2010–11 RFU Championship

The 2010–11 RFU Championship was the 2nd season (of the professionalised format) of the second division of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between August 2010 and May 2011.

New teams to the division included Worcester Warriors who were relegated from the Guinness Premiership 2009–10 and Esher who were promoted from the 2009–10 National League 1.

Worcester Warriors topped the regular season league table, their play-off group table and then won the Championship after they defeated Cornish Pirates over two legs in the Championship final at Sixways Stadium (46–32) on 18 May 2011 to make an instant return to the Premiership.

[3] Birmingham & Solihull were relegated to the 2011–12 National League 1 at the end of this season.

[4] Touch judges: Chris Sharp Eric Woodmason Television match official: Dave Matthews Touch judges: Steve Leyshon Peter Parker-Sedgemore Television match official: Geoff Warren Touch judges: Gareth Copsey Chris Sharp Television match official: Steve Leyshon Touch judges: Gareth Copsey Chris Sharp Television match official: Steve Leyshon [6][7] [8][9] [10][11] 81 - 13 Worcester Warriors at home to Bristol on 16 April 2011 68 - 22 London Welsh away to Moseley on 16 October 2010 81 - 13 Worcester Warriors at home to Bristol on 16 April 2011 Bedford Blues at home to Rotherham Titans on 16 April 2011 Bedford Blues at home to Rotherham Titans on 16 April 2011 Worcester Warriors at home to Bristol on 16 April 2011 Nottingham at home to London Welsh on 29 August 2011 Nottingham away to Doncaster Knights on 2 October 2011 Esher at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 1 January 2011 Rotherham Titans at home to Doncaster Knights on 5 February 2012 Plymouth Albion at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 25 March 2012 Worcester Warriors away to Bedford Blues on 16 October 2010 [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]