 Melbourne RFC Club Badge | ||
| Full name | Melbourne Rugby Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire RFU | |
| Founded | 1982 | |
| Location | Melbourne, England | |
| Ground(s) | Cockshut Lane (Capacity: 2,000) | |
| Chairman | Ian Lucas | |
| Coach(es) | Gary Rudkin | |
| League(s) | Regional 2 North Midlands | |
| 2023–24 | 4th | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
Melbourne Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club, from Derbyshire, which plays in Regional 2 North Midlands; a level six league.
The club has grown rapidly since its establishment in 1982 – an account of which now exists on the club website. [1] In 2016 a pavilion (the Melbourne Sporting Partnership) was completed, delivering modern function rooms and changing rooms for the club and its sister clubs (football, cricket and tennis). Ongoing investments continue – an electronic score board adorns the pavilion, [2] and further developments of the pitches are expected to be confirmed in early 2020.
The club had over 400 regular players in the 2019–20 season. The seniors' section includes the 1st XV, and also a 2nd XV, a 3rd XV, and an Academy for transitioning U-16s into seniors rugby. The large minis and junior section for boys and girls rugby accounts for two-thirds of the club player base. Touch rugby is also played year-round. Melbourne RFC recently featured in the June 2019 edition of Rugby Club Magazine. [3]
A former England under-18s', Will Allman's home club is Melbourne.
Melbourne is a market town and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England. It was home to Thomas Cook, and has a street named after him. It is 8 miles (13 km) south of Derby and 2 miles (3 km) from the River Trent. The population of the civil parish at the 2021 Census was 5,264.
Loughborough Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Loughborough, United Kingdom that has been in existence since 1929. The club has over 300 players and supported by over 50 volunteers. It has a large minis and juniors section, 2 regular men's teams playing on Saturdays and a women's team that play in the Championship North league on Sundays.
Stourbridge RFC is a rugby union side based in Stourbridge, West Midlands and play in the fifth tier of the English rugby union league system; Regional 1 Midlands. They play their home games at Stourton Park, which was redeveloped in 2003 to provide a larger clubhouse and social area which can also be used for weddings and other functions. The ground is in the hamlet of Stourton set amongst the Staffordshire countryside, on the outskirts of the town of Stourbridge.
The University of St Andrews Rugby Football Club is an affiliated member of the University of St Andrews Athletic Union in Fife, Scotland. The club runs four men's and two women's teams, which play in the university leagues.
Chesterfield Panthers is an English rugby union club. They play in the lower tiers of the Midlands Division, currently participating in Midlands Division 4 East (North).
Kettering Rugby Football Club (KRFC) is a rugby union club located in Waverley Road on the south side of Kettering, England. The 1st XV currently compete in Regional 2 East Midlands – a level 6 league in the English rugby union system – following their promotion as champions of Midlands 1 East at the end of the 2018–19 season.
Whitchurch Rugby Club is an amateur rugby union club in Whitchurch, Shropshire. The club was formed in 1936 and currently competes in the Regional 2 North West, since their promotion as champions of Midlands 2 West (North) at the end of the 2017–18 season. Until the early 1970s, the club relied mainly on the facilities of the local Grammar School until the move to Edgeley Park where they now reside.
Westcombe Park RFC is a rugby football club based in Orpington in south-east London. The name of the club comes from the Westcombe Park area of what is today part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, where the club was founded. The club played on fields in Lee, Shooter's Hill and Sidcup before the move to Orpington. Westcombe Park play in National League 2 East, a level four league in the English rugby union system following their promotion from Regional 1 South East at the end of the 2022–23 season.
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South Leicester Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Wigston, Leicestershire - just south of Leicester. The club runs two senior sides, plus a colts side and a full set of junior teams. The first XV were playing in the Midlands Premier, the fifth tier of the English rugby union system, following their relegation from National League 2 North at the end of the 2018–19 season, however, due to a run of bad results and a number of players leaving the club, they have withdrawn from the Midlands Premier.
Ampthill Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. The club runs six senior teams and the full range of junior sides. The first XV play in the RFU Championship, the second tier of the English rugby union system.
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, a women's side, a veterans' team and a full range of junior teams. The first XV currently play in the fourth tier of the English rugby union system, having been promoted from the Midlands Premier in season 2019–20.
Chichester Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Chichester, in West Sussex. The club runs three senior men's teams, a ladies team and a full range of mini and junior teams. The 1st XV play in Regional 2 South Central a level 6 league in the English rugby union system.
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Long Eaton RFC are a rugby union club based in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, UK. They currently play in Regional 1 Midlands following their promotion from Regional 2 North Midlands in 2024. The club went on an impressive run of promotions having been 2017–18 champions of RFU Midlands Division 3 East (North) and 2016–17 champions of RFU Midlands Division 4 East (North) having remained unbeaten in both seasons. They are also won 2016–17 RFU Midlands Junior Vase, narrowly missing out on the national final. The clubs current director of rugby and head coach is former Nottingham RFC player Murray McConnell
Grimsby Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. The first XV currently plays in Midlands 3 East (North) following the club's promotion from Midlands 4 East (North) as champions at the end of the 2018–19 season. The club runs three senior sides and five junior sides. They currently hold the record for most titles in Midlands 3 East (North) with two titles.
Cleethorpes Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire. Established in 1979, the first XV currently plays in Midlands 4 East (North) following their promotion as champions of Midlands 5 East (South) at the end of the 2017-18 season. The club runs two senior sides and seven junior sides. Cleethorpes play their home games at Wilton Fields, and their previous grounds include Taylor’s Avenue, Lucarly's and Lindsey School Rugby Pitches. The club's home colours are navy, gold, and white. They get their nickname of 'The Meggies' from the nickname for the residents of the town.
The Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire & Derbyshire Rugby Football Union is a governing body for rugby union in part of The Midlands, England. The union is the constituent body of the Rugby Football Union for the counties of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire and Derbyshire, with each county also having its own sub-unions with additional club cup competitions. As well as overseeing club rugby, the Notts, Lincs and Derbyshire RFU also administers the county representative teams.
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