2024–25 RFU Championship

Rugby union competition in England

2024–25 RFU Championship

Countries|  England
Date| 20 September 2024 – May 2025
Matches played| 101
Attendance| 153,212
(average 1,517 per match)
Highest attendance| 5,000 – Bedford v Cambridge, 28 December 2024
Lowest attendance| 324 – Caldy v Cornish Pirates, 7 December 2024
Tries scored| 814
(average 8.1 per match)
Top point scorer| 165 – William Maisey (Bedford)
Top try scorer| 14 – Kehinde Olowofela (Doncaster)

<- 2023–24

2025–26 ->

The 2024–25 RFU Championship is the sixteenth season of the RFU Championship, the professional second tier of rugby union in England. It features twelve English teams. Ealing Trailfinders are the reigning champions, having been refused promotion to the Premiership due to failing to meet minimum standards.

## Structure

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The twelve teams will play each of the other teams twice.

The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:

* 4 points are awarded for a win
* 2 points are awarded for a draw
* 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
* 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
* 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.

### Promotion and relegation

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Subject to meeting the minimum standards criteria the team finishing top of the league will qualify for a promotion playoff against the bottom side in Premiership Rugby while the team that finishes bottom will be typically relegated to National League 1.

Relegation this season would be different as earlier in the season it had been indicated that the RFU Championship was due to increase from 12 to 14 teams for 2025–26. This was finally confirmed by the RFU with most of the season completed, meaning that no clubs would be relegated at the end of 2024–25.[1]

In March 2025 it was confirmed that only Doncaster Knights were eligible for promotion to the premiership.[2]

## Teams

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Ampthill

Bedford Blues

Caldy

Cambridge

Chinnor

Cornish Pirates

Coventry

Doncaster Knights

Ealing Trailfinders

London Scottish

Hartpury University

Nottingham

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Locations of the 2024–25 RFU Championship teams

Eleven of the twelve teams played in last season's competition. Chinnor were promoted as the champions of the 2023–24 National League 1 with no side being relegated the opposite way due to Jersey Reds going into liquidation in September 2023 and there only being eleven sides.[3][4]

Club  | Stadium  | Capacity  | Area  | Previous season

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Ampthill | Dillingham Park  | 3,000  | Ampthill, Bedfordshire | 7th
Bedford Blues | Goldington Road | 5,000 (1,700 seats)  | Bedford, Bedfordshire | 4th
Caldy | Paton Field | 4,000  | Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside | 10th
Cambridge | Grantchester Road | 2,200 (200 seats)  | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | 11th
Chinnor | Kingsey Road  | 2,500  | Thame, Oxfordshire | Promoted from National League 1 (champions)
Cornish Pirates | Mennaye Field | 4,000 (2,200 seats)  | Penzance, Cornwall | Runners up
Coventry | Butts Park Arena | 5,250 (3,000 seats)  | Coventry, West Midlands | 3rd
Doncaster Knights | Castle Park | 5,183[5] (1,926 seats)  | Doncaster, South Yorkshire | 6th
Ealing Trailfinders | Trailfinders Sports Ground | 5,000 (2,115 seats)  | West Ealing, London | Champions (not promoted)
Hartpury University | Hartpury Stadium[6] | 2,000  | Hartpury, Gloucestershire | 5th
London Scottish | Athletic Ground | 4,500 (1,000 seats)  | Richmond, London | 9th
Nottingham | Lady Bay Sports Ground  | 3,700[a] | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | 8th

## Table

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2024–25 RFU Championship table  Pos | Team

