Players compete for the ball during the RFU Championship match between Yorkshire Carnegie and Coventry Rugby at Headingley Carnegie Stadium on...
Jimmy Gopperth of Newcastle Falcons leads the celebrations as Newcastle Falcons lift the Championship trophy after victory over Bedford Blues in the...
Jimmy Gopperth of Newcastle Falcons lifts the Championship trophy after victory over Bedford Blues in the RFU Championship play off final second leg...
Falcons players celebrate on the final whistle after winning the game and tie after the RFU Championship Play Off Semi Final Second Leg between...
Falcons fullback Alex Tait is held back by Leeds forward Rob Baldwin during the RFU Championship Play Off Semi Final Second Leg between Newcastle...
Bedford Blues captain Darren Fox celebrates victory in the RFU Championship Play Off Semi Final Second Leg match between Nottingham Rugby and Bedford...
Bedford Blues captain Darren Fox celebrates victory in the RFU Championship Play Off Semi Final Second Leg match between Nottingham Rugby and Bedford...
Neil Cochrane of Bedford Blues is tackled byJames Aldridge of Nottingham Rugby during the RFU Championship Play Off Semi Final Second Leg match...
Jimmy Gopperth of the Falcons celebrates the winning Falcons try during the RFU Championship match between Newcastle Falcons and Bedford Blues at...
Jimmy Gopperth of the Falcons celebrates the winning Falcons try during the RFU Championship match between Newcastle Falcons and Bedford Blues at...
Blues player Darren Fox tackles Jimmy Gopperth of the Falcons during the RFU Championship match between Newcastle Falcons and Bedford Blues at...
Blues centre Mark Atkinson is congratulated by team mates after scoring his second drop goal during the RFU Championship match between Newcastle...
Blues flyhalf Myles Dorrian crashes into Falcons centre Jamie Helleur during the RFU Championship match between Newcastle Falcons and Bedford Blues...
Frae Wilson of New Zealand Maori All Blacks scores a try during the RFU Championship XV and New Zealand Maori All Blacks rugby match at Castle Park...
Hika Elliot of New Zealand Maori All Blacks celebrates after scoring a try during the RFU Championship XV and New Zealand Maori All Blacks rugby...
Elliot Dixon of New Zealand Maori All Blacks in action with Charlie Hayter and Jacob Rowan of the RFU Championship XV during the RFU Championship XV...
Falcons player Ryan Shortland in action during the RFU Championship match between Newcastle Falcons and Nottingham Rugby at Kingston Park on November...
Falcons player Mark Wilson wins a high ball during the RFU Championship match between Newcastle Falcons and Nottingham Rugby at Kingston Park on...
Newcastle Falcons director of Rugby Dean Richards chats with head coach Peter Russell before the RFU Championship game between Bristol and Newcastle...
Newcastle Falcons director of Rugby Dean Richards looks on before the RFU Championship game between Bristol and Newcastle Falcons at Memorial Stadium...
Ben Harvey the Director of Rugby at Jersey and Dean Richards the Director of Rugby at Newcastle Falcons pose during the RFU Championship Season...
General view of play in the late evening sun during the RFU Championship match between Yorkshire Carnegie and Coventry Rugby at Headingley Carnegie...
Kai Horstmann, Jake Abbott and Ollie Frost celebrate Worcester Warriors promotion to the Aviva Premiership after their victory during the RFU...
Cecil Duckworth, the Worcester Warriors owner celebrates with Will Bowley Worcester's promotion to the Aviva Premiership after their victory during...
Miles Benjamin celebrates Worcester's promotion after their victory during the RFU Championship play off second leg match between Worcester Warriors...
Chris Pennell, the Worcester captain holds the trophy as Worcester celebrate their promotion after the victory during the RFU Championship play off...
Phil Davies the Worcester assistant coach and head coach Richard Hill celebrate Worcester's promotion after their victory during the RFU Championship...
Andy Goode of Worcester races clear to score a try during the RFU Championship play off second leg match between Worcester Warriors and Cornish...
Andy Goode of Worcester dives to score the third try to Worcester during the RFU Championship play off second leg match between Worcester Warriors...
Miles Benjamin of Worcester celerbates as he scores a try during the RFU Championship play off second leg match between Worcester Warriors and...
