2023–24 RFU Championship
Rugby union competition in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2023–24 RFU Championship is the fifteen season of the RFU Championship, the professional second tier of rugby union in England. It features eleven English teams, with the 12th team, and reigning champions, Jersey Reds, withdrawing from the competition at the start of the season after going into liquidation.[1]
Quick Facts Countries, Date ...
2023–24 RFU Championship | |
---|---|
Countries | England |
Date | 20 October 2023 — 25 May 2024 |
Champions | Ealing Trailfinders (2nd title) |
Matches played | 110 |
Attendance | 175,342 (average 1,594 per match) |
Highest attendance | 5,047 — Coventry v Nottingham, 26 December 2023 |
Lowest attendance | 481 – London Scottish v Doncaster Knights, 9 March 2024 |
Tries scored | 895 (average 8.1 per match) |
Top point scorer | 184 – Patrick Pellegrini, Coventry |
Top try scorer | 16 – Matt Cornish, Ealing Trailfinders |
2024–25 → |
Close
Ealing Trailfinders were crowned champions on 11 May 2024 with a game still to play, despite losing away to Doncaster Knights, thanks to Cornish Pirates defeating Coventry on the same day.[2] It would be Ealing's second Championship title in three years, but once again they would be denied promotion to the Premiership due to the minimum standard criteria.[3] No teams would be relegated this season due to Jersey's liquidation.