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1  | Ealing Trailfinders | 17  | 14  | 0  | 3  | 850  | 338  | +512  | 15  | 3  | 74  | Promotion place (if eligible)
2  | Bedford Blues | 17  | 12  | 0  | 5  | 552  | 402  | +150  | 12  | 1  | 61  |
3  | Hartpury University | 17  | 11  | 1  | 5  | 495  | 412  | +83  | 11  | 2  | 59
4  | Coventry | 17  | 11  | 0  | 6  | 511  | 443  | +68  | 11  | 3  | 58
5  | Cornish Pirates | 17  | 10  | 0  | 7  | 472  | 475  | −3  | 10  | 3  | 53
6  | Doncaster Knights | 17  | 10  | 0  | 7  | 486  | 371  | +115  | 8  | 3  | 51
7  | Ampthill | 17  | 8  | 0  | 9  | 413  | 562  | −149  | 9  | 3  | 44
8  | Nottingham | 16  | 7  | 0  | 9  | 424  | 480  | −56  | 8  | 4  | 40
9  | London Scottish | 17  | 6  | 0  | 11  | 401  | 507  | −106  | 8  | 3  | 35
10  | Chinnor | 17  | 5  | 1  | 11  | 378  | 428  | −50  | 5  | 4  | 31
11  | Caldy | 17  | 3  | 0  | 14  | 342  | 518  | −176  | 6  | 5  | 23
12  | Cambridge | 16  | 3  | 0  | 13  | 319  | 707  | −388  | 6  | 0  | 18

Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2025. Source: Source: RFU Championship [7]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Number of matches won
2. Number of matches drawn
3. Difference between points for and against
4. Total number of points for
5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
6. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

## Fixtures & results

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### Round 1

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20 September 2024
19:45

London Scottish| 19 – 45| Coventry (1 BP)

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Athletic Ground
Attendance: 852
Referee: Hamish Grant

20 September 2024
19:45

(1 BP) Nottingham| 18 – 24| Cornish Pirates (1 BP)

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Lady Bay Sports Ground
Attendance: 935
Referee: Jack Makepeace

21 September 2024
14:30

(1 BP) Doncaster Knights| 45 – 31| Ampthill (1 BP)

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Castle Park
Attendance: 1,110
Referee: Mike Hudson

21 September 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Bedford Blues| 45 – 19| Caldy

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Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: Harry Walbaum

21 September 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Cambridge| 24 – 57| Chinnor (1 BP)

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Grantchester Road
Attendance: 1,497
Referee: Richard Gordon

21 September 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Ealing Trailfinders| 55 – 21| Hartpury University

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Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 850
Referee: Alex Thomas

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### Round 2

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27 September 2024
20:30

(1 BP) Cornish Pirates| 24 – 29| Ealing Trailfinders (1 BP)

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Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,540
Referee: George Selwood

28 September 2024
14:30

Doncaster Knights| 14 – 30| Nottingham (1 BP)

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Castle Park
Attendance: 1,131
Referee: Andrew Wigley

28 September 2024
14:30

(1 BP) Hartpury University| 34 – 33| London Scottish (2 BP)

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4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone
Attendance: 1,034
Referee: Richard Gordon

28 September 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Ampthill| 31 – 29| Chinnor (2 BP)

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Dillingham Park
Attendance: 902
Referee: Harry Walbaum

28 September 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Coventry| 45 – 7| Bedford Blues

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Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 3,035
Referee: Hamish Smales

28 September 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Caldy| 21 – 26| Cambridge

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Paton Field
Attendance: 1,167
Referee: Joe James

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### Round 3

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4 October 2024
19:45

(1 BP) London Scottish| 26 – 15| Cornish Pirates

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Athletic Ground
Attendance: 991
Referee: Harry Walbaum

4 October 2024
19:45

(1 BP) Nottingham| 38 – 14| Ampthill

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Lady Bay Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,013
Referee: Jonathan Cook

5 October 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Bedford Blues| 35 – 32| Hartpury University (2 BP)

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Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,265
Referee: Hamish Grant

5 October 2024
15:00

Cambridge| 19 – 36| Coventry (1 BP)

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Grantchester Road
Attendance: 1,534
Referee: Alex Thomas

