Redruth R.F.C.

Redruth RFC

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Full name	Redruth Rugby Club
Founded	1875 (1875)
Location	Redruth, Cornwall
Ground(s)	The Recreation Ground (Capacity: 12,000 (600 seated))
Coach(es)	Steve Larkins
Captain(s)	Damien Cook
League(s)	National League 2 South
2014–15	9th
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/redruth

Redruth RFC is a rugby union team from Cornwall and play in the fourth tier of the English league system, National League 2 South.

History

Redruth RFC was founded in 1875 by Henry Grylls and W H Willimot. By the 1900s, the club was the most successful in Cornwall, a position they were to hold for much of the twentieth century. In the 1930s, the team moved to the Recreation Ground near Plain an Gwary. At the time, the Recreation Ground was the third largest rugby ground in England. When the leagues started in 1987, Redruth was in the provincial league of South-West 1, which they won. The team then won the old League Four South in 1991 and gained promotion. In 2005, the club reached its highest-ever ranking by winning promotion into National Division One. The team finished 4th position in the 2006–07 season.

Club honours

• Cornwall Cup winners (10 times): 1979–80, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07
• South West 1 champions: 1987–88
• National League Division 4 South champions: 1990–91
• National Division Three (north v south) promotion playoff winners: 2004-05
• Cornwall Super Cup winners (2 times): 2009–10, 2014–15

Current standings

2015–16 National League 2 South Table
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
1	Cambridge (C)	30	25	2	3	1029	532	497	25	1	130
2	Old Albanian (P)	30	25	1	4	1040	468	572	23	3	128
3	Bishop's Stortford	30	22	1	7	912	436	476	21	5	116
4	Redruth	30	22	1	7	752	547	205	16	4	110
5	Taunton Titans	30	20	1	9	896	611	285	16	5	103
6	Chinnor	30	13	0	17	802	748	54	13	8	73
7	Bury St Edmunds	30	13	0	17	735	753	–18	12	7	71
8	Redingensians Rams	30	13	1	16	670	746	–76	12	5	71
9	Old Elthamians	30	13	2	15	669	770	–101	8	6	70
10	Canterbury	30	13	0	17	700	871	–171	12	6	70
11	Worthing Raiders	30	13	1	16	636	684	–48	10	5	69
12	Clifton	30	11	2	17	732	749	–17	12	6	66
13	Barnes	30	10	4	16	677	827	–150	15	3	66
14	Dorking (R)	30	10	0	20	598	822	–224	9	7	56
15	Southend Saxons (R)	30	7	3	20	574	845	–271	8	4	46
16	Launceston (R)	30	0	1	29	290	1303	–1013	2	6	5
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams 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. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 30 April 2016 Source:

Notes

Colts

The colts section is coached by Simon Blake. The team has consistently finished highly in the national Colts competition, and won the U-17 cup and U-18 County Cup competitions in 2009.

Representative honours

Barbarians

• W. Abrahams – 2 appearances against Newport and Cardiff (1962)
• Andy Hawken – 2 appearances against the Combined Services (2002 and 2004)
• Darren Jacques – 1 appearance against Bedford (2009)
• C. "Bonzo" Johns – 2 appearances against Newport and Cardiff (1962)
• R. Keast – 1 appearance against Newport (1992)
• T. Pryor – 3 appearances against Newport, Penarth and East Midlands (1978)
• L. Semmens – 2 appearances against Newport and Cardiff (1948)
• H. Stevens – 1 appearance against East Midlands (1960)

England

• Richard Sharp – 14 caps
• John Charles "Barney" Solomon

England B

• Terry Pryor (Captain)

England Counties

• Darren Jacques
• Luke Collins
• Owen Hambly
• Peter Joyce
• Glenn Cooper
• Lewis Vinnicombe
• Sam Heard

See also

• Rugby in Cornwall

External links

• Official website
• Former website