Bournville RFC

Bournville Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Birmingham. The club has recently moved to new facilities at Avery Fields, 79 Sandon Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B17 8DT. The club operates three senior men's teams, a women's side, a veterans' team and a full range of junior teams.[1] The first XV currently play in the fourth tier of the English rugby union system, having been promoted from the Midlands Premier in season 2019–20.

Bournville
Full nameBournville Rugby Football Club
UnionNorth Midlands RFU
Founded1909 (1909)
LocationEdgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Ground(s)Avery Fields
ChairmanDarren Clegg
PresidentIvor Boehmer, George Foley
Captain(s)James Weaver
League(s)National League 2 North
2021–2213th (transferred to National League 2 West)
Team kit
Official website
www.bournvillerfc.co.uk

History

Bournville Rugby Club was formed in 1909 as the rugby section of Bournville Athletic Club. Recent years has seen the club make progress up the rugby union hierarchy after struggling during the early years of the English rugby union leagues system. Recent seasons has seen the club move from level ten to level four following elevation into the lowest level of national rugby in 2012 when they won promotion to National 3 Midlands via a promotion play-off, after a second-placed finish in Midlands 1 West.[2]

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 Lions242301791380411201113
2Clifton24190586848338519196
3Dings Crusaders24180678461017418494
4Luctonians24160871641430216484
5Hinckley2414286646541016278
6Loughborough Students24113107637392417673
7Redruth241401071457513914272
8Exeter University23121106746452913467
9Old Redcliffians2310112580667−8712458
10Newport (Salop)247017536850−31414548
11Hornets RFC246018607768−16112844
12Bournville225116539785−24611639
13Barnstaple245019398690−2925530
RStourbridge242022525899−37412520−5
  • 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: 1 April 2023

Honours

Notable former players
  • Romania Şerban Ghica

References
  1. "Bournville Rugby". Pitchero. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. Foley, Stephen George. "Club History". Bournville Rugby. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. "NM SHIELD PREVIOUS WINNERS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  4. "NM CUP PREVIOUS WINNERS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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