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.

Tynedale

Full name	Tynedale Rugby Football Club
Union	Northumberland RFU
Founded	1876; 149 years ago (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 2 North
2024–25	5th
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/tynedalerugbyfootballclub

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
• Northumberland Senior Plate: 2025
• 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.^{[citation needed]})
• 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 adjacent to the River Tyne – a short walk over the bridge to 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 seat grandstand, and there is also space for standing spectators around the pitch bringing total capacity to approximately 2,000.

Current standings

2025–26 National League 2 North table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Billingham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion place
2	Darlington Mowden Park	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Fylde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Hull	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Hull Ionians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Macclesfield	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Otley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Preston Grasshoppers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Rossendale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Scunthorpe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Sheffield	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Sheffield Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Tynedale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation place
14	Wharfedale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: September 2025. Source: National League Rugby ^[5]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Number of matches won
2. Number of matches drawn
3. Difference between points for and against
4. Total number of points for
5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
6. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Notes