Ampthill RUFC

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.

Ampthill
Full nameAmpthill Rugby Club
UnionEast Midlands RFU
Founded1881 (1881)[1]
Ground(s)Dillingham Park (Capacity: 3,000)
Director of RugbyMark Lavery
Coach(es)Paul Turner
Captain(s)Charlie Beckett
League(s)RFU Championship
2021–226th
Team kit
Official website
www.ampthillrufc.com

History

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

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
2022–23 RFU Championship Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1Ealing Trailfinders19170279431248217287
2Jersey Reds18161166432034415081
3Coventry18131458544114414169
4Bedford Blues19110862652310315261
5Doncaster Knights1890947647518246
6Hartpury199010445515−706345
7Ampthill18819449466−179245
8Cornish Pirates18909413441−285243
9Caldy187011397547−1508238
10Nottingham196013466597−13110236
11Richmond193115323657−3344220
12London Scottish191018328672−3444513
  • 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 Champions (there is no promotion this season).
Red background will be relegated.
Updated: 1 April 2023
Source: "The Championship". England Rugby.

Current squad
For player movements before or during the 2022–23 season, see List of 2022–23 RFU Championship transfers § Ampthill.

The Ampthill squad for the 2022–23 season.

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Syd Blackmore Hooker Wales Wales
Beck Cutting Hooker England England
Matt Gallagher Hooker England England
Aleki Lutui Hooker Tonga Tonga
Fyn Brown Prop England England
Jake Elwood Prop England England
Dom Hardman Prop England England
Rob Hardwick Prop England England
Griff Phillipson Prop Ireland Ireland
Joe Sproston Prop England England
Charlie Beckett Lock England England
Joe Bercis Lock England England
Llewelyn Jones Lock Wales Wales
Cai Devine Back row Wales Wales
Caleb Montgomery Back row Ireland Ireland
Paddy Ryan Back row Ireland Ireland
Morgan Strong Back row Wales Wales
James Tunney Back row England England
Harry Wilson Back row England England
Player Position Union
Charlie Gowling Scrum-half England England
Lewis Finlay Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Gavin Williams Scrum-half Wales Wales
Pete White Scrum-half England England
Joshua Bragman Fly-half England England
Tom Hardwick Fly-half England England
Gwyn Parks Fly-half Wales Wales
Sam Hanks Centre England England
Charlie Hudson Centre England England
Ben Cambriani Wing Wales Wales
Will Partington Wing England England
Josh Skelcey Wing England England
Tom Bacon Fullback Ireland Ireland
Tom Hudson Fullback England England
Conor Rankin Fullback Ireland Ireland

    References
    1. "...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.
    2. Club website home page - headlines section Archived 11 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
    3. "National League 2 South". Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
    4. "National 2 Promotion Playoff". Archived from the original on 29 April 2015.
    5. "Ampthill & Saracens Player Development Programme". Ampthill RUFC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015.
    6. "RFU".
    7. http://www.emru.co.uk/clubimages/10/documents/Previous%20winners%20of%20the%20WB%20EM%20Snr%20Cup.doc
    8. "National League Rugby Discussion Forum".
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