The long-term future of the Championship is seemingly up in the air but Cambridge's promotion is the 'feel good' story which should underpin the 'grassroots' game.
With so much talk and debate surrounding the future of the Championship, in the short-term, the second tier could be welcoming a new club in the form of Cambridge.
The RFU Council have voted to adopt law changes in regards to lowering the tackle height in the community game which will come into force from July 1st.
The sharp end of the BUCS Super Rugby campaign is here but the climax of the season will happen without one of university rugby's great characters after the former Durham Director of Rugby called time on his tenure earlier this year.
As the debate surrounding the controversial tackle laws continues, TRU heard from Harry Spencer, who coaches SC Bernay on the lower rungs of the French rugby ladder, about the study in France which has influenced the RFU’s decision.
All four table-toppers across National League Rugby will have difficult assignments in Round 17, with Sale FC and Sedgley Park facing promotion rivals.
Caldy's fightback against Ealing was the latest chapter in the remarkable rise of the club and it also shone a light on the value of English rugby's second tier.