Most memorable Game in the Championship

When I look back at all of the games home and away the most memorable and significant game for me was the very first year in the Championship for Ealing Trailfinders. We won our first points away to Jersey in a close fought game.  Ealing were 12 points to nil down and 18 to 7 at half time.With ten minutes to go the Ealing legend, Phil Chesters scored his second try deep from his own 22m line.The game ended with a ex Jersey player Henderson scoring to make the final score Jersey 18 Ealing Trailfinders 28.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/8573372.stm

Nottingham beating the chiefs in the first round of the playoffs, on the Chiefs way to the Premiership an amazing day and the Chiefs had a few well known players Steenson , Baxter , Doleman ? and a couple more

Probably when we destroyed Bristol at Meadow Lane (put 60 odd on them if I remember rightly) That was pretty memorable! 

Edited by maire23 - 01 May 2020 at 22:52

Deerhunter2 wrote: Bristol v Blues  Sept 2015, we went to my hometown, first visit to Ashton Gate, I think. Anyway they were obviously expecting to win, But a fantastic display of running rugby, Blues won 29-23, it was a great day out.

Trailfinder wrote: For me it was the Ealing vs London Irish match in January 2016. Here was a team that had only just scloquat survival the previous season, playing essentially a Premiership team. At that point in time it was Ealing's biggest game in their history and Vallis Way' s largest crowd. It was a cracking atmosphere and Ealing played brilliant attacking rugby, including an absolutely cracking try from the one and only Phil Chesters. Only a softly conceded late penalty denied the hosts a famous victory. https://youtu.be/OnBqHzs-QLw

This game sold me on a season ticket for the following year. Lost only due to a horrible miscue on an entirely unnecessary crossfield kick that went straight out. Then the soft penalty at the death. 

Pappashanga wrote: Richmond's first win in the Championship, against London Scottish, in 2016. There was a thread on here at the time, questioning whether Richmond would win a match. They went on to beat the likes of Cornish Pirates away and just managed to stay up. The win against Ealing in the relegation season 2018/19, when rugby was overshadowed by the Yorkshire Carnegie antics, was an event, too.

Play-off final 2nd leg at Ashton Gate in 2016. Best performance by a Doncaster side by a long way. Deserved the win on the night but had left too much to do after loosing at home by 15 the week before. So many nervous Bristol fans at the end. 

We were robbed at Worcester, I think it was Duncan Taylor chasing the drop goal, if they had a proper size in goal area we would have won.

Well - obviously personal choices but given Exeter's rise to the top, this one has to rate up there....Mose beating Exeter twice in a day :-)

Saturday, 21 March 2009
Moseley 32-24 Exeter Chiefs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7952875.stm

Moseley upset Exeter Chiefs to reach the EDF National Trophy final at Twickenham and dent their visitors' promotion hopes in the process.
Moseley led the double header 25-12 at the break as tries from Tom Johnson and Ed Lewsey kept the Chiefs in touch.
Lewsey got his second try after the restart but Moseley replied promptly through Terry Sickley [sorry Tex - the BBC wrote it] to go 32-17 up.
Danny Gray gained a bonus point with Exeter's fourth try in the 13th minute of stoppage time but it was not enough.


Edited by Bill Sley - 03 May 2020 at 18:00

Welshie7 wrote: Bill not actually the Championship but a fantastic day for your club nevertheless