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[edit]

### 2014 Squad vs Canada[edit]

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

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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[edit]

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[edit]

### Māori All Blacks (2012)[edit]

17 November 2012
12:05 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

RFU Championship XV | 21–52|  Māori All Blacks

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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)

Team details

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FB | 15 |  Dante Mama
RW | 14 |  Rhys Crane
OC | 13 |  Tim Streather
IC | 12 |  Charlie Hayter
LW | 11 |  Josh Bassett
FH | 10 |  Tristan Roberts |  |  69'
SH | 9 |  Gavin Cattle (c) |  |  54'
N8 | 8 |  Ben Pienaar
OF | 7 |  Phil Burgess |  |  56'
BF | 6 |  Jacob Rowan
RL | 5 |  Nic Rouse
LL | 4 |  Nathan Hannay |  |  49'
TP | 3 |  Alan Paver |  |  49'
HK | 2 |  Jon Vickers |  |  71'
LP | 1 |  Mark Irish |  |  56'
Replacements:
HK | 16 |  Mark Stagg |  |  71'
PR | 17 |  Tom Davies |  |  56'
PR | 18 |  Oliver Tomaszczyk |  |  49'
LK | 19 |  Calum Green |  |  49'
N8 | 20 |  Row Burrows |  |  56'
SH | 21 |  Luke Baldwin |  |  54'
FH | 22 |  Jake Sharp |  |  69'
WG | 23 |  Mark Atkinson
Coach:
Mike Rayer
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FB | 15 | Trent Renata
RW | 14 | Kurt Baker
OC | 13 | Jackson Willison
IC | 12 | Tim Bateman |  |  44'
LW | 11 | Declan O'Donnell
FH | 10 | Willie Ripia
SH | 9 | Jamison Gibson-Park |  |  61'
N8 | 8 | Elliot Dixon
OF | 7 | Tanerau Latimer (c)
BF | 6 | Nick Crosswell |  |  46'
RL | 5 | Romana Graham
LL | 4 | Jarrad Hoeata |  |  54'
TP | 3 | Ben Afeaki
HK | 2 | Hika Elliot |  |  54'
LP | 1 | Jacob Ellison |  |  46'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Quentin MacDonald |  |  54'
PR | 17 | Bronson Murray
PR | 18 | Ben May |  |  46'
LK | 19 | Jason Eaton |  |  54'
FL | 20 | Shane Christie |  |  46'
SH | 21 | Frae Wilson |  |  61'
CN | 22 | Charlie Ngatai |  |  44'
FB | 23 | Andre Taylor
Coach:
Jamie Joseph

Touch judges:
Steve Lee
Simon McConnell
Television match official:
Trevor Fisher

## Coaches[edit]

* Mike Rayer (2012) - Assisted by Ian Davies
* Martin Haag (2014) - Assisted by Kevin Maggs

## Captains[edit]

* Gavin Cattle (2012)

## See also[edit]

* 2012–13 RFU Championship
* 2014–15 RFU Championship
* New Zealand Heartland XV

## References[edit]

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 on London Scottish website, 10 October 2014 (archived)
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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