Lydney R.F.C.
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| Lydney | |||
| Full name | Lydney Rugby Football Club | ||
| Founded | 1888 | ||
| Location | Lydney, Gloucestershire, England | ||
| Ground(s) | Regentsholme | ||
| Capacity | 1500 | ||
| Coach |  Paul Williams |
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| Captain | Paul Kiely |
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| League | National Division Three South | ||
| 2006-07 | 5th | ||
| Official website | |||
| www.lydneyrfc.co.uk | |||
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Lydney Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Lydney, Gloucestershire, England. The club is currently in National Division Three South.
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[edit] Ground
The Club's ground, known as Regentsholme, is located in the centre of Lydney. Map
[edit] History
The Lydney and Aylburton Rugby Football Club was formed at a meeting was organized by Mr F A Fream on Thursday the 11th of October 1888, after members of the Lydney and Aylburton Cricket Club had expressed an interest in playing a "winter" game, which was already played by a number of clubs in the area.
The first game was played at Lydney on the 22nd of November 1888 against Coleford who won by 3 tries and 1 conversion to nil.
The club was originally nicknamed "the Tinplaters", but later were more widely known as the Severnsiders.
[edit] Results and Honours
The club enjoyed several successful runs in the John Player Cup during the 1980's, including a match against Sale F.C., then the top club side in England, on 23rd January 1983. The match was televised on the BBC's Rugby Special, with Lydney narrowly losing 9 - 16.
[edit] Club Officials
Upon its founding, Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, later Governor-General of New Zealand, was invited to become President of the club. He held this position for 70 years until his death in 1958.
[edit] Players and Coaches
From the early days Lydney had produced a steady stream of players who achieved County honours. Austin Lewis also had English and Welsh trials in 1904/5 and 1905/6.
No player has achieved senior international honours whilst playing for the club. However, having begun their careers with Lydney, Bev Dovey, Trevor Wintle [1] [2] [3] , Chris Williams, Peter Kingston and Gordon Sargent won full England caps while playing for other clubs. England Women's International Georgia Stevens [4] also played for Lydney.
Career Records
Most 1st XV Appearances - 571 Winston Morris
Most 1st XV Points Scored - 1927 John F Morris
Most 1st XV Tries Scored - 160 Paul Howell
Single Season Records
Most 1st XV Points Scored - 418 Adam Westall (2002-03)
Most 1st XV Tries Scored - 33 David Crabbe (1972-73)
Most 1st XV Drop Goals - 12 Mark Smith (1989-90)
[edit] External links
- Lydney RFC - official website
- Lydney RFC - rfu.com page
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