Andy Goode of Worcester is tackled by Gavin Cattle and Philip Burgess during the RFU Championship playoff final 1st Leg match between Cornish Pirates...
Andy Goode of Worcester is tackled by Gavin Cattle and Philip Burgess during the RFU Championship playoff final 1st Leg match between Cornish Pirates...
Miles Benjamin of Worcester breaks away with the ball during the RFU Championship playoff final 1st Leg match between Cornish Pirates and Worcester...
Laurie McGlone of Cornish Pirates is tackled by Miles Benjamin and Kai Horstmann during the RFU Championship playoff final 1st Leg match between...
Exeter Chiefs fans celebrate on the final whistle after the RFU Championship final between Bristol and Exeter Chiefs at the Memorial stadium on May...
Dejected Tom Arscott of Bristol looks on after the RFU Championship final between Bristol and Exeter Chiefs at the Memorial stadium on May 26, 2010...
The Exeter Chiefs player Nic Sestaret consoles Luke Arscott of Bristol after the RFU Championship final between Bristol and Exeter Chiefs at the...
The Exeter Chiefs player Nic Sestaret celebrates after the RFU Championship final between Bristol and Exeter Chiefs at the Memorial stadium on May...
Exeter flyhalf Gareth Steenson is picked up by scrum half Haydn Thomas on the final whistle after the RFU Championship final between Bristol and...
Exeter flyhalf Gareth Steenson is picked up by scrum half Haydn Thomas on the final whistle after the RFU Championship final between Bristol and...
Vincent Koch of Saracens and Guy Thompson of Ealing Trailfinders in action during the Greene King IPA Championship match between Saracens and Ealing...
Philip van der Walt of Newcastle Falcons finds some space during the Greene King IPA Championship match between Newcastle Falcons and London Scottish...
Players compete for the ball during the RFU Championship match between Yorkshire Carnegie and Coventry Rugby at Headingley Carnegie Stadium on...
Jimmy Gopperth of Newcastle Falcons leads the celebrations as Newcastle Falcons lift the Championship trophy after victory over Bedford Blues in the...
Michael Rhodes of Saracens compete for the ball in the line out with Rayn Smid of Ealing Trailfinders during the Greene King IPA Championship match...
Owen Farrells son runs during the trophy lifting after the Greene King IPA Championship match between Saracens and Ealing Trailfinders at StoneX...
Darren Barry of Newcastle Falcons takes an attacking line out ball well during the Pre season Friendly match between Newcastle Falcons and Ealing...
Nemani Nagusa of Newcastle Falcons box kicks during the Greene King IPA Championship match between Newcastle Falcons and Jersey Reds at Kingston...
Charles Foley of Doncaster Knights during the RFU Championship Cup match between Newcastle Falcons and Doncaster Knights at Kingston Park, Newcastle...
Ben Stevenson of Newcastle Falcons during the RFU Championship Cup match between Newcastle Falcons and Doncaster Knights at Kingston Park, Newcastle...
Ben Stevenson of Newcastle Falcons and Matt Smith of Doncaster Knights during the RFU Championship Cup match between Newcastle Falcons and Doncaster...
Newcastle Falcons Director of rugby Dean Richards during the RFU Championship Cup match between Newcastle Falcons and Doncaster Knights at Kingston...
The Exeter Chiefs players celebrate after the RFU Championship final between Bristol and Exeter Chiefs at the Memorial stadium on May 26, 2010 in...
Bristol's George Watkins is tackled by Rotherham Titans' Dan Sanderson during the RFU Championship match at The Memorial Stadium, Bristol.
Rotherham Titans Dan Sanderson wins a line-out during the RFU Championship match at The Memorial Stadium, Bristol.
Bristol's Mitch Eddie makes a break during the RFU Championship match at The Memorial Stadium, Bristol.
Bristol's Jack Tovey is tackled by Rotherham Titans Pete Homan and Eamonn Sheridan during the RFU Championship match at The Memorial Stadium, Bristol.
Bristol's Fautua Otto is tackeld by Rotherham Titans' Ross Davies during the RFU Championship match at The Memorial Stadium, Bristol.
Bristol's George Watkins is tackled by Rotherham Titans James McKinney during the RFU Championship match at The Memorial Stadium, Bristol.
Rotherham Titans Joe Ellyatt scores Rotherham's first try during the RFU Championship match at The Memorial Stadium, Bristol.