RFU Championship XV

The RFU Championship XV is an invitational rugby union team composed of English qualified players from the second tier competition, the RFU Championship. The team was originally formed for a one–off match against a strong Māori All Blacks team as part of 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 Martin Haag, head coach of Nottingham, take over from Mike Rayer, Bedford Blues head coach,[2] who led the XV side to a 52–21 loss in the Māori All Blacks fixture. On that occasion, the match was played on 17 November 2012 at Castle Park, as part of the 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]

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

Previous matches

Māori All Blacks (2012)
17 November 2012
12:05 WET/GMT+0 (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

Captains

See also

References
  1. Sixways to host Championship XV match against Canada Archived 2014-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Harvey, Neale (11 November 2012). "Pirates scrum-half in Championship squad". Independent (Plymouth). p. 58.
  3. Mantella and Bright Named In Championship XV Squad
  4. James Phillips Earns Call-Up To Championship XV Squad
  5. Max Maidment Added To Championship XV squad
  6. Jersey's Ryan Glynn is withdrawn from Championship XV squad
  7. Plymouth Albion duo start for Canada against Championship XV
  8. Championship XV team to face Canada unveiled
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