2010–11 RFU Championship
The 2010–11 RFU Championship was the 2nd season (of the professionalised format) 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 (46-32) 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. 81 - 13 Worcester Warriors at home to Bristol on 16 April 2011 68 - 22 London Welsh away to Moseley on 16 October 2010 81 - 13 Worcester Warriors at home to Bristol on 16 April 2011 Bedford Blues at home to Rotherham Titans on 16 April 2011 Bedford Blues at home to Rotherham Titans  on 16 April 2011 Season records. Team. Worcester Warriors at home to Bristol on 16 April 2011 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 Worcester Warriors away to Bedford Blues on 16 October 2010 James Pritchard for Bedford Blues at home to Rotherham Titans on 16 April 2011 James Short for Bedford Blues at home to  Moseley on 25 September 2010 Player. Josh Drauniniu for London Welsh away to Moseley on 16 October 2010 James Pritchard for Bedford Blues at home to Rotherham Titans on 16 April 2011 James Arlidge for Nottingham at home to London Welsh on 29 August 2011 Andy Goode for Exeter Chiefs away to Bristol on 26 May 2010 Worcester Warriors at home to Cornish Pirates on 18 May 2011 Birmingham & Solihull at home to Doncaster Knights on 9 January 2011 Worcester Warriors Birmingham & Solihull