Barnes Rugby Football Club

Barnes
Full name Barnes Rugby Football Club
Union Middlesex RFU, Surrey RFU
Founded c. 1920 [1]
Location Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London, England
Ground(s) Barn Elms
Chairman Michael Whitfield
League(s) National League 2 South
2017-18 Promoted from London & South East Premier (champions)
1st kit
2nd kit
3rd kit
Official website
www.barnesrfc.org

Barnes Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Barnes, London. The club currently play in the fourth tier of the English league system, National League 2 South, following their promotion as champions of London & South East Premier.

History

The club's website states that it was established in Barnes in the 1920s.[1] For many years the club played at the Harrodian Club before moving to its Barn Elms location in 1987 when the grounds were sold to form a school.[1] Barnes RFC first XV has been promoted eight times since being positioned in Surrey Division Three in 1987.

Claim of continuity with Barnes Football Club

In 2002, the club's website claimed continuity with Barnes Football Club, stating that "[o]ur earliest recorded match was November 1862 versus Richmond, played at Barn Elms. We won that match and the replay that followed. For many years we played as Harrodians RFC before moving to our Barn Elms location in 1987."[2]. In 2005, this claim was amplified in a Daily Telegraph article by BBC sports presenter John Inverdale. Inverdale, who stated that he was "[f]or reasons that I'm not altogether clear about, ... one of a number of vice-presidents" of Barnes RFC, wrote that "in 1839, according to the club records, Barnes RFC were born, playing fixtures against a whole mish-mash of teams of which no match results have been kept."[3]

In 2008, the rugby club's website weakened this claim, stating only that "Barnes Rugby Club is a club with a rich history and was established in Barnes in the 1920s. Although there are indeed possibilities that our earliest recorded match was in November 1862 versus Richmond and played at Barn Elms, it is from the 1920s that our true history is clear."[4] As of 2018, similar wording remains on the current version of the rugby club's website.[1]

Honours

Current standings

2018–19 National League 2 South Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1Rams76012591101496030
2Redruth7601180195-152026
3Taunton Titans7502235161744226
4Henley Hawks750216616603124
5Tonbridge Juddians7502165124411122
6Canterbury7403180150304222
7Worthing Raiders7403244218265021
8Old Albanian7403195133622220
9Bury St Edmunds7403224198264020
10Dings Crusaders7403152131211118
11Clifton7304148182-343116
12Barnes7205154167-132313
13Guernsey7205140252-1124113
14Old Redcliffians7106164202-383310
15Birmingham & Solihull7106172210-38234[b 1]
16London Irish Wild Geese7007116295-179101
  • 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
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 13 October 2018
Source: "National League 2 South". NCA Rugby.
Notes
  1. ↑
    • Birmingham & Solihull were deducted 5 points as a result of fielding an ineligible player from the previous season in Midlands Premier which carried over into the 2018-19 season.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Barnes RFC History".
  2. ↑ "About BRFC".
  3. ↑ Inverdale, John (2005-11-02). "My assumptions about 'oldest' were confounded by Barnes". Daily Telegraph.
  4. ↑ "Barnes RFC - a club going places!".
  5. ↑ "All roads lead south for the Bees next season". Birmingham & Solihull RFC. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

Coordinates: 51°28′30.28″N 0°14′13.03″W / 51.4750778°N 0.2369528°W / 51.4750778; -0.2369528

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