5 October 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Chinnor| 31 – 17| Caldy

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Kingsey Road
Attendance: 2,125
Referee: Andrew Jackson

5 October 2024
15:00

(2 BP) Ealing Trailfinders| 35 – 36| Doncaster Knights (1 BP)

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Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Tom Foley

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### Round 4

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11 October 2024
19:45

(1 BP) Hartpury University| 43 – 10| Cambridge

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4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone
Attendance: 910
Referee: Joe James

11 October 2024
19:45

Nottingham| 21 – 36| Ealing Trailfinders (1 BP)

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Lady Bay Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,017
Referee: Mike Hudson

12 October 2024
14:00

(1 BP) Ampthill| 33 – 19| Caldy

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Dillingham Park
Attendance: 752
Referee: Richard Gordon

12 October 2024
14:30

(2 BP) Cornish Pirates| 24 – 28| Bedford Blues (1 BP)

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Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,639
Referee: Andy Wigley

12 October 2024
14:30

Doncaster Knights| 0 – 12| London Scottish

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Castle Park
Attendance: 1,058
Referee: Hamish Smales

12 October 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Coventry| 28 – 14| Chinnor

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Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 3,197
Referee: Joe James

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### Round 5

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18 October 2024
19:45

London Scottish| 14 – 48| Nottingham (1 BP)

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Athletic Ground
Attendance: 853
Referee: Sara Cox

19 October 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Bedford Blues| 34 – 18| Doncaster Knights

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Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,613
Referee: Joe James

19 October 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Caldy| 15 – 17| Coventry

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Paton Field
Attendance: 1,330
Referee: Ian Tempest

19 October 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Cambridge| 29 – 22| Cornish Pirates (1 BP)

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Grantchester Road
Attendance: 1,794
Referee: Charles Gayther

19 October 2024
15:00

Chinnor| 19 – 34| Hartpury University (1 BP)

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Kingsey Road
Attendance: 1,669
Referee: Dan Jones

19 October 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Ealing Trailfinders| 92 – 0| Ampthill

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Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 903
Referee: Alex Thomas

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### Round 6

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29 November 2024
19:30

Cornish Pirates| 15 – 13| Chinnor (1 BP)

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Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,272
Referee: Alexander Thomas

29 November 2024
19:45

(1 BP) Nottingham| 10 – 17| Bedford Blues

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Lady Bay Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,157
Referee: Jack Makepeace

30 November 2024
13:30

(1 BP) Ampthill| 21 – 27| Coventry (1 BP)

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Dillingham Park
Attendance: 742
Referee: Charles Gayther

30 November 2024
14:30

(1 BP) Doncaster Knights| 52 – 17| Cambridge

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Castle Park
Attendance: 1,401
Referee: Jonathan Cook

30 November 2024
14:30

(1 BP) Hartpury University| 40 – 24| Caldy (1 BP)

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4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone
Attendance: 902
Referee: Mike Hudson

30 November 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Ealing Trailfinders| 63 – 28| London Scottish (1 BP)

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Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,072
Referee: Ian Tempest

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### Round 7

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7 December 2024
14:00

Caldy| 3 – 22| Cornish Pirates

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Paton Field
Attendance: 324
Referee: Jack Makepeace

7 December 2024
14:00

Cambridge| 10 – 43| Nottingham (1 BP)

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Grantchester Road
Attendance: 847
Referee: Hamish Grant

7 December 2024
15:00

Bedford Blues| 17 – 25| Ealing Trailfinders

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Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,981
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

7 December 2024
15:00

Chinnor| 18 – 13| Doncaster Knights (1 BP)

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Kingsey Road
Attendance: 782
Referee: Mike Hudson

* Game abandoned in 68th minute, with Chinnor leading 18–13, due to power cut caused by adverse weather.[14][15] The RFU would later rule the result a victory for Chinnor subject to appeal.[16]

7 December 2024
15:00

Coventry| 14 – 13| Hartpury University (1 BP)

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Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 2,707
Referee: Sara Cox

7 December 2024
15:00

(1 BP) London Scottish| 14 – 15| Ampthill

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Athletic Ground
Attendance: 569
Referee: Richard Gordon

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### Round 8

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13 December 2024
19:45

Nottingham| 19 – 14| Chinnor (1 BP)

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Lady Bay Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,025
Referee: Andrew Jackson

14 December 2024
13:30

Ampthill| A – A| Hartpury University

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Dillingham Park
Referee: Alex Thomas

* Game abandoned due to injury to referee.[18] Game to be rescheduled for 11 January 2025.

