
Moseley
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,860
Referee: Thomas Foley
1 January 2014
15:00
Bedford Blues 21 – 13 London Scottish
Bedford
Scottish
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,555
Referee: John Meredith
4 January 2014
14:00
(BP) Jersey 26 – 33 London Welsh
Jersey
Welsh
St Peter
Attendance: 1,617
Referee: Greg MacDonald
4 January 2014
14:00
(BP) Rotherham 35 – 30 Cornish Pirates (BP)
Rotherham
Pirates
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,735
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
4 January 2014
15:00
(BP) Plymouth Albion 14 – 15 Leeds Carnegie
Plymouth
Leeds
Brickfields
Attendance: 1,835
Referee: Martin Fox
5 January 2014
15:00
(2 BP) Nottingham 27 – 28 Ealing Trailfinders
Nottingham
Ealing
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,367
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

Round 13

25 January 2014
15:00
Bedford Blues 14 – 9 Nottingham (BP)
Bedford
Nottingham
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,189
Referee: Ross Campbell
25 January 2014
15:00
Jersey 22 – 35 Rotherham (BP)
Jersey
Rotherham
St Peter
Attendance: 2,044
Referee: John Meredith
25 January 2014
15:00
(BP) London Scottish 25 – 6 Cornish Pirates
Scottish
Pirates
Richmond Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,675
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
25 January 2014
15:00
(BP) Moseley 22 – 12 Ealing Trailfinders
Moseley
Ealing
Billesley Common
Attendance: 700
Referee: Thomas Foley
26 January 2014
14:30
London Welsh 19 – 10 Leeds Carnegie
Welsh
Leeds
Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,538
Referee: Martin Fox
26 January 2014
15:00
Bristol P – P Plymouth Albion
Memorial Stadium
Referee: Andrew Jackson

Round 14

31 January 2014
20:00
Nottingham 15 – 3 London Scottish
Nottingham
Scottish
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,197
Referee: Andrew Small
1 February 2014
14:00
Rotherham 16 – 6 Moseley
Rotherham
Moseley
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,287
Referee: Dean Richards
1 February 2014
15:00
(BP) Plymouth Albion 36 – 15 London Welsh
Plymouth
Welsh
Brickfields
Attendance: 2,024
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
2 February 2014
14:00
Cornish Pirates 18 – 18 Ealing Trailfinders
Pirates
Ealing
The Mennaye
Attendance: 1,127
Referee: Luke Pearce
2 February 2014
15:00
(BP) Bristol 54 – 14 Jersey
Bristol
Jersey
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,657
Referee: Francisco Pastrana (UAR)
2 February 2014
15:00
(BP) Leeds Carnegie 50 – 6 Bedford Blues
Leeds
Bedford
Headingley
Attendance: 2,086
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

Round 15

7 February 2014
19:30
Moseley P – P Cornish Pirates
Billesley Common
8 February 2014
14:30
(BP) London Scottish 38 – 27 Plymouth Albion (BP)
Scottish
Plymouth
Richmond Athletic Ground
Attendance: 819
Referee: David Procter
8 February 2014
15:00
Bedford Blues 19 – 32 Bristol (BP)
Bedford
Bristol
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,009
Referee: Darren Gamage
8 February 2014
15:00
Ealing Trailfinders 11 – 46 Leeds Carnegie (BP)
Ealing
Leeds
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 631
Referee: Greg MacDonald
8 February 2014
15:00
Jersey 17 – 13 Nottingham (BP)
Jersey
Nottingham
St Peter
Attendance: 1,592
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
9 February 2014
14:30
(BP) London Welsh 47 – 16 Rotherham
Welsh
Rotherham
Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,061
Referee: Steve Lee

