Luctonians

Luctonians Sports Club is an English sports club based in Kingsland, Herefordshire. The rugby union team currently plays in National League 2 West, the fourth tier of the English rugby union system, following their promotion from the Midlands Premier at the end of the 2018–19 season via the play-offs. The club runs four senior sides and a full range of junior sides. Apart from rugby, Luctonians hosts the practice of cricket, golf, cycling, having also a netball, rounders, ladies touch and ladies contact section for women.[1]

Luctonians
Full nameLuctonians Sports Club
UnionNorth Midlands RFU
Founded1948 (1948)
LocationKingsland, Herefordshire, England
RegionWest Midlands
Ground(s)Mortimer Park (Capacity: 2,500 (300 seats))
ChairmanSimon Green Price
PresidentRichard Corbett
Coach(es)Ryan Watkins
League(s)National League 2 West
2022–234th
Team kit
Official website
luctonians.co.uk

Ground

Luctonians play home games at Mortimer Park on Hereford Road in the village of Kingsland – about 4 miles from the nearest town, Leominster.[2] Ground capacity is around 2,500 – a figure that includes 300 seated in the modern grandstand (completed in 2013) – with the rest standing space.[3] Due to its rural location the only access to Mortimer Park is by car, although there is ample parking space.

On 27 April 2019, Luctonians achieved a record attendance of 1,757, who watched them defeat Blaydon in the Midlands-North play-off, to achieve promotion to National League 2 North.

Honours

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

Notes
  1. Not to be confused with Midlands 1 West.

References
  1. Club website homepage
  2. "Find Us". Luctonians Sports Club. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. "Club History". Luctonians Sports Club. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. "NM CUP PREVIOUS WINNERS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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