Paignton Rugby Football Club

Paignton
Full name Paignton Rugby Football Club
Union Devon RFU
Founded 1873 (1873)
Location Paignton, Devon, England
Ground(s) Queen's Park (Capacity: 1,650 (150 seats))
Chairman Nick Moloney
President Norman Harries
League(s) Tribute Western Counties West
2017–18 9th
Team kit
Official website
www.paigntonrugby.com

Paignton Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club, formed in 1873 and based in Paignton, Devon. They moved to Queens Park in 1902 and have played there ever since. Paignton rugby club is affiliated to the Devon RFU. Many of the clubs players have represented the club at county or national level. The club have won the Cornwall/Devon League on three occasions; more than any other club. They have a local rivalry with Torquay Athletic RFC.

The clubhouse at Queen's Park, home of Paignton RFC
View of the main rugby pitch at Queen's Park
View of the junior rugby pitch at Queen's Park

Recent seasons

  • 2005–06 season played in the Western Counties West and were relegated to the Cornwall/Devon League
  • 2006–07 season Paignton were promoted back to the Western Counties West, and were Devon Cup runners up to Torquay Athletic RFC, Match played at Queens Park on the 21 April 2007
  • 2007–08 season – Western Counties West champions (promoted)
  • 2008–09 season – Tribute South West 2 West
  • 2009–10 season
  • 2010–11 season
  • 2011–12 season – South West 1
  • 2012–13 season – Western Counties West
  • 2013–14 season – Devon & Cornwall
  • 2014–15 season –
  • 2015–16 season –
  • 2016–17 season – Devon & Cornwall runners up (promoted)
  • 2017–18 season – Western Counties West

Ground

Queens Park is situated in the heart of Paignton, just off Queen's Road, near to the sea and less than 5 minutes walk from the train station. The ground was built in 1900 on what was formerly marshy land and is shared by both Paignton Rugby Football Club and Paignton Cricket Club, with rugby taking place in the autumn and spring, and cricket in the summer months.[1] Parking is available at the ground.

At the entrance of the ground there is the Victorian era club-house, with the grandstand on top, and there are two rugby pitches - one for men's games, the other for juniors, with small covered areas adjutant to the men's pitch. In the summer this area is then combined to host cricket fixtures. Originally there was just one rugby pitch horizontal to the club-house/grandstand, but due to damage caused to the cricket wicket it was decided to instead split the area into two pitches, with the wicket in between. The grandstand has seating capacity for around 150, while the main rugby pitch has standing capacity for approximately 1,500 supporters, bringing the total capacity to 1,650. When cricket is played the capacity increases to around 3,000.

Honours

Devon Senior Cup record

  • 1906 (lost) 12 – 4 in the final against Plymouth.
  • 1931 (won), 6 – 0 in final against Sidmouth
  • 2007 runner-up in a final against Torquay
  • 2008 semi-final

Source - Devon RFU Handbook 2005/2006

References

  1. ↑ "Paignton: The Town of Golden Sands" (PDF). Torbay Council. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "DRFU Handbook 2011-12" (PDF). Devon RFU. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  • Data obtained from club, Devon cup data obtained from Match day programme for the 2007 Devon cup final.
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