Round 12 Team News

2 Feb 2024 | 3 min |

Take a look at how the sides line up in Round 12.

Another weekend, another bumper round of Championship action to look forward to, with 10 teams in action across Saturday afternoon.

Round 11 Highlights

Ealing Trailfinders continue to set the pace at the top of the table, two points clear of Cornish Pirates with a game in hand. But, as you can see below, there's no let up from the chasing pack, with just six points separating the top five:

Doncaster Knights and Cambridge get proceedings underway in Saturday's early kick-off at Castle Park. The Knights ran out 14-61 winners when the two sides met at Ellgia Fields earlier this season, but The Blood & Sand will head into Round 12 full of confidence off the back of their first home win of the season last week against Caldy.

Ampthill and Nottingham meet in finely-balanced 7th vs 8th clash at Dillingham Park. Both sides started the season brightly, but have struggled in recent weeks, with Ampthill registering one win from their last five outings and Nottingham on a three-match losing streak. Saturday's clash provides a golden opportunity for The Mob and The Archers to turn a corner and reinvigorate their Championship campaigns.

Caldy welcome Coventry to Paton Field with both sides looking to bounce back from defeats in Round 11. Coventry have won all five of their previous meetings against Caldy, including a 45-5 victory last time out at Butts Park Arena, but face a Ravers side desperate to return to winning ways after three-straight defeats.

Hartpury travel to West London to face Ealing Trailfinders, and if recent meetings between the two sides are anything to go by, Saturday's encounter should be another thrilling affair. The Trailfinders came out on top of their last two matches against Hartpury 28-36 and 28-38, and both sides head into the weekend in fine form with four wins from their last five.

Bedford Blues and Cornish Pirates bring the curtain down on Round 12 with a 2nd vs 4th clash at Goldington Road. The visitors are enjoying one of their best-ever starts to a Championship season with seven wins from nine, but face a tough assignment in Saturday's late kick off against one of their oldest Championship rivals, who edged their previous meeting at The Mennaye 18-20 earlier this season.