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RUGBY UNION - Coventry Rugby to start Champ Rugby season with trip to Worcester Warriors as 2025/26 fixtures released

Aaron Sutcliffe 11th Jul, 2025 Updated: 11th Jul, 2025   0

COVENTRY Rugby will start the 2025/26 Champ Rugby season with a trip to the returning Worcester Warriors.

Champ Rugby revealed the fixtures for the 2025/26 season with the second tier undergoing a revamp and expansion for the 2025/26 campaign.

And Coventry will begin the season with a trip to Midlands rivals Worcester on Saturday, October 4 with kick-off at 2pm at Sixways Stadium.

Alex Rae’s side will then host Bedford Blues in their first home game of the season on Saturday, October 11 with kick-off at 3pm at Butts Park Arena.

Coventry close out the first month of the campaign with a trip to Chinnor (October 18) and then travel to defending champions Ealing Trailfinders (October 25).

And Coventry then make the trip to newly-promoted Richmond (November 1).




Coventry host Nottingham in their final game before Christmas (December 20).

And Rae’s side travel to Cambridge on Boxing Day (December 26).


Coventry begin 2026 with a home match against Cornish Pirates (January 1).

The return fixture against Ealing takes place the following month (February 7).

Coventry then entertain Richmond at Butts Park Arena (February 13).

The club’s final away game of the season is a trip to Cornish Pirates (May 2).

And Coventry finish the season with a home match against the Warriors (May 9).

Coventry’s 2025/26 Champ Rugby fixtures in full

October

Sat 4th – Worcester Warriors (A)

Sat 11th – Bedford Blues (H)

Sat 18th – Chinnor (A)

Sat 25th – Ealing Trailfinders (H)

November

Sat 1st – Richmond (A)

Sat 8th – Hartpury (A)

Sat 15th – Ampthill (H)

Sat 29th – Doncaster Knights (A)

December

Sat 6th – London Scottish (H)

Sat 13th – Caldy (A)

Sat 20th – Nottingham (H)

Fri 26th – Cambridge (A)

January

Thu 1st – Cornish Pirates (H)

Sat 24th – Bedford Blues (A)

Sat 31st – Chinnor (H)

February

Sat 7th – Ealing Trailfinders (A)

Fri 13th – Richmond (H)

Sat 21st – Hartpury (H)

Sat 28th – Ampthill (A)

March

Sat 21st – Doncaster Knights (H)

Sat 28th – London Scottish (A)

April

Sat 4th – Caldy (H)

Sat 11th – Nottingham (A)

Fri 17th – Cambridge (H)

May

Sat 2nd – Cornish Pirates (A)

Sat 9th – Worcester Warriors (H)

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