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Rugby team
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| Full name | Ampthill Rugby Club | |
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| Union | East Midlands RFU | |
| Founded | 1881; 144 years ago (1881) | |
| Ground(s) | Dillingham Park (Capacity: 3,000) | |
| Director of Rugby | Mark Lavery | |
| Coach(es) | Paul Turner | |
| Captain(s) | Josh Barton | |
| League(s) | RFU Championship | |
| 2023–24 | 7th | |
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| Official website | ||
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Team Ampthill Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. The club runs six senior teams and the full range of junior sides. The first XV play in the RFU Championship, the second tier of the English rugby union system.
History
In 2013–14, the team finished second but lost the promotion play-off to Darlington Mowden Park of the National League 2 North. In 2014–15, they again finished second having been transferred to National League 2 North. They beat Bishop's Stortford, the National League 2 South runner-up in the promotion play-off at Dillingham Park, 19–10.
For the 2015–16 season Ampthill have agreed a player development programme with Saracens, allowing young players contracted to Saracens to play for Ampthill.
Honours
- East Midlands 1 champions: 1989–90
- Midlands 3 East (South) champions: 2006–07
- Midlands Division 2 East champions: 2008–09
- National League 3 Midlands champions: 2012–13
- East Midlands Wells Bombardier Cup winners (6): 1996, 1997, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2013
- National League 2 (north v south) promotion play-off winners: 2014–15
- National League 1 champions: 2018–19
Ampthill were initially National League 3 Midlands champions in 2009–10 but were stripped of the title due to breaches of league rules.
Current standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ealing Trailfinders | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 520 | 205 | +315 | 9 | 1 | 46 | Promotion place |
| 2 | Coventry | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 277 | 230 | +47 | 6 | 0 | 34 | |
| 3 | Bedford Blues | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 260 | 218 | +42 | 5 | 0 | 33 | |
| 4 | Nottingham | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 275 | 190 | +85 | 5 | 2 | 31 | |
| 5 | Cornish Pirates | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 244 | 191 | +53 | 4 | 3 | 31 | |
| 6 | Hartpury University | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 260 | 235 | +25 | 5 | 2 | 27 | |
| 7 | Doncaster Knights | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 252 | 218 | +34 | 4 | 2 | 26 | |
| 8 | Chinnor | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 228 | 212 | +16 | 3 | 3 | 22 | |
| 9 | London Scottish | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 202 | 277 | −75 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |
| 10 | Ampthill | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 169 | 310 | −141 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| 11 | Cambridge | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 162 | 426 | −264 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| 12 | Caldy | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 164 | 301 | −137 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Relegation place |
Rules for classification: 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
Current squad
For player movements before or during the 2023–24 season, see List of 2023–24 RFU Championship transfers § Ampthill.The Ampthill squad for the 2023–24 season is:
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
- ^ Designated players are dual-registered from Saracens for the 2023-24 season.
- ^ Sam Asotasi and Jasper McGuire are both on season-long loans from Saracens for the 2023-24 season.
References
- "...reformed after WWII in 1950 the current club...""A brief History of Ampthill & District Community RUFC". Ampthill & District RUFC. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- Club website home page - headlines section Archived 11 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- "National League 2 South". Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- "National 2 Promotion Playoff". Archived from the original on 29 April 2015.
- "Ampthill & Saracens Player Development Programme". Ampthill RUFC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015.
- "RFU".
- http://www.emru.co.uk/clubimages/10/documents/Previous%20winners%20of%20the%20WB%20EM%20Snr%20Cup.doc
- "National League Rugby Discussion Forum".
- "RFU Championship". England Rugby.
- "1st XV Squad". Ampthill RUFC. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- "Ampthill & Saracens Partnership". www.ampthillrufc.com. Ampthill Rugby. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- "Sam Asotasi joins Saracens Academy". www.saracens.com. Saracens. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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