Bournville RFC

Bournville
Full name Bournville Rugby Football Club
Union North Midlands RFU
Founded 1909 (1909)
Location Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Ground(s) Avery Fields 79 Sandon Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B17 8DT
Chairman Mick Palmer
President George Foley
Captain(s) Stephen Handy
League(s) Midlands Premier
2017–18 10th
Official website
www.bournvillerfc.co.uk

Bournville Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Birmingham. The club has recently moved to their brand new facility at Avery Fields 79 Sandon Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B17 8DT. The club operates three senior mens teams, a ladies side, a veterans team and a full range of junior teams.[1] The first XV currently play in the fifth tier of the English rugby union system, participating in Midlands Premier.

History

Bournville Rugby Club was formed in 1909 as the rugby section of Bournville Athletic Club. Recent years has seen the club make good progress up the rugby union hierarchy after struggling during the early years of the English rugby union leagues system. Recent seasons has seen the club move from level ten to level five following elevation into the lowest level of national rugby in 2012 when they won promotion to National 3 Midlands via a promotion play-off after a second-placed finish in Midlands 1 East.[2]

Honours

Notable former players

  • Romania Şerban Ghica

References

  1. ↑ Club website home page
  2. ↑ Club website history
  3. ↑ "NM SHIELD PREVIOUS WINNERS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "NM CUP PREVIOUS WINNERS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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