“Doncaster are disappointed, dismayed, disheartened by the decision of the RFU to disallow the club’s application to play in the Premiership. The Club will be appealing; Excitement has now been dashed via yesterday’s untimely RFU statement, producing a resurgence of angry feelings”
Last Updated: 02/03/22 3:09pm
Doncaster Knights say they are ‘dismayed, disheartened’ by RFU decision, and will appeal their Premiership rejection
Doncaster Knights have confirmed they plan to appeal the RFU’s decision to reject their application to play in the Premiership, saying they are “disappointed, dismayed and disheartened.”
On Tuesday, the RFU announced that Championship pair Doncaster and Ealing Trailfinders had not met the minimum standards criteria for promotion to the Premiership.The RFU statement read: “Doncaster Knights failed to meet the criteria that a stadium must hold a minimum of 10,001 fans – the Knights currently have a capacity of 5,183 with 1,926 seats. “Both clubs proposed to seek planning permission to expand the facilities. However, the permission is not yet in place for this to happen.” The RFU released a statement on Tuesday saying Doncaster and Ealing Trailfinders had not met the minimum standards criteria for promotion to the Premiership Doncaster, currently top of the Championship, announced they would “make a statement on this decision in due course”, and on Wednesday their statement arrived.Doncaster highlighted that the only area in which their application fell short was stadium capacity – and said they had “every confidence that the required capacity could be delivered for season 2022/23”.”Doncaster RFC are disappointed, dismayed and disheartened by the decision of the Rugby Football Union Board to disallow the club’s application to play in the Premiership le …