2018–19 RFU Championship Cup

2018–19 RFU Championship Cup
Tournament details
Countries England Jersey
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
DateNovember 2018 — May 2019
Tournament statistics
Teams12
Matches played43
Attendance47,350 (1,101 per match)
Highest attendance3,627
Ealing v London Irish
4 May 2019
Lowest attendance267
Ealing v Nottingham
2 February 2019
Tries scored271 (6.3 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Javier Rojas Alvarez
(Cornish Pirates)
65 points
Top try scorer(s) Jack Macfarlane
(Jersey Reds)
Jordan Burns
(Ealing Trailfinders)
8 tries each
Final
VenueTrailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance3,627
ChampionsEaling Trailfinders (1st title)
Runners-upLondon Irish

The 2018–19 RFU Championship Cup was the inaugural season of the annual rugby union Championship Cup competition for second tier, professional English clubs playing in the RFU Championship. It was formed following the discontinuation of the British and Irish Cup at the end of the 2017–18 season.

The inaugural winners were Ealing Trailfinders who defeated London Irish 23–17 in the final held at the Trailfinders Sports Ground. It was a deserved victory for Ealing, who were the best side in the competition, and was their second win in a cup competition in two seasons, having won the British and Irish Cup the previous season. Runner-up London Irish, who had won the Championship league title a few weeks earlier, missed out on a notable double.