2022/23 Championship Fixtures Announced
The 2022/23 Championship fixtures have been confirmed.
The league competition will be played over 22 rounds, beginning over the weekend of 10-11 September, with the final round scheduled for the weekend of 29-30 April next year.
The league will consist of 12 teams in the upcoming season after Caldy secured promotion to the Championship after topping National 1.
The Championship Cup takes place over six rounds followed by a semi-final (5-6 May) and final (13-14 May) following the conclusion of the league season. The Cup kicks off on the weekend of 5-6 November with rounds two and three over the following two weekends. Rounds 3-6 also run over consecutive weekends beginning on 4-5 February.
2021/22 Championship winners Ealing Trailfinders kick-off the league season with a blockbuster home fixture against Doncaster on 10 September. The Knights completed the double over Trailfinders last season and will once again prove tricky opponents for Ben Ward’s squad.
Ealing then travel to Dillingham Park to face Ampthill in round two, before a home clash with Hartpury on 24 September. The following week, Ealing travel to Butts Park Arena to face Coventry. Both clubs faced off in a heated Championship Cup Final in May, with Trialfinders clinching the match 19-13 to secure a third straight Cup title.
Ealing then have league matches against Richmond (H), London Scottish (A) and Nottingham (H), before kicking-off their Cup defence in November with ties against Hartpury (H), Nottingham (A) and Jersey (H).
Returning to league action and heading into the festive season, Trailfinders travel to Penzance for a crunch league clash with Cornish Pirates on 3 December, before rounding off 2022 with exciting fixtures against Bedford (H), Caldy (A) and Jersey (H).
Ealing embark on the final stages of the league season with a home clash with newcomers Caldy on 15 April, before two massive away fixtures against Jersey on 22 April and Doncaster on 29 April.
Click here for the full Championship fixture list.
2022/23 Season Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday 29th June.
Preseason Matches:
(KO times to be confirmed)
Thursday 18 August
Biarritz Olympique v Ealing Trailfinders
Saturday 20 August
Rosslyn Park v Ealing Trailfinders
Friday 26 August
Richmond v Ealing Trailfinders
Saturday 3 September
Ealing Trailfinders v Zebre
Championship Fixtures:
(Exact fixture dates and KO times to be confirmed. Home fixtures are likely to be Saturday 3pm KO)
Round 1 (10 September)
Ealing Trailfinders v Doncaster
Round 2 (17 September)
Ampthill v Ealing Trailfinders
Round 3 (24 September)
Ealing Trailfinders v Hartpury University
Round 4 (1 October)
Coventry v Ealing Trailfinders
Round 5 (8 October)
Ealing Trailfinders v Richmond
Round 6 (22 October)
London Scottish v Ealing Trailfinders
Round 7 (29 October)
Ealing Trailfinders v Nottingham
Cup Round 1 (5 November)
Ealing Trailfinders v Hartpury University
Cup Round 2 (12 November)
Nottingham v Ealing Trailfinders
Cup Round 3 (19 November)
Ealing Trailfinders v Jersey
Round 8 (3 December)
Cornish Pirates v Ealing Trailfinders
Round 9 (10 December)
Ealing Trailfinders v Bedford Blues
Round 10 (17 December)
Caldy v Ealing Trailfinders
Round 11 (24 December)
Ealing Trailfinders v Jersey
Round 12 (14 January)
Ealing Trailfinders v Ampthill
Round 13 (21 January)
Hartpury University v Ealing Trailfinders
Round 14 (28 January)
Ealing Trailfinders v Coventry
Cup Round 4 (4 February)
Jersey v Ealing Trailfinders
Cup Round 5 (11 February)
Ealing Trailfinders v Nottingham
Cup Round 6 (18 February)
Hartpury University v Ealing Trailfinders
Round 15 (4 March)
Richmond v Ealing Trailfinders
Round 16 (11 March)
Ealing Trailfinders v London Scottish
Round 17 (18 March)
Nottingham v Ealing Trailfinders
Round 18 (25 March)
Ealing Trailfinders v Cornish Pirates
Round 19 (1 April)
Bedford Blues v Ealing Trailfinders
Round 20 (15 April)
Ealing Trailfinders v Caldy
Round 21 (22 April)
Jersey v Ealing Trailfinders
Round 22 (29 April)
Doncaster v Ealing Trailfinders
Cup Semi-Final (6 May)
Cup Final (13 May)
