RFU Championship
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The RFU Championship is the second-highest tier of professional rugby union in England, sitting directly below the Premiership.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rugby union league
ⓘ
second-tier rugby union competition ⓘ |
| aboveLeague | Premiership Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | English Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belowLeague | National League 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionType | league competition ⓘ |
| confederation | Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| formerName | National Division One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAsCurrentFormat | 2009 ⓘ |
| gender | men's competition ⓘ |
| governingBody | Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlayoffs | yes ⓘ |
| includesPromotionPlayoffHistorically | yes ⓘ |
| isPartOf | English rugby union league system ⓘ |
| levelOnPyramid | 2 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 12 ⓘ |
| organiser | Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInEnglishSystem | second-highest level of professional rugby union in England ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | professional ⓘ |
| promotionTo | Premiership Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| relegationTo | National League 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonFormat | league system ⓘ |
| sitsDirectlyBelow | Premiership Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsorshipStatus | title sponsorship varies by season ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| tierInPyramid | 2 ⓘ |
| typicalSeasonEndMonth | May ⓘ |
| typicalSeasonStartMonth | September ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.