2021–22 RFU Championship Cup

2021–22 RFU Championship Cup
Tournament details
Countries	England Jersey
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Date	9 April – 21 May 2022
Tournament statistics
Teams	11
Final
Champions	Ealing Trailfinders (2nd title)
Runners-up	Coventry
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The 2021–22 RFU Championship Cup was the third season of the annual rugby union Championship Cup competition for second tier, professional English clubs playing in the RFU Championship.^[1] The competition returned after a 14-month hiatus, following the cancellation of the previous year's tournament and the mid season cancellation of the 2019–20 tournament.

Competition format

The competition format is two-legged knockout ties with a first round of five matches, followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. The Championship winners, Ealing Trailfinders received a bye to the quarter-finals. The first round matches took place on 9 April, following the final round of Championship fixtures. In the competition's inaugural season, the RFU had set out the pool matches in a regional format to encourage derby games, but this year's competition format is more loosely structured.

Participating teams and locations

First round

First leg

Second leg

• Jersey Reds win 111 – 21 on aggregate

• Doncaster Knights win 56 – 46 on aggregate

• Hartpury University win 96 – 66 on aggregate

• Coventry win 52 – 49 on aggregate

• Bedford Blues win 90 – 33 on aggregate

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Knock-out stage

The four overall winners from round 1 along with the best two losing teams and Ealing Trailfinders will contest the two-legged quarter-finals. The competition will then be played in a single-leg straight knockout format.

Quarter-finals

1st leg

2nd leg

• Jersey Reds won 49 - 34 on aggregate

• Cornish Pirates won 71 – 69 on aggregate

• Ealing Trailfinders won 87 – 45 on aggregate

• Coventry won 62 – 53 on aggregate

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Semi-finals

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Final

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See also

• RFU Championship
• British and Irish Cup

References

External links

• RFU