14 December 2024
14:30

(1 BP) Cornish Pirates| 46 – 14| Coventry

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Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,555
Referee: Harry Walbaum

14 December 2024
14:30

Doncaster Knights| 22 – 0| Caldy

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Castle Park
Attendance: 1,199
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

14 December 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Ealing Trailfinders| 95 – 7| Cambridge

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Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,317
Referee: Andy Wigley

15 December 2024
15:00

(1 BP) London Scottish| 20 – 22| Bedford Blues

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Athletic Ground
Attendance: Not recorded[b]
Referee: Jonathan Cook

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### Round 9

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21 December 2024
14:00

Caldy| 20 – 10| London Scottish

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Paton Field
Attendance: 1,735
Referee: Andrew Jackson

21 December 2024
14:00

Cambridge| 13 – 7| Ampthill (1 BP)

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Grantchester Road
Attendance: 1,520
Referee: George Selwood

21 December 2024
14:30

Hartpury University| 21 – 7| Nottingham

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4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone
Attendance: 670
Referee: Jamie Parr

21 December 2024
15:00

Chinnor| 18 – 5| Bedford Blues

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Kingsey Road
Attendance: 1,848
Referee: Joe James

21 December 2024
15:00

Coventry| 25 – 35| Ealing Trailfinders (1 BP)

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Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 4,523
Referee: Dan Jones

22 December 2024
14:30

Cornish Pirates| 19 – 14| Doncaster Knights (1 BP)

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Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,766
Referee: Richard Gordon

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### Round 10

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28 December 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Bedford Blues| 50 – 7| Cambridge

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Goldington Road
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jonathan Cook

28 December 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Ealing Trailfinders| 55 – 26| Caldy (1 BP)

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Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 700
Referee: Alexander Thomas

28 December 2024
15:00

London Scottish| 26 – 15| Chinnor

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Athletic Ground
Attendance: 981
Referee: Jamie Parr

28 December 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Nottingham| 41 – 26| Coventry (1 BP)

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Lady Bay Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,925
Referee: Dan Jones

29 December 2024
13:30

Ampthill| 17 – 33| Cornish Pirates (1 BP)

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Dillingham Park
Attendance: 1,222
Referee: Charles Gayther

29 December 2024
14:30

(1 BP) Doncaster Knights| 38 – 22| Hartpury University

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Castle Park
Attendance: 1,595
Referee: Hamish Grant

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### Round 8 (rescheduled game)

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11 January 2025
13:30

Ampthill| P – P| Hartpury University

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Dillingham Park

* Game originally rescheduled from 14 December 2024 but postponed again due to frozen pitch.[24] Game to be rescheduled for 1 March 2025.

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### Round 11

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17 January 2024
19:45

Chinnor| 8 – 28| Ealing Trailfinders (1 BP)

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Kingsey Road
Attendance: 2,146
Referee: George Selwood

18 January 2024
14:00

(1 BP) Caldy| 27 – 22| Nottingham (1 BP)

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Paton Field
Attendance: 1,850
Referee: Jack Makepeace

18 January 2024
14:00

(1 BP) Cambridge| 26 – 48| London Scottish (1 BP)

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Grantchester Road
Attendance: 984
Referee: Alexander Thomas

18 January 2024
14:30

(1 BP) Hartpury University| 34 – 10| Cornish Pirates

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4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jonathan Cook

