Bournville RFC

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.[1] 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.

Bournville
Full nameBournville Rugby Football Club
UnionNorth Midlands RFU
Founded1909 (1909)
LocationEdgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Ground(s)Avery Fields
ChairmanDarren Clegg
PresidentIvor Boehmer, George Foley
Captain(s)James Weaver (Club Captain), Ryan Smeilus (First XV Captain)
League(s)National League 2 West
2022-2311th
Team kit
Official website
www.bournvillerfc.co.uk

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]

Current standings
2022–23 National League 2 West Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points Pts adj
PLeicester Lions262501846397449211122
2Dings Crusaders262006932658224204104
3Clifton26190793257136121198
4Luctonians26170977147429718490
5Hinckley261529724736−1218284
6Loughborough Students26133108498084119683
7Redruth261401277365611716375
8Old Redcliffians2613112704738−3415473
9Exeter University2513111713711214472
10Newport (Salop)267019595951−35616650
11Bournville256118627890−26313746
12Hornets RFC266020657829−17213946
RBarnstaple266020471755−2847536
RStourbridge263023604974−37014526−5
  • 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
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 29 April 2023

Honours

Notable former players
  • Romania Şerban Ghica

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.
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