REQUEST_URI redirect issue

Question

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} team
RewriteRule ^ http://sitename.co.uk/about? [L,R=301]

The code above works perfectly if the url is /team/

BUT

if the URL is /team/john-smith/ I do not get redirected?

I can't figure out why this wouldn't work! Any ideas??

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Have this rule with THE_REQUEST as your top rule:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} team [NC]
RewriteRule ^team http://sitename.co.uk/about? [L,R=301,NC]

Make sure to use a new browser for testing or completely clear browser cache.