2021–22 RFU Championship Cup

2021–22 RFU Championship Cup
2021–22 RFU Championship Cup
Tournament details
Countries	England Jersey
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Date	9 April – 21 May 2022
Tournament statistics
Teams	11
Final

The 2021–22 RFU Championship Cup is the third season of the annual rugby union Championship Cup competition for second tier, professional English clubs playing in the RFU Championship.[1] The competition returns after a more than one year hiatus, following the cancellation of the previous year's tournament and the mid season cancellation of the 2019–20 tournament.

Competition format

The competition format is two-legged knockout ties with a first round of five matches, followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. The Championship winners, Ealing Trailfinders receive a bye to the quarter-finals. The first round matches took place on 9 April, following the final round of Championship fixtures. In the competition's inaugural season, the RFU had set out the pool matches in a regional format to encourage derby games, but this year's competition format is more loosely structured.

Participating teams and locations

Club	Stadium	Capacity	Area
Ampthill	Dillingham Park	3,000	Ampthill, Bedfordshire
Bedford Blues	Goldington Road	5,000 (1,700 seats)	Bedford, Bedfordshire
Cornish Pirates	Mennaye Field	4,000 (2,200 seats)	Penzance, Cornwall
Coventry	Butts Park Arena	4,000 (3,000 seats)	Coventry, West Midlands
Doncaster Knights	Castle Park	5,183[2] (1,650 seats)	Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Ealing Trailfinders	Trailfinders Sports Ground	4,000 (2,200 seats)	West Ealing, London
Hartpury University	ALPAS Arena	2,000	Hartpury, Gloucestershire
Jersey Reds	Stade Santander International	4,000	Saint Peter, Jersey
London Scottish	Athletic Ground	4,500 (1,000 seats)	Richmond, London
Nottingham	Lady Bay Sports Ground	3,500	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Richmond	Athletic Ground	4,500 (1,000 seats)	Richmond, London

London

London teams:
Ealing
London Scottish
Richmond

Locations of the 2021–22 RFU Championship Cup teams

L. Scottish

Richmond

Ealing

Greater London RFU Championship Cup teams

First round

First leg

8 April 2022
19:30

Richmond	26 - 61	Hartpury University

Athletic Ground

8 April 2022
19:45

Nottingham	14 - 38	Bedford Blues

Lady Bay

9 April 2022
14:30

Doncaster Knights	24 - 26	Cornish Pirates

Castle Park

9 April 2022
15:00

Ampthill	27 - 21	Coventry

Dillingham Park

9 April 2022
17:00

Jersey Reds	57 - 14	London Scottish

Stade Santander International

Second leg

24 April 2022
14:00

London Scottish	7 - 54	Jersey Reds

Athletic Ground

Jersey Reds win 111 - 21 on agrregate

24 April 2022
14:30

Cornish Pirates	20 - 32	Doncaster Knights

Mennaye Field

Doncaster Knights win 56 - 46 on aggregate

24 April 2022
14:30

Hartpury University	35 - 40	Richmond

ALPAS Arena

Hartpury University win 96 - 66 on aggregate

24 April 2022
15:00

Coventry	31 - 22	Ampthill

Butts Park Arena

Coventry win 52 - 49 on aggregate

24 April 2022
15:00

Bedford Blues	52 - 19	Nottingham

Goldington Road

Bedford Blues win 90 - 33 on aggregate

Knock-out stage

The four overall winners from round 1 along with the best two losing teams and Ealing Trailfinders will contest the two-legged quarter finals. The competition will then be played in a single leg straight knockout format.

1st Leg

29 April
19:45

Hartpury University	19 – 19	Jersey Reds