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]
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Full name | Luctonians Sports Club | |
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Union | North Midlands RFU | |
Founded | 1948 | |
Location | Kingsland, Herefordshire, England | |
Region | West Midlands | |
Ground(s) | Mortimer Park (Capacity: 2,500 (300 seats)) | |
Chairman | Simon Green Price | |
President | Richard Corbett | |
Coach(es) | Ryan Watkins | |
League(s) | National League 2 West | |
2022–23 | 4th | |
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Official website | ||
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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
- North Midlands 1 champions: 1993–94
- Midlands West 2 champions: 1994–95
- Midlands West 1[lower-alpha 1] champions: 1995–96
- Midlands 2 (East v West) promotion play-off winners: 2000–01
- North Midlands Cup winners (4): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09[4]
- Midlands Premier v North Premier promotion play-off winners (2): 2009–10, 2018–19
Current standings
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | Pts adj | |||||||
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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 | |||||
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Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 29 April 2023 |
Notes
- Not to be confused with Midlands 1 West.
References
- Club website homepage
- "Find Us". Luctonians Sports Club. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- "Club History". Luctonians Sports Club. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- "NM CUP PREVIOUS WINNERS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.