Bournville RFC

Bournville

Full name	Bournville Rugby Football Club
Union	North Midlands RFU
Founded	1909;117 years ago (1909)
Location	Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Ground	Avery Fields
Chairman	Club chair -Alex Bann, Vice chair -Chris Strange, Women's chair - Naomi Gardner
President	Ivor Boehmer, George Foley
Captain(s)	James Weaver (Club Captain), Ben Meakin (First XV Captain), Heather Rodgers (Golds Captain -womens)
League	Regional 1 Midlands
2024-25	First XV Men in Regional 1 Midlands (Tier 5) Blues (2nd XV) in Counties 2 Midlands West (East), Third XV in Midlands Reserve League Division 2, Women Firsts - NC1 Midlands Women's second (maroons) - NC3 Midlands
Team kit
Official website
www.bournvillerfc.co.uk

Bournville Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Birmingham. The club has recently moved to new facilities at Avery Fields, 79 Sandon Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B17 8DT. The club operates three senior men's teams, two women's side, a veterans' team and a full range of junior teams. ^[1] The first XV currently play in Regional 1 Midlands - a league at tier 5 of the English rugby union system - following their relegation from the 2024–25 National League 2 West. The women's team just last year, have been promoted to NC1 (captained by Ashleigh Aiston), and are now the biggest women's rugby team in Birmingham, with a second senior women's team.

History

Bournville Rugby Club was formed in 1909 as the rugby section of Bournville Athletic Club. Recent years has seen the club make progress up the rugby union hierarchy after struggling during the early years of the English rugby union leagues system. Recent seasons has seen the club move from level ten to level four following elevation into the lowest level of national rugby in 2012 when they won promotion to National 3 Midlands via a promotion play-off, after a second-placed finish in Midlands 1 West. ^[2]

Honours

• North Midlands 4 champions: 1991–92
• North Midlands Shield winners: 2008–09 ^[3]
• Midlands 1 (east v west) promotion play-off winners (2): 2011–12, 2016–17
• North Midlands Cup winners (2): 2012–13, 2016–17 ^[4]
• Midlands 5 West (North) champions: 2006–07
• Midlands Premier champions: 2019–20

Notable former players

• Şerban Ghica^{[ clarification needed ]}

References

1. "Bournville Rugby". Pitchero. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
2. Foley, Stephen George. "Club History". Bournville Rugby. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
3. "NM SHIELD PREVIOUS WINNERS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
4. "NM CUP PREVIOUS WINNERS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

External links

• Official website