Bournville Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Birmingham. The club has recently moved to new facilities at Avery Fields, 79 Sandon Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B17 8DT. The club operates three senior men's teams, a women's side, a veterans' team and a full range of junior teams.[1] The first XV currently play in the fourth tier of the English rugby union system, having been promoted from the Midlands Premier in season 2019–20.
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| Full name | Bournville Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | North Midlands RFU | |
| Founded | 1909 | |
| Location | Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England | |
| Ground(s) | Avery Fields | |
| Chairman | Darren Grant Clegg | |
| President | Ivor Boehmer, George Foley | |
| Captain(s) | James Weaver (Club Captain), Chris Idehen (First XV Captain) | |
| League(s) | National League 2 West | |
| 2022-23 | 11th | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
History edit
Bournville Rugby Club was formed in 1909 as the rugby section of Bournville Athletic Club. Recent years has seen the club make progress up the rugby union hierarchy after struggling during the early years of the English rugby union leagues system. Recent seasons has seen the club move from level ten to level four following elevation into the lowest level of national rugby in 2012 when they won promotion to National 3 Midlands via a promotion play-off, after a second-placed finish in Midlands 1 West.[2]
Current standings edit
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | ||||||||
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| 1 | Dings Crusaders (C) | 25 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 898 | 382 | 516 | 17 | 3 | 106 | ||||||
| 2 | Luctonians | 25 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 795 | 438 | 357 | 19 | 4 | 99 | ||||||
| 3 | Clifton | 25 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 778 | 584 | 194 | 16 | 7 | 87 | ||||||
| 4 | Old Redcliffians | 25 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 726 | 635 | 91 | 17 | 3 | 80 | ||||||
| 5 | Exeter University | 25 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 778 | 759 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 76 | ||||||
| 6 | Camborne | 25 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 796 | 795 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 76 | ||||||
| 7 | Hinckley | 25 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 703 | 704 | -1 | 15 | 3 | 74 | ||||||
| 8 | Loughborough Students | 25 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 910 | 834 | 76 | 21 | 2 | 67 | ||||||
| 9 | Redruth | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 574 | 700 | -126 | 11 | 2 | 65 | ||||||
| 10 | Chester | 25 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 677 | 776 | -99 | 15 | 1 | 60 | ||||||
| 11 | Hornets | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 708 | 744 | -36 | 13 | 9 | 58 | ||||||
| 12 | Bournville | 25 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 619 | 738 | -119 | 14 | 7 | 57 | ||||||
| 13 | Newport (Salop) (R) | 25 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 489 | 911 | -422 | 10 | 4 | 34 | ||||||
| 14 | Dudley Kingswinford (R) | 25 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 506 | 957 | -451 | 8 | 3 | 27 | ||||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 20 April 2024 Source: National League 2 West RFU [3] | |||||||||||||||||
Honours edit
- North Midlands 4 champions: 1991–92
- North Midlands Shield winners: 2008–09[4]
- Midlands 1 (east v west) promotion play-off winners (2): 2011–12, 2016–17
- North Midlands Cup winners (2): 2012–13, 2016–17[5]
- Midlands 5 West (North) champions: 2006–07
- Midlands Premier champions: 2019–20
Notable former players edit
Şerban Ghica[clarification needed]
References edit
- ^ "Bournville Rugby". Pitchero. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Foley, Stephen George. "Club History". Bournville Rugby. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "National League 2 West". England Rugby.
- ^ "NM SHIELD PREVIOUS WINNERS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "NM CUP PREVIOUS WINNERS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
