2010–11 RFU Championship
The 2010–11 RFU Championship was the 2nd season of the second division of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between August 2010 and May 2011. New teams to the division included Worcester Warriors who were relegated from the Guinness Premiership 2009-10 and Esher who were promoted from the 2009–10 National League 1. The league maintained the three stage system with the league including promotion/relegation pools and playoffs to determine the champion and promoted team.
Worcester Warriors topped the regular season league table, their play-off group table and then won the Championship after they defeated Cornish Pirates over two legs in the Championship final at Sixways Stadium on 18 May 2011 to make an instant return to the Premiership. Birmingham & Solihull were relegated to the 2011–12 National League 1 at the end of this season.
Participating teams
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
| Bedford Blues | Goldington Road | 6,000 | Bedford, Bedfordshire |
| Birmingham & Solihull | Damson Park / Sharmans Cross | 3,050 / 2,500 | Solihull, West Midlands |
| Bristol | Memorial Stadium | 12,100 | Bristol |
| Cornish Pirates | Mennaye Field | 4,000 | Penzance |
| Doncaster Knights | Castle Park | 3,075 | Doncaster |
| Esher | Molesey Road | 3,000 | Hersham, Surrey |
| London Welsh | Old Deer Park | 5,850 | Richmond, London |
| Moseley | Billesley Common | 3,000+ | Birmingham |
| Nottingham | Meadow Lane | 19,588 | Nottingham |
| Plymouth Albion | The Brickfields | 6,500 | Plymouth |
| Rotherham Titans | Clifton Lane | 2,500 | Rotherham |
| Worcester Warriors | Sixways Stadium | 12,088 | Worcester |
Stage 1 league table
Results
Round 1
----Round 2
----Round 3
----Round 4
----Round 5
----Round 6
----Round 7
----Round 8
----Round 9
----Round 10
----Round 11
----Round 12
----Round 13
----Round 14
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 January 2011.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 December 2010.
Round 15
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 December 2010.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 14 December 2010.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 January 2011.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 18 January 2011.
Round 14 & Round 15 (rescheduled games)
- Game rescheduled from 4 December 2010.
- Game rescheduled from 27 November 2010.
- Game rescheduled from 4 December 2010.
Round 16
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 February 2011.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 February 2011.
Round 17
----Round 18
- This fixture would double up as a league and 2010–11 British and Irish Cup game after the corresponding cup game was postponed.
Round 15 (rescheduled games)
- Game rescheduled from 4 December 2010.
- Game rescheduled from 4 December 2010.
Round 14 (rescheduled game)
- Game rescheduled from 27 November 2010.
Round 19
----Round 16 (rescheduled game)
- Game rescheduled from 12 December 2010.
Round 20
----Round 16 (rescheduled game)
- Game rescheduled from 12 December 2010.
Round 21
----Round 22
Stage 2 - Play-offs
Group A (Promotion)
Round 1
----Round 2
----Round 3
----Round 4
----Round 5
----Round 6
----Group B (Promotion)
Round 1
----Round 2
----Round 3
----Round 4
----Round 5
----Round 6
----Group C (Relegation)
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* Refers to number of points awarded before the start of the play-offs.Round 1
Round 2
----Round 3
----Round 4
----Round 5
----Round 6
Stage 3
Semi-finals
----Final
----Total Season Attendances
- Includes playoff games.
| Club | Home Games | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
| Bedford Blues | 14 | 37,150 | 2,654 | 4,150 | 1,954 | 44% |
| Birmingham & Solihull | 14 | 8,261 | 590 | 1,277 | 317 | 24% |
| Bristol | 14 | 57,647 | 4,118 | 5,768 | 2,238 | 34% |
| Cornish Pirates | 16 | 39,195 | 2,450 | 3,500 | 1,737 | 61% |
| Doncaster Knights | 14 | 16,548 | 1,182 | 1,830 | 901 | 38% |
| Esher | 14 | 18,228 | 1,302 | 2,500 | 712 | 43% |
| London Welsh | 14 | 17,348 | 1,239 | 2,057 | 720 | 21% |
| Moseley | 13 | 11,624 | 894 | 1,308 | 651 | 30% |
| Nottingham | 14 | 21,117 | 1,508 | 2,349 | 801 | 8% |
| Plymouth Albion | 14 | 30,692 | 2,192 | 4,847 | 1,521 | 34% |
| Rotherham Titans | 14 | 16,755 | 1,289 | 1,921 | 903 | 48% |
| Worcester Warriors | 16 | 104,385 | 6,524 | 12,024 | 4,712 | 54% |
Individual Statistics
- Player stats include playoff games as well as regular season games. Also note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
Top points scorers
Top try scorers
Season records
Team
;Largest home win — 68 pts81 - 13 Worcester Warriors at home to Bristol on 16 April 2011
;Largest away win — 46 pts
68 - 22 London Welsh away to Moseley on 16 October 2010
;Most points scored — 81 pts
81 - 13 Worcester Warriors at home to Bristol on 16 April 2011
;Most tries in a match — 12
Bedford Blues at home to Rotherham Titans on 16 April 2011
;Most conversions in a match — 10
Bedford Blues at home to Rotherham Titans on 16 April 2011
Worcester Warriors at home to Bristol on 16 April 2011
;Most penalties in a match — 7
Nottingham at home to London Welsh on 29 August 2011
Nottingham away to Doncaster Knights on 2 October 2011
Esher at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 1 January 2011
Rotherham Titans at home to Doncaster Knights on 5 February 2012
Plymouth Albion at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 25 March 2012
;Most drop goals in a match — 3
Worcester Warriors away to Bedford Blues on 16 October 2010
Player
;Most points in a match — 30James Pritchard for Bedford Blues at home to Rotherham Titans on 16 April 2011
;Most tries in a match — 4
James Short for Bedford Blues at home to Moseley on 25 September 2010
Josh Drauniniu for London Welsh away to Moseley on 16 October 2010
;Most conversions in a match — 10
James Pritchard for Bedford Blues at home to Rotherham Titans on 16 April 2011
;Most penalties in a match — 7
James Arlidge for Nottingham at home to London Welsh on 29 August 2011
James Arlidge for Nottingham away to Doncaster Knights on 2 October 2011
Sam Ulph for Esher at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 1 January 2011
Juan Pablo Socino for Rotherham Titans at home to Doncaster Knights on 5 February 2012
Alex Davies for Plymouth Albion at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 25 March 2011
;Most drop goals in a match — 3
Andy Goode for Exeter Chiefs away to Bristol on 26 May 2010
Attendances
;Highest — 12,024Worcester Warriors at home to Cornish Pirates on 18 May 2011
;Lowest — 317
Birmingham & Solihull at home to Doncaster Knights on 9 January 2011
;Highest Average Attendance — 6,524
Worcester Warriors
;Lowest Average Attendance — 590
Birmingham & Solihull