Mansfield Rugby Club
Full name | Mansfield Rugby Union Football Club |
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Union | Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire RFU |
Founded | 1956 |
Location | Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England |
Ground(s) | Eakring Road (Capacity: 1,000) |
Chairman | Andy Foster |
Captain(s) | Nick Hughes |
League(s) | Midlands 3 East (North) |
2019–20 | 9th |
Official website | |
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Mansfield Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club runs four senior sides, a colts team and eleven junior sides.[1] The first XV currently plays in Midlands 3 East (North), a sixth tier league in the English rugby union system.
History[edit]
Mansfield Rugby Club was formed in 1956 and by 1977 the club had bought its own ground at Eakring Road. The club was placed in Midlands 1 when the league system was introduced in 1987.[2] A reorganisation of the leagues resulted in the club moving to Midlands 2 East but Mansfield has since gained two promotions, moving into National 3 Midlands in 2011. However recent seasons have seen several relegations and the club is now playing at a level similar to where the club was a decade earlier.
Club honours[edit]
- Midlands Division 2 East champions: 2003-04[3]
- Midlands 3 East (North) champions: 2007-08[4]
- Midlands 1 (east v west) promotion playoff winners: 2010-11[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Club website home page
- ^ Club website history page
- ^ "2003-2004 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "2007–2008 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Midlands Division Play-Offs 2010-11". England Rugby. 30 April 2011.