2014–15 RFU Championship
The 2014–15 RFU Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Greene King IPA Championship, is the sixth season of the professionalised format of the RFU Championship, the second tier of the English rugby union league system run by the Rugby Football Union. It is contested by eleven English clubs and one from Jersey in the Channel Islands. This is the second year of the competition's sponsorship with Greene King Brewery, which runs until 2017. The twelve teams in the RFU Championship also competed in the British and Irish Cup, along with clubs from Ireland and Wales. Matches in the RFU Championship were broadcast on Sky Sports.
| 2014–15 RFU Championship | |
|---|---|
| Countries | England Jersey |
| Date | 5 September 2014 – 27 May 2015 |
| Champions | Worcester Warriors |
| Runners-up | Bristol |
| Relegated | Plymouth Albion |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Attendance | 377,794 (average 2,738 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 12,024 Worcester Warriors at home to Bristol on 27 May 2015 |
| Lowest attendance | 631 Moseley at home to London Scottish on 8 November 2014 |
| Top point scorer | Dougie Flockhart (Doncaster Knights) 229 points |
| Top try scorer | Mark Bright (London Scottish) 26 tries |
Worcester Warriors finished second during the regular season and became champions after beating Bristol 59 – 58 in the two-legged final. The Warriors overcame third-place London Scottish in the semifinal play-off, while Bristol (who finished first in the league table) beat fourth-place Rotherham Titans in the other semi-final. After thirteen seasons in the second tier of English rugby union, Plymouth Albion are relegated to the 2015–16 National League 1 for next season, after finishing in last place.