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 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]

Luctonians
Full nameLuctonians Sports Club
UnionNorth Midlands RFU
Founded1948 (1948)
LocationKingsland, Herefordshire, England
RegionWest Midlands
Ground(s)Mortimer Park (Capacity: 2,500 (300 seats))
ChairmanSimon Green Price
PresidentJohn Amos
Coach(es)Ryan Watkins
Top scorerSam Jones
League(s)National League 2 North
2021–228th (transferred to National League 2 West
Team kit
Official website
luctonians.co.uk

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

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

Notes
  1. Not to be confused with Midlands 1 West.

References
  1. Club website homepage
  2. "Find Us". Luctonians Sports Club. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. "Club History". Luctonians Sports Club. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. "NM CUP PREVIOUS WINNERS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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