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RFU Championship XV

The RFU Championship XV is an invitational rugby union team composed of English qualified players from the second-tier competition, the RFU Championship. The team was originally formed for a one-off match against a strong Māori All Blacks team as part of the 2012 end-of-year rugby union tests. However, on 10 September 2014, it was announced that the team will be re-formed for an uncapped match against Canada for the 2014 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[http://www.warriors.co.uk/news/7336.php#.VBDk6WRwbIU Sixways to host Championship XV match against Canada] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911024314/http://www.warriors.co.uk/news/7336.php |date=2014-09-11 }}

The 2014 fixture will see Martin Haag, head coach of Nottingham, take over from Mike Rayer, Bedford Blues head coach,{{cite news|last=Harvey|first=Neale|title=Pirates scrum-half in Championship squad|newspaper=Independent (Plymouth)|date=11 November 2012|page=58}} who led the XV side to a 52–21 loss in the Māori All Blacks fixture. On that occasion, the match was played on 17 November 2012 at Castle Park, as part of the 2012 Māori All Blacks tour of United Kingdom, where the Māori side won two from three matches; 24–32 loss to Leicester Tigers, 52–21 win over RFU Championship XV and finally a 32–19 win over the XV's next opponent Canada.

Squads

=2014 Squad vs Canada=

On 10 October, Martin Haag announced the first 21 players that would represent the team against Canada on 2 November.[https://web.archive.org/web/20141031180905/http://www.londonscottish.com/pro/news/3761.php#.VFPQUVXx7IU Mantella and Bright Named In Championship XV Squad]

On 16 October, James Phillips was added to the squad.[http://www.londonscottish.com/pro/news/3769.php#.VFOx8mRFDIU James Phillips Earns Call-Up To Championship XV Squad] on London Scottish website, 10 October 2014 (archived)

On 27 October, Haag added a further 2 players to the team, in Jonny Arr and Max Maidment.[http://www.londonscottish.com/news/3783.php#.VFOyjmRFDIU Max Maidment Added To Championship XV squad]

1 It was later announced that Jonny Arr had replaced Ryan Glynn, who withdrew from the squad due to injury.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/29799796 Jersey's Ryan Glynn is withdrawn from Championship XV squad]

2 On 31 October, Kieran Hallett was added to the squad to replace Dan Mugford, who was forced to withdraw from the squad due to injury.[http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Plymouth-Albion-duo-start-Canada-Championship-XV/story-23847422-detail/story.html Plymouth Albion duo start for Canada against Championship XV]

The final team to face Canada was announced on the 31 October.[http://www.englandrugby.com/news/championship-team-face-canada-unveiled/ Championship XV team to face Canada unveiled]

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Player

! Position

! Date of Birth (Age)

! Club

! Union

Charlie Clare

| Hooker

| (22)

| Bedford Blues

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Tom Cruse

| Hooker

| 30 March 1989 (25)

| Rotherham Titans

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Lee Imiolek

| Prop

| 21 September 1990 (24)

| Yorkshire Carnegie

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Ryan Bower

| Prop

| 25 February 1991 (23)

| Worcester Warriors

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Michael Holford

| Prop

| 11 August 1982 (32)

| Nottingham

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Max Maidment

| Prop

| 1 August 1991 (23)

| London Scottish

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Darren Barry

| Lock

| 2 February 1990 (24)

| Cornish Pirates

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

James Percival (c)

| Lock

| 9 November 1983 (30)

| Worcester Warriors

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

James Phillips

| Lock

| 27 September 1987 (27)

| London Scottish

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Nick Fenton-Wells

| Flanker

| 11 August 1986 (28)

| Bedford Blues

| {{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa

Marco Mama

| Flanker

| 27 March 1991 (23)

| Bristol

| {{flagicon|ZIM}} Zimbabwe

Mark Bright

| Number eight

| 29 September 1978 (36)

| London Scottish

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Ryan Burrows

| Number eight

| 25 April 1988 (26)

| Yorkshire Carnegie

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Jonny Arr

| Scrum-half

| 29 November 1988 (25)

| Worcester Warriors

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Ryan Glynn 1

| Scrum-half

| 27 September 1991 (23)

| Jersey

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Tom Kessell

| Scrum-half

| 21 January 1990 (24)

| Cornish Pirates

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Kieran Hallett

| Fly-half

| 2 June 1985 (29)

| Cornish Pirates

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Ireland

Dan Mugford 2

| Fly-half

| 9 October 1991

| Nottingham

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Lawrence Rayner

| Fly-half

| 13 July 1992 (22)

| Plymouth Albion

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Greg King

| Centre

| 24 April 1988 (26)

| Moseley

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Will Owen

| Centre

| 30 March 1995 (19)

| Moseley

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Wales

Dougie Flockhart

| Wing

| 25 November 1984 (30)

| Doncaster Knights

| {{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland

Michael Keating

| Wing

| 30 July 1989 (25)

| Rotherham Titans

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Ireland

Miles Mantella

| Wing

| 7 October 1991 (23)

| London Scottish

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Jack Tovey

| Fullback

| 16 December 1990 (21)

| Bristol

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Ireland

=2012 Squad vs Māori All Blacks=

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colspan=5|2012 Squad
Player

! Position

! Date of Birth (Age)

! Club

! Union

Dan Baines

| Hooker

| 4 August 1989 (26)

| Rotherham Titans

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Jon Vickers

| Hooker

| 23 December 1988 (23)

| Plymouth Albion

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Oliver Tomaszczyk

| Prop

| 24 November 1986 (25)

| Newcastle Falcons

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Mark Irish

| Prop

| 25 August 1981 (31)

| London Scottish

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Tom Davies

| Prop

| 17 April 1987 (25)

| Doncaster Knights

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Wales

Alan Paver

| Prop

| 27 November 1977 (34)

| Cornish Pirates

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Calum Green

| Lock

| 15 July 1990 (22)

| Leeds Carnegie

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Nathan Hannay

| Lock

| 5 December 1984 (28)

| Jersey

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Nic Rouse

| Lock

| 10 February 1981 (31)

| Nottingham

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Jacob Rowan

| Flanker

| 14 January 1990 (22)

| Leeds Carnegie

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Phil Burgess

| Flanker

| 1 July 1988 (24)

| Cornish Pirates

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Ben Pienaar

| Number eight

| 10 September 1986 (26)

| Moseley

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Richard Mayhew

| Number eight

| 24 June 1985 (27)

| Newcastle Falcons

| {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand

Luke Baldwin

| Scrum-half

| 15 September 1990 (22)

| Bedford Blues

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Gavin Cattle (c)

| Scrum-half

| 5 April 1980 (32)

| Cornish Pirates

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Wales

Tristan Roberts

| Fly-half

| 23 March 1987 (25)

| Bristol

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Jake Sharp

| Fly-half

| 7 May 1991 (21)

| Bedford Blues

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Charlie Hayter

| Centre

| 10 December 1988 (23)

| Moseley

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Tim Streather

| Centre

| 14 June 1988 (24)

| Nottingham

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Josh Bassett

| Wing

| 17 March 1992 (20)

| Bedford Blues

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Jack Tovey

| Wing

| 16 December 1990 (21)

| Bristol

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Ireland

Rhys Crane

| Wing

| 14 October 1985 (27)

| Nottingham

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

Dante Mama

| Fullback

| 22 January 1990 (22)

| Doncaster Knights

| {{flagicon|ZIM}} Zimbabwe

Previous matches

=Māori All Blacks (2012)=

{{Rugbybox

|date = 17 November 2012

|time = 12:05 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

|home = RFU Championship XV {{flagicon|ENG}}

|score = 21–52

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121121145232/http://www.drfc.co.uk/About-Us/News/2012/November/Maori-prove-too-strong-for-Championship-4137 Report]

|away = {{Ru|New Zealand Māori|name=Māori All Blacks}}

|try1 = Mama 22' m
Crane 78' c

|con1 = Roberts (0/1)
Sharp 79' (1/1)

|try2 = O'Donnell 14' c
Baker 28' c
Elliot 33' c
Renata 53' c
Dixon 56' m
Wilson 63' c
Graham 72' c
Willison 75' m

|con2 = Ripia (5/7) 15', 29', 34', 64', 73'
Trent Renata (1/1) 54'

|stadium = Castle Park, Doncaster

|attendance = 4,956

|referee = David Rose (England)

}}

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Team details
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width="25"|width="25"|
FB15{{flagicon|ZIM}} Dante Mama
RW14{{flagicon|ENG}} Rhys Crane
OC13{{flagicon|ENG}} Tim Streather
IC12{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Hayter
LW11{{flagicon|ENG}} Josh Bassett
FH10{{flagicon|ENG}} Tristan Roberts{{suboff|69}}
SH9{{flagicon|WAL}} Gavin Cattle (c){{suboff|54}}
N88{{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Pienaar
OF7{{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Burgess{{suboff|56}}
BF6{{flagicon|ENG}} Jacob Rowan
RL5{{flagicon|ENG}} Nic Rouse
LL4{{flagicon|ENG}} Nathan Hannay{{suboff|49}}
TP3{{flagicon|ENG}} Alan Paver| {{suboff|49}}
HK2{{flagicon|ENG}} Jon Vickers{{suboff|71}}
LP1{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Irish{{suboff|56}}
colspan=3|Replacements:
HK16{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Stagg{{subon|71}}
PR17{{flagicon|WAL}} Tom Davies{{subon|56}}
PR18{{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Tomaszczyk{{subon|49}}
LK19{{flagicon|ENG}} Calum Green{{subon|49}}
N820{{flagicon|ENG}} Row Burrows{{subon|56}}
SH21{{flagicon|ENG}} Luke Baldwin{{subon|54}}
FH22{{flagicon|ENG}} Jake Sharp{{subon|69}}
WG23{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Atkinson
colspan=3|Coach:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Mike Rayer

|valign="top" width="50%"|

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FB15Trent Renata
RW14Kurt Baker
OC13Jackson Willison
IC12Tim Bateman{{suboff|44}}
LW11Declan O'Donnell
FH10Willie Ripia
SH9Jamison Gibson-Park{{suboff|61}}
N88Elliot Dixon
OF7Tanerau Latimer (c)
BF6Nick Crosswell{{suboff|46}}
RL5Romana Graham
LL4Jarrad Hoeata{{suboff|54}}
TP3Ben Afeaki
HK2Hika Elliot{{suboff|54}}
LP1Jacob Ellison{{suboff|46}}
colspan=3|Replacements:
HK16Quentin MacDonald{{subon|54}}
PR17Bronson Murray
PR18Ben May{{subon|46}}
LK19Jason Eaton{{subon|54}}
FL20Shane Christie{{subon|46}}
SH21Frae Wilson{{subon|61}}
CN22Charlie Ngatai{{subon|44}}
FB23Andre Taylor
colspan=3|Coach:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Jamie Joseph

|}

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Touch judges:


{{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Lee


{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon McConnell


Television match official:


{{flagicon|ENG}} Trevor Fisher

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Coaches

Captains

See also

References

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