Rossendale RUFC

Rossendale

Full name	Rossendale Rugby Football Club Ltd
Union	Lancashire RFU
Founded	1969;57 years ago (1969)
Location	Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire, England
Ground	Marl Pits (Capacity: 1,100 (100 in stand))
Chairman	N. Ingham
President	F. Jelley
Coach	Andrew Birtwistle
League	National League 2 North
2024–25	Promoted from Regional 1 North West
Team kit
Official website
rossendalerufc.com

Rossendale Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire. The club runs three senior sides, a colts team, and eleven junior sides. ^[1] The first XV currently play in the National League 2 North following their promotion from Regional 1 North West at the end of the 2024–25 season.

Ground

Having previously played on farmland high above the town, the club are currently based at Marl Pits in Rawtenstall, just off Newchurch Road, located next to the Marl Pits Leisure Centre complex. ^{[2] [3]} Access to the ground is by car only with the A56 intersecting nearby Haslingden being the nearest main road. The rugby ground has on-site parking, a club house which can seat up to 120, and a covered terrace next to the main rugby pitch. ^[4] Capacity around the main pitch includes approximately 100 in the covered terrace and 1,000 pitch side for a total of around 1,100 (all standing).

Honours

• North-West North 1 champions: 1990–91 ^[5]
• North Lancs/Cumbria champions: 2004–05 ^[6]
• North Lancashire/Cumbria v South Lancs/Cheshire 1 promotion play-off winner: 2007–08 ^[7]
• North 2 (east v west) promotion play-off winner: 2008–09 ^[8]
• Regional 1 North West champions: 2024–25 ^[9]

Current standings

2025–26 National League 2 North table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Sheffield	17	17	0	0	644	273	+371	16	0	84	Promotion place
2	Macclesfield	19	16	0	3	773	491	+282	15	1	80	Promotion Play-off
3	Tynedale	19	15	0	4	664	355	+309	13	3	76
4	Hull Ionians	19	12	1	6	602	384	+218	14	3	67
5	Darlington Mowden Park	19	12	1	6	648	561	+87	15	2	67
6	Fylde	19	9	3	7	556	465	+91	10	5	57
7	Wharfedale	19	9	0	10	519	533	−14	10	6	52
8	Sheffield Tigers	18	8	0	10	430	413	+17	9	4	45
9	Billingham	19	8	0	11	452	638	−186	12	1	45
10	Preston Grasshoppers	18	5	1	12	484	574	−90	10	3	35
11	Otley	19	5	0	14	492	601	−109	8	7	35
12	Hull	19	4	0	15	386	657	−271	6	4	26	Relegation Play-off
13	Scunthorpe	16	3	0	13	327	650	−323	7	4	23	Relegation place
14	Rossendale	18	3	0	15	360	742	−382	7	1	20

Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2026. Source: National League Rugby ^[10]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Number of matches won
2. Number of matches drawn
3. Difference between points for and against
4. Total number of points for
5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
6. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

References

1. "Rossendale RUFC". Rossendale RUFC. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
2. "History". Rossendale RUFC. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
3. "Contact". Rossendale RUFC. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
4. "Club House". Rossendale RUFC. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
5. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-1992. p. 261.
6. "2004-05 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
7. "2007-08 North Playoffs". England Rugby. 26 April 2008.
8. "2008-09 North Playoffs". England Rugby. 25 April 2009.
9. "Regional 1 North West". England Rugby. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
10. "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby.

External links

• Official club website