Round 16

14 February 2014
19:45
Ealing Trailfinders P – P Bedford Blues
Trailfinders Sports Ground
15 February 2014
14:00
Rotherham 15 – 12 London Scottish (BP)
Rotherham
Scottish
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,342
Referee: Greg MacDonald
15 February 2014
15:00
Plymouth Albion P – P Jersey
Brickfields
16 February 2014
15:00
Cornish Pirates P – P London Welsh
The Mennaye
16 February 2014
15:00
(BP) Leeds Carnegie 62 – 5 Moseley
Leeds
Headingley
Attendance: 3,902
Referee: Andrew Jackson
16 February 2014
15:00
(BP) Nottingham 24 – 25 Bristol
Nottingham
Bristol
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,305
Referee: John Meredith

Postponed matches

21 February 2014
19:30
Moseley 28 – 20 Cornish Pirates
Pirates
Billesley Common
Attendance: 626
Referee: Ross Campbell

22 February 2014
14:00
Ealing Trailfinders P – P Bedford Blues
Trailfinders Sports Ground

23 February 2014
15:00
(BP) Bristol 43 – 12 Plymouth Albion
Bristol
Plymouth
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,408
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

Round 17

28 February 2014
19:45
Plymouth Albion 22 – 12 Nottingham
Plymouth
Nottingham
Brickfields
Attendance: 1,436
Referee: Steve Lee
1 March 2014
15:00
Ealing Trailfinders 6 – 39 London Welsh (BP)
Ealing
Welsh
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,571
Referee: Andrew Jackson
1 March 2014
15:00
Moseley 24 – 13 Bedford Blues
Moseley
Bedford
Billesley Common
Attendance: 1,090
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
1 March 2014
15:00
Rotherham 26 – 34 Bristol (BP)
Rotherham
Bristol
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,349
Referee: Ian Tempest
2 March 2014
15:00
Cornish Pirates 19 – 15 Jersey (BP)
Pirates
Jersey
The Mennaye
Attendance: 1,183
Referee: Greg MacDonald
2 March 2014
15:00
Leeds Carnegie 27 – 18 London Scottish
Leeds
Scottish
Headingley
Attendance: 1,960
Referee: Darren Gamage

Round 18

8 March 2014
15:00
Bedford Blues 18 – 33 Plymouth Albion
Bedford
Plymouth
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,199
Referee: Greg MacDonald
8 March 2014
15:00
(BP) Jersey 13 – 18 Leeds Carnegie
Jersey
Leeds
St Peter
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: Martin Fox
9 March 2014
12:00
(BP) London Welsh 42 – 18 Moseley
Welsh
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 2,006
Referee: Dean Richards
9 March 2014
12:30
(BP) London Scottish 42 – 13 Ealing Trailfinders
Scottish
Ealing
Richmond Athletic Ground
Attendance: 856
Referee: Thomas Foley
9 March 2014
13:00
(BP) Bristol 46 – 33 Cornish Pirates (BP)
Bristol
Pirates
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,035
Referee: John Meredith
9 March 2014
13:00
Nottingham 7 – 51 Rotherham
Nottingham
Rotherham
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,329
Referee: Darren Gamage

Postponed matches (2)

15 March 2014
15:00
Ealing Trailfinders 23 – 39 Bedford Blues (BP)
Ealing
Bedford
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 528
Referee: John Meredith

15 March 2014
15:00
(BP) Plymouth Albion 23 – 30 Jersey
Plymouth
Jersey
Brickfields
Attendance: 1,036
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

