Bracknell Rugby Football Club is an
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rugby union
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team based in
Bracknell
Bracknell () is a large town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, the westernmost area within the Greater London Urban Area and the administrative centre of the Borough of Bracknell Forest. It lies to the east of Reading, south of Maidenhe ...
,
Berkshire
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. The club was established in 1955 and has served the community ever since. Bracknell RFC is known for a friendly welcome and a highly dedicated executive, coaching teams and volunteers. It is always looking for new members, players, coaches and volunteers.
The club runs five senior sides, a ladies team, under-19 and under-17 academy sides and the full range of minis and junior teams. The senior sides play on Saturday afternoons and train on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The highly successful juniors usually play Sunday afternoons with training on Wednesday evenings and the minis train and play on Sunday morning. The 1st XV currently play in
Regional 1South Central
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, a level five league in the
English rugby union system
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Ground
Lily Hill Park is located on the south edge of name-sake Lily Hill Park, off London Road, about 20 minutes walk from Bracknell train station. Bracknell have played in and around Lily Hill Park since 1958, with the first club house situated in Eastern Road. In 1972 the site of the original club house was sold and a new club house was built at the present site at London Road, along with additional pitches and changing facilities. During the 1980s the club house was expanded further, with gym facilities upgraded and improved floodlights installed.
In 2000, after achieving promotion to
tier 2, a 250-seat stand was installed, along with a path for spectators besides the pitch. Current capacity at the club is approximately 1,000 standing, along with 250 in the stand, bringing the total figure to around 1,250.
Honours
1st team:
Club website honours page
* Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1 champions (2): 1988–89, 1991–92
* South West 1 East
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champions (2): 1996–97, 2012–13
* South West 1 champions: 1997–98
* National League 2 South
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champions: 1998–99
* National 2 champions: 2000–01
* Berkshire Knock Out Cup winners (4): 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14
2nd team:
*Berks/Bucks & Oxon 1
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champions (3): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
3rd team:
*Berks/Bucks & Oxon 1
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champions (3): 2006–07, 2010–11, 2012–13
*Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3
Berks, Bucks and Oxon Division 3 is an English rugby union league featuring teams from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. As with all of the divisions in this area at this level, the entire league is made up of second, third and fourth ...
Runners Up : 2016-17
*Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2
Berks, Bucks and Oxon Division 2 is an English rugby union league featuring teams from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. As with all of the divisions in this area at this level, the entire league is made up of second and third teams of ...
Champions: 2017-18
References
External links
Official website
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1955 establishments in England
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