Scunthorpe RUFC
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| Full name | Scunthorpe Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire RFU | |
| Founded | 1929 | |
| Ground | Heslam Park (Capacity: 1,212 (212 seats)) | |
| Chairman | Liam Waldron | |
| President | Mal Yates | |
| Coach | Tim Robinson | |
| League | National League 2 North | |
| 2024–25 | Promoted from Regional 1 North East | |
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| Official website | ||
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Scunthorpe Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. The club runs six senior sides, a ladies team, a colts and under-18s team and a full set of junior teams.[1] The club currently plays in National League 2 North following their promotion from Regional 1 North East at the end of the 2024–25 season.
History
[edit]Scunthorpe Rugby Club was formed in 1929 and played its first fixtures in a field owned by a local farmer, on the condition that the goal posts were moved after each game so that the animals could return to graze. From these humble beginnings the club progressed to a stage whereby it was able to move to its own ground, Heslam Park, in 1952.
Ground
[edit]Since 1952 the club have been based at Heslam Park in the middle of Scunthorpe, which they share with Scunthorpe Town cricket club.[2][3] Heslam Park is accessible by car via the A18 and is around a mile from Scunthorpe railway station if coming by train. Facilities at the ground include a sports and social club, on-site parking, and an adjoined cricket pitch and rugby pitch, the rugby section of which features a covered stand with seating. The ground capacity around the rugby pitch includes 212 seats in the covered stand, along with approximately 1000 standing, leading to a total of around 1,212.[4]
Honours
[edit]- Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 champions: 1988–89[5]
- Midlands East 1[a] champions: 1994–95[6]
- Midlands 1 East champions (2): 1995–96,[b] 2009–10[7]
- Midlands Premier champions (3): 2000–01,[8] 2015–16,[9] 2018–19[10]
- Regional 1 North East champions; 2024–25[11]
Current standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 146 | +200 | 8 | 0 | 40 | Promotion place |
| 2 | Darlington Mowden Park | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 317 | 226 | +91 | 8 | 0 | 36 | |
| 3 | Tynedale | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 277 | 174 | +103 | 6 | 0 | 34 | |
| 4 | Macclesfield | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 323 | 229 | +94 | 5 | 1 | 30 | |
| 5 | Fylde | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 226 | 192 | +34 | 3 | 1 | 26 | |
| 6 | Hull Ionians | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 217 | 207 | +10 | 5 | 1 | 24 | |
| 7 | Preston Grasshoppers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 250 | 206 | +44 | 4 | 1 | 21 | |
| 8 | Otley | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 262 | 259 | +3 | 6 | 3 | 21 | |
| 9 | Wharfedale | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 217 | 223 | −6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | |
| 10 | Billingham | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 207 | 282 | −75 | 5 | 0 | 17 | |
| 11 | Rossendale | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 215 | 317 | −102 | 5 | 0 | 13 | |
| 12 | Sheffield Tigers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 174 | 257 | −83 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| 13 | Hull | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 180 | 295 | −115 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Relegation place |
| 14 | Scunthorpe | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 163 | 361 | −198 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- Number of matches drawn
- 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
Notes
[edit]- ^ Not to be confused with Midlands 1 East.
- ^ 1995–96 title was won when division was known as Midlands 2.
References
[edit]- ^ Club website home page
- ^ "About Us". Heslam Park. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Contact Us". Scunthorpe Rugby. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "SCUNTHORPE RUFC SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES" (PDF). Scunthorpe Rugby. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1989). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. Queen Anne Press. pp. 136–139. ISBN 0-356-17862-5.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1995). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96. Headline. pp. 176–179. ISBN 0-7472-7850-4.
- ^ "2009-2010 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Midlands 1 2000–2001". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "National League 3 Midlands 2015–2016". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Midlands Premier 2018–2019". England Rugby. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Regional 1 North East". Rugby England. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby.
External links
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