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| Full name | Old Redcliffians Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | Somerset RFU | |
| Founded | 1918 | |
| Location | Brislington, Bristol, England | |
| Ground(s) | Scotland Lane | |
| Chairman | Matt Oakley | |
| President | Raymond Massey | |
| Coach(es) | Saul Nelson | |
| League(s) | National League 2 West | |
| 2022-23 | 8th | |
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| Official website | ||
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Old Redcliffians Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Brislington, a suburb of Bristol. The club runs four senior sides and a sevens team as well as a ladies side and the full range of junior teams.[1] The first XV currently plays in National League 2 West, a level four league in the English rugby union system, following promotion from National League 3 South West in 2016–17. The 2011–12 season was successful for the other senior teams as they all achieved promotion; the second XV now play in the Tribute Somerset Premier, the third XV play in Tribute Somerset 1 and the fourth XV play in Tribute Somerset 2 North.
The rugby club was formed in 1918 by former pupils of Redcliffe Boys School.[2]
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 | Luctonians | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 500 | 274 | 226 | 12 | 3 | 63 | ||||||
| 2 | Dings Crusaders | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 464 | 234 | 230 | 9 | 3 | 58 | ||||||
| 3 | Hinckley | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 436 | 388 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 53 | ||||||
| 4 | Clifton | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 451 | 334 | 117 | 8 | 4 | 52 | ||||||
| 5 | Camborne | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 480 | 464 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 51 | ||||||
| 6 | Exeter University | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 496 | 433 | 63 | 10 | 3 | 49 | ||||||
| 7 | Old Redcliffians | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 391 | 397 | -6 | 8 | 2 | 42 | ||||||
| 8 | Redruth | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 368 | 437 | -69 | 7 | 1 | 40 | ||||||
| 9 | Loughborough Students | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 562 | 503 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 38 | ||||||
| 10 | Chester | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 371 | 450 | -79 | 8 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 11 | Bournville | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 342 | 402 | -60 | 9 | 6 | 31 | ||||||
| 12 | Hornets | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 443 | 476 | -33 | 7 | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| 13 | Dudley Kingswinford | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 290 | 542 | -252 | 4 | 2 | 18 | ||||||
| 14 | Newport (Salop) | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 282 | 542 | -260 | 6 | 3 | 17 | ||||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 13 January 2024 Source: National League 2 West RFU [3] | |||||||||||||||||
Honours
1st team:[4]
- Combination Merit Table champions (3): 1977–78, 1981–82, 1983–84
- Bristol Combination Cup winners (4): 1979–80, 1982–83, 1984–85, 2012–13
- Somerset Senior Cup winners (4): 1983–84, 1984–85, 1999–00, 2013–14
- Bristol Combination Plate winners: 1989–90
- Somerset Premier champions (2): 2004–05, 2006–07
- Western Counties North champions: 2009–0
- RFU Intermediate Cup winners: 2009–10
- South West 1 (east v west) promotion play-off winner: 2010–11
- South West 1 West champions: 2012–13
- National League 3 South West champions: 2016–17
2nd team:
- Somerset 2 North champions: 2007–08
- Somerset 1 champions: 2011–12
3rd team:
- Somerset 3 North champions: 2008–09
- Somerset 2 North champions (2): 2011–12, 2015–16
4th team:
- Somerset 3 North champions: 2011–12
