There is a popular misconception that Ealing Trailfinders have no ground or need to groundshare to get promotion to the Prem.  It's not true.

The Prem have minimum operating standards criteria for clubs wanting to join to have planning permission for 10,001 capacity in four years. This compares unfavourably to the Premier League in football asking for 6,000!

Its Red Tape - designed to keep teams out.

The Trailfinders Sports Ground:

• Today has a capacity of 6,000 and with sustainable investment can easily reach 10,000 and further
• Is home to Trailfinders Women in Premiership Women's Rugby  (PWR) - the leading global club league for Women
• Has hosted Prem and URC team matches, Super League (London Broncos) and International games
• Is our home.  Ground share examples and limited revenues have seen other clubs go bust - let's learn that lesson

Support us in our 8 Point Argument to Bill Sweeney for Ealing Trailfinders' Promotion to the Prem: 

1. RFU - Preserve Rugby's Integrity and your own Champ Competition: The Champ was rebranded by the RFU in 2025 as the "Proving Ground." With three Champ titles in four years, 15 wins from 15 in 2025-26 and a League match win rate of 85%+ since 2021 - Ealing Trailfinders have Proved the Point to the RFU. Many clubs in the Champ are frustrated to see Ealing remain in the division when they maintain such dominance
2. Our Ground at Trailfinders Sports Club Successfully Holds "Prem Fixtures:" It is home to Trailfinders Women in the PWR and has successfully met "operating standards" for Prem Cup matches against Harlequins, Saracens, Leicester and Northampton in 2023, 2024 and 2025, with praise from fans. Brilliantly located within a short bus or walk ride from the UK's Busiest Train Service - the Elizabeth Line.
3. Ealing Trailfinders is the only Club in the TOP 2 English Rugby Divisions without Debt:  Backed by sustainable investment, Ealing Trailfinders are the only club of the Top 24 with ZERO debt.  A welcome addition to a Prem that has seen three clubs overstretch and collapse and Newcastle narrowly avoid one
4. Ealing Trailfinders has a Prem Ready Squad & Team on and off the Pitch:  A squad of 54 full time pros - packed with Prem experience - reaching the Prem Cup semi final in both 2023-24 and 2024-25 and notching a pre-season win vs Prem winning Bath at the Rec. High quality coaching from ex-Internationals and leading player welfare
5. Ealing Trailfinders are a Model Club for the RFU's "Plan 2030 (Play, Perform, Follow & Fund)" published on January 26th 2026: 
   1. "FOLLOW" - "Building a new generation of passionate fans:" With the loss of London Irish and Wasps (with the former seemingly no nearer re-forming and the latter hoping to eventually return miles away in Kent), there is a vacuum for Prem rugby in the hotbed of clubs, state and private schools in West London and the Thames Valley. 
   2. "PLAY" - "Getting more people playing for longer:"  The amateur section of our club - Ealing Trailfinders 1871 - is one of the Largest Amateur Rugby Clubs in London with Four Adult Amateur Men's & Women's Teams and over 2000 members with 750 Minis & Youth players
   3. "PERFORM" - "Focus on Performance Pathways:" Ealing Trailfinders has proudly created with significant annual investment - the only BUCS Academy Pathway Partnership in London and the South East with Brunel University bringing 100+ talented players through to date
6. "Rugby Strengthens Communities:" - RFU's "Plan 2030:"  Diversity & Inclusivity To Promote Rugby's Growth: Trailfinders Sports Club within The London Borough of Ealing serves a more diverse community than 9 out of 10 Prem Clubs, and is equal to Leicester - with a 57% non-white population
7. "Rugby Enriches People's Lives:" - "RFU's Plan 2030:"  Built over the last 20 years at an estimated cost of £50m on a footprint larger than the Rec at Bath - Trailfinders Sports Club hosts not just pro and amateur rugby, but is a Unique Multi Purpose Community facility with football, cricket and tennis sections 
8. Let the Ealing Trailfinders team fulfill its potential!
   1. Let Ealing Trailfinders Join: The Premiership wants to expand to 10+ teams. Ealing Trailfinders is the only "ready-made" solution to begin to restore the league’s scale
   2. Let Ealing Trailfinders GO:   Joining the United Rugby Championship has been suggested as an alternative option.  If the RFU don't want Ealing Trailfinders in the Prem - maybe they should let us go?