18 January 2025
15:00

(1 BP) Bedford Blues| 45 – 24| Ampthill

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Goldington Road
Attendance: 3,317
Referee: Richard Gordon

18 January 2024
15:00

Coventry| 24 – 23| Doncaster Knights (1 BP)

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Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 3,033
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

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### Round 12

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24 January 2024
19:45

(1 BP) Bedford Blues| 27 – 23| Coventry (1 BP)

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Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,625
Referee: Luke Pearce

24 January 2024
19:45

(1 BP) Nottingham| 43 – 18| Doncaster Knights

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Lady Bay Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,444
Referee: Harry Walbaum

25 January 2024
14:00

(1 BP) Cambridge| 27 – 41| Caldy (1 BP)

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Grantchester Road
Attendance: 1,187
Referee: Hamish Smales

25 January 2024
14:00

(1 BP) London Scottish| 39 – 14| Hartpury University

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Athletic Ground
Attendance: 624
Referee: Richard Gordon

25 January 2024
15:00

Chinnor| 19 – 32| Ampthill (1 BP)

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Kingsey Road
Attendance: 1,255
Referee: Hamish Grant

25 January 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Ealing Trailfinders| 84 – 29| Cornish Pirates (1 BP)

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Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,712
Referee: Joe James

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### Round 8 (rescheduled game)

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1 March 2025
14:00

(2 BP) Ampthill| 32 – 36| Hartpury University (1 BP)

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Dillingham Park
Attendance: 875
Referee: Richard Gordon

* Game originally rescheduled from 14 December 2024 and then rescheduled again from 11 January 2025.

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### Round 13

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21 March 2025
19:30

(1 BP) Cornish Pirates| 41 – 31| London Scottish (1 BP)

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Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,288
Referee: George Selwood

22 March 2025
14:00

(1 BP) Ampthill| 43 – 32| Nottingham (1 BP)

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Dillingham Park
Attendance: 894
Referee: Jonathan Cook

22 March 2025
14:30

Doncaster Knights| 20 – 18| Ealing Trailfinders (1 BP)

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Castle Park
Attendance: 1,878
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

22 March 2025
14:30

(1 BP) Hartpury University| 29 – 26| Bedford Blues (2 BP)

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4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone
Attendance: 1,020
Referee: Jack Makepeace

22 March 2025
15:00

(1 BP) Caldy| 23 – 24| Chinnor

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Paton Field
Attendance: 1,056
Referee: Harry Walbaum

22 March 2025
15:00

(1 BP) Coventry| 43 – 33| Cambridge (1 BP)

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Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 3,048
Referee: Dan Jones

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### Round 14

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29 March 2025
15:00

(1 BP) Bedford Blues| 45 – 24| Cornish Pirates (1 BP)

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Goldington Road
Attendance: 3,503
Referee: Charles Gayther

29 March 2025
15:00

(1 BP) Caldy| 22 – 27| Ampthill (1 BP)

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Paton Field
Attendance: 732
Referee: Hamish Smales

29 March 2025
15:00

Cambridge| 19 – 33| Hartpury University (1 BP)

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Grantchester Road
Attendance: 1,143
Referee: Andy Wigley

29 March 2025
15:00

(1 BP) Chinnor| 37 – 45| Coventry (1 BP)

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Kingsey Road
Attendance: 2,142
Referee: Hamish Grant

29 March 2025
15:00

(1 BP) Ealing Trailfinders| 82 – 5| Nottingham

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Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,816
Referee: Alexander Thomas

29 March 2025
15:00

London Scottish| 5 – 42| Doncaster Knights (1 BP)

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Athletic Ground
Attendance: 926
Referee: Joe James

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### Round 15

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4 April 2025
19:45

(2 BP) Nottingham| 28 – 33| London Scottish (1 BP)

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Lady Bay Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,215
Referee: Henry Pearson

