Matson Rugby Football Club is a

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club based in Matson,

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. The first XV currently play in

Regional 1 South West Regional 1 South West (formerly South West Premier and National League 3 South West) is a level five league in the English rugby union system. It is one of six leagues at this level. When this division began in 1987 it was known as South West D ...

. As well as the first XV, the club operates a second XV and a third XV, Matson Colts and the full age range of junior sides.

History

The club was founded in September 1957 following the construction of a new council estate with most of the players coming from this area of Matson. With the introduction of league rugby in 1987, Matson were placed in the Counties 1 Western North league, and they were the champions in the inaugural season. The club was promoted to

in 2023, and are now playing at tier 5 for the first time. The club has achieved many victories in county cup competitions, with its various teams winning on 66 different occasions. The first XV has won the

North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup The North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the North Gloucestershire Combination – one of the five bodies that make up the Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union. It was fir ...

29 times. This included twelve wins between 1963 and 1974, with the exception of 1967–68, six consecutive victories between 1977 and 1982 and four more successive Senior Cup victories at the end of the 1980s. Also, the club's second XV has lifted the

North Gloucestershire Combination Junior Cup The North Gloucestershire Combination Junior Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the North Gloucestershire Combination — one of the five bodies that make up the Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union. It was f ...

17 times and the third XV has won the North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup on twenty occasions.

Honours

* Counties 1 Western North champions: 1987–88 * Counties 1 Western North champions: 2013–14 * Regional 2 Severn champions: 2022–23 *

winners: 29 occasions *

winners: 17 times * North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup winners: 20 occasions

References

External links

Official website
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