The GreeneKing IPA Championship is English rugby’s second tier and we aim to bring you previews and reviews from each week plus the latest news from the division.
The Championship’s aim is to raise the profile of the game for fans as well as players and it also offers the opportunity for some of the best young players to showcase their talents at a very high level.
Having left professional rugby this time last year, Carl Kirwan is moving clubs once more as he will be lining up for Nottingham in the Championship next season.
Cornish Pirates’ Maliq Holden has written a guest column focusing on why the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement is so important in society and why the drive for equality has to continue.
During the current pandemic, young talents up and down the country have been anxious about securing their immediate rugby futures and Callum Hunter-Hill was one of those before signing for Saracens.
After three years with Jersey, Mark Best spoke to TRU's Joe Harvey about his recent move to Doncaster and the future of the Championship.
In recent seasons, Rouen Normandie have risen through French Rugby and now led by former Bath and England scrum-half Richard Hill, new signing Peter Lydon is excited about what the Pro D2 side can achieve.
Having played rugby professionally with Ealing, Worcester and the Sunwolves in his career, Andrew Durutalo moved back to America mid-season to take up a role with USI Insurance Services in Seattle.
Talking Rugby Union is pleased to announce Guy Thompson as our latest columnist for the 2020/21 season.
It would be fair to describe Toby Freeman as somewhat of a Championship stalwart and TRU's Joe Harvey caught up with the former Rotherham, Nottingham and Cornish Pirates player.
Latest to answer our quickfire Isolation Edition questions is Doncaster Knights' prop Robin Hislop.
Currently with Ealing Trailfinders, Sam Dickinson’s career has spanned the English league ladder and he chatted to Talking Rugby Union's Joe Harvey about his journey in the game and the position rugby now finds itself in.
Robin Hislop has made his name in the Championship. Joining Rotherham, initially on loan at the tail end of 2013, the forward was at the club for their last spells of dominance in the second division.
After launching their social media challenge, the NHS Crossbar Challenge, Talking Rugby Union’s Joe Harvey talked to the pair about the campaign.
The Covid-19 pandemic has, and will continue to, hit local clubs hard and the RFU have begun shaping the future at the lower levels of the game.
Looseheadz & Talking Rugby Union spoke to Scotland international and Newcastle Falcon, John Hardie for the second episode of our podcast.
Following the early end of the rugby season in England, the RFU have confirmed the final league positions for the Championship, Tyrrells Premier 15s and community game.
The Ampthill and District centre talks about his journey through the National Leagues and his time in the Championship.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there have been a number of measures put in place to protect our vital cash flow which will have impacted a lot of people, including the rugby community.
Newcastle Falcons have placed all the club's players and staff in unpaid leave following the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Last week, Championship outfit Jersey Reds announced Rob Webber as their new forwards coach for next season and we caught up with the Sale Sharks man to discuss his move into coaching.
Newcastle Falcons director of rugby Dean Richards slammed the decision of Ealing Trailfinders to consider taking legal advice on the outcome of the Championship in the 2019/20 season.
Coventry Rugby executive chairman Jon Sharp expects the Championship clubs to battle for survival following the cuts announced by the Rugby Football Union and the pandemic coronavirus.
Charlie Venables' rugby journey has certainly been an interesting one. At the age of 23, he has already represented England Counties U20s, England Universities Sevens and Sale Sharks in the Premiership 7s, whilst also been an ever-present in Leeds Beckett's BUCS Super Rugby side.
After today's announcement that the Championship would received reduced funding from the RFU next season, Charlie Beckett has penned his thoughts on events in the Championship.