5 April 2025
14:30

(1 BP) Doncaster Knights| 41 – 32| Bedford Blues (1 BP)

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Castle Park
Attendance: 1,303
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

5 April 2025
14:30

Hartpury University| 17 – 17| Chinnor

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4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone
Attendance: 682
Referee: George Selwood

5 April 2025
15:00

Ampthill| 17 – 53| Ealing Trailfinders (1 BP)

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Dillingham Park
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Dan Jones

5 April 2025
15:00

(1 BP) Coventry| 49 – 31| Caldy (1 BP)

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Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 2,459
Referee: Jonathan Cook

6 April 2025
14:30

(1 BP) Cornish Pirates| 64 – 35| Cambridge (1 BP)

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Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,512
Referee: Mike Hudson

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### Round 16

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12 April 2025
15:00

(1 BP) Bedford Blues| 87 – 19| Nottingham

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Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,998
Referee: Alexander Thomas

12 April 2025
15:00

Caldy| 10 – 41| Hartpury University (1 BP)

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Paton Field
Attendance: 895
Referee: Hamish Grant

12 April 2025
15:00

Cambridge| 17 – 52| Doncaster Knights (1 BP)

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Grantchester Road
Attendance: 1,512
Referee: Henry Pearson

12 April 2025
15:00

(2 BP) Chinnor| 31 – 33| Cornish Pirates (1 BP)

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Kingsey Road
Attendance: 1,867
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

12 April 2025
15:00

(2 BP) Coventry| 26 – 31| Ampthill (1 BP)

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Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 3,002
Referee: Hamish Smales

12 April 2025
15:00

(1 BP) London Scottish| 24 – 41| Ealing Trailfinders (1 BP)

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Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,042
Referee: Charles Gayther

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### Round 17

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19 April 2025
14:30

(1 BP) Cornish Pirates| 27 – 24| Caldy (2 BP)

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Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Andrew Wigley

19 April 2025
14:30

Doncaster Knights| 38 – 14| Chinnor

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Castle Park
Attendance: 1,145
Referee: Jamie Parr

19 April 2025
14:30

(1 BP) Hartpury University| 31 – 24| Coventry (2 BP)

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4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone
Attendance: 1,020
Referee: Richard Gordon

19 April 2025
15:00

(1 BP) Ampthill| 38 – 19| London Scottish

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Dillingham Park
Attendance: 811
Referee: Ben Wood

19 April 2025
15:00

(2 BP) Ealing Trailfinders| 24 – 30| Bedford Blues (1 BP)

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Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,274
Referee: Hamish Grant

20 April 2025
15:00

Nottingham| v| Cambridge

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Lady Bay Sports Ground

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### Round 18

[edit]

2 May 2025
19:45

Chinnor| v| Nottingham

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Kingsey Road

3 May 2025
14:30

Hartpury University| v| Ampthill

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4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone

3 May 2025
15:00

Bedford Blues| v| London Scottish

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Goldington Road

3 May 2025
15:00

Caldy| v| Doncaster Knights

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Paton Field

3 May 2025
15:00

Cambridge| v| Ealing Trailfinders

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Grantchester Road

3 May 2025
15:00

Coventry| v| Cornish Pirates

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Butts Park Arena

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### Round 19

[edit]

9 May 2025
19:45

Nottingham| v| Caldy

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Lady Bay Sports Ground

10 May 2025
14:30

Cornish Pirates| v| Hartpury University

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Mennaye Field

10 May 2025
14:30

Doncaster Knights| v| Coventry

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Castle Park

10 May 2025
15:00

Ampthill| v| Bedford Blues

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Dillingham Park

10 May 2025
15:00

Ealing Trailfinders| v| Chinnor

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Trailfinders Sports Ground

10 May 2025
15:00

London Scottish| v| Cambridge

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Athletic Ground

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### Round 20

[edit]