16 March 2014
15:00
Cornish Pirates 5 – 20 London Welsh
Pirates
Welsh
The Mennaye
Attendance: 1,387
Referee: Martin Fox

Round 19

21 March 2014
19:45
Ealing Trailfinders 25 – 23 Jersey (BP)
Ealing
Jersey
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 843
Referee: Matthew Carley
22 March 2014
15:00
(BP) Moseley 20 – 23 London Scottish
Moseley
Scottish
Billesley Common
Attendance: 902
Referee: Andrew Jackson
22 March 2014
15:00
(BP) Rotherham 45 – 10 Plymouth Albion
Rotherham
Plymouth
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,386
Referee: Martin Fox
23 March 2014
14:30
(BP) London Welsh 29 – 11 Bedford Blues
Welsh
Bedford
Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,353
Referee: Darren Gamage
23 March 2014
15:00
Cornish Pirates 17 – 11 Nottingham (BP)
Pirates
Nottingham
The Mennaye
Attendance: 1,235
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
23 March 2014
15:00
(BP) Leeds Carnegie 27 – 33 Bristol (BP)
Leeds
Bristol
Headingley
Attendance: 3,297
Referee: Thomas Foley

Round 20

29 March 2014
15:00
Jersey 8 – 39 Moseley (BP)
Jersey
Moseley
St Peter
Attendance: 2,664
Referee: Steve Lee
29 March 2014
15:00
(BP) Plymouth Albion 20 – 26 Cornish Pirates
Plymouth
Pirates
Brickfields
Attendance: 2,598
Referee: Darren Gamage
29 March 2014
17:00
Bedford Blues 12 – 33 Rotherham
Bedford
Rotherham
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,844
Referee: Thomas Foley
30 March 2014
14:00
London Scottish 21 – 32 London Welsh
Scottish
Welsh
Richmond Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,807
Referee: John Meredith
30 March 2014
15:00
(BP) Bristol 82 – 28 Ealing Trailfinders (BP)
Bristol
Ealing
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,852
Referee: David Procter
30 March 2014
15:00
(BP) Nottingham 20 – 27 Leeds Carnegie
Nottingham
Leeds
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,315
Referee: Martin Fox

Round 21

12 April 2014
14:00
(BP) London Welsh 45 – 7 Jersey
Welsh
Jersey
Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,082
Referee: Greg MacDonald
12 April 2014
15:00
(BP) Ealing Trailfinders 37 – 35 Nottingham (2BP)
Ealing
Nottingham
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 473
Referee: Dean Richards
12 April 2014
15:00
Moseley 24 – 33 Bristol (BP)
Moseley
Bristol
Billesley Common
Attendance: 1,437
Referee: Thomas Foley
13 April 2014
14:00
London Scottish 19 – 15 Bedford Blues (BP)
Scottish
Bedford
Richmond Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,057
Referee: Martin Fox
13 April 2014
15:00
Cornish Pirates 20 – 40 Rotherham (BP)
Pirates
Rotherham
The Mennaye
Attendance: 1,372
Referee: Andrew Jackson
13 April 2014
15:00
(BP) Leeds Carnegie 40 – 14 Plymouth Albion
Leeds
Plymouth
Headingley
Attendance: 1,870
Referee: Ian Tempest

Round 22

18 April 2014
19:45
(BP) Bristol 25 – 21 London Welsh (BP)
Bristol
Welsh
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,061
Referee: Luke Pearce
18 April 2014
20:00
(BP) Nottingham 29 – 24 Moseley (2 BPs)
Nottingham
Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,402
Referee: Ian Tempest
19 April 2014
14:00
Jersey 17 – 25 London Scottish
Jersey
Scottish
St Peter
Attendance: 2,345
Referee: Darren Gamage
19 April 2014
15:00
(BP) Bedford Blues 48 – 36 Cornish Pirates (BP)
Bedford
Pirates
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,365
Referee: Thomas Foley
19 April 2014
15:00
(BP) Plymouth Albion 21 – 26 Ealing Trailfinders (BP)
Plymouth
Ealing
Brickfields
Attendance: 1,555
Referee: Steve Lee
19 April 2014
15:00
Rotherham 17 – 34 Leeds Carnegie
Rotherham
Leeds
Abbeydale Park, Sheffield
Attendance: 2,477
Referee: Martin Fox

