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Clifton Rugby

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Clifton RFC
Full nameClifton Rugby Football Club
UnionGloucestershire RFU
Nickname(s)Lavender And Blacks
Founded1872; 152 years ago (1872)
LocationCribbs Causeway, Bristol,BS10 7TB England
Ground(s)Station Road (Capacity: 2,500 (400 seats)[1])
PresidentJohn Raine
Coach(es)Matt Salter
Mike Barber
Bruce Reihana
League(s)National League 2 West
2023–243rd
Team kit
Official website
www.cliftonrugby.co.uk

Clifton Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club founded in Clifton, Bristol. Over the years the club's home games have been played in a variety of locations in northern Bristol, though never in Clifton itself; since 1976 they have been based at the southern end of Cribbs Causeway. Clifton RFC play in the fourth tier of the English rugby union league system; National League 2 West.

History

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The first ever photograph of a Clifton RFC team (1873)

Clifton RFC is Bristol's oldest club, and one of the oldest in the world.[2] Clifton Rugby Club was formed on 27 September 1872 at the Kings Arms on Blackboy Hill in Clifton, Bristol. The pub still stands, although it was rebuilt in 1902, and refurbished in the late 1990s. Clifton is the 32nd oldest club in the United Kingdom, the 21st oldest in England, the 2nd oldest in the South West (Bath Rugby older by seven years) and the oldest in Bristol.[3] In 1909 a combined Bristol and Clifton RFC team, captained by Percy Down, lost to Australia 11–3.

Clifton's Cribbs Causeway ground also hosted the Bristol Packers American football team in the late 1980s and early 1990s.[4]

Honours

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League table

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2024–25 National League 2 West table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Camborne 11 9 0 2 462 300 +162 11 0 47 Promotion place
2 Taunton Titans 12 8 1 3 392 305 +87 8 1 43
3 Cinderford 12 8 1 3 353 293 +60 6 2 42
4 Clifton 11 7 1 3 374 278 +96 9 2 41
5 Old Redcliffians 12 6 1 5 393 394 −1 9 2 37
6 Luctonians 11 7 1 3 320 222 +98 5 1 36
7 Loughborough Students 12 5 1 6 367 350 +17 11 2 35
8 Redruth 12 5 1 6 365 343 +22 8 3 33
9 Hornets 12 5 1 6 354 370 −16 7 3 32
10 Bournville 12 4 0 8 292 302 −10 5 6 27
11 Hinckley 12 5 0 7 357 385 −28 5 1 26
12 Exeter University 11 4 1 6 330 360 −30 6 1 25
13 Macclesfield 12 2 1 9 294 514 −220 6 1 17 Relegation place
14 Devonport Services 12 2 0 10 255 492 −237 6 0 14
Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2024. Source: National League Rugby [11]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Notable former players

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Internationals

The Clifton RFC team for the 1874–75 season


British & Irish Lions

References

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  1. ^ "Bristol's Clifton Rugby Club announces ambitious expansion plans". South West Business. 28 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Clifton Rugby Club – Information at club website". cliftonrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Clifton Rugby Football Club History". cliftonrfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Bristol Packers". Britball Now. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Clifton RFC History 1970-1980". cliftonrfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Clifton RFC History 1980-1990". cliftonrfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Clifton RFC History 1990-2000". cliftonrfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Clifton RFC History 2000-2010". cliftonrfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Clifton beat Dings to lift Combination Cup | Bristol Post". bristolpost.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  10. ^ "History - Combination Cup - Winners". bristolcombination.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  11. ^ "National League 2 West". NCA Rugby.
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