17 May 2025
14:30

Cornish Pirates| v| Ampthill

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Mennaye Field

17 May 2025
15:00

Caldy| v| Ealing Trailfinders

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Paton Field

17 May 2025
15:00

Cambridge| v| Bedford Blues

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Grantchester Road

17 May 2025
15:00

Chinnor| v| London Scottish

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Kingsey Road

17 May 2025
15:00

Coventry| v| Nottingham

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Butts Park Arena

18 May 2025
14:30

Hartpury University| v| Doncaster Knights

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4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone

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### Round 21

[edit]

23 May 2025
19:45

Nottingham| v| Hartpury University

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Lady Bay Sports Ground

24 May 2025
14:30

Doncaster Knights| v| Cornish Pirates

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Castle Park

24 May 2025
15:00

Ampthill| v| Cambridge

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Dillingham Park

24 May 2025
15:00

Bedford Blues| v| Chinnor

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Goldington Road

24 May 2025
15:00

Ealing Trailfinders| v| Coventry

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Trailfinders Sports Ground

24 May 2025
15:00

London Scottish| v| Caldy

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Athletic Ground

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### Round 22

[edit]

31 May 2025
15:00

Ampthill| v| Doncaster Knights

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Dillingham Park

31 May 2025
15:00

Caldy| v| Bedford Blues

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Paton Field

31 May 2025
15:00

Chinnor| v| Cambridge

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Kingsey Road

31 May 2025
15:00

Cornish Pirates| v| Nottingham

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Mennaye Field

31 May 2025
15:00

Coventry| v| London Scottish

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Butts Park Arena

31 May 2025
15:00

Hartpury University| v| Ealing Trailfinders

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4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone

## Attendances

[edit]

Club  | Home
Games  | Total  | Average  | Highest  | Lowest  | % Capacity

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Ampthill | 8 | 7,598 | 950 | 1,400 | 742 | 32%
Bedford Blues | 9 | 26,314 | 2,924 | 5,000 | 1,981 | 58%
Caldy | 8 | 9,089 | 1,136 | 1,850 | 324 | 28%
Cambridge | 9 | 12,018 | 1,335 | 1,794 | 847 | 61%
Chinnor | 8 | 13,834 | 1,729 | 2,146 | 782 | 69%
Cornish Pirates | 8 | 12,072 | 1,509 | 1,766 | 1,272 | 38%
Coventry | 8 | 25,004 | 3,126 | 4,523 | 2,459 | 60%
Doncaster Knights | 9 | 11,820 | 1,313 | 1,878 | 1,058 | 25%
Ealing Trailfinders | 9 | 11,656 | 1,295 | 2,712 | 700 | 26%
Hartpury University | 8 | 7,238 | 905 | 1,034 | 670 | 45%
London Scottish | 9[c] | 6,838 | 855 | 1,042 | 569 | 19%
Nottingham | 8 | 9,731 | 1,216 | 1,925 | 935 | 33%

[8][9][10][11][12][13][17][19][20][22][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]

## Leading scorers

[edit]

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.

### Most points

[edit]

As of 19 April 2025
| Rank  | Player  | Club  | Points

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1 |  William Maisey | Bedford Blues | 165
2 |  Harry Bazalgette | Hartpury University | 152
3 |  Joshua Barton | Ampthill | 116
4 |  Daniel Jones | Ealing Trailfinders | 104
5 |  Bruce Houston | Cornish Pirates | 101
6 |  Russell Bennett | Doncaster Knights | 96
Craig Willis | Ealing Trailfinders
7 |  Matthew Arden | Nottingham | 91
8 |  Liam Richman | Coventry | 82
9 |  Lewis Barker | Caldy | 78
Louis Grimoldby | Cambridge

[8][9][10][11][12][13][17][19][20][22][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]

### Most tries

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As of 19 April 2025
| Rank  | Player  | Club  | Tries

