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2010–11 RFU Championship

FieldValue
name2010–11 RFU Championship
countriesEngland
championsWorcester Warriors
runnersupCornish Pirates
relegatedBirmingham & Solihull
highest attendance12,024 Worcester Warriors at home to Cornish Pirates on 18 May 2011
attendance378,950 (average 2,216 per match)
lowest attendance317 Birmingham & Solihull at home to Doncaster Knights on 9 January 2011
top point scorerENG Andy Goode
(Worcester Warriors) 381 points
top try scorerENG Miles Benjamin
(Worcester Warriors) 26 tries
prevseason[2009–10](2009-10-rfu-championship)
nextseason[2011–12](2011-12-rfu-championship)

(Worcester Warriors) 381 points (Worcester Warriors) 26 tries 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. 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. Birmingham & Solihull were relegated to the 2011–12 National League 1 at the end of this season.

Participating teams

TeamStadiumCapacityCity/Area
Bedford BluesGoldington Road5,000 (1,700 seats)Bedford, Bedfordshire
Birmingham & SolihullDamson Park
Sharmans Cross3,050
3,500 (1,000 seats)Solihull, West Midlands
BristolMemorial Stadium12,100Bristol
Cornish PiratesMennaye Field4,000 (2,200 seats)Penzance
Doncaster KnightsCastle Park3,075Doncaster
EsherMolesey Road3,000Hersham, Surrey
London WelshOld Deer Park5,850 (1,000 seats)Richmond, London
MoseleyBillesley Common3,000+Birmingham
NottinghamMeadow Lane19,588Nottingham
Plymouth AlbionThe Brickfields6,500Plymouth
Rotherham TitansClifton Lane2,500Rotherham
Worcester WarriorsSixways Stadium12,088Worcester

Stage 1 league table

--{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

  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 --

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 January 2011.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 December 2010.

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.

Round 14 & Round 15 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 4 December 2010.
  • Game rescheduled from 27 November 2010.
  • Game rescheduled from 4 December 2010.

Round 16

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 February 2011.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 February 2011.

Round 17

Round 18

Round 15 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 4 December 2010.
  • Game rescheduled from 4 December 2010.

Round 14 (rescheduled game)

  • Game rescheduled from 27 November 2010.

Round 19

Round 16 (rescheduled game)

  • Game rescheduled from 12 December 2010.

Round 20

Round 16 (rescheduled game)

  • Game rescheduled from 12 December 2010.

Round 21

Round 22

Stage 2 - Play-offs

Group A (Promotion)

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Group B (Promotion)

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Group C (Relegation)

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Stage 3

Semi-finals

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Final

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Total Season Attendances

  • Includes playoff games.
ClubHome
GamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% Capacity
Bedford Blues1437,1502,6544,1501,95453%
Birmingham & Solihull148,2615901,27731719%
Bristol1457,6474,1185,7682,23834%
Cornish Pirates1639,1952,4503,5001,73761%
Doncaster Knights1416,5481,1821,83090138%
Esher1418,2281,3022,50071243%
London Welsh1417,3481,2392,05772021%
Moseley1311,6248941,30865130%
Nottingham1421,1171,5082,3498018%
Plymouth Albion1430,6922,1924,8471,52134%
Rotherham Titans1416,7551,2891,92190348%
Worcester Warriors16104,3856,52412,0244,71254%

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.

Top points scorers

RankPlayerTeamAppearancesPoints
1ENG Andy GoodeWorcester Warriors29381
2ENG Rob CookCornish Pirates30366
3ENG Tristan RobertsDoncaster Knights27309
4JPN James ArlidgeNottingham24296
5CAN James PritchardBedford Blues21280
6ARG Juan Pablo SocinoRotherham Titans27275
7ENG Sam UlphEsher26237
8ENG Alex DaviesPlymouth Albion25236
9ENG Ollie ThomasMoseley22205
10SCO Gordon RossLondon Welsh19197

Top try scorers

RankPlayerTeamAppearancesTries
1ENG Miles BenjaminWorcester Warriors2826
2ENG Marcel GarveyWorcester Warriors2919
3ENG Simon HuntBirmingham & Solihull2017
4ENG Edd ThrowerBedford Blues2115
ENG Josh DrauniniuLondon Welsh2315
IRE Matty WilliamsDoncaster Knights2615
5RSA Johannes SchmidtBedford Blues2114
6SCO Stephen McCollDoncaster Knights2713
7ENG Tim StreatherCornish Pirates2312
ENG Phil BurgessCornish Pirates2512
ENG David JacksonNottingham2512
ENG Andy GoodeWorcester Warriors2912

Season records

Team

;Largest home win — 68 pts 81 - 13 Worcester Warriors at home to Bristol on 16 April 2011 ;Largest away win — 46 pts 68 - 22 London Welsh away to Moseley on 16 October 2010 ;Most points scored — 81 pts 81 - 13 Worcester Warriors at home to Bristol on 16 April 2011 ;Most tries in a match — 12 Bedford Blues at home to Rotherham Titans on 16 April 2011 ;Most conversions in a match — 10 (x2) Bedford Blues at home to Rotherham Titans on 16 April 2011

Worcester Warriors at home to Bristol on 16 April 2011 ;Most penalties in a match — 7 (x5) Nottingham at home to London Welsh on 29 August 2011

Nottingham away to Doncaster Knights on 2 October 2011

Esher at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 1 January 2011

Rotherham Titans at home to Doncaster Knights on 5 February 2012

Plymouth Albion at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 25 March 2012 ;Most drop goals in a match — 3 Worcester Warriors away to Bedford Blues on 16 October 2010

Player

;Most points in a match — 30 CAN James Pritchard for Bedford Blues at home to Rotherham Titans on 16 April 2011 ;Most tries in a match — 4 (x2) ENG James Short for Bedford Blues at home to Moseley on 25 September 2010

ENG Josh Drauniniu for London Welsh away to Moseley on 16 October 2010 ;Most conversions in a match — 10 CAN James Pritchard for Bedford Blues at home to Rotherham Titans on 16 April 2011 ;Most penalties in a match — 7 (x5) JPN James Arlidge for Nottingham at home to London Welsh on 29 August 2011

JPN James Arlidge for Nottingham away to Doncaster Knights on 2 October 2011

ENG Sam Ulph for Esher at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 1 January 2011

ARG Juan Pablo Socino for Rotherham Titans at home to Doncaster Knights on 5 February 2012

ENG Alex Davies for Plymouth Albion at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 25 March 2011 ;Most drop goals in a match — 3 ENG Andy Goode for Exeter Chiefs away to Bristol on 26 May 2010

Attendances

;Highest — 12,024 Worcester Warriors at home to Cornish Pirates on 18 May 2011 ;Lowest — 317 Birmingham & Solihull at home to Doncaster Knights on 9 January 2011 ;Highest Average Attendance — 6,524 Worcester Warriors ;Lowest Average Attendance — 590 Birmingham & Solihull

References

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