Tynedale RFC

Tynedale RFC is a rugby union team based in Corbridge, Northumberland in North East England. The club was relegated from National League 1 in 2015, the third tier of the English rugby union system and have played in National League 2 North since then.

Tynedale RFC
Full nameTynedale Rugby Football Club
UnionNorthumberland RFU
Founded1876 (1876)
LocationCorbridge, Northumberland, England
Ground(s)Tynedale Park (Capacity: 2,000 (400 seats))
Coach(es) Ben Woods
Captain(s) Matt Outson (1st XV)
League(s)National League Two North
2019–2011th
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/tynedalerugbyfootballclub

History

The first match was against Elswick in 1876.[1] In 1904 they won the Northumberland Senior Shield.[2]

In 2008 they were promoted to National Division Two.[3]

Honours
  • Northumberland Senior Cup (24): 1887, 1906, 1911, 1914, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014
  • North Division 1 Division champions: 1999–00
  • National League 3 North champions: 2007–08[4]
  • Hawick and Wilton Sevens Champions: 1885. (First ever winner of the tournament)
  • Gala Sevens Champions: 1885
  • Melrose Sevens Champions: 1886
  • Glasgow City Sevens Champions: 2017

Facilities

Over 35 acres (140,000 m2) of land set in rural surround. The ground is situated adjacent to the River Tyne – a short walk over the bridge into the historical village of Corbridge. It has seven pitches, one fully floodlit training pitch (floodlighting adequate for 'junior' matches) and one smaller training pitch, fully floodlit – used for Colts training area. The ground has a modern, 400 seater grandstand, and there is also space for standing spectators around the pitch bringing total capacity to approximately 2,000.

Current standings
2019–20 National League 2 North Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1Caldy (C)2525001002279723190119
2Fylde25171779044734316490
3Hinckley25170863446117312585
4Sedgley Park2517086275497811483
5Loughborough Students251401174960514413574
6Chester25131116906187212470
7Stourbridge25111136796166313968
8Hull251221147947275663
9Wharfedale2511212528539-115659
10Huddersfield259412528592-649457
11Tynedale249213583592-910757
12Sheffield Tigers2412012516570-545356
13Luctonians259115496609-1138854
14Otley (R)259313508628-1205552
15Preston Grasshoppers (R)254318385656-2713429
16Scunthorpe (R)2500253411302-961426
  • 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. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 14 March 2020
Source: "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby.
Notes

References
  1. "Rugby - Tynedale Rugby Football Ground". This is Corbridge. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. "HISTORY OF TYNEDALE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB". Tynedale RFC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  3. John Inverdale (5 March 2008). "The beauty and floods of Tynedale Rugby Club". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  4. . Tynedale RFC http://www.tynedalerfc.co.uk/rugby/pages.php?pID=26&osCsid=lo4d1907vphi9b2uct6p04kfk3title=HISTORY%20OF%20TYNEDALE%20RUGBY%20FOOTBALL%20CLUB. Retrieved 18 May 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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