| Full name | Taunton Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | Rugby Football Union | |
| Founded | 1875 | |
| Location | Taunton, Somerset | |
| Ground(s) | Hyde Park, Bathpool | |
| Chairman | Pete Stone | |
| President | Keith Cooling | |
| Coach(es) | Chris Bentley | |
| Captain(s) | Sean Fox | |
| Top scorer | Jason Luff (2010-11) | |
| League(s) | National League 2 South | |
| 2010/11 | National League 2 South 7th | |
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| Official website | ||
| www.tauntonrfc.co.uk/ | ||
Taunton Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club that is based in Taunton, Somerset. They currently play in National League 2 South, having achieved back-to-back promotions in 2009 and 2010.[1]
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The club was founded in 1875,[2] and play their home matches at Hyde Park, just next to the M5 motorway.[3] They moved to Hyde Park in November 2001, having previously played at Priory Park for 66 years.
The team's achievements in 2008-09, when they remained unbeaten all season, saw them rewarded by being named 'BBC West Team of the Year'.[4]
In the 2009-10 season the Taunton 1st XV were champions of National League 3 South West, winning 24 of 26 matches.
In the 2010-11 season the Taunton 1st XV finished in 7th position in their first season in National League 2 South.
On the evening of 4 November 2011 seven people were killed and fifty one injured in a multi-vehicle accident on the M5 south of the area where Taunton RFC were holding a fireworks display. Police said that they were investigating whether smoke from the event had been a significant factor in the accident.[5]
Taunton Rugby Club management committee issued a statement regarding the crash on 7 November 2011.[6] On 13 December 2011, it was reported that the Highways Agency advised the upgrade of fog warning systems 18 months before the crash.[7]
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