Ampthill RUFC
Full name | Ampthill Rugby Club | |
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Union | East Midlands RFU | |
Founded | 1881[1] | |
Ground(s) | Dillingham Park (Capacity: 3,000) | |
Director of Rugby | Mark Lavery | |
Coach(es) | Paul Turner | |
Captain(s) | Charlie Beckett | |
League(s) | RFU Championship | |
2022–23 | 8th | |
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Official website | ||
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Ampthill Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. The club runs six senior teams and the full range of junior sides.[2] The first XV play in the RFU Championship, the second tier of the English rugby union system.
History[edit]
In 2013–14, the team finished second but lost the promotion play-off to Darlington Mowden Park of the National League 2 North.[3] In 2014–15, they again finished second having been transferred to National League 2 North. They beat Bishop's Stortford, the National League 2 South runner-up in the promotion play-off at Dillingham Park, 19–10.[4]
For the 2015–16 season Ampthill have agreed a player development programme with Saracens, allowing young players contracted to Saracens to play for Ampthill.[5]
Honours[edit]
- East Midlands 1 champions: 1989–90
- Midlands 3 East (South) champions: 2006–07
- Midlands Division 2 East champions: 2008–09
- National League 3 Midlands champions: 2012–13[6]
- East Midlands Wells Bombardier Cup winners (6): 1996, 1997, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2013[7]
- National League 2 (north v south) promotion play-off winners: 2014–15
- National League 1 champions: 2018–19
Ampthill were initially National League 3 Midlands champions in 2009–10 but were stripped of the title due to breaches of league rules.[8]
Current standings[edit]
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Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | |||||||
1 | Ealing Trailfinders | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 599 | 307 | 292 | 13 | 2 | 63 | ||||||
2 | Coventry | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 489 | 335 | 154 | 11 | 2 | 53 | ||||||
3 | Cornish Pirates | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 409 | 292 | 117 | 8 | 1 | 51 | ||||||
4 | Bedford Blues | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 435 | 337 | 98 | 9 | 3 | 48 | ||||||
5 | Doncaster Knights | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 408 | 386 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 46 | ||||||
6 | Hartpury University | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 432 | 406 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 41 | ||||||
7 | Nottingham | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 375 | 447 | -72 | 9 | 2 | 39 | ||||||
8 | Ampthill | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 350 | 404 | -54 | 8 | 2 | 30 | ||||||
9 | Caldy | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 295 | 455 | -160 | 6 | 1 | 25 | ||||||
10 | Cambridge | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 283 | 576 | -293 | 5 | 4 | 17 | ||||||
11 | London Scottish | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 320 | 450 | -130 | 5 | 6 | 17 | ||||||
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Green background Champions (qualify for Promotion play-off if eligible). Red background will be relegated (there is no relegation this season). Updated: 23 March 2024 Source: "The Championship". England Rugby. |
Current squad[edit]
The Ampthill squad for the 2023–24 season is:[9][a][b]
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
References[edit]
- ^ "...reformed after WWII in 1950 the current club...""A brief History of Ampthill & District Community RUFC". Ampthill & District RUFC. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ Club website home page - headlines section Archived 11 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "National League 2 South". Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "National 2 Promotion Playoff". Archived from the original on 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Ampthill & Saracens Player Development Programme". Ampthill RUFC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015.
- ^ "RFU".
- ^ http://www.emru.co.uk/clubimages/10/documents/Previous%20winners%20of%20the%20WB%20EM%20Snr%20Cup.doc[permanent dead link]
- ^ "National League Rugby Discussion Forum".
- ^ "1st XV Squad". Ampthill RUFC. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Ampthill & Saracens Partnership". www.ampthillrufc.com. Ampthill Rugby. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Sam Asotasi joins Saracens Academy". www.saracens.com. Saracens. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.