English second tier gets Champ Rugby rebrand in new 14-club league
Operating standards and promotion still to be agreed‘It’s a great competition, but we want standards to grow’English rugby union’s second tier will be rebranded as Champ Rugby from next season in a move designed to raise standards and add greater aspiration and jeopardy for clubs. Beneath the glitzy launch, however, many questions still remain.Simon Gillham, the Tier 2 chair, said that the new-look league of 14 clubs would bring a “gripping conclusion to the season” – with the top six entering a playoff tournament for the right to face the bottom-placed Premiership club for a promotion place. Continue reading...

- Operating standards and promotion still to be agreed
- ‘It’s a great competition, but we want standards to grow’
English rugby union’s second tier will be rebranded as Champ Rugby from next season in a move designed to raise standards and add greater aspiration and jeopardy for clubs. Beneath the glitzy launch, however, many questions still remain.
Simon Gillham, the Tier 2 chair, said that the new-look league of 14 clubs would bring a “gripping conclusion to the season” – with the top six entering a playoff tournament for the right to face the bottom-placed Premiership club for a promotion place. Continue reading...