Old Redcliffians Rugby Football Club is an
English rugby union
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team based in
Brislington, a suburb of
Bristol
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. The club runs four senior sides and a sevens team as well as a ladies side and the full range of junior teams. The first XV currently plays in
National League 2 West, a level four league in the
English rugby union system, following promotion from
National League 3 South West in 2016–17. The 2011–12 season was successful for the other senior teams as they all achieved promotion; the second XV now play in the
Tribute Somerset Premier, the third XV play in
Tribute Somerset 1 and the fourth XV play in
Tribute Somerset 2 North.
The rugby club was formed in 1918 by former pupils of
Redcliffe Boys School, originally playing at Daventry Road in
Knowle up until 1968 when they moved to their current ground, Scotland Lane, in Brislington.
Ground
Scotland Lane is based in Brislington on the south-east edge of Bristol, with access by car via the
A4 . The ground consists of a club-house, gym and five pitches, including one with floodlights, and there is onsite parking. Capacity around the main pitch (next to clubhouse) is approximately 1,000 standing.
Current standings
Honours
1st team:
Club website honours page
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* Combination Merit Table champions (3): 1977–78, 1981–82, 1983–84
* Bristol Combination Cup winners (4): 1979–80, 1982–83, 1984–85, 2012–13
* Somerset Senior Cup winners (4): 1983–84, 1984–85, 1999–00, 2013–14
* Bristol Combination Plate winners: 1989–90
* Somerset Premier champions (2): 2004–05, 2006–07
* Western Counties North champions: 2009–10
* RFU Intermediate Cup winners: 2009–10
* South West 1 (east v west) promotion play-off winner: 2010–11
* South West 1 West champions: 2012–13
* National League 3 South West champions: 2016–17
2nd team:
* Somerset 2 North champions: 2007–08
* Somerset 1 champions: 2011–12
3rd team:
* Somerset 3 North champions: 2008–09
* Somerset 2 North champions (2): 2011–12, 2015–16
4th team:
* Somerset 3 North champions: 2011–12
Notable former players
* Darren Barry
* Graeme Beveridge
* Ellis Genge
References
External links
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{{National League 2 South
Rugby union teams in England
Rugby clubs established in 1918
1918 establishments in England
Rugby union in Bristol