| Full name | Luton Rugby Football Club |
|---|---|
| Union | RFU |
| Nickname(s) | Lutonians |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Location | Luton, England |
| Ground(s) | Newlands Road |
| Chairman | Keith Butten |
| President | Phil Wilson |
| Coach(es) | Mike Coogan |
| Captain(s) | Connor Sibley |
| League(s) | National League 3 South-East. |
| Official website | |
| www.lutonrugby.com/ | |
Luton Rugby Football Club are a Bedfordshire based English rugby union team who currently play their rugby in National League 3 South-East. Their ground is located by the M1 motorway just outside Stockwood Park and is called Newlands Road.
The growing club enjoys numerous local rivalries, most notably with Dunstablians.
The 1st XV is managed by Mike Coogan and coaches include former Northampton Saints, Cardiff Blues, Bedford Blues centre and Heineken Cup winner Matt Allen and Chris Meehan
The 2nd XV is managed by Bernard Jackson and coached by Bob Barba
Current First XV Squad
Neil Harris (Prop), Nathan Burns (Prop, Daniel Blinkhorn (Prop), Ben Murphy (Hooker), Andrew Lake (Hooker) Laurence Alden (Lock), Karl Rodell (Lock) Ryan Staff(Back Row), Jack Elston (Back Row), Michael Weston (Back Row), John Perkins (Back Row), Nick Stevens (Back Row) Tom Wilmore(Scrum Half), Tom Mahenderen (Scrum Half) Jake Harris (Fly Half) Codie Medway (Centre), Hayden Annand (Centre), Jake Hobbs (Centre) Chris Snelling (Wing), Alex Sutherland (Wing), Stephen Cobb (Wing) Joe Murphy (Full Back)
Current Development XV Squad
Ryan Duffy(Prop), Dwayne Duffy(Prop), Alfie Abella(Prop), Wayne Hemson(Hooker), Matt McClurg(Hooker), Ryan Sheppard (Hooker) Dan McAllister (Lock), Warren Foskett(Lock), Connor Sibley (Lock/Back Row) Matt Yang(Back Row), Ali Kelly (Back Row), Andy Davey(Back Row), Ross Geraghty(Scrum Half), Ryan Foley(Scrum Half) Josh Butten (Fly Half) Chris Davies(Centre), Mark Fleckney(Centre) Tyrone Ashton(Wing), Shane Crawley(Wing) Phil Gouldie (Full Back), Dean Ashton (Full Back)
The club held its first season in 1931/32.[1]