RFU Championship

London Scottish is pleased to announce the signing of England Students captain Freddie Clarke on a one-year deal.

After two of the most pulsating rugby matches in recent history, the Worcester Warriors booked their place in the Aviva Premiership on Wednesday evening.

Worcester secured a quickfire Aviva Premiership return after a remarkable climax to the Championship final second leg at Sixways.

Warriors remain unchanged for Wednesday night's Greene King IPA Championship Final second leg against Bristol Rugby at Sixways (kick-off 7.45pm).

Worcester crept into pole position for a quickfire return to top-flight English rugby after they edged an absorbing and dramatic Greene King IPA Championship play-off final first leg at Ashton Gate.

Bristol and Worcester will step up their quest for a prized place among English rugby's elite when they contest the first leg of this season's Greene King IPA Championship play-off final on Wednesday.

The Exeter Chiefs may have just missed out on what would have been a debut trip to the Aviva Premiership playoffs this weekend, but they did secure entrance to Europe’s top tier of rugby for just the second time in their history.

Harlequins centre Tom Casson has agreed a move to Championship club Yorkshire Carnegie.

The Greene King IPA Championship ‘Dream Team’ was named last week.

London Irish has bolstered its options at hooker for next season with the signing of Tom Cruse from Rotherham Titans.

There was no shortage of murmurings last week, as rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield announced he would be leaving the 13-man code and joining Yorkshire Carnegie for the 2015/16 season.

Former Gloucester and Sale boss Bryan Redpath has been appointed as the new head coach of Greene King IPA Championship club Yorkshire Carnegie on a two-year contract.

Ahead of this weekends Semi-final fixtures Worcester have to beat a four year droubt for English sides against Leinster A, and 10th place in the Championship Doncaster take on 2nd Bristol.

Chris Pennell returns to Championship action for Worcester Warriors as they take on bottom of the Table Plymouth Albion at Sixways on Saturday

Gavin Henson made a try-scoring debut for Bristol Rugby in Round 15, while Bedford against Worcester is the pick of the Round 16 fixtures.

Championship club Worcester have announced the signing of England international back-row forward Phil Dowson from Aviva Premiership champions Northampton.

Worcester Warriors are delighted to announce that Sam Vesty has become the club's new Backs Coach.

Last week, we looked at how the top 12 teams in the country use social media and what benefits it gives them.

Gavin Henson will join Bristol on a one-year contract this summer, leaving Bath after two seasons with the west country club.

This weekends Round 12 of the Greene King IPA Championship had some outstanding rugby action on show with last minute scores, hat-tricks and a lot more as the battle for the Play-Offs intensifies.