North Dorset RFC

North Dorset RFC

Full name	North Dorset Rugby Football Club
Union	Dorset & Wilts RFU
Founded	1951;74 years ago (1951)
Location	Gillingham, Dorset, England
Ground(s)	Slaughtergate (Capacity: 1,000)
Chairman	Tim Rose
President	Jez Spicer
Coach(es)	David Gordon Strickland
Captain(s)	Charles Goblin
League(s)	Regional 2 South Central [1]
2024–25	10th (transfered to Regional 2 Severn)
1st kit 2nd kit
Official website
www.ndrfc.co.uk

North Dorset RFC is a rugby union club in Gillingham, Dorset, who have been in existence since 1951. They currently play in Regional 2 Severn and are based at Slaughtergate, Gillingham. The club runs two senior men's teams, a women's team and a veterans side, the junior section starts at Under 7's up to a Colts XV.

Dorset and Wilts Cup

North Dorset won the Dorset & Wilts cup once in their history in 2015–16 season beating Marlborough 17 – 16 at Salisbury ^[2]

Dorset and Wilts Vase

North Dorset have won the Vase four times since 2002.

2002–03 season beating Westbury in the final.

2004–05 season beating Swindon 27–25 in the final. ^[3]

2008–09 season beating Devizes 24–7 in the final. ^[4]

2009–10 season beating Corsham 31–16 in the final. ^[5]

They were runners up in the 2006–07 & 2011–12 seasons, losing both times to Royal Wootton Bassett RFC

In 2010–11 the club again reached the final but the game was never played due to Wootton Bassett RFC not wanting to play the game due to their aim to finish 2nd and qualify for the promotion play-off; they finished 3rd.

Off the field

The club have had some remarkable success being awarded or winning:

2006 RFU Seal of Approval. ^[6]

2008 Best Cutting Edge School Club link by a School/Club. ^[7]

2009 Rugby Football Union President's XV award., ^[8] Mini and Youth Seal of Approval Club of the Year . ^[9]

They were also runners up Mini and Youth Seal of Approval Club of the Year in 2007 and 2008.

Honours

1st team:

• Dorset & Wilts 2 South champions (2): 1988–89, ^[a] 2002–03
• Dorset & Wilts Vase champions (4): 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010
• Counties 1 Southern South champions (2): 2011–12 ^[b] , 2023–24
• Southern Counties Cup champions: 2015–16
• Dorset & Wilts Cup champions: 2015–16
• Dorset & Wilts 1 South champions: 2021–22

2nd team:

• Dorset & Wilts 2nd XV Cup champions: 2012–13

3rd team:

• Dorset & Wilts 3 South champions (2): 2005–06, 2017–18

Touring Team:

• Ghent 15s rugby festival champions: 2009.

Notes

1. League known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 2 in 1988–89.
2. League known as Southern Counties South in 2011–12

References

1. "English Rugby Clubs: South West". Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
2. "Archive news from the Wiltshire Times". December 2015.
3. "Archive news from the Wiltshire Times".
4. "Brave Devizes lose out in cup final". 22 April 2009.
5. "RUGBY: Corsham 16 North Dorset 31". 4 May 2010.
6. "North Dorset RFC awarded RFU Seal of Approval". Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
7. "North Dorset RFC and Gillingham School win prestigious award". Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
8. "North Dorset RFC receive RFU President's XV award". Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
9. "2009 Mini and Youth Seal of Approval Clubs of the Year named". Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2011.

External links

• The official site