RFU CHAMPIONSHIP 2012-2013 structure
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- Created on Monday, 21 May 2012 13:13
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The new-look 2012-2013 RFU Championship structure has been officially rubber-stamped following a period of consultation between the Rugby Football Union and the Championship clubs committee.
The agreed structure is designed to deliver optimum home games while continuing to provide an exciting season for Championship clubs - including Bristol Rugby, Cornish Pirates and Plymouth Albion - and their supporters.
The revised structure - approved by the RFU Board - sees the 12 clubs compete in a league season across 22 rounds, with the bottom club relegated to SSE National League 1 and the top four clubs going on to compete in a two-legged semi-final and final.
The new structure will provide 11 home games for the Championship clubs and a minimum of six games in the revised British & Irish Cup.
RFU Championship structure 2012-13
Stage 1 to 22 weeks
Bottom team at the end of Stage 1 relegated to SSE National League One
Stage 2 semi-finals of two weeks for top four teams
Semi-finals played over two legs
Final staged over two legs
British & Irish Cup structure 2012-13
Played over 9 weekends
Six pool rounds over 6 weeks
All fixtures played on weekends
Quarter-finals staged over one leg
Semi-final staged over one leg
Final staged over one leg
• Cornish Pirates host London Welsh in the first leg of this season's RFU Championship final on Wednesday (Mennaye Field, Penzance, 1945).
The second leg will be hosted at the Kassam Stadium, Oxford on Wednesday May 30 (also 1945 kick off).
• Cornish Pirates official website
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