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 RFC play in the fourth tier of the English rugby union league system; National League 2 West.
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| Full name | Clifton Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | Gloucestershire RFU | |
| Nickname(s) | Lavender And Blacks | |
| Founded | 1872 | |
| Location | Cribbs Causeway, Bristol,BS10 7TB England | |
| Ground(s) | Station Road (Capacity: 2,500 (400 seats)[1]) | |
| President | John Raine | |
| Coach(es) | Matt Salter Mike Barber Bruce Reihana | |
| League(s) | National League 2 West | |
| 2023–24 | 3rd | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
History
Clifton RFC 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 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]
Honours
- Bass South West Merit Table champions: 1979–80
- South West Division 1 champions: 1988–89
- Area League South runner-up: 1989–90 (promoted)
- Courage League Division 4 champions: 1993–94
- London 1 v South West 1 promotion play-off winner: 2005–06
- South West Division 1 champions: 2008–09
- Bristol Combination Cup winners (5): 2008–09, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dings Crusaders (C) | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1007 | 382 | +625 | 18 | 3 | 111 | Promoted |
| 2 | Luctonians | 26 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 859 | 443 | +416 | 20 | 4 | 104 | |
| 3 | Clifton | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 802 | 610 | +192 | 17 | 8 | 89 | |
| 4 | Old Redcliffians | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 769 | 659 | +110 | 18 | 3 | 85 | |
| 5 | Exeter University | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 816 | 778 | +38 | 16 | 5 | 81 | |
| 6 | Camborne | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 796 | 904 | −108 | 19 | 3 | 76 | |
| 7 | Hinckley | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 730 | 732 | −2 | 15 | 4 | 75 | |
| 8 | Loughborough Students | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 972 | 839 | +133 | 22 | 2 | 72 | |
| 9 | Redruth | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 598 | 743 | −145 | 12 | 2 | 66 | |
| 10 | Bournville | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 647 | 765 | −118 | 15 | 7 | 62 | |
| 11 | Chester | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 696 | 814 | −118 | 15 | 1 | 60 | |
| 12 | Hornets | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 713 | 806 | −93 | 13 | 9 | 58 | |
| 13 | Newport (Salop) (R) | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 515 | 935 | −420 | 11 | 4 | 39 | Relegated |
| 14 | Dudley Kingswinford (R) | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 511 | 1021 | −510 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- Difference between points for and against
- Total number of points for
- Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
- Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notable former players
Internationals
- Billy Meakes (Australia)
- Ellis Genge (England)
- Callum Braley (Italy)
- Olly Kohn
- Henry Arthur Broomfield
- Rhys Oakley both (Wales)
References
External links
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