Episodes

Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Championship Clubs Podcast | Season 4 | Episode 8 | Will Rigg
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
The latest in the long conveyor belt of Championship to higher, Exeter Chiefs' new centre, Will Rigg join us to talk his first week at Sandy Park.
Elsewhere, Ross and Charlie Beckett give their mid-season review as well as previewing this weekend's fixtures and the upcoming involvement of Ealing Trailfinders in the Premiership Rugby Cup Semi-Finals.

Friday Jan 19, 2024
Championship Clubs Podcast | Season 4 | Episode 7 | Full Champ Resumption
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
As we prepare for the first full round of Championship Rugby in 2024, regular favourites Ross Hancock and Charlie Beckett discuss all the latest from English Rugby's second tier - including recent state of the league updates and all five games this coming weekend.

Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Championship Clubs Podcast | Season 4 | Episode 6 | State of the Game
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
After another statement from all 11 Championship clubs dropped on Wednesday 10th January, we catch up with the Non Executive Director of the Championship Clubs Committee, Simon Cohen to discuss the current state of the game.
The former longstanding CEO of Leicester Tigers, Cohen shares his thoughts on the current second-tier structure as well as hopes for the future across the game at all levels.

Friday Dec 15, 2023
Championship Clubs Podcast | Season 4 | Episode 5 | Ross, Charlie & Gully
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
A bumper issue to kickstart the Festive period!
After some shock results in Round 6, and more intriguing battles to follow this weekend, Ross and Charlie conduct their usual preview / review as we begin to look towards 2024 and the business end of the season.
As a special Christmas treat, we've also got the return of pod original, Ben Gulliver to talk a little bit more about the second-tier and potential next steps for the game as a whole.

Friday Nov 10, 2023
Championship Clubs Podcast | Season 4 | Episode 4 | David Williams
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Delighted to be joined this week by Nottingham's greatest try scorer throughout their illustrious history, David Williams. One of the Championship's most deadly finishers, the man affectionately known as 'Cheese' talks his time in the second-tier and hopes for a big campaign this time around.
Elsewhere, Ross and Charlie debrief on recent results and look ahead to the upcoming action which includes the solitary fixture of Bedford Blues v Hartpury University on Remembrance Weekend.

Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Championship Clubs Podcast | Season 4 | Episode 3 | Ross & Charlie
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
No rest for the wicked because as soon as the Premiership Rugby Cup pool stages draws to a close, the Championship league season is upon us!
It's set to be another cracking second-tier campaign and we're back with a preview show, as well as further chat on the sad demise of Jersey Reds.
In addition, head across to our Instagram account for chat from all 11 clubs!

Friday Sep 22, 2023
Championship Clubs Podcast | Season 4 | Episode 2 | Ross & Charlie
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Friday Sep 22, 2023
After two stunning rounds of Premiership Rugby Cup action, which saw big wins against top-flight opposition for Jersey, Ealing and Coventry; Ross and Charlie are back to talk all the latest news from the Championship!
And..... spoiler alert! Charlie reveals his next destination having agreed a deal to remain in the second flight of English rugby for a little bit longer....

Friday Sep 08, 2023
Championship Clubs Podcast | Season 4 | Episode 1 | Billy Twelvetrees
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
We're back for the 23/24 Championship league & cup campaign and we're kicking off with a bumper episode to get back into the swing of things!
As well as previewing an exciting first round of Premiership Rugby Cup fixtures, and creating our 'Summer Signings XV', we're delighted to be joined by former Bedford, Leicester, Gloucester now Ealing utility back, Billy Twelvetrees.
A huge champion of the second-tier following his successful stint at Goldington Road, Billy tells us his thoughts on the future of the game as well as determination to help the Trailfinders regain the league they can so close to winning again last season.

Monday May 15, 2023
Championship Clubs Podcast | Season 3 | Episode 18 | Harvey Biljon
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
It's been a fascinating second-tier campaign which concluded in appropriate and dramatic fashion last Saturday as Ealing retained their Championship Cup title with a 35-31 victory over Jersey Reds.
Ahead of that game, and just as Jersey were boarding the plane to the mainland for the last time in the 22/23 season, we were fortunate enough to speak with Jersey Director of Rugby, Harvey Biljon to talk a captivating campaign and first crown for the Islanders.
Congratulations again to Jersey Reds for securing the Championship title and to every other club who played their part in creating a momentous spectacle across the league.

Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
The penultimate round of Championship fixtures which comes this weekend is set to be HUGE with two live stream games and massive connotations at both ends of the table to resolve.
We've lined-up a bumper episode to suit the occasion with voices associated to all four of the teams most in the spotlight this weekend as Jersey Reds host Ealing Trailfinders in a title decider and London Scottish face Richmond in a potential relegation showdown.
As well as that, there's four other mouth-watering games which deserve equal attention including another highly anticipated #BattleofBedfordshire as Ampthill look for revenge from Boxing Day.
Joining us to talk through it all with Ross Hancock is Jersey's James Mitchell, Richmond's Stephen Kerins - formerly of London Scottish and Ealing Trailfinders - as well as regular contributor Charlie Beckett.
It's set to be a cracker this weekend. Best of luck to all teams involved.