1st XV Fixtures & Results (2016-17)

Date	Team	Time	Result
AUGUST 2016
Sat 6th Aug	COVENTRY RUGBY (H) (Pre-season)	3.00pm	47-5 (W)
Sat 13th Aug	AMPTHILL RUFC (H) (Pre-season)	3.00pm	35-22 (W)
Sat 20th Aug	WORCESTER WARRIORS (H) (Pre-season)	2.30pm	23-17 (W)
26-28th Aug	Free weekend	-	-
SEPTEMBER 2016
Sat 3rd Sept	Richmond (A) (Championship)	2.00pm	16-41 (W)
Sat 10th Sept	BEDFORD (H) (Championship)	3.00pm	14-9 (W)
Sat 17th Sept	Ealing Trailfinders (A) (Championship)	2.00pm	20-15 (L)
Fri 23rd Sept	NOTTINGHAM RUGBY (H) (Championship)	7.45pm	21-22 (L)
OCTOBER
Sat 1st Oct	London Welsh (A) (Championship) ^	2.00pm	23-18 (L) ^
Sat 8th Oct	LONDON SCOTTISH (H) (Championship)	3.00pm	10-36 (L)
Fri 14th Oct	Ulster 'A' (A) (B&I Cup)	7.00pm	19-6 (L)
Fri 21st Oct	CARDIFF BLUES 'SELECT' (H) (B&I Cup)	7.45pm	49-12 (W)
Fri 28th Oct	Yorkshire Carnegie (A) (Championship)	8.00pm	35-29 (L)
NOVEMBER
Sat 5th Nov	CORNISH PIRATES (H) (Championship)	3.00pm	27-24 (W)
11-13th Nov	Reserve weekend	-	-
Sat 19th Nov	Rotherham Titans (A) (Championship)	2.00pm	23-16 (L)
Sun 27th Nov	London Irish (A) (Championship)	2.00pm	42-29 (L)
DECEMBER
Sat 3rd Dec	DONCASTER KNIGHTS (H) (Championship)	2.30pm	35-29 (W)
Sat 10th Dec	London Scottish (A) (B&I Cup)	2.30pm	13-22 (W)
Fri 16th Dec	LONDON SCOTTISH (H) (B&I Cup)	7.45pm	23-19 (W)
Mon 26th Dec	Bedford Blues (A) (Championship)	3.00pm	39-37 (L)
JANUARY
Sun 1st Jan	EALING TRAILFINDERS (H) (Championship)	2.00pm	13-19 (L)
6-8th Jan	Reserve weekend	-	-
Sat 14th Jan	Cardiff Blues 'Select' (A) (B&I Cup) ##	3.00pm	10-55 (W)
Sat 21st Jan	ULSTER 'A' (H) (B&I Cup)	2.00pm	26-21 (W)
Sun 29th Jan	Nottingham Rugby (A) (Championship)	3.00pm	19-24 (W)
FEBRUARY
Sat 4th Feb	(Reds v London Welsh cancelled) ^	-	^
10-12th Feb	Reserve weekend	-	-
Sat 18th Feb	London Scottish (A) (Championship)	2.00pm	33-37 (W)
Fri 24th Feb	YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE (H) (Championship)	7.45pm	24-19 (W)
MARCH
Sun 5th Mar	Cornish Pirates (A) (Championship)	2.00pm	5-7 (W)
Fri 10th Mar	CORNISH PIRATES (H) (B&I Cup Q-F)	7.45pm	36-20 (W)
Sat 18th Mar	ROTHERHAM TITANS (H) (Championship)	3.00pm	17-9 (W)
Sat 25th Mar	LONDON IRISH (H) (Championship)	3.00pm	15-11 (W)
APRIL
Sun 2nd Apr	London Irish (A) (B&I Cup S-F)	2.00pm	17-25 (W)
Sat 8th Apr	Doncaster Knights (A) (Championship)	2.30pm	24-20 (L)
Sat 15th Apr	RICHMOND (H) (Championship)	3.00pm	28-17 (W)
Fri 21st Apr	Munster 'A' (A) (B&I Cup Final)	7.30pm	29-28 (L)
MAY
Sat 6th May	GUERNSEY RAIDERS (H) (Siam Cup)	3.00pm	20-18 (W)

Play-Offs (live on Sky Sports)

Semi-final A
Friday April 28th, 7.45pm: Ealing Trailfinders v Yorkshire Carnegie (1st Leg). Result: 16-34
Friday May 5th, 7.45pm: Yorkshire Carnegie v Ealing Trailfinders (2nd Leg) Result: 18-20 Yorkshire Carnegie win 52-36 on aggregate

Semi-final B
Sunday April 30th, 3pm: Doncaster Knights v London Irish (1st Leg) Result: 3-35
Saturday May 6th, 1.15pm: London Irish v Doncaster Knights (2nd Leg) Result: 39-22 - London Irish win 74-25 on aggregate

Final
Wednesday May 17th, 7.45pm: Yorkshire Carnegie v London Irish (1st Leg) Result: 18-29
Wednesday May 24th, 7.45pm: London Irish v Yorkshire Carnegie (2nd Leg) Result: 55-48
London Irish win 84-66 on aggregate and are promoted as Champions

^ The RFU decision in January 2017 regarding London Welsh means that all fixtures involving London Welsh have been expunged from the records. As a result there was no game for the Reds on Saturday February 4th

## The away B&I Cup tie against the Cardiff Blues 'Select' side was played at The Wern, home ground of Principality Premiership club Merthyr RFC