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Combe Down RFC
Combe Down Rugby Club is an British English, English Rugby union, Rugby Union Club found in Combe Down, Bath, Somerset, Bath. Founded in 1896 the club currently play home fixtures at Holly's Corner. The club currently has two teams; the 1st XV who play in Southern Counties South (tier 7) following their promotion as champions of Dorset & Wilts 1 North at the end of 2018-19 season, and the 2nd XV play who play in Dorset & Wilts 2 North (tier 9). History No records exist of the circumstances regarding the club's founding, or who the moving spirits were behind its inception, but photographs showing the early teams, together with their playing records show that rugby on Combe Down was adopted with enthusiasm and played with instinctive ability. The original team in jerseys of chocolate and gold played its first season on the Firs Field. Subsequent years saw the Club, with its colours changed to black and amber, playing on various fields on Combe Down from the Monument field to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerset Rugby Football Union
The Somerset County Rugby Football Union (SCRFU) is the sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union in the county of Somerset in England. The union is the constituent body of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) for Somerset. The SCRFU administers and organises rugby union clubs and competitions in the Somerset including the county rugby representative teams. History The first Somerset rugby team played against Devon at Taunton in the 1875–76 season and the Somerset County Rugby Football Union was founded at a meeting in Bridgwater in September 1882. The county men's senior team has reached the County Championship (rugby union), County Championship final on five occasions, winning in their first final in 1923 but losing the remaining four. They currently play in Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Division 2. Honors * County Championship (rugby union), County Championship winners: 1923 Affiliated clubs There are currently 57 clubs affiliated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |