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2015–16 RFU Championship

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}

{{Infobox rugby union season

| name = 2015–16 RFU Championship

| image =

| countries = {{flag|England}}
{{flag|Jersey}}

| date = 4 September 2015 – May 2016

| champions = Bristol

| runnersup = Doncaster Knights

| relegated = Moseley

| matches = 138

| highest attendance = 16,084 Bristol Rugby v Doncaster Knights on 25 May 2016

| attendance = {{#expr:

+ 888 + 1019 + 887 + 6063 + 1447 + 2037

+ 2239 + 744 + 2146 + 1437 + 1000 + 2032

+ 1052 + 1154 + 966 + 5544 + 1274 + 1938

+ 863 + 2053 + 1697 + 1721 + 1329 + 1000

+ 2101 + 1231 + 1438 + 830 + 4560 + 1145

+ 797 + 2373 + 874 + 2010 + 1132 + 1054

+ 2574 + 1219 + 894 + 842 + 975 + 5185

+ 2016 + 1890 + 1159 + 748 + 1087 + 1821

+ 1145 + 6979 + 1007 + 803 + 2224 + 954

+ 7145 + 3672 + 1493 + 310 + 895 + 1025

+ 2077 +2100 + 884 + 1055 + 993 + 1864

+ 2921 + 1260 + 1431 + 2340 + 11170 + 3292

+ 4341 + 621 + 1870 + 1327 + 1197 + 1307

+ 2612 + 1236 + 1011 + 6398 + 1348 + 3287

+ 1207 + 1236 + 425 + 1526 + 1067 + 2107

+ 5517 + 730 + 2331 + 2162 + 1109 + 726

+ 2009 + 1107 + 626 + 1231 + 940 + 2984

+ 753 + 966 + 2082 + 1089 + 1025 + 7005

+ 2460 + 1344 + 802 + 1188 + 2223 + 1718

+ 1108 + 978 + 1463 + 3035 + 1987 + 1850

+ 6449 + 2446 + 658 + 983 + 1568 + 2147

+ 1235 + 3224 + 667 + 2613 + 1092 + 1299

+ 3102 + 2662 + 4797 + 12030 + 4759 + 16084

}}

| tries = {{#expr:

+ 4 + 8 + 4 + 8 + 4 + 6

+ 10 + 8 + 5 + 7 + 8 + 3

+ 6 + 5 + 2 + 11 + 5 + 10

+ 5 + 4 + 7 + 5 + 7 + 9

+ 6 + 5 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 5

+ 4 + 6 + 4 + 7 + 7 + 4

+ 10 + 4 + 8 + 5 + 3 + 11

+ 7 + 7 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 11

+ 6 + 6 + 6 + 3 + 3 + 3

+ 6 + 2 + 5 + 9 + 5 + 9

+ 5 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 9

+ 4 + 8 + 9 + 6 + 2 + 7

+ 8 + 10 + 4 + 5 + 3 +9

+ 11 + 5 + 5 + 6 + 6 + 8

+ 5 + 8 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 8

+ 6 + 11 + 8 + 5 + 4 + 2

+ 4 + 9 + 9 + 6 + 2 + 2

+ 5 + 5 + 8 + 6 + 6 + 8

+ 5 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 9 + 8

+ 8 + 6 + 9 + 15 + 9 + 4

+ 6 + 6 + 7 + 5 + 12 + 10

+ 13 + 7 + 4 + 7 + 7 + 15

+ 5 + 7 + 4 + 9

}}

| lowest attendance = 310 Ealing Trailfinders v Nottingham Rugby on 28 November 2015

| top point scorer = {{flagicon|WAL}} Gavin Henson
Bristol 193 points

| top try scorer = {{flagicon|NZ}} Paul Grant
Nottingham Rugby 19 tries

| prevseason = 2014–15

| nextseason = 2016–17

}}

The 2015–16 RFU Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Greene King IPA Championship, is the seventh 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 is contested by eleven English clubs and one from Jersey in the Channel Islands. This is the third year of the competition's sponsorship with Greene King Brewery, which runs until 2017.{{cite press release|url=http://www.rfu.com/news/2013/june/news-articles/260613_greene_king_championship |title=Greene King IPA to sponsor RFU Championship |publisher=Rugby Football Union |date=26 June 2013 |access-date=29 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701022502/http://www.rfu.com/news/2013/june/news-articles/260613_greene_king_championship |archive-date=1 July 2013 }} The twelve teams in the RFU Championship also compete in the British and Irish Cup, along with clubs from Ireland and Wales. Some matches in the RFU Championship are broadcast on Sky Sports.

Moseley are relegated into the 2016–17 National League 1 after finishing bottom of the table.{{cite web|url= http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/rugby/problems-key-areas-cost-moseley-11214373|title= Problems in key areas cost Moseley RFC Championship place|publisher=Birmingham Mail|date=20 April 2016}} After seven years of trying for promotion (five of which they actually topped the league stage including during this season), Bristol finally did it. In front of a divisional and club record crowd of 16,084, Bristol managed to gain promotion to the Aviva Premiership despite losing 32–34 to away side (and league stage runners up), Doncaster Knights, due to an emphatic first leg victory, to go up 60 - 47 on aggregate.{{cite web|url= http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Bristol-Defeat-Doncaster-doesn-t-stop-Premiership/story-29321204-detail/story.html|title= Bristol Rugby are back! Defeat to Doncaster doesn't stop Premiership promotion|publisher= Bristol Post|date= 25 May 2016}}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url= http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/news/gallery-record-crowd-at-ashton-gate-for-final/|title=GALLERY: RECORD CROWD FOR BRISTOL|publisher=Bristol Rugby|date=26 May 2016}}

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Structure

The Championship's structure has all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis. The play-off structure will remain the same as the previous year.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/18102034 |title=Championship: RFU to abolish play-off pool stages |publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 May 2012 |access-date=29 May 2015}} The top four teams at the end of the home-and-way season qualify for the promotion play-offs which follow a 1 v 4, 2 v 3 system. The winners have to meet the RFU's Minimum Standards Criteria in order to be promoted to the Premiership. There is no promotion if grounds fail to meet the criteria.{{cite web|url=http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/Sport/Bedford-Blues-RUFC/Premiership-is-no-go-for-now-admits-chief-Irvine.htm |title=Premiership is no go for now admits chief Irvine |publisher=Bedfordshire News |date=13 March 2011 |access-date=29 May 2015}} There are no relegation play-offs; the bottom team is automatically relegated. This the last year of a 2012 funding agreement with the RFU, where each club would have been given a grant of £380,000.{{cite web|last=Pilnick |first=Brent |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/19342642 |title=RFU unveils new funding deal for Championship clubs |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 August 2012 |access-date=29 May 2015}} Following claims, by Championship teams, including Plymouth Albion, that the current arrangement was not enough to sustain professional clubs, the RFU increased the annual funding to over £500,000 per club in a new agreement which will last until 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/31869848 |title=Championship: 'Extra RFU funding is not enough', Plymouth chief |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 March 2015 |access-date=29 May 2015}}

Teams

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Bedford
|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat= 51.45| long=-2.583333 |label=

Bristol
|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=50.119 |long=-5.537 |label=

Cornish Pirates
|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.5157 |long=-1.1327 |label=

Doncaster
|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |England |lat=49.925002 |long=-2.298672 |mark=Arrows 12x12 s.svg |marksize=18|label=

Jersey
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{{location map~ |England |lat=51.531908 |long=0.039406 |label=

London
|position=left}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.483056 |long=-1.893611 |label=

Moseley
|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.95 |long=-1.133333 |label=

Nottingham
|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.4301 |long=-1.3572 |label=

Rotherham
|position=left}}

{{Location map~|England|lat_deg=53|lat_min=49 |lat_dir=N |lon_deg=1|lon_min=34|lon_dir=W|label=

Yorkshire Carnegie
|position=left}}

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London teams

Ealing Trailfinders

London Scottish

London Welsh

|position=right}}

}}

{{Location map+|Greater London

|caption=Greater London RFU Championship teams clubs

|alt=Greater London RFU Championship teams

|float=right

|width=350

|places =

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{{Location map~|Greater London|lat=51.46647 |long=-0.30334|label=London Scottish|label_size=75|marksize=|position=bottom}}

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}}

Ten of the teams, listed below, played in the championship last season. Worcester Warriors were promoted to the English Premiership defeating Bristol in the 2014–15 RFU Championship play-off final and are replaced by London Welsh, following their relegation from the 2014–15 English Premiership, after finishing bottom of the table and earning only one point.{{cite web|last=Scott |first=Ged |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/32884899 |title=Championship play-off: Worcester 30–30 Bristol (Agg 59–58) |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=13 May 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/english-premiership/table |title=English Premiership Table |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=13 May 2016}} Plymouth Albion were relegated from the Championship after finishing bottom in the 2014–15 RFU Championship, ending a thirteen-year spell in the second tier of English rugby.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/32366951 |title=Plymouth Albion are relegated from the Championship |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 April 2015 |access-date=29 May 2015}} They are replaced by Ealing Trailfinders who were promoted as champions of 2014–15 National League 1, returning to the RFU Championship after relegation the previous year.{{cite web|last=Wilkinson |first=John |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/scott-morgan-if-you-want-9147380 |title=Scott Morgan: 'If you want to win this league you've got three lives, and unfortunately we lost all ours in January' |publisher=Coventry Telegraph |date=29 April 2015 |access-date=29 May 2015}}

class="wikitable sortable"
| Club

!| Stadium

!| Capacity

!| Area

!| Captain

!| DOR/Head Coach

Bedford Blues

| Goldington Road

| style="text-align:left;" |6,000

| Bedford, Bedfordshire

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Nick Fenton-Wells

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Mike Rayer

Bristol

| Ashton Gate Stadium

| style="text-align:left;" |16,600{{#tag:ref|Capacity at Ashton Gate was down from 21,497 to 16,600 due to redevelopment work to modernise the stadium up to 27,000 for the 2016–17 season.{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-24924792 | work=BBC News| title=Why does Bristol never build anything? | date=16 January 2014}}{{cite news | url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Ashton-GateIt-s-kicking-work-start-pound-40m/story-21022660-detail/story.html | work=Bristol Post | title=It's all kicking off as work starts on £40m makeover for Bristol City stadium | date=28 April 2014 | access-date=26 May 2016 | archive-date=11 October 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011115717/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Ashton-GateIt-s-kicking-work-start-pound-40m/story-21022660-detail/story.html | url-status=dead }}|group=a}}

| Bristol

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Dwayne Peel

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Robinson

Cornish Pirates

| Mennaye Field

| style="text-align:left;" |4,000 (2,200 Seats)

| Penzance, Cornwall

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Morgan

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Davies

Doncaster Knights

| Castle Park rugby stadium

| style="text-align:left;" |5,000

| Doncaster, South Yorkshire

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Hills

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Clive Griffiths

Ealing Trailfinders

| Trailfinders Sports Ground

| style="text-align:left;" |3,020 (1,020 seats)

| West Ealing, London

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Danny Kenny

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Ward

Jersey

| St Peter

| style="text-align:left;" |5,000

| Saint Peter, Jersey

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Alex Rae

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Harvey Biljon

London Scottish

| Athletic Ground, Richmond

| style="text-align:left;" |4,500

| Richmond, London

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Bright

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Friday

London Welsh

| Old Deer Park

| style="text-align:left;" |5,850 (1,000 seats)

| Richmond, London

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Corker

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Rowland Phillips

Moseley

| Billesley Common

| style="text-align:left;" |3,000+

| Birmingham, West Midlands

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Mike Powell

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Kevin Maggs

Nottingham Rugby

| Lady Bay Sports Ground

| style="text-align:left;" |2,000 (est)

| Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Daniel Montagu

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Haag

Rotherham Titans

| Clifton Lane
Herringthorpe Playing Fields

| style="text-align:left;" |2,500
Unknown capacity

| Rotherham, South Yorkshire

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Holmes

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Blackett

Yorkshire Carnegie

| Headingley Carnegie Stadium

| style="text-align:left;" |21,062

| Leeds, West Yorkshire

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Burrows

| {{flagicon|SCO}} Ian McGeechan

{{reflist|group=a}}

Table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Rugby

| title = 2015–16 RFU Championship table

| show_tries_for = n

| show_tries_against = n

| res_col_header = PR

| team1 = BRI | name_BRI = Bristol (C)

| team2 = DON | name_DON = Doncaster Knights (F)

| team3 = YOR | name_YOR = Yorkshire Carnegie (SF)

| team4 = BED | name_BED = Bedford Blues (SF)

| team5 = LWE | name_LWE = London Welsh

| team6 = JER | name_JER = Jersey

| team7 = NOT | name_NOT = Nottingham Rugby

| team8 = LSC | name_LSC = London Scottish

| team9 = COR | name_COR = Cornish Pirates

| team10 = ROT | name_ROT = Rotherham Titans

| team11 = EAL | name_EAL = Ealing Trailfinders

| team12 = MOS | name_MOS = Moseley (R)

| win_BRI = 20| draw_BRI = 0| loss_BRI = 2| pf_BRI = 718| pa_BRI = 397| tb_BRI = 14| lb_BRI = 1

| win_DON = 15| draw_DON = 2| loss_DON = 5| pf_DON = 588| pa_DON = 470| tb_DON = 10| lb_DON = 5

| win_YOR = 14| draw_YOR = 0| loss_YOR = 8| pf_YOR = 655| pa_YOR = 466| tb_YOR = 15| lb_YOR = 7

| win_BED = 12| draw_BED = 0| loss_BED = 10| pf_BED = 623| pa_BED = 599| tb_BED = 10| lb_BED = 6

| win_LWE = 11| draw_LWE = 1| loss_LWE = 10| pf_LWE = 442| pa_LWE = 528| tb_LWE = 9| lb_LWE = 3

| win_JER = 11| draw_JER = 1| loss_JER = 10| pf_JER = 465| pa_JER = 466| tb_JER = 5| lb_JER = 6

| win_NOT = 10| draw_NOT = 0| loss_NOT = 12| pf_NOT = 494| pa_NOT = 483| tb_NOT = 9| lb_NOT = 7

| win_LSC = 10| draw_LSC = 0| loss_LSC = 12| pf_LSC = 463| pa_LSC = 453| tb_LSC = 2| lb_LSC = 7

| win_COR = 8| draw_COR = 1| loss_COR = 13| pf_COR = 530| pa_COR = 570| tb_COR = 8| lb_COR = 7

| win_ROT = 8| draw_ROT = 0| loss_ROT = 14| pf_ROT = 454| pa_ROT = 621| tb_ROT = 3| lb_ROT = 3

| win_EAL = 6| draw_EAL = 1| loss_EAL = 15| pf_EAL = 523| pa_EAL = 605| tb_EAL = 5| lb_EAL = 6

| win_MOS = 4| draw_MOS = 0| loss_MOS = 18| pf_MOS = 416| pa_MOS = 715| tb_MOS = 6| lb_MOS = 4

| col_Q = #d8ffeb | text_Q = Promotion play-off place

|result1 = Q|result2 = Q|result3 = Q|result4 = Q

| col_R = #ffcccc | text_R = Relegation place

|result12 = R

| class_rules = 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

| update = 13 May 2016

| source = {{cite web | url=http://www.ncarugby.org/index.php?pg=T%20The%20Championship&league=The%20Championship | title=Greene King IPA Championship | publisher=NCA Rugby}}

}}

Fixtures

=Round 1=

{{rugbybox

|date = 4 September 2015

|time = 19:45

|home = (BP) London Scottish

|score = 19 – 23

|report = [http://londonscottish.com/pro/fixtures/4183.php Scottish]
[http://www.moseleyrugby.co.uk/report_display12.php?repfixid=2306 Moseley]

|away = Moseley

|stadium = Athletic Ground

|attendance = 888

|referee = Darren Gamage

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 September 2015

|time = 14:30

|home = (2BP) Doncaster Knights

|score = 33 – 35

|report = [http://www.london-welsh.co.uk/index.php?mod=rugby_matchreport Welsh]

|away = London Welsh (BP)

|stadium = Castle Park

|attendance = 1,019

|referee = Greg MacDonald

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 September 2015

|time = 14:00

|home = Rotherham Titans

|score = 24 – 23

|report = [http://www.rotherhamrugby.co.uk/fixtures/290/rotherham-titans-vs-ealing-trailfinders/ Rotherham]
[http://ealingtrailfinders1stxv.com/team/fixtures-results/match-report/rotherham-titans-less-than-strong-greater-than-24 Ealing]

|away = Ealing Trailfinders (BP)

|stadium = Herringthorpe Playing Fields{{#tag:ref|Rotherham Titans played at Herringthorpe Stadium due to the local cricket club using Clifton Road on the same date.{{cite web|url=http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/news/article/536/titans_open_at_herringthorpe |title=Titans open at Herringthorpe |publisher=rotherham.gov.uk |date=6 August 2015 }} |group=a}}

|attendance = 887

|referee = Matthew O’Grady

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 September 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Bristol Rugby

|score = 23 – 29

|report = [http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/fixtures/1st-xv-fixtures/first-xv/188/bristol-rugby-vs-bedford-blues/ Bristol]
[http://www.bedfordrugby.co.uk/content/match-report-v-bristol-3 Bedford]

|away = Bedford Blues (BP)

|stadium = Ashton Gate

|attendance = 6,063

|referee = Tom Foley

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 September 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = Cornish Pirates

|score = 18 – 14

|report = [http://www.cornish-pirates.com/15-16_match_reports/nottingham_home.html Pirates]
[http://www.nottinghamrugby.co.uk/fixtures/cornish-pirates-060915.aspx Nottingham]

|away = Nottingham (BP)

|stadium = The Mennaye

|attendance = 1,447

|referee = Craig Maxwell-Keys

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 September 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Yorkshire Carnegie

|score = 39 – 22

|report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195748/http://www.yorkshirecarnegie.com/rugby/27323.php Carnegie]}}
[http://www.jrfc.je/match-reports/20152016-season/yorkshire-carnegie-39-jersey-22.aspx Jersey]

|away = Jersey

|stadium = Headingley

|attendance = 2,037

|referee = Andrew Jackson

}}{{Reflist|group=a}}{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=364|date=6 September 2015|pages=30–31 &40}}

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=Round 2=

{{rugbybox

|date = 12 September 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Bedford Blues

|score = 38 – 32

|report = [http://www.bedfordrugby.co.uk/content/bedford-blues-v-moseley-2 Bedford]
[http://www.moseleyrugby.co.uk/report_display12.php?repfixid=2309 Moseley]

|away = Moseley (2BP)

|stadium = Goldington Road

|attendance = 2,239

|referee = Simon Harding

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 12 September 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = Ealing Trailfinders

|score = 17 – 37

|report = [http://ealingtrailfinders1stxv.com/news/ealing-trailfinders-17-37-london-scottish Ealing]
[http://londonscottish.com/pro/fixtures/4189.php Scottish]

|away = London Scottish (BP)

|stadium = Trailfinders Sports Ground

|attendance = 744

|referee = Craig Maxwell-Keys

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 12 September 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = Jersey

|score = 17 – 15

|report = [http://www.jrfc.je/match-reports/20152016-season/jersey-17-cornish-pirates-15.aspx Jersey]
[http://www.cornish-pirates.com/15-16_match_reports/jersey_away.html Pirates]

|away = Cornish Pirates (BP)

|stadium = St Peter

|attendance = 2,146

|referee = Andrew Small

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 13 September 2015

|time = 14:00

|home = Rotherham Titans

|score = 11 – 20

|report = [http://www.rotherhamrugby.co.uk/fixtures/291/rotherham-titans-vs-yorkshire-carnegie/ Rotherham]
{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160327034331/http://www.yorkshirecarnegie.com/rugby/27386.php Carnegie]}}

|away = Yorkshire Carnegie

|stadium = Clifton Lane

|attendance = 1,437

|referee = Tim Wigglesworth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 13 September 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (2BP) Nottingham Rugby

|score = 30 – 36

|report = [http://www.nottinghamrugby.co.uk/fixtures/doncaster-knights-130915-%281%29.aspx Nottingham]

|away = Doncaster Knights (BP)

|stadium = Lady Bay Sports Ground

|attendance = 794{{cite web|url=http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Nottingham-VS-Doncaster-Knights?comp_id=503&match_id=32174&date=13-Sep-2015 |title=Nottingham VS Doncaster Knights |publisher=Rugby Statbunker |date=13 September 2015 }}

|referee = Darren Gamage

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 13 September 2015

|time = 15:15

|home = London Welsh

|score = 22 – 36

|report = [http://www.london-welsh.co.uk/index.php?mod=rugby_matchreport Welsh]
[http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/fixtures/1st-xv-fixtures/first-xv/189/london-welsh-vs-bristol-rugby/ Bristol]

|away = Bristol Rugby (BP)

|stadium = Old Deer Park

|attendance = 2,032

|referee = Greg Garner

}}

{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=365|date=13 September 2015|pages=28–29 & 38}}

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=Round 3=

{{rugbybox

|date = 19 September 2015

|time = 14:30

|home = Doncaster Knights

|score = 31 – 27

|report = [http://www.jrfc.je/match-reports/20152016-season/doncaster-knights-31-jersey-27.aspx Jersey]

|away = Jersey (BP)

|stadium = Castle Park

|attendance = 1,052

|referee = Tom Foley

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 19 September 2015

|time = 14:30

|home = London Scottish

|score = 24 – 12

|report = [http://londonscottish.com/pro/fixtures/4196.php Scottish]
[http://www.bedfordrugby.co.uk/content/london-scottish-v-bedford-blues-2 Bedford]

|away = Bedford Blues

|stadium = Athletic Ground

|attendance = 1,154

|referee = Matt Carley

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 19 September 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = Moseley

|score = 6 – 17

|report = [http://www.moseleyrugby.co.uk/report_display12.php?repfixid=2310 Moseley]
[http://www.london-welsh.co.uk/index.php?mod=rugby_matchreport Welsh]

|away = London Welsh

|stadium = Billesley Common

|attendance = 966

|referee = Tim Wigglesworth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 20 September 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Bristol Rugby

|score = 46 – 31

|report = [http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/fixtures/1st-xv-fixtures/first-xv/191/bristol-rugby-vs-nottingham-rugby/ Bristol]

|away = Nottingham Rugby (BP)

|stadium = Ashton Gate

|attendance = 5,544

|referee = Dean Richards

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 20 September 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Cornish Pirates

|score = 24 – 26

|report = [http://www.cornish-pirates.com/15-16_match_reports/rotherham_home.html Pirates]
[http://www.rotherhamrugby.co.uk/fixtures/292/cornish-pirates-vs-rotherham-titans/ Rotherham]

|away = Rotherham Titans

|stadium = Mennaye Field

|attendance = 1,274

|referee = Luke Pearce

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 20 September 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Yorkshire Carnegie

|score = 40 – 28

|report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150923085618/http://www.yorkshirecarnegie.com/rugby/27438.php Carnegie]}}
[http://ealingtrailfinders1stxv.com/team/fixtures-results/match-report/yorkshire-carnegie-less-than-strong-greater-than Ealing]

|away = Ealing Trailfinders (BP)

|stadium = Headingley

|attendance = 1,938

|referee = Greg MacDonald

}}{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=366|date=20 September 2015|pages=36–37 & 46}}

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=Round 4=

{{rugbybox

|date = 26 September 2015

|time = 14:00

|home = (BP) London Welsh

|score = 30 – 24

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Welsh-VS-Bedford-Blues?comp_id=503&match_id=32182&date=26-Sep-2015 Report]

|away = Bedford Blues (BP)

|stadium = Old Deer Park

|attendance = 1,697

|referee = Darren Gamage

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 26 September 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = Ealing Trailfinders

|score = 28 – 17

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Ealing-Trailfinders-VS-Cornish-Pirates?comp_id=503&match_id=32183&date=26-Sep-2015 Report]

|away = Cornish Pirates

|stadium = Trailfinders Sports Ground

|attendance = 863

|referee = Simon Harding

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 26 September 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = Jersey

|score = 7 – 24

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Jersey-VS-Bristol?comp_id=503&match_id=32184&date=26-Sep-2015 Report]

|away = Bristol Rugby

|stadium = St Peter

|attendance = 2,053

|referee = Luke Pearce

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 26 September 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = Rotherham Titans

|score = 30 – 23

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Rotherham-Titans-VS-Doncaster-Knights?comp_id=503&match_id=32185&date=26-Sep-2015 Report]

|away = Doncaster Knights (BP)

|stadium = Clifton Lane

|attendance = 1,721

|referee = Andrew Jackson

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 26 September 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (2BP) Yorkshire Carnegie

|score = 27 – 30

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Yorkshire-Carnegie-VS-London-Scottish?comp_id=503&match_id=32186&date=26-Sep-2015 Report]

|away = London Scottish

|stadium = Headingley

|attendance = 1,329

|referee = Steve Lee

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 September 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Nottingham Rugby

|score = 34 – 22

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Nottingham-VS-Moseley?comp_id=503&match_id=32187&date=27-Sep-2015 Report]

|away = Moseley

|stadium = Lady Bay Sports Ground

|attendance = 623

|referee = Greg MacDonald

}}{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=367|date=27 September 2015|pages=36–37 & 46}}

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=Round 5=

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 October 2015

|time = 14:30

|home = Doncaster Knights

|score = 23 – 17

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Doncaster-Knights-VS-Ealing-Trailfinders?comp_id=503&match_id=32188&date=03-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Ealing Trailfinders (BP)

|stadium = Castle Park

|attendance = 1,231

|referee = Steve Lee

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 October 2015

|time = 14:30

|home = London Scottish

|score = 11 – 10

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Scottish-VS-London-Welsh?comp_id=503&match_id=32189&date=03-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = London Welsh (BP)

|stadium = Athletic Ground

|attendance = 1,438

|referee = Andrew Small

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 October 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = Bedford Blues

|score = 28 – 19

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Bedford-Blues-VS-Nottingham?comp_id=503&match_id=32190&date=03-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Nottingham

|stadium = Goldington Road

|attendance = 2,101

|referee = Greg Garner

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 October 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = Moseley

|score = 18 – 29

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Moseley-VS-Jersey?comp_id=503&match_id=32191&date=03-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Jersey

|stadium = Billesley Common

|attendance = 830

|referee = Matthew O'Grady

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 4 October 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Bristol Rugby

|score = 28 – 12

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Bristol-VS-Rotherham-Titans?comp_id=503&match_id=32192&date=04-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Rotherham Titans

|stadium = Ashton Gate

|attendance = 4,560

|referee = Craig Maxwell Keys

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 4 October 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = Cornish Pirates

|score = 13 – 26

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Cornish-Pirates-VS-Yorkshire-Carnegie?comp_id=503&match_id=32193&date=04-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Yorkshire Carnegie (BP)

|stadium = Mennaye Field

|attendance = 1,184

|referee = Tom Foley

}}{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=368|date=4 October 2015|pages=38–39 & 49}}

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=Round 6=

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 October 2015

|time = 19:45

|home = Nottingham Rugby

|score = 30 – 10

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Nottingham-VS-London-Welsh?comp_id=503&match_id=32194&date=09-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = London Welsh

|stadium = Lady Bay Sports Ground

|attendance = 797

|referee = Luke Pearce

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 October 2015

|time = 20:00

|home = Yorkshire Carnegie

|score = 27 – 20

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Yorkshire-Carnegie-VS-Doncaster-Knights?comp_id=503&match_id=32195&date=09-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Doncaster Knights (BP)

|stadium = Headingley

|attendance = 2,373

|referee = Andrew Small

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 10 October 2015

|time = 14:45

|home = (BP) Jersey

|score = 34 – 27

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Jersey-VS-Bedford-Blues?comp_id=503&match_id=32196&date=10-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Bedford Blues (BP)

|stadium = St Peter

|attendance = 2,010

|referee = Andrew Jackson

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 10 October 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Ealing Trailfinders

|score = 21 – 26

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Ealing-Trailfinders-VS-Bristol?comp_id=503&match_id=32197&date=10-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Bristol Rugby

|stadium = Trailfinders Sports Ground

|attendance = 874

|referee = Ian Tempest

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 10 October 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Rotherham Titans

|score = 37 – 27

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Rotherham-Titans-VS-Moseley?comp_id=503&match_id=32198&date=10-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Moseley

|stadium = Clifton Lane

|attendance = 1,132

|referee = Dean Richards

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 11 October 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = Cornish Pirates

|score = 21 – 17

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Cornish-Pirates-VS-London-Scottish?comp_id=503&match_id=32199&date=11-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = London Scottish (BP)

|stadium = Mennaye Field

|attendance = 1,054

|referee = Greg Garner

}}{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=369|date=11 October 2015|pages=36–37 & 46}}

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=Round 7=

{{rugbybox

|date = 16 October 2015

|time = 19:30

|home = (BP) Moseley

|score = 38 – 25

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Moseley-VS-Ealing-Trailfinders?comp_id=503&match_id=32200&date=16-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Ealing Trailfinders

|stadium = Billesley Common

|attendance = 975

|referee = Darren Gamage

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 16 October 2015

|time = 19:45

|home = (BP) Bedford Blues

|score = 46 – 28

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Bedford-Blues-VS-Rotherham-Titans?comp_id=503&match_id=32201&date=16-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Rotherham Titans (BP)

|stadium = Goldington Road

|attendance = 2,574

|referee = Simon Harding

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 16 October 2015

|time = 19:45

|home = (BP) London Scottish

|score = 17 – 18

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Scottish-VS-Nottingham?comp_id=503&match_id=32203&date=16-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Nottingham Rugby

|stadium = Athletic Ground

|attendance = 894

|referee = Matthew O'Grady

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 17 October 2015

|time = 14:00

|home = (BP) Doncaster Knights

|score = 28 – 11

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Doncaster-Knights-VS-Cornish-Pirates?comp_id=503&match_id=32204&date=17-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Cornish Pirates

|stadium = Castle Park

|attendance = 1,219

|referee = Ian Tempest

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 17 October 2015

|time = 14:00

|home = London Welsh

|score = 14 – 8

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Welsh-VS-Jersey?comp_id=503&match_id=32205&date=17-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Jersey (BP)

|stadium = Old Deer Park

|attendance = 842

|referee = Craig Maxwell-Keys

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 18 October 2015

|time = 13:30

|home = (BP) Bristol Rugby

|score = 47 – 42

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Bristol-VS-Yorkshire-Carnegie?comp_id=503&match_id=32202&date=18-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Yorkshire Carnegie (2BP)

|stadium = Ashton Gate

|attendance = 5,185

|referee = Andrew Jackson

}}{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=370|date=18 October 2015|pages=30–31 & 40}}

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=Round 8=

{{rugbybox

|date = 23 October 2015

|time = 19:45

|home = (BP) Jersey

|score = 27 – 29

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Jersey-VS-Nottingham?comp_id=503&match_id=32503&date=23-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Nottingham Rugby (BP)

|stadium = St Peter

|attendance = 2,016

|referee = Ian Tempest

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 24 October 2015

|time = 14:00

|home = Cornish Pirates

|score = 10 – 40

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Cornish-Pirates-VS-Bristol?comp_id=503&match_id=32504&date=24-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Bristol Rugby (BP)

|stadium = Mennaye Field

|attendance = 1,890

|referee = Darren Gamage

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 24 October 2015

|time = 14:00

|home = Doncaster Knights

|score = 19 – 10

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Doncaster-Knights-VS-London-Scottish?comp_id=503&match_id=32505&date=24-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = London Scottish

|stadium = Castle Park

|attendance = 1,159

|referee = John Meredith

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 24 October 2015

|time = 14:00

|home = (BP) Ealing Trailfinders

|score = 21 – 23

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Ealing-Trailfinders-VS-Bedford-Blues?comp_id=503&match_id=32506&date=24-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Bedford Blues

|stadium = Trailfinders Sports Ground

|attendance = 748

|referee = Steve Lee

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 24 October 2015

|time = 14:00

|home = Rotherham Titans

|score = 32 – 16

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Rotherham-Titans-VS-London-Welsh?comp_id=503&match_id=32507&date=24-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = London Welsh

|stadium = Clifton Lane

|attendance = 1,087

|referee = Andrew Jackson

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 25 October 2015

|time = 14:00

|home = (BP) Yorkshire Carnegie

|score = 52 – 19

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Yorkshire-Carnegie-VS-Moseley?comp_id=503&match_id=32508&date=25-Oct-2015 Report]

|away = Moseley

|stadium = Headingley

|attendance = 1,821

|referee = Tim Wigglesworth

}}{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=371|date=25 October 2015|pages=28–29 & 40}}

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=Round 9=

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 November 2015

|time = 19:30

|home = (BP) Moseley

|score = 24 – 19

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Moseley-VS-Cornish-Pirates?comp_id=503&match_id=32599&date=06-Nov-2015 Report]

|away = Cornish Pirates (BP)

|stadium = Billesely Common

|attendance = 1,145

|referee = Andrew Small

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 November 2015

|time = 19:45

|home = Bristol Rugby

|score = 27 – 39

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Bristol-VS-Doncaster-Knights?comp_id=503&match_id=32600&date=06-Nov-2015 Report]

|away = Doncaster Knights (BP)

|stadium = Ashton Gate

|attendance = 6,979

|referee = Dean Richards

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 7 November 2015

|time = 14:00

|home = London Scottish

|score = 5 – 20

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Scottish-VS-Jersey?comp_id=503&match_id=32601&date=07-Nov-2015 Report]

|away = Jersey

|stadium = Athletic Ground

|attendance = 1,007

|referee = Steve Lee

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 7 November 2015

|time = 14:00

|home = London Welsh

|score = 3 – 27

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Welsh-VS-Ealing-Trailfinders?comp_id=503&match_id=32602&date=07-Nov-2015 Report]

|away = Ealing Trailfinders

|stadium = Old Deer Park

|attendance = 803

|referee = Simon Harding

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 7 November 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = Bedford Blues

|score = 22 – 21

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Bedford-Blues-VS-Yorkshire-Carnegie?comp_id=503&match_id=32603&date=07-Nov-2015 Report]

|away = Yorkshire Carnegie (BP)

|stadium = Goldington Road

|attendance = 2,224

|referee = Matthew O'Grady

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 8 November 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Nottingham Rugby

|score = 11 – 17

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Nottingham-VS-Rotherham-Titans?comp_id=503&match_id=32604&date=08-Nov-2015 Report]

|away = Rotherham Titans

|stadium = Lady Bay Sports Ground

|attendance = 954

|referee = John Meredith

}}{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=373|date=8 November 2015|pages=26–27 & 38}}

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=Round 10=

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 November 2015

|time = 19:45

|home = (BP) Bristol Rugby

|score = 37 – 13

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Bristol-VS-London-Scottish?comp_id=503&match_id=32826&date=27-Nov-2015 Report]

|away = London Scottish

|stadium = Ashton Gate

|attendance = 7,145

|referee = Andrew Small

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 November 2015

|time = 20:00

|home = (BP) Yorkshire Carnegie

|score = 7 – 10

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Yorkshire-Carnegie-VS-London-Welsh?comp_id=503&match_id=32827&date=27-Nov-2015 Report]

|away = London Welsh

|stadium = Headingley

|attendance = 3,672

|referee = Tim Wigglesworth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 28 November 2015

|time = 14:00

|home = Rotherham Titans

|score = 6 – 27

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Rotherham-Titans-VS-Jersey?comp_id=503&match_id=32828&date=28-Nov-2015 Report]

|away = Jersey (BP)

|stadium = Clifton Lane

|attendance = 895

|referee = John Meredith

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 28 November 2015

|time = 14:30

|home = (BP) Doncaster Knights

|score = 34 – 11

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Doncaster-Knights-VS-Moseley?comp_id=503&match_id=32829&date=28-Nov-2015 Report]

|away = Moseley

|stadium = Castle Park

|attendance = 1,493

|referee = Andrew Jackson

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 28 November 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Ealing Trailfinders

|score = 22 – 34

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Ealing-Trailfinders-VS-Nottingham?comp_id=503&match_id=32830&date=28-Nov-2015 Report]

|away = Nottingham Rugby (BP)

|stadium = Trailfinders Sports Ground

|attendance = 310

|referee = Greg Macdonald

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 29 November 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Cornish Pirates

|score = 32 – 31

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Cornish-Pirates-VS-Bedford-Blues?comp_id=503&match_id=32831&date=29-Nov-2015 Report]

|away = Bedford Blues (2BP)

|stadium = Mennaye Field

|attendance = 1,025

|referee = Dean Richards

}}

{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=376|date=29 November 2015|pages=22–23 & 40}}

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=Round 11=

{{rugbybox

|date = 4 December 2015

|time = 19:45

|home = (BP) Jersey

|score = 35 – 7

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Jersey-VS-Ealing-Trailfinders?comp_id=503&match_id=32832&date=04-Dec-2015 Report]

|away = Ealing Trailfinders

|stadium = St Peter

|attendance = 2,100

|referee = Ian Tempest

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 4 December 2015

|time = 19:45

|home = Nottingham Rugby

|score = 14 – 13

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Nottingham-VS-Yorkshire-Carnegie?comp_id=503&match_id=32833&date=04-Dec-2015 Report]

|away = Yorkshire Carnegie (BP)

|stadium = Lady Bay Sports Ground

|attendance = 1,864

|referee = Steve Lee

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 December 2015

|time = 14:00

|home = London Welsh

|score = 19 – 38

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Welsh-VS-Cornish-Pirates?comp_id=503&match_id=32834&date=05-Dec-2015 Report]

|away = Cornish Pirates (BP)

|stadium = Old Deer Park

|attendance = 1,055

|referee = Darren Gamage

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 December 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Bedford Blues

|score = 13 – 18

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Bedford-Blues-VS-Doncaster-Knights?comp_id=503&match_id=32835&date=05-Dec-2015 Report]

|away = Doncaster Knights

|stadium = Goldington Road

|attendance = 2,077

|referee = Tim Wigglesworth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 December 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = London Scottish

|score = 21 – 16

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Scottish-VS-Rotherham-Titans?comp_id=503&match_id=32836&date=05-Dec-2015 Report]

|away = Rotherham Titans (BP)

|stadium = Athletic Ground

|attendance = 884

|referee = Dean Richards

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 December 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Moseley

|score = 28 – 39

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Moseley-VS-Bristol?comp_id=503&match_id=32837&date=05-Dec-2015 Report]

|away = Bristol Rugby (BP)

|stadium = Billesley Common

|attendance = 993

|referee = Matt O'Grady

}}{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=377|date=6 December 2015|pages=20–21 & 38}}

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=Round 12=

{{rugbybox

|date = 26 December 2015

|time = 14:30

|home = Doncaster Knights

|score = 26 – 12

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Doncaster-Knights-VS-Nottingham?comp_id=503&match_id=33011&date=26-Dec-2015 Report]

|away = Nottingham Rugby

|stadium = Castle Park

|attendance = 2,921

|referee = Matthew O'Grady

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 26 December 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (2BP) London Scottish

|score = 22 – 28

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Scottish-VS-Ealing-Trailfinders?comp_id=503&match_id=33012&date=26-Dec-2015 Report]

|away = Ealing Trailfinders (BP)

|stadium = Athletic Ground

|attendance = 1,260

|referee = Andrew Jackson

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 26 December 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (2BP) Moseley

|score = 24 – 31

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Moseley-VS-Bedford-Blues?comp_id=503&match_id=33013&date=26-Dec-2015 Report]

|away = Bedford Blues (BP)

|stadium = Billesely Common

|attendance = 1,431

|referee = Craig Maxwell Keys

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 December 2015

|time = 14:00

|home = Cornish Pirates

|score = 16 – 10

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Cornish-Pirates-VS-Jersey?comp_id=503&match_id=33014&date=27-Dec-2015 Report]

|away = Jersey (BP)

|stadium = Mennaye Field

|attendance = 2,340

|referee = Andrew Small

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 December 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Bristol Rugby

|score = 35 – 0

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Bristol-VS-London-Welsh?comp_id=503&match_id=33015&date=27-Dec-2015 Report]

|away = London Welsh

|stadium = Ashton Gate

|attendance = 11,170

|referee = Luke Pearce

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 December 2015

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Yorkshire Carnegie

|score = 43 – 9

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Yorkshire-Carnegie-VS-Rotherham-Titans?comp_id=503&match_id=33016&date=27-Dec-2015 Report]

|away = Rotherham Titans

|stadium = Headingley

|attendance = 3,292

|referee = Greg Macdonald

}}

{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=380|date=27 December 2015|pages=26–27 & 30}}

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=Round 13=

{{rugbybox

|date = 1 January 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Bedford Blues

|score = 31 – 19

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Bedford-Blues-VS-London-Scottish?comp_id=503&match_id=33034&date=01-Jan-2015 Report]

|away = London Scottish

|stadium = Goldington Road

|attendance = 4,341

|referee = Ian Tempest

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 January 2016

|time = 13:30

|home = (BP) London Welsh

|score = 32 – 6

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Welsh-VS-Moseley?comp_id=503&match_id=33035&date=02-Jan-2015 Report]

|away = Moseley

|stadium = Old Deer Park

|attendance = 1,327

|referee = Darren Gamage

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 January 2016

|time = 14:00

|home = Rotherham Titans

|score = 21 – 38

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Rotherham-Titans-VS-Cornish-Pirates?comp_id=503&match_id=33036&date=02-Jan-2015 Report]

|away = Cornish Pirates (BP)

|stadium = Clifton Lane

|attendance = 1,307

|referee = Andrew Jackson

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 January 2016

|time = 14:30

|home = Jersey

|score = 17 – 17

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Jersey-VS-Doncaster-Knights?comp_id=503&match_id=33037&date=02-Jan-2015 Report]

|away = Doncaster Knights

|stadium = St Peter

|attendance = 1,870

|referee = Dean Richards

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 January 2016

|time = 14:30

|home = (BP) Nottingham Rugby

|score = 10 – 16

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Nottingham-VS-Bristol?comp_id=503&match_id=33038&date=02-Jan-2015 Report]

|away = Bristol Rugby

|stadium = Lady Bay Sports Ground

|attendance = 1,197

|referee = Tim Wigglesworth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 January 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = Ealing Trailfinders

|score = 29 – 45

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Ealing-Trailfinders-VS-Yorkshire-Carnegie?comp_id=503&match_id=33039&date=02-Jan-2015 Report]

|away = Yorkshire Carnegie (BP)

|stadium = Trailfinders Sports Ground

|attendance = 621

|referee = Matt O'Grady

}}

{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=381|date=3 January 2016|pages=24–25 & 36}}

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=Round 14=

{{rugbybox

|date = 30 January 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Bedford Blues

|score = 64 – 20

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Bedford-Blues-VS-London-Welsh?comp_id=503&match_id=33040&date=30-Jan-2016 Report]

|away = London Welsh

|stadium = Goldington Road

|attendance = 2,612

|referee = Andrew Small

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 30 January 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = London Scottish

|score = 22 – 20

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Scottish-VS-Yorkshire-Carnegie?comp_id=503&match_id=33041&date=30-Jan-2016 Report]

|away = Yorkshire Carnegie (BP)

|stadium = Athletic Ground

|attendance = 1,236

|referee = Tim Wigglesworth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 30 January 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = Moseley

|score = 8 – 24

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Moseley-VS-Nottingham?comp_id=503&match_id=33042&date=30-Jan-2016 Report]

|away = Nottingham Rugby

|stadium = Billesley Common

|attendance = 1,011

|referee = Ian Tempest

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 31 January 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Bristol Rugby

|score = 35 – 12

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/35440553 Report]

|away = Jersey

|stadium = Ashton Gate

|attendance = 6,398

|referee = Matt Carley

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 31 January 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = Cornish Pirates

|score = 30 – 15

|report = [http://cornish-pirates.com/15-16_match_reports/ealing_home.html Report]

|away = Ealing Trailfinders

|stadium = Mennaye Field

|attendance = 1,348

|referee = John Meredith

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 31 January 2016

|time = 15:15

|home = (BP) Doncaster Knights

|score = 34 – 24

|report = [http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/local-sport/doncaster-knights-34-rotherham-titans-24-knights-break-derby-bogey-1-7707150 Report]

|away = Rotherham Titans

|stadium = Castle Park

|attendance = 3,287

|referee = Andrew Jackson

}}

{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=385|date=10 January 2016|pages=16–17 & 38}}

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=Round 15=

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 February 2016

|time = 14:00

|home = (BP) London Welsh

|score = 17 – 19

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Welsh-VS-London-Scottish?comp_id=503&match_id=33213&date=06-Feb-2016 Report]

|away = London Scottish

|stadium = Old Deer Park

|attendance = 1,207

|referee = Dean Richards

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 February 2016

|time = 14:00

|home = Rotherham Titans

|score = 17 – 36

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Rotherham-Titans-VS-Bristol?comp_id=503&match_id=33214&date=06-Feb-2016 Report]

|away = Bristol Rugby (BP)

|stadium = Clifton Lane

|attendance = 1,236

|referee = Greg MacDonald

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 February 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = Ealing Trailfinders

|score = 17 – 17

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Ealing-Trailfinders-VS-Doncaster-Knights?comp_id=503&match_id=33215&date=06-Feb-2016 Report]

|away = Doncaster Knights

|stadium = Trailfinders Ground

|attendance = 425

|referee = Andrew Small

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 February 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = Jersey

|score = 22 – 18

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Jersey-VS-Moseley?comp_id=503&match_id=33216&date=06-Feb-2016 Report]

|away = Moseley (BP)

|stadium = St Peter

|attendance = 1,526

|referee = Steve Lee

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 7 February 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Nottingham Rugby

|score = 18 – 20

|report = [http://www.nottinghampost.com/Nottingham-Rugby-18-Bedford-Blues-20-Match-report/story-28687732-detail/story.html Report]

|away = Bedford Blues

|stadium = Lady Bay Sports Ground

|attendance = 1,067

|referee = John Meredith

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 7 February 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Yorkshire Carnegie

|score = 33 – 26

|report = [http://www.cornishman.co.uk/Yorkshire-Carnegie-v-Cornish-Pirates/story-28687655-detail/story.html Report]

|away = Cornish Pirates (BP)

|stadium = Headingley Stadium

|attendance = 2,107

|referee = Matthew O'Grady

}}{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=386|date=7 February 2016|pages=28–29 & 36}}

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=Round 16=

{{rugbybox

|date = 12 February 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Bristol Rugby

|score = 63 – 10

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Bristol-VS-Ealing-Trailfinders?comp_id=503&match_id=33219&date=12-Feb-2016 Report]

|away = Ealing Trailfinders

|stadium = Ashton Gate

|attendance = 5,517

|referee = Steve Lee

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 13 February 2016

|time = 14:00

|home = (BP) London Welsh

|score = 22 – 18

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Welsh-VS-Nottingham?comp_id=503&match_id=33220&date=13-Feb-2016 Report]

|away = Nottingham (BP)

|stadium = Old Deer Park

|attendance = 730

|referee = Greg Macdonald

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 13 February 2016

|time = 14:30

|home = (BP) Doncaster Knights

|score = 34 – 28

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Doncaster-Knights-VS-Yorkshire-Carnegie?comp_id=503&match_id=33221&date=13-Feb-2016 Report]

|away = Yorkshire Carnegie (2BP)

|stadium = Castle Park

|attendance = 2,331

|referee = Luke Pearce

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 13 February 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Bedford Blues

|score = 18 – 25

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Bedford-Blues-VS-Jersey?comp_id=503&match_id=33222&date=13-Feb-2016 Report]

|away = Jersey

|stadium = Goldington Road

|attendance = 2,162

|referee = Matthew O'Grady

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 13 February 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = London Scottish

|score = 21 – 10

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Scottish-VS-Cornish-Pirates?comp_id=503&match_id=33223&date=13-Feb-2016 Report]

|away = Cornish Pirates

|stadium = Athletic Ground

|attendance = 1,109

|referee = Chris Riley

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 13 February 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = Moseley

|score = 16 – 11

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Moseley-VS-Rotherham-Titans?comp_id=503&match_id=33224&date=13-Feb-2016 Report]

|away = Rotherham Titans (BP)

|stadium = Billesley Common

|attendance = 726

|referee = Darren Gamage

}}

{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=387|date=15 February 2016|pages=28–29 & 38}}

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=Round 17=

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 February 2016

|time = 14:00

|home = (BP) Jersey

|score = 14 – 21

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Jersey-VS-London-Welsh?comp_id=503&match_id=33346&date=27-Feb-2016 Report]

|away = London Welsh

|stadium = St Peter

|attendance = 2,009

|referee = Michael Hudson

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 February 2016

|time = 14:00

|home = (BP) Rotherham Titans

|score = 39 – 31

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Rotherham-Titans-VS-Bedford-Blues?comp_id=503&match_id=33347&date=27-Feb-2016 Report]

|away = Bedford Blues (BP)

|stadium = Clifton Lane

|attendance = 1,107

|referee = Steve Lee

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 February 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Ealing Trailfinders

|score = 55 – 15

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Ealing-Trailfinders-VS-Moseley?comp_id=503&match_id=33348&date=27-Feb-2016 Report]

|away = Moseley

|stadium = Trailfinders Sports Ground

|attendance = 626

|referee = Andrew Small

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 28 February 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Cornish Pirates

|score = 19 – 26

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Cornish-Pirates-VS-Doncaster-Knights?comp_id=503&match_id=33349&date=28-Feb-2016 Report]

|away = Doncaster Knights

|stadium = Mennaye Field

|attendance = 1,231

|referee = Greg Macdonald

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 28 February 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = Nottingham Rugby

|score = 17 – 3

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Nottingham-VS-London-Scottish?comp_id=503&match_id=33350&date=28-Feb-2016 Report]

|away = London Scottish

|stadium = Lady Bay Sports Ground

|attendance = 940

|referee = Fergus Kirby

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 28 February 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = Yorkshire Carnegie

|score = 7 – 23

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Yorkshire-Carnegie-VS-Bristol?comp_id=503&match_id=33351&date=28-Feb-2016 Report]

|away = Bristol Rugby

|stadium = Headingley Stadium

|attendance = 2,984

|referee = Darren Gamage

}}

{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=389|date=28 February 2016|pages=30–31 & 38}}

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=Round 18=

{{rugbybox

|date = 4 March 2016

|time = 19:45

|home = (BP) Nottingham Rugby

|score = 15 – 22

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Nottingham-VS-Jersey?comp_id=503&match_id=33352&date=04-Mar-2016 Report]

|away = Jersey

|stadium = Lady Bay Sports Ground

|attendance = 753

|referee = Andrew Small

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 March 2016

|time = 14:00

|home = (BP) London Welsh

|score = 32 – 16

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Welsh-VS-Rotherham-Titans?comp_id=503&match_id=33353&date=05-Mar-2016 Report]

|away = Rotherham Titans

|stadium = Old Deer Park

|attendance = 966

|referee = John Meredith

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 March 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Bedford Blues

|score = 33 – 24

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Bedford-Blues-VS-Ealing-Trailfinders?comp_id=503&match_id=33354&date=05-Mar-2016 Report]

|away = Ealing Trailfinders

|stadium = Goldington Road

|attendance = 2,082

|referee = Dean Richards

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 March 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) London Scottish

|score = 20 – 26

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Scottish-VS-Doncaster-Knights?comp_id=503&match_id=33355&date=05-Mar-2016 Report]

|away = Doncaster Knights (BP)

|stadium = Athletic Ground

|attendance = 1,089

|referee = Matt O'Grady

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 March 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = Moseley

|score = 12 – 28

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Moseley-VS-Yorkshire-Carnegie?comp_id=503&match_id=33356&date=05-Mar-2016 Report]

|away = Yorkshire Carnegie (BP)

|stadium = Billesley Common

|attendance = 1,025

|referee = Tim Wigglesworth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 March 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Bristol Rugby

|score = 29 – 24

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Bristol-VS-Cornish-Pirates?comp_id=503&match_id=33357&date=06-Mar-2016 Report]

|away = Cornish Pirates (2BP)

|stadium = Ashton Gate

|attendance = 7,005

|referee = Christophe Ridley

}}

{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=390|date=6 March 2016|pages=28–29 & 38}}

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=Round 19=

{{rugbybox

|date = 25 March 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = Jersey

|score = 22 – 20

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Jersey-VS-London-Scottish?comp_id=503&match_id=33714&date=25-Mar-2016 Report]

|away = London Scottish (BP)

|stadium = St. Peter

|attendance = 2,460

|referee = Darren Gamage

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 26 March 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Cornish Pirates

|score = 32 – 0

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Cornish-Pirates-VS-Moseley?comp_id=503&match_id=33715&date=26-Mar-2016 Report]

|away = Moseley

|stadium = Mennaye Field

|attendance = 1,344

|referee = Dean Richards

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 26 March 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Ealing Trailfinders

|score = 16 – 22

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Ealing-Trailfinders-VS-London-Welsh?comp_id=503&match_id=33716&date=26-Mar-2016 Report]

|away = London Welsh (BP)

|stadium = Trailfinders Sports Ground

|attendance = 802

|referee = Greg McDonald

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 26 March 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = Rotherham Titans

|score = 22 – 12

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Rotherham-Titans-VS-Nottingham?comp_id=503&match_id=33717&date=26-Mar-2016 Report]

|away = Nottingham Rugby

|stadium = Clifton Lane

|attendance = 1,188

|referee = Darren Gamage

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 March 2016

|time = 13:45

|home = (2BP) Doncaster Knights

|score = 29 – 31

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Doncaster-Knights-VS-Bristol?comp_id=503&match_id=33718&date=27-Mar-2016 Report]

|away = Bristol Rugby (BP)

|stadium = Castle Park

|attendance = 2,223

|referee = Luke Pearce

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 March 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Yorkshire Carnegie

|score = 35 – 20

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Yorkshire-Carnegie-VS-Bedford-Blues?comp_id=503&match_id=33719&date=27-Mar-2016 Report]

|away = Bedford Blues

|stadium = Headingley Stadium

|attendance = 1,718

|referee = John Meredith

}}

{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=393|date=27 March 2016|pages=28–29 & 36}}

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=Round 20=

{{rugbybox

|date = 1 April 2016

|time = 19:30

|home = Moseley

|score = 23 – 38

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Moseley-VS-Doncaster-Knights?comp_id=503&match_id=33720&date=01-Apr-2016 Report]

|away = Doncaster Knights (BP)

|stadium = Billesley Common

|attendance = 1,108

|referee = Ian Tempest

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 1 April 2016

|time = 19:45

|home = (BP) Nottingham Rugby

|score = 22 – 18

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Nottingham-VS-Ealing-Trailfinders?comp_id=503&match_id=33721&date=01-Apr-2016 Report]

|away = Ealing Trailfinders (BP)

|stadium = Lady Bay Sports Ground

|attendance = 978

|referee = Dean Richards

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 April 2016

|time = 14:00

|home = (2BP) London Welsh

|score = 28 – 31

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Welsh-VS-Yorkshire-Carnegie?comp_id=503&match_id=33722&date=02-Apr-2016 Report]

|away = Yorkshire Carnegie (BP)

|stadium = Old Deer Park

|attendance = 1,463

|referee = Matthew O'Grady

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 April 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Bedford Blues

|score = 54 – 46

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Bedford-Blues-VS-Cornish-Pirates?comp_id=503&match_id=33723&date=02-Apr-2016 Report]

|away = Cornish Pirates (BP)

|stadium = Goldington Road

|attendance = 3,035

|referee = Greg MacDonald

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 April 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Jersey

|score = 44 – 27

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Jersey-VS-Rotherham-Titans?comp_id=503&match_id=33724&date=02-Apr-2016 Report]

|away = Rotherham Titans

|stadium = St. Peter

|attendance = 1,987

|referee = Michael Hudson

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 April 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) London Scottish

|score = 16 – 21

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Scottish-VS-Bristol?comp_id=503&match_id=33725&date=02-Apr-2016 Report]

|away = Bristol Rugby

|stadium = Athletic Ground

|attendance = 1,850

|referee = John Meredith

}}

{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=394|date=3 April 2016|pages=24–25 & 34}}

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=Round 21=

{{rugbybox

|date = 15 April 2016

|time = 19:45

|home = Bristol Rugby

|score = 24 – 22

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Bristol-VS-Moseley?comp_id=503&match_id=33726&date=15-Apr-2016 Report]

|away = Moseley (BP)

|stadium = Ashton Gate

|attendance = 6,449

|referee = Tom Foley

}}

  • Moseley are relegated after Ealing beat Jersey during the Saturday fixture.

{{rugbybox

|date = 16 April 2016

|time = 14:30

|home = Doncaster Knights

|score = 28 – 24

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Doncaster-Knights-VS-Bedford-Blues?comp_id=503&match_id=33727&date=16-Apr-2016 Report]

|away = Bedford Blues (BP)

|stadium = Castle Park

|attendance = 2,446

|referee = Dean Richards

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 16 April 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = Ealing Trailfinders

|score = 30 – 24

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Ealing-Trailfinders-VS-Jersey?comp_id=503&match_id=33728&date=16-Apr-2016 Report]

|away = Jersey (BP)

|stadium = Trailfinders Sports Ground

|attendance = 658

|referee = Ian Tempest

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 16 April 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Rotherham Titans

|score = 17 – 22

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Rotherham-Titans-VS-London-Scottish?comp_id=503&match_id=33729&date=16-Apr-2016 Report]

|away = London Scottish

|stadium = Clifton Lane

|attendance = 983

|referee = Chris Ridley

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 17 April 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Cornish Pirates

|score = 38 – 38

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Cornish-Pirates-VS-London-Welsh?comp_id=503&match_id=33730&date=17-Apr-2016 Report]

|away = London Welsh (BP)

|stadium = Mennaye Field

|attendance = 1,568

|referee = Jack Makepeace

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 17 April 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Yorkshire Carnegie

|score = 37 – 27

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Yorkshire-Carnegie-VS-Nottingham?comp_id=503&match_id=33731&date=17-Apr-2016 Report]

|away = Nottingham Rugby (BP)

|stadium = Headingley Stadium

|attendance = 2,147

|referee = Greg Macdonald

}}

{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=396|date=17 April 2016|pages=26–27 & 38}}

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=Round 22=

{{rugbybox

|date = 23 April 2016

|time = 14:30

|home = (BP) Nottingham Rugby

|score = 55 – 33

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Nottingham-VS-Cornish-Pirates?comp_id=503&match_id=33883&date=23-Apr-2016 Report]

|away = Cornish Pirates (BP)

|stadium = Lady Bay Sports Ground

|attendance = 1,235

|referee = Matt O'Grady

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 23 April 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = Bedford Blues

|score = 6 – 39

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Bedford-Blues-VS-Bristol?comp_id=503&match_id=33884&date=23-Apr-2016 Report]

|away = Bristol Rugby (BP)

|stadium = Goldington Road

|attendance = 3,224

|referee = John Meredith

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 23 April 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Ealing Trailfinders

|score = 45 – 12

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Ealing-Trailfinders-VS-Rotherham-Titans?comp_id=503&match_id=33885&date=23-Apr-2016 Report]

|away = Rotherham Titans

|stadium = Trailfinders Sports Ground

|attendance = 667

|referee = Fergus Kirby

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 23 April 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = Jersey

|score = 0 – 34

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Jersey-VS-Yorkshire-Carnegie?comp_id=503&match_id=33886&date=23-Apr-2016 Report]

|away = Yorkshire Carnegie (BP)

|stadium = St Peter

|attendance = 2,613

|referee = Andrew Small

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 23 April 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) London Welsh

|score = 24 – 19

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/London-Welsh-VS-Doncaster-Knights?comp_id=503&match_id=33887&date=23-Apr-2016 Report]

|away = Doncaster Knights (BP)

|stadium = Priory Lane{{#tag:ref|*London Welsh played their home match at Rosslyn Park's ground because Old Deer Park was booked for a food fayre{{cite news|last1=Jarmyn|first1=Luke|title=Griffiths anger as Welsh end Doncaster's away-day run|work=RugbyPaper|issue=397|date=24 April 2016|page=24}}|group=n |name=Plymouth Albion}}

|attendance = 1,092

|referee = Andrew Jackson

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 23 April 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = (BP) Moseley

|score = 24 – 75

|report = [http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Championship-15/16/Moseley-VS-London-Scottish?comp_id=503&match_id=33888&date=23-Apr-2016 Report]

|away = London Scottish (BP)

|stadium = Billesley Common

|attendance = 1,299

|referee = Jack Makepeace

}}

{{reflist|group=n}}{{cite news|title=Championship|work=RugbyPaper|issue=397|date=24 April 2016|pages=24–25 & 34}}

Play-offs

=Semi-finals=

The semifinals follow a 1 v 4, 2 v 3 system – with the games being played over two legs and the higher placed team choosing which leg they play at home. Both Bristol and Doncaster elected to play the second leg at home and therefore visited Bedford Blues and Yorkshire Carnegie respectively in the first legs on 1 May. The grounds of three of the teams met the minimum standards required to play in the Premiership next season. If Doncaster Knights were promoted they would initially play their matches at the Keepmoat Stadium, the home of Doncaster Rovers while Bristol and Yorkshire Carnegie would continue to their current stadia. Bedford Blues did not apply to have their ground audited and, therefore, could not win promotion; if they had won the play-off final, the last-placed team in the Premiership (London Irish) would not have been relegated.{{cite web|title=Bristol, Yorkshire Carnegie and Doncaster meet Premiership promotion criteria|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/36160807|website=BBC Sport|access-date=29 April 2016}}

==First leg==

{{rugbybox

|date = 1 May 2016

|time = 15:00

|home = Yorkshire Carnegie

|score = 17–30

|report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160507091944/http://www.yorkshirecarnegie.com/rugby/28945.php Report]}}

|away = Doncaster Knights

|try1 =

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|stadium = Headingley Stadium

|attendance = 3,102

|referee = Craig Maxwell-Keys

}}

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{{rugbybox

|date = 1 May 2016

|time = 15:15

|home = Bedford Blues

|score = 16–45

|report = [http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/Bristol-overhaul-Bedford-Blues-powerhouse-display/story-29208201-detail/story.html Report]

|away = Bristol Rugby

|try1 =

|con1 =

|pen1 =

|drop1 =

|try2 =

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|pen2 =

|drop2 =

|stadium = Goldington Road

|attendance = 2,662

|referee = Luke Pearce

}}

==Second leg==

{{rugbybox

|date = 8 May 2016

|time = 14:30

|home = Doncaster Knights

|score = 14–17

|report = [http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/doncaster-knights-14-yorkshire-carnegie-17-doncaster-win-44-34-on-agg-knights-keep-charge-for-promotion-on-track-1-7899593 Report]

|away = Yorkshire Carnegie

|stadium = Castle Park

|attendance = 4,797

|referee = Ian Tempest

}}

  • Doncaster Knights won 44–34 on aggregate

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{{rugbybox

|date = 8 May 2016

|time = 15:15

|home = Bristol Rugby

|score = 45–19

|report = [http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/news/report-bristol-rugby-45-19-bedford-blues/ Report]

|away = Bedford Blues

|stadium = Ashton Gate

|attendance = 12,030

|referee = Dean Richards

}}

  • Bristol Rugby won 90–35 on aggregate

=Final=

The final is played over two legs – with the higher placed team deciding who plays at home in the first leg.