Round 23

25 April 2014
20:00
(BP) Leeds Carnegie 36 – 3 Cornish Pirates
Leeds
Pirates
Headingley
Attendance: 2,017
Referee: Greg MacDonald
26 April 2014
15:00
(BP) Bedford Blues 31 – 41 Jersey (BP)
Bedford
Jersey
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,659
Referee: Andrew Small
26 April 2014
15:00
(2 BPs) Ealing Trailfinders 29 – 36 Rotherham (BP)
Ealing
Rotherham
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 842
Referee: Dean Richards
26 April 2014
15:00
(BP) London Scottish 31 – 55 Bristol Rugby (BP)
Scottish
Bristol
Richmond Athletic Ground
Attendance: 2,155
Referee: Ian Tempest
26 April 2014
15:00
(BP) London Welsh 64 – 12 Nottingham
Welsh
Nottingham
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,236
Referee: John Meredith
26 April 2014
15:00
Moseley 16 – 11 Plymouth Albion (BP)
Plymouth
Billesley Common
Attendance: 1,105
Referee: 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.[3]

First leg

10 May 2014
14:45
Bristol Rugby 17 – 14 Rotherham
Bristol
Rotherham
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,839
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

11 May 2014
13:00
Leeds Carnegie 38 – 31 London Welsh
Leeds
Welsh
Headingley
Attendance: 2,844
Referee: Andrew Small

Second leg

17 May 2014
18:05
Rotherham 11 – 22 Bristol Rugby
Rotherham
Bristol
Abbeydale Sports Club (Sheffield RUFC)
Attendance: 3,267
Referee: Matthew Carley

18 May 2014
12:45
London Welsh 29 – 20 Leeds Carnegie
Welsh
Leeds
Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 2,324
Referee: Greg Garner

Final

28 May 2014
19:45
London Welsh 27 – 8 Bristol Rugby
Welsh
Bristol
Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,021
Referee: Wayne Barnes

4 June 2014
19:45
Bristol Rugby 20 – 21 London Welsh
Bristol
Welsh
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 10,905
Referee: Luke Pearce

Total attendances

Club Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity Home Matches
Bedford Blues 27,137 2,261 2,754 1,550 37% 12
Bristol 79,264 5,662 10,908 3,752 47% 14
Cornish Pirates 21,558 1,797 3,752 1,127 45% 12
Ealing Trailfinders 10,085 840 1,571 473 N/A 12
Jersey 27,184 2,265 3,752 1,592 42% 12
Leeds Carnegie 30,028 2,310 3,902 1,098 13% 13
London Scottish 15,269 1,272 2,155 797 27% 12
London Welsh 24,121 1,723 5,021 999 16% 14
Moseley 11,363 947 1,437 626 29% 12
Nottingham 15,843 1,320 1,614 1,098 9% 12
Plymouth Albion 22,999 1,917 3,752 1,036 22% 12
Rotherham Titans 22,395 1,723 3,267 1,050 64% 13

Top scorers

Top points scorers

Rank Player Team Points[1]
1 Juan Pablo Socino Rotherham 300
2 Matthew Jarvis Nottingham 191
3 James Pritchard Bedford Blues 175
4 Glyn Hughes Leeds Carnegie 156
5 Alex Lozowski Leeds Carnegie 143
6 Declan Cusack Plymouth Albion 134
7 Alex Davies London Welsh 132
8 Kieran Hallett Cornish Pirates 131
9 Niall O'Connor Jersey 128
Gordon Ross London Welsh

Top try scorers

Rank Player Team Tries[2]
1 Miles Mantella London Scottish 19
2 George Watkins Bristol 18
3 Mark Bright London Scottish 16
4 Tom Bowen Plymouth Albion 14
5 Phil Chesters Ealing 12
6 Seb Stegmann London Welsh 11
7 David Doherty Leeds Carnegie 10
Jonah Holmes Leeds Carnegie
Michael Keating Rotherham
Nick Scott London Welsh
Matthew Williams Moseley

See also

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