RFU Championship

Brendan McKibbin and Alex Lewington scored a double each as London Irish completed a 55-48 victory in the second legged final of RFU Championship against Yorkshire Carnegie at Madejski Stadium to confirm their promotion in the Aviva Premiership.

London Irish's chances of returning back to the Aviva Premiership has received a huge boost after their 18-29 victory over Yorkshire Carnegie in the first leg of the final in Headingley on Wednesday.

With the domestic season coming to a close, one of Bristol Rugby’s newest recruits tells TRU how moving to Ashton Gate was a must.

Newcastle Falcons flanker Dan Temm has confirmed that he will be switching to RFU Championship side Ealing Trailfinders ahead of the next season.

RFU Championship club Nottingham has confirmed the signing of prop Rory Burke ahead of the next season.

Jonah Holmes scored a double as Yorkshire Carnegie have their one foot in the final of Greene King IPA Championship after defeating Ealing Trailfinders by 16-34 in the first leg of the play-off at Ealing on Friday.

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.