CONFIRMED CHAMP FIXTURES FOR ROUNDS 1-15

Elior Champ Rugby has confirmed the fixture dates and times for Rounds 1-15. 

Ealing Trailfinders will kick-off their 2026/27 Champ campaign against Chinnor on Saturday 19 September with a kick-off time of 5pm.

The West London derby on Sunday 27 September against Richmond at 2pm will see Trailfinders play their first home game of the campaign.

The men in green and white travel to Cornish Pirates for Round 3 and face Hartpury at home the following weekend.

Trailfinders travel to Blackheath in Round 5.

A spooky Saturday fixture on Halloween will see Trailfinders welcome Doncaster Knights in Round 6 of the competition.

Ampthill host Trailfinders on Armistice weekend in Round 7.

Coventry will be the visitors at TFSC in Round 8. The following weekend, Trailfinders travel to Merseyside to face Caldy.

Rounds 10 and 11 will see Trailfinders take on Worcester Warriors at Sixways Stadium followed by Bedford Blues at TFSC.

For the pre-Christmas fixture, Trailfinders will travel up the M1 to face newly promoted Rotherham Titans.

The newly revised format of home and away reverse fixtures will be played over the Christmas period. On Boxing Day weekend, Trailfinders host Nottingham and play the reverse fixture a week later at The Bay on New Years Day.

Round 15 is Rivals Round where Ealing Trailfinders host Worcester Warriors on home turf.

Kick-off times have been standardised by the league to give league supporters an opportunity to watch a breadth of Elior Champ Rugby for the 2026/27 season.

Rounds 16-26 will be confirmed in due course by the league.

Confirmed fixtures and kick-off times

Round 1 – Chinnor, Saturday 19 September, 5pm

Round 2 – Richmond, Sunday 27 September, 2pm

Round 3 – Cornish Pirates, Saturday 3 October, 3pm

Round 4 – Hartpury, Sunday 11 October, 4pm 

Round 5 – Blackheath, Saturday 17 October, 3pm

Round 6 – Doncaster Knights, Saturday 31 October, 3pm

Round 7 – Ampthill, Saturday 7 November, 6pm

Round 8 – Coventry, Sunday 15 November, 2pm

Round 9 – Caldy, Saturday 21 November, 1pm

Round 10 – Worcester Warriors, Saturday 5 December, 3pm

Round 11 – Bedford Blues, Saturday 12 December, 3pm

Round 12 – Rotherham Titans, Saturday 19 December, 3pm

Round 13 – Nottingham, Sunday 27 December, 2pm

Round 14 – Nottingham, Friday 1 January, 3pm

Round 15 – Worcester Warriors, Saturday 23 January, 3pm