Redruth R.F.C.

Redruth RFC
Full name Redruth Rugby Club
Union Cornwall RFU
Founded 1875 (1875)
Location Redruth, Cornwall, England
Ground(s) Recreation Ground (Capacity: 3,500 (580 seated))
Coach(es) Palepoi Nonu
Captain(s) Richard Brown
League(s) National League 2 South
2017–18 5th
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/redruth

Redruth RFC (established 1875) is a rugby union team from the town of Redruth, Cornwall, currently playing in the fourth tier of the English league system, National League 2 South. The club runs a number of men's teams including 1st XV (National League 2 South), 2nd XV (Duchy League), Colts and a Select XV as well as a number of junior teams from age 7 through to 16.[1][2][3] They are one of the most successful club sides in Cornwall, having won the Cornwall Cup 10 times and the Cornwall Super Cup 3 times, and are currently the second highest ranked club side in the county behind the Cornish Pirates. Redruth enjoys a strong a rivalry with neighbours Camborne, with the two clubs meeting annually, in what is the world’s longest enduring rugby fixture.[4]

View of the grand-stand at the Recreaton Ground, home of Redruth RFC
View of the main bank from the grand-stand, with training pitch seen behind

History

Redruth RFC was founded in 1875 by Henry Grylls and W H Willimot. By the 1900s, the club was the most successful in Cornwall, a position they were to hold for much of the 20th century. In the 1930s, the team moved to the Recreation Ground near Plain an Gwary. At the time, the Recreation Ground was the third largest rugby ground in England. When the leagues started in 1987, Redruth was in the provincial league of South-West 1, which they won. The team then won the old League Four South in 1991 and gained promotion. In 2005, the club reached its highest-ever ranking by winning promotion into National Division One. The team finished 4th position in the 2006–07 season.

Ground

The Recreation Ground is situated on Cardrew Lane in Redruth, around five minutes walk from the town centre and Redruth railway station. The ground consists of a main pitch with a wooden grandstand alongside the club-house on the west side, and terraced grass banking on the other three sides. The ground also has several bars adjoining the grandstand, and there is also a secondary pitch for 2nd XV and junior fixtures. There is parking for around 100 cars but this is often limited on match-days and it is recommended that supporters park nearby in town.

The capacity of the Recreation Ground has varied over the decades. Up until the 1980s it was considered the third largest rugby ground in England (behind Twickenham and Leicester Tigers home of Welford Road) with an official capacity of 21,172, which included a number of temporary stands.[5][6] This capacity was actually exceeded in 1969 when the ground hosted the final of the County Championship between Cornwall and Lancashire, when 25,000 are believed to have watched the game.[7]

The removal of the temporary stands, coupled with a more zealous approach to safety, saw the grounds capacity reduce to 12,000 in the 1990s to the current capacity (2018) of around 3,500. This modern figure includes 580 seated in the grandstand, the rest standing with approximately 1,500 on the east bank, 800 on the north bank, 400 on the south bank and a further 200 or so in front of the grandstand/next to club house. In 2018 the local police gave an estimate of 3,000 but since Redruth were reported to have achieved an attendance of 4,000 for a National 2 promotion playoff game as recently as 2005, this is a little conservative.[8]

Honours

Colts

The colts section is coached by Simon Blake. The team has consistently finished highly in the national Colts competition, and won the U-17s cup and U-18s Cornwall Cup competitions in 2009.

Representative honours

Barbarians

  • W. Abrahams – 2 appearances against Newport and Cardiff (1962)
  • Andy Hawken – 2 appearances against the Combined Services (2002 and 2004)
  • Darren Jacques – 1 appearance against Bedford (2009)
  • C. "Bonzo" Johns – 2 appearances against Newport and Cardiff (1962)
  • R. Keast – 1 appearance against Newport (1992)
  • T. Pryor – 3 appearances against Newport, Penarth and East Midlands (1978)
  • L. Semmens – 2 appearances against Newport and Cardiff (1948)
  • H. Stevens – 1 appearance against East Midlands (1960)

England

England B

  • Terry Pryor (Captain)

England Counties

  • Darren Jacques
  • Luke Collins
  • Owen Hambly
  • Peter Joyce
  • Glenn Cooper
  • Lewis Vinnicombe
  • Sam Heard

Current standings

2018–19 National League 2 South Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1Rams87012921281647035
2Taunton Titans8602270182885231
3Henley Hawks860219718894129
4Redruth8602208228-203128
5Canterbury8503220184365227
6Dings Crusaders8503169138311122
7Tonbridge Juddians8503183157261122
8Worthing Raiders8404266249175021
9Old Albanian8404216168482220
10Bury St Edmunds8404231215164020
11Clifton8305182222-404218
12Barnes8305171177-62317
13Guernsey8206159280-1214113
14Old Redcliffians8107174219-453411
15Birmingham & Solihull8206200229-29238[b 1]
16London Irish Wild Geese8107149323-174206
  • 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: 20 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.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Senior". Redruth RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Junior". Redruth RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Junior". Redruth RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Three generations of Rodda family on hand to see Camborne claim Rodda's Milk Cup". Falmouth Packet. 6 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "JOT - Hillsborough Independent Panel" (PDF). Hillsborough Independent Panel. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Home Park Redevelopment". PASOTI. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "25,000 at the Rec for County Fever". Hellfire Magazine. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Redruth vs Macclesfield". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  9. ↑ "All roads lead south for the Bees next season". Birmingham & Solihull RFC. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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