Tynedale RFC
Tynedale RFC is a rugby union team based in Corbridge, Northumberland in North East England. The club was relegated from National League 1 in 2015, the third tier of the English rugby union system and have played in National League 2 North since then.
Full name | Tynedale Rugby Football Club | |
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Union | Northumberland RFU | |
Founded | 1876 | |
Location | Corbridge, Northumberland, England | |
Ground(s) | Tynedale Park (Capacity: 2,000 (400 seats)) | |
Coach(es) | Ben Woods | |
Captain(s) | Matt Outson (1st XV) | |
League(s) | National League Two North | |
2019–20 | 11th | |
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Official website | ||
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History
The first match was against Elswick in 1876.[1] In 1904 they won the Northumberland Senior Shield.[2]
In 2008 they were promoted to National Division Two.[3]
Honours
- Northumberland Senior Cup (24): 1887, 1906, 1911, 1914, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014
- North Division 1 Division champions: 1999–00
- National League 3 North champions: 2007–08[4]
- Hawick and Wilton Sevens Champions: 1885. (First ever winner of the tournament)
- Gala Sevens Champions: 1885
- Melrose Sevens Champions: 1886
- Glasgow City Sevens Champions: 2017
Facilities
Over 35 acres (140,000 m2) of land set in rural surround. The ground is situated adjacent to the River Tyne – a short walk over the bridge into the historical village of Corbridge. It has seven pitches, one fully floodlit training pitch (floodlighting adequate for 'junior' matches) and one smaller training pitch, fully floodlit – used for Colts training area. The ground has a modern, 400 seater grandstand, and there is also space for standing spectators around the pitch bringing total capacity to approximately 2,000.
Current standings
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | ||||||||
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1 | Caldy (C) | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1002 | 279 | 723 | 19 | 0 | 119 | ||||||
2 | Fylde | 25 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 790 | 447 | 343 | 16 | 4 | 90 | ||||||
3 | Hinckley | 25 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 634 | 461 | 173 | 12 | 5 | 85 | ||||||
4 | Sedgley Park | 25 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 627 | 549 | 78 | 11 | 4 | 83 | ||||||
5 | Loughborough Students | 25 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 749 | 605 | 144 | 13 | 5 | 74 | ||||||
6 | Chester | 25 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 690 | 618 | 72 | 12 | 4 | 70 | ||||||
7 | Stourbridge | 25 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 679 | 616 | 63 | 13 | 9 | 68 | ||||||
8 | Hull | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 479 | 472 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 63 | ||||||
9 | Wharfedale | 25 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 528 | 539 | -11 | 5 | 6 | 59 | ||||||
10 | Huddersfield | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 528 | 592 | -64 | 9 | 4 | 57 | ||||||
11 | Tynedale | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 583 | 592 | -9 | 10 | 7 | 57 | ||||||
12 | Sheffield Tigers | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 516 | 570 | -54 | 5 | 3 | 56 | ||||||
13 | Luctonians | 25 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 496 | 609 | -113 | 8 | 8 | 54 | ||||||
14 | Otley (R) | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 508 | 628 | -120 | 5 | 5 | 52 | ||||||
15 | Preston Grasshoppers (R) | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 385 | 656 | -271 | 3 | 4 | 29 | ||||||
16 | Scunthorpe (R) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 341 | 1302 | -961 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
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Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 14 March 2020 Source: "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby. |
- Notes
References
- "Rugby - Tynedale Rugby Football Ground". This is Corbridge. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- "HISTORY OF TYNEDALE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB". Tynedale RFC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- John Inverdale (5 March 2008). "The beauty and floods of Tynedale Rugby Club". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- . Tynedale RFC http://www.tynedalerfc.co.uk/rugby/pages.php?pID=26&osCsid=lo4d1907vphi9b2uct6p04kfk3title=HISTORY%20OF%20TYNEDALE%20RUGBY%20FOOTBALL%20CLUB. Retrieved 18 May 2014. Missing or empty
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