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1 |  Kehinde Olowofela | Doncaster Knights | 14
2 |  Dean Adamson | Bedford Blues | 13
Ben Harris | Ealing Trailfinders
3 |  Thomas Collins | Ealing Trailfinders | 12
Tobi Wilson | Ealing Trailfinders
4 |  Ethan Hunt | Hartpury University | 11
Matthew McNab | Cornish Pirates
5 |  Joshua Barton | Ampthill | 8
Benjamin Brownlie | Cambridge
Daniel Hiscocks | Cornish Pirates
Angus Kernohan | Ealing Trailfinders
Harry Short | Hartpury University

[8][9][10][11][12][13][17][19][20][22][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]

## See also

[edit]

* 2024–25 Premiership Rugby
* 2024–25 Premiership Rugby Cup

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Promotion/Relegation 2024-25". London & SE Division Rugby Football Union. 2 March 2025.
2. ^ "Minimum Standards Criteria Audit for Premiership Rugby". Championship Rugby. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
3. ^ "Champions! Chinnor celebrate in fine style". The RugbyPaper. No. 813\. 14 April 2024. pp. 28–29.
4. ^ "Jersey Reds' financial challenges lead to club ceasing trading". Jersey Reds. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
5. ^ "A right mess entirely of the RFU's making". The RugbyPaper. No. 703\. 6 March 2022. p. 11.
6. ^ "Hartpury Stadium renamed as Vodafone and 4Ed Foundation partnership unveiled". Hartpury University & College. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
7. ^ "RFU Championship". England Rugby.
8. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 836\. 22 September 2024. pp. 18–19, 38.
9. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 837\. 29 September 2024. pp. 18–19, 38.
10. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 838\. 6 October 2024. pp. 18–19, 40.
11. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 839\. 13 October 2024. pp. 18–19, 38.
12. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 840\. 20 October 2024. pp. 20–21, 38.
13. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 846\. 1 December 2024. pp. 26–27, 36.
14. ^ "68' Before the play begins, the power has cut out at Kingsey Road!". X Thame. 7 December 2024.
15. ^ "After we are unable to continue. The referee has decided to abandon the game". X. Chinnor Thame RFC. 7 December 2024.
16. ^ "RFU statement regarding the outcome of Chinnor v Doncaster Knights". Doncaster Knights. 13 December 2024.
17. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 847\. 8 December 2024. pp. 22–23, 38.
18. ^ "1st XV v Hartpury – Game Abandoned". Ampthill RUFC. 14 December 2024.
19. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 848\. 15 December 2024. pp. 22–23, 38.
20. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 849\. 22 December 2024. pp. 20–21, 36.
21. ^ Phil Westren (22 December 2024). "Cornish Pirates 19 Doncaster Knights 14". Cornish Pirates.
22. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 850\. 29 December 2024. pp. 22–23, 32.
23. ^ Phil Westren (29 December 2024). "Ampthill 17 Cornish Pirates 33". Cornish Pirates.
24. ^ "POSTPONED: 1st XV v Hartpury". Ampthill RUFC. 11 January 2025.
25. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 853\. 19 January 2025. pp. 22–23, 38.
26. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 854\. 26 January 2025. pp. 16–17, 38.
27. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 869\. 2 March 2025. pp. 24, 35.
28. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 862\. 23 March 2025. pp. 22–23, 36.
29. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 863\. 30 March 2025. pp. 24–25, 32.
30. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 864\. 6 April 2025. pp. 20–21, 34.
31. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 865\. 13 April 2025. pp. 20–21, 36.
32. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 866\. 20 April 2025. pp. 26–27, 36.

1. ^ Lady Bay capacity increased from 3,500 to 3,700 for the 2024–25 season.
2. ^ There is no record the London Scottish v Bedford Blues attendance anywhere online or in media - neither London Scottish or Bedford Blues posted an attendance figure on their respective website's and The Rugby Paper did not publish the figure in the following weeks edition.
3. ^ The London Scottish home attendance v Bedford Blues on 15 December 2024 was unreported.

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