Hornets RFC
Hornets Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. The club runs three senior teams, a ladies team and the full range of junior teams. The first XV currently play in National Two West following their promotion from the South West Premier in 2022. The club also has a second XV which plays in the Tribute Somerset Premier and a third XV which plays in the Tribute Somerset 2 North.
 | ||
| Full name | Hornets Rugby Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Somerset RFU | |
| Founded | 1962 | |
| Location | Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England | |
| Ground(s) | The Nest | |
| Chairman | Stuart Simmons | |
| President | Neil Cowlin | |
| Coach(es) | Jack Gadd (Headcoach) | |
| Captain(s) | Matthew Parker | |
| League(s) | National League 2 West | |
| 2022-23 | 12th | |
| ||
| Official website | ||
| www | ||
Current standings
| |||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | Pts adj | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Leicester Lions | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 846 | 397 | 449 | 21 | 1 | 122 | ||||||
| 2 | Dings Crusaders | 26 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 932 | 658 | 224 | 20 | 4 | 104 | ||||||
| 3 | Clifton | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 932 | 571 | 361 | 21 | 1 | 98 | ||||||
| 4 | Luctonians | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 771 | 474 | 297 | 18 | 4 | 90 | ||||||
| 5 | Hinckley | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 724 | 736 | −12 | 18 | 2 | 84 | ||||||
| 6 | Loughborough Students | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 849 | 808 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 83 | ||||||
| 7 | Redruth | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 773 | 656 | 117 | 16 | 3 | 75 | ||||||
| 8 | Old Redcliffians | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 704 | 738 | −34 | 15 | 4 | 73 | ||||||
| 9 | Exeter University | 25 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 713 | 711 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 72 | ||||||
| 10 | Newport (Salop) | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 595 | 951 | −356 | 16 | 6 | 50 | ||||||
| 11 | Bournville | 25 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 627 | 890 | −263 | 13 | 7 | 46 | ||||||
| 12 | Hornets RFC | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 657 | 829 | −172 | 13 | 9 | 46 | ||||||
| R | Barnstaple | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 471 | 755 | −284 | 7 | 5 | 36 | ||||||
| R | Stourbridge | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 604 | 974 | −370 | 14 | 5 | 26 | −5 | |||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 29 April 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Honours
1st team:
- Somerset 1 champions: 1992–93
- Somerset Senior Cup winners (5): 1995, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022
- Western Counties North champions (2): 1998–99, 2012–13
- Bristol Combination Cup winners (3): 1999, 2003, 2020
- Somerset Premier champions: 2010–11
- South West 1 West champions (2): 2013–14, 2019–20[1]
2nd team:
- Somerset 2 North champions: 2012–13
- Somerset 1 champions: 2014–15
3rd team:
- Somerset 3 South champions (2): 2010–11, 2012–13
References
- "Hornets crowned Champions of South West One - 1st XV - Hornets RFC". Archived from the original on 19 December 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.