==First leg==

{{rugbybox

|date = 18 May 2016

|time = 19:45

|home = Doncaster Knights

|score = 13–28

|report = [http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/news/report-doncaster-knights-13-28-bristol-rugby/ Bristol]
[http://www.drfc.co.uk/news/article/advantage-bristol-following-stellar-second-half Knights]

|away = Bristol Rugby

|try1 = Hurrell (1) 23'c

|con1 = Cusack (1/1) 23'

|pen1 = Cusack (2) 3', 39'

|drop1 =

|try2 = Lemi 35'm
McMillan 46'c
Glynn 50'c

|con2 = Sheedy (2/3) 46', 50'

|pen2 = Sheedy (3) 19', 26', 66'

|drop2 =

|stadium = Castle Park

|attendance = 4,759

|referee = Wayne Barnes

}}

==Second leg==

{{rugbybox

|date = 25 May 2016

|time = 19:45

|home = Bristol Rugby

|score = 32–34

|report = [http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/news/report-bristol-rugby-32-34-doncaster-knights-60-47/ Report]

|away = Doncaster Knights

|try1 =

|con1 =

|pen1 =

|drop1 =

|try2 =

|con2 =

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|stadium = Ashton Gate

|attendance = 16,084

|referee = Matthew Carley

}}

  • Bristol won 60–47 on aggregate

Attendances

  • Includes playoff games.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
Club

!Home
Games

!Total

!Average

!Highest

!Lowest

!% Capacity

style="text-align:left"| Bedford Blues1231,3332,6114,3412,07744%
style="text-align:left"| Bristol Rugby13100,1297,70216,0844,56046%
style="text-align:left"| Cornish Pirates1115,7051,4282,3401,02536%
style="text-align:left"| Doncaster Knights1329,9372,3034,7971,01946%
style="text-align:left"| Ealing Trailfinders117,33866787431022%
style="text-align:left"| Jersey1122,7902,0722,6131,52641%
style="text-align:left"| London Scottish1112,8091,1641,85088426%
style="text-align:left"| London Welsh1113,2141,2012,03273024%
style="text-align:left"| Moseley1111,5091,0461,43172635%
style="text-align:left"| Nottingham Rugby1111,2021,0181,86462351%
style="text-align:left"| Rotherham Titans1112,9801,1801,72188748%
style="text-align:left"| Yorkshire Carnegie1228,5202,3773,6721,32911%

{{cite web|url=http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/HomeAttendance?comp_id=503 |title=Championship 15/16 Home attendances |publisher=Rugby Statbunker|date=25 May 2016}}

Individual statistics

  • Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included). Stats also cover playoff games.

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=Top points scorers=

class="wikitable"

! Rank !! Player !! Team !! Appearances !! Points

1{{flagicon|WAL}} Gavin HensonBristol17193
2{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Peter LydonLondon Scottish22182
3{{flagicon|SCO}} Dougie FlockhartDoncaster Knights15169
4{{flagicon|ENG}} Jake SharpBedford Blues19140
4{{flagicon|RSA}} Brendan CopeJersey20125
6{{flagicon|ENG}} Glyn HughesMoseley19118
7{{flagicon|ENG}} Dan MugfordNottingham Rugby17111
8{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Declan CusackDoncaster Knights19103
9{{flagicon|SCO}} Harry LeonardYorkshire Carnegie17101
10{{flagicon|NZ}} Paul GrantNottingham Rugby2295

{{cite web|url=http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTopScorers?comp_id=503 |title=Championship 15/16 Leading top scorers |publisher=Rugby Statbunker|date=23 April 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTopScorers?comp_id=518 |title=Championship Playoffs 15/16 Leading top scorers |publisher=Rugby Statbunker|date=25 May 2016}}

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=Top try scorers=

class="wikitable"

! Rank !! Player !! Team !! Appearances !! Tries

1{{flagicon|NZ}} Paul GrantNottingham Rugby2219
2{{flagicon|TON}} Latu MakaafiDoncaster Knights2518
3{{flagicon|NZ}} Mark BrightLondon Scottish2217
4{{flagicon|ENG}} Olly RobinsonBristol1914
rowspan=2| 5{{flagicon|ENG}} Dean AdamsonBedford Blues1412
{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom VarndellBristol2112
rowspan=3| 6{{flagicon|ENG}} Josh BainbridgeYorkshire Carnegie1011
{{flagicon|TON}} Viliame IongiNottingham Rugby1111
{{flagicon|WAL}} Kyle EvansMoseley2011
7{{flagicon|CAN}} Matt EvansCornish Pirates1210

{{cite web|url=http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTryScorers?comp_id=503 |title=Championship 15/16 Leading try scorers |publisher=Rugby Statbunker|date=22 April 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTryScorers?comp_id=518 |title=Championship Playoffs 15/16 Leading try scorers |publisher=Rugby Statbunker|date=25 May 2016}}

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Season records

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=Team=

;Largest home win — 53 pts

63 - 10 Bristol Rugby at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 12 February 2016

;Largest away win — 43 pts

75 - 24 London Scottish away to Moseley on 23 April 2016

;Most points scored — 75

75 - 24 London Scottish away to Moseley on 23 April 2016

;Most tries in a match — 11

75 - 24 London Scottish away to Moseley on 23 April 2016

;Most conversions in a match — 10

London Scottish away to Moseley on 23 April 2016

;Most penalties in a match — 6 (x3)

Moseley away to London Scottish on 4 September 2015

Doncaster Knights away to Bedford Blues on 5 December 2015

Bristol Rugby away to Yorkshire Carnegie on 28 February 2016

;Most drop goals in a match — 1

N/A - multiple teams

{{cite web|url=http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostTryInMatch?comp_id=503 |title=Championship 15/16 Most tries in a match (Team) |publisher=Rugby Statbunker |date=23 April 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostConversionsInMatch?comp_id=503 |title=Championship 15/16 Most conversions in a match (Team) |publisher=Rugby Statbunker |date=23 April 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostPenaltiesInMatch?comp_id=503 |title=Championship 15/16 Most penalties in a match (Team) |publisher=Rugby Statbunker |date=23 April 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostDropGoalInMatch?comp_id=503 |title=Championship 15/16 Most drop goals in a match (Team) |publisher=Rugby Statbunker |date=23 April 2016 }}

=Player=

;Most points in a match — 25

{{flagicon|ENG}} Josh Bainbridge for Yorkshire Carnegie away to Bristol Rugby on 18 October 2015

;Most tries in a match — 5

{{flagicon|ENG}} Josh Bainbridge for Yorkshire Carnegie away to Bristol Rugby on 18 October 2015

;Most conversions in a match — 9

{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Peter Lydon for London Scottish away to Moseley on 23 April 2016

;Most penalties in a match — 6 (x3)

{{flagicon|ENG}} Glyn Hughes for Moseley away to London Scottish on 4 September 2015

{{flagicon|SCO}} Dougie Flockhart for Doncaster Knights away to Bedford Blues on 5 December 2015

{{flagicon|WAL}} Gavin Henson for Bristol Rugby away to Yorkshire Carnegie on 28 February 2016

;Most drop goals in a match — 1

N/A - multiple players

{{cite web|url=http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPointsScorerInMatch?comp_id=503 |title=Championship 15/16 Most points in a match (Player) |publisher=Rugby Statbunker |date=23 April 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostTryScorerInMatch?comp_id=503 |title=Championship 15/16 Most tries in a match (Player) |publisher=Rugby Statbunker |date=23 April 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostConversionsScorerInMatch?comp_id=503 |title=Championship 15/16 Most conversions in a match (Player) |publisher=Rugby Statbunker |date=23 April 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPenaltiesScorerInMatch?comp_id=503 |title=Championship 15/16 Most penalties in a match (Player) |publisher=Rugby Statbunker |date=23 April 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostDropGoalScorerInMatch?comp_id=503 |title=Championship 15/16 Most drop goals in a match (Player) |publisher=Rugby Statbunker |date=23 April 2016 }}

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=Attendances=

;Highest — 16,084

Bristol Rugby at home to Doncaster Knights on 25 May 2016

;Lowest — 310

Ealing Trailfinders at home to Nottingham Rugby on 28 November 2015

;Highest Average Attendance — 7,702

Bristol Rugby

;Lowest Average Attendance — 667

Ealing Trailfinders

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See also

References

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External links

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