2025–26 Champ Rugby

2025–26 Champ Rugby
Countries England
Date3 October 2024 – May 2025
Matches played133
Attendance265,366
(average 1,995 per match)
Highest attendance9,500 – Worcester v Chinnor, 27 December 2025
Lowest attendance457 – Hartpury v Richmond, 27 February 2026
Tries scored1065
(average 8 per match)
Top point scorer172 – Harry Bazalgette (Hartpury)
Top try scorer14 – Peter Sullivan (Coventry)

The 2025–26 Champ Rugby is the seventeenth season of the Champ Rugby, the professional second tier of rugby union in England. It is the first season under the rebranded banner of Champ Rugby, succeeding sixteen seasons under RFU Championship branding. The number of teams in the league will increase by two, as there was no relegation in the previous season. Ealing Trailfinders are the defending champions. Ealing were not promoted to the Premiership after failing to meet the minimum standards criteria. Richmond were promoted from National League 1 and newly-reestablished Worcester Warriors were added following the old club's period of administration.