RFU Championship XV
The RFU Championship XV is an invitational rugby union team composed of English qualified players from the second tier competition, the
2012 end-of-year rugby union tests. However, on 10 September 2014, it was announced that the team will be re-formed for an uncapped match against Canada for the 2014 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[1]
The 2014 fixture will see
2012 Māori All Blacks tour of United Kingdom, where the Māori side won two from three matches; 24–32 loss to Leicester Tigers
, 52–21 win over RFU Championship XV and finally a 32–19 win over the XV's next opponent Canada.
Squads
2014 Squad vs Canada
On 10 October, Martin Haag announced the first 21 players that would represent the team against Canada on 2 November.[3]
On 16 October, James Phillips was added to the squad.[4]
On 27 October, Haag added a further 2 players to the team, in Jonny Arr and Max Maidment.[5]
1 It was later announced that Jonny Arr had replaced Ryan Glynn, who withdrew from the squad due to injury.[6]
2 On 31 October, Kieran Hallett was added to the squad to replace Dan Mugford, who was forced to withdraw from the squad due to injury.[7]
The final team to face Canada was announced on the 31 October.[8]
- Head coach: Martin Haag
Player | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Club | Union |
---|---|---|---|---|
Charlie Clare | Hooker
|
(22) | Bedford Blues | England |
Tom Cruse | Hooker
|
30 March 1989 (25) | Rotherham Titans | England |
Lee Imiolek | Prop
|
21 September 1990 (24) | Yorkshire Carnegie | England |
Ryan Bower | Prop
|
25 February 1991 (23) | Worcester Warriors | England |
Michael Holford | Prop
|
11 August 1982 (32) | Nottingham | England |
Max Maidment | Prop
|
1 August 1991 (23) | London Scottish | England |
Darren Barry | Lock
|
2 February 1990 (24) | Cornish Pirates | England |
James Percival (c) | Lock
|
9 November 1983 (30) | Worcester Warriors | England |
James Phillips | Lock
|
27 September 1987 (27) | London Scottish | England |
Nick Fenton-Wells | Flanker | 11 August 1986 (28) | Bedford Blues | South Africa |
Marco Mama | Flanker | 27 March 1991 (23) | Bristol
|
Zimbabwe |
Mark Bright | Number eight
|
29 September 1978 (36) | London Scottish | England |
Ryan Burrows | Number eight
|
25 April 1988 (26) | Yorkshire Carnegie | England |
Jonny Arr | Scrum-half
|
29 November 1988 (25) | Worcester Warriors | England |
Ryan Glynn 1 | Scrum-half
|
27 September 1991 (23) | Jersey | England |
Tom Kessell | Scrum-half
|
21 January 1990 (24) | Cornish Pirates | England |
Kieran Hallett | Fly-half
|
2 June 1985 (29) | Cornish Pirates | Ireland |
Dan Mugford 2 | Fly-half
|
9 October 1991 | Nottingham | England |
Lawrence Rayner | Fly-half
|
13 July 1992 (22) | Plymouth Albion | England |
Greg King | Centre
|
24 April 1988 (26) | Moseley
|
England |
Will Owen | Centre
|
30 March 1995 (19) | Moseley
|
Wales |
Dougie Flockhart | Wing
|
25 November 1984 (30) | Doncaster Knights
|
Scotland |
Michael Keating | Wing
|
30 July 1989 (25) | Rotherham Titans | Ireland |
Miles Mantella | Wing
|
7 October 1991 (23) | London Scottish | England |
Jack Tovey | Fullback
|
16 December 1990 (21) | Bristol
|
Ireland |
2012 Squad vs Māori All Blacks
2012 Squad | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Club | Union |
Dan Baines | Hooker
|
4 August 1989 (26) | Rotherham Titans
|
England |
Jon Vickers | Hooker
|
23 December 1988 (23) | Plymouth Albion | England |
Oliver Tomaszczyk | Prop
|
24 November 1986 (25) | Newcastle Falcons | England |
Mark Irish | Prop
|
25 August 1981 (31) | London Scottish
|
England |
Tom Davies | Prop
|
17 April 1987 (25) | Doncaster Knights
|
Wales |
Alan Paver | Prop
|
27 November 1977 (34) | Cornish Pirates | England |
Calum Green | Lock
|
15 July 1990 (22) | Leeds Carnegie | England |
Nathan Hannay | Lock
|
5 December 1984 (28) | Jersey | England |
Nic Rouse | Lock
|
10 February 1981 (31) | Nottingham | England |
Jacob Rowan | Flanker | 14 January 1990 (22) | Leeds Carnegie | England |
Phil Burgess | Flanker | 1 July 1988 (24) | Cornish Pirates | England |
Ben Pienaar | Number eight
|
10 September 1986 (26) | Moseley
|
England |
Richard Mayhew | Number eight
|
24 June 1985 (27) | Newcastle Falcons | New Zealand
|
Luke Baldwin | Scrum-half
|
15 September 1990 (22) | Bedford Blues | England |
Gavin Cattle (c) | Scrum-half
|
5 April 1980 (32) | Cornish Pirates | Wales |
Tristan Roberts | Fly-half
|
23 March 1987 (25) | Bristol
|
England |
Jake Sharp | Fly-half
|
7 May 1991 (21) | Bedford Blues | England |
Charlie Hayter | Centre
|
10 December 1988 (23) | Moseley
|
England |
Tim Streather | Centre
|
14 June 1988 (24) | Nottingham | England |
Josh Bassett | Wing
|
17 March 1992 (20) | Bedford Blues | England |
Jack Tovey | Wing
|
16 December 1990 (21) | Bristol
|
Ireland |
Rhys Crane | Wing
|
14 October 1985 (27) | Nottingham | England |
Dante Mama | Fullback
|
22 January 1990 (22) | Doncaster Knights
|
Zimbabwe |
Previous matches
Māori All Blacks (2012)
17 November 2012 12:05 UTC+0) |
RFU Championship XV | 21–52 | Māori All Blacks |
Try: Mama 22' m Crane 78' c Con: Roberts (0/1) Sharp 79' (1/1) | Report | Try: O'Donnell 14' c Baker 28' c Elliot 33' c Renata 53' c Dixon 56' m Wilson 63' c Graham 72' c Willison 75' m Con: Ripia (5/7) 15', 29', 34', 64', 73' Trent Renata (1/1) 54' |
Castle Park, Doncaster Attendance: 4,956 Referee: David Rose (England) |
Coaches
- Mike Rayer (2012) - Assisted by Ian Davies
- Martin Haag (2014) - Assisted by Kevin Maggs
Captains
- Gavin Cattle (2012)
See also
References
- ^ Sixways to host Championship XV match against Canada Archived 2014-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Harvey, Neale (11 November 2012). "Pirates scrum-half in Championship squad". Independent (Plymouth). p. 58.
- ^ Mantella and Bright Named In Championship XV Squad
- ^ James Phillips Earns Call-Up To Championship XV Squad on London Scottish website, 10 October 2014 (archived)
- ^ Max Maidment Added To Championship XV squad
- ^ Jersey's Ryan Glynn is withdrawn from Championship XV squad
- ^ Plymouth Albion duo start for Canada against Championship XV
- ^ Championship XV team to face Canada unveiled