RFU Championship

The Greene King IPA Championship play-offs kick off this weekend, but as we know, there are four teams in contention for play-off glory but only two vying for promotion.

London Irish rugby director Nick Kennedy said his team is looking forward to the first leg of the semi-final clash against Doncaster Knight that kicks-off at Castle Park on 30th April.

Bedford Blues have confirmed that former England international Lee Dickson will join the Championship club as a player-coach ahead of the next season.

In recent weeks the rugby-verse was set aflame by the announcement that the Top 14’s two Parisian clubs Stade Francais and Racing Metro 92 were to merge into one super-club next season.

RFU Championship side Yorkshire Carnegie has signed former Sale Sharks wing Tom Arscott for the remainder of the season.

London Welsh expressed disappointment on Rugby Football Union's decision to strip the Championship club of professional rugby status.

Registrar Nicholas Briggs has dismissed the application requesting for the winding up of RFU Championship club London Welsh.

On the 7th December 2016, London Welsh, a 132-year-old club with multiple spells in the Premiership and a long, illustrious pre-professionalism history announced they were to go into voluntary liquidation having received two winding-up petitions from HM Revenue and Customs for an unpaid tax bill of over £90,000.

The hearing on immediate winding-up of financially troubled London Welsh has been adjourned until January next year.

Championship club London Welsh are set to go into liquidation due to an "unsustainable" financial situation.

London Irish lock George Robson has been handed a six-week ban by the Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel following an untidy incident in Greene King IPA Championship clash with Yorkshire Carnegie.

Two hat-tricks, a forwards coach appearing as a substitute and an average of 54 points a game - round two of the British and Irish Cup had it all. Lewis Hughes returns with a roundup of all the latest action:

Ealing Trailfinders’ Lewis Jones has his sights set on progressing further in the game as he talks to TRU about his early setbacks, university rugby and what it means to represent your country.

Cornish Pirates’ summer signing Bar Bartlett tells TRU about his time with Loughborough, his inspirations and life in Cornwell.

Rotherham Titans have included as many as 10 new recruits in their starting line-up for their 2016/17 Greene King IPA Championship opener game against London Welsh at Clifton Lane on Sunday.

Ealing Trailfinders have announced Alex Walker as the captain for the upcoming season of the Greene King IPA Championship.

London Welsh head coach James Buckland expressed satisfaction over his team's pre-season opening game against the Merthyr RFC at The Wern Sports Park.

London Welsh have confirmed the signing of Wales Under-18 international ahead of the upcoming season of Greene King IPA Championship.

The fixtures of the Greene King IPA Championship were announced on Friday and it will comprise of 22 Rounds of games followed by the play-offs and the two-legged final.

London Irish on Monday have confirmed their squad for the upcoming 2016-17 Greene King IPA Championship season.