Clifton Rugby
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| Full name | Clifton Rugby Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Rugby Football Union | |
| Founded | 1872 | |
| Region | Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union | |
| Ground(s) | Station Road, Cribbs Causeway (Capacity: 400 (seated)[1]) | |
| Chairman | Wyn Tingley | |
| President | John Raine | |
| Coach(es) | Matt Salter | |
| League(s) | National League 2 South | |
| 2015–16 | 12th | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
Clifton Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club founded in Clifton, Bristol. Over the years the club's home games have been played in a variety of locations in northern Bristol, though never in Clifton itself; since 1976 they have been based at the southern end of Cribbs Causeway. Clifton play in the fourth tier of the English rugby union league system; National League 2 South.
History
Clifton is Bristol's oldest club, and one of the oldest in the world.[2] Clifton Rugby Club was formed on 27 September 1872 at the Kings Arms on Blackboy Hill in Clifton, Bristol. The pub still stands, although it was rebuilt in 1902, and refurbished in the late 1990s. Clifton is the 32nd oldest club in the United Kingdom, the 21st oldest in England, the 2nd oldest in the South West (Bath Rugby older by seven years) and the oldest in Bristol.[3] In 1909 a combined Bristol Rugby and Clifton RFC team, captained by Percy Down, lost to Australia 11–3.
Clifton's Cribbs Causeway ground also hosted the Bristol Packers American football team in the late 1980s and early 1990s.[4]
Current standings
Template:2016–17 National League 2 South
Honours
- Bass South West Merit Table champions: 1979–80[5]
- South West Division 1 champions: 1988–89[6]
- Courage League Division 4 champions: 1993–94[7]
- London 1 v South West 1 promotion playoff winners: 2005–06
- South West Division 1 champions: 2008–09[8]
- Bristol Combination Cup winners (2): 2008–09,[9] 2013–14[10]
References
- ^ "Bristol's Clifton Rugby Club announces ambitious expansion plans | Bristol Post". bristolpost.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Clifton Rugby Club – Information at club website". cliftonrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Clifton Rugby Football Club History". cliftonrfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Bristol Packers". Britball Now. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Clifton RFC History 1970-1980". cliftonrfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Clifton RFC History 1980-1990". cliftonrfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Clifton RFC History 1990-2000". cliftonrfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Clifton RFC History 2000-2010". cliftonrfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "History - Combination Cup - Winners". bristolcombination.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Clifton beat Dings to lift Combination Cup | Bristol Post". bristolpost.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
