Tynedale RFC

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Tynedale
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Full nameTynedale Rugby Football Club
Union Northumberland RFU
Founded1876;148 years ago (1876)
Location Corbridge, Northumberland, England
Ground(s)Tynedale Park (Capacity: 2,000 (400 seats))
Coach(es) Flag of England.svg Ben Woods
Captain(s) Flag of England.svg Matt Outson (1st XV)
League(s) National League 2 North
2023–24 6th
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Official website
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Tynedale RFC is a rugby union team based in Corbridge, Northumberland in North East England. The club was relegated from National League 1 in 2015, the third tier of the English rugby union system and have played in National League 2 North since.

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History

The first match was against Elswick in 1876. [1] In 1904 they won the Northumberland Senior Shield. [2]

In 2008 they were promoted to National Division Two. [3]

Honours

Facilities

Over 35 acres (140,000 m2) of land set in rural surround. The ground is adjacent to the River Tyne – a short walk over the bridge to the historical village of Corbridge. It has seven pitches, one fully floodlit training pitch (floodlighting adequate for 'junior' matches) and one smaller training pitch, fully floodlit – used for Colts training area. The ground has a modern, 400 seat grandstand, and there is also space for standing spectators around the pitch bringing total capacity to approximately 2,000.

Current standings

2024–25 National League 2 North table
PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDTBLBPtsQualification
1 Leeds Tykes 22007125+462010Promotion place
2 Lymm 22009046+442010
3 Wharfedale 22005737+202010
4 Sheffield 22006032+28109
5 Billingham 21105231+21107
6 Hull Ionians 21018257+25105
7 Otley 21013336−3015
8 Fylde 21014158−17105
9 Chester 21015181−30105
10 Preston Grasshoppers 20025054−4123
11 Tynedale 20112466−42002
12 Harrogate 20024168−27112
13 Hull 20023068−38011Relegation place
14 Sheffield Tigers 20022144−23000
First match(es) will be played: September 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Notes

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    3. ↑ John Inverdale (5 March 2008). "The beauty and floods of Tynedale Rugby Club". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
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