Gosforth Rugby Football Club

Gosforth
Full name Gosforth Rugby Football Club
Union Rugby Football Union
Founded 1877
Location Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Ground(s) Bullocksteads
League(s) Durham & Northumberland Division 1
Official website
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Gosforth Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team, currently playing in Durham & Northumberland Division 1. The club was established in 1877 and they play at Bullocksteads, Northumbria University's sports fields in Kenton Bank Foot, Newcastle upon Tyne. During the 1990s the club split in two, with one half becoming the Newcastle Falcons, who have been the most successful club in Northern England with 1 Premiership and 4 domestic cups to their name.

Their local rivals are Northern Football Club.

History

The original Gosforth Football Club was founded in 1877 by a group of Old Boys of Durham School, in whose colours of green and white hoops the club played until the mid-1990s. In 1955, the club moved to a new ground at North Road which was to be its home until 1990. During that time and particularly in the late 1970s Gosforth enjoyed tremendous success both on and off the field winning the John Player Cup in seasons 1975/76 and 76/77.

In 1990 the club name was changed to Newcastle Gosforth and they moved to Kingston Park. Gosforth Rugby Club continued as an amateur side working in partnership with Northumbria University.

They used to play at Bullocksteads Sports Ground,moved to [[Druid Park] until 2014/15 season when they returned to Bullocksteads