Luctonians

Luctonians Sports Club is an English sports club based in Kingsland, Herefordshire. The rugby union team currently plays in National League 2 North, the fourth tier of the English rugby union system, following their promotion from Midlands Premier at the end of the 2018-19 season via the play-offs. The club runs three senior sides and a full range of junior sides. Apart from rugby, Luctonians hosts the practice of cricket, golf, cycling, having also a netball section for women.[1]

Luctonians
Full nameLuctonians Sports Club
UnionNorth Midlands RFU
Founded1948 (1948)
LocationKingsland, Herefordshire, England
RegionWest Midlands
Ground(s)Mortimer Park (Capacity: 2,500 (300 seats))
ChairmanSimon Whiteman
PresidentCharlie Blanford
Coach(es)Ryan Watkins
Top scorerJosh Watkins
League(s)National League 2 North
2019–2013th
Team kit
Official website
www.luctonians.co.uk

Ground

Luctonians play home games at Mortimer Park on Hereford Road in the village of Kingsland - about 4 miles from the nearest town, Leominster.[2] Ground capacity is around 2,500 - a figure that includes 300 seated in the modern grandstand (completed in 2013) - with the rest standing space.[3] Due to its rural location the only access to Mortimer Park is by car, although there is ample parking space.

On 27 April 2019, Luctonians achieved a record attendance of 1,757, who watched them defeat Blaydon in the Midlands-North play-off game to achieve promotion to National League 2 North.

Honours

Current standings
2019–20 National League 2 North Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1Caldy (C)2525001002279723190119
2Fylde25171779044734316490
3Hinckley25170863446117312585
4Sedgley Park2517086275497811483
5Loughborough Students251401174960514413574
6Chester25131116906187212470
7Stourbridge25111136796166313968
8Hull251221147947275663
9Wharfedale2511212528539-115659
10Huddersfield259412528592-649457
11Tynedale249213583592-910757
12Sheffield Tigers2412012516570-545356
13Luctonians259115496609-1138854
14Otley (R)259313508628-1205552
15Preston Grasshoppers (R)254318385656-2713429
16Scunthorpe (R)2500253411302-961426
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 14 March 2020
Source: "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby.
Notes

Notes
  1. Not to be confused with Midlands 1 West.

References
  1. Club website homepage
  2. "Find Us". Luctonians Sports Club. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. "Club History". Luctonians Sports Club. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. "NM CUP PREVIOUS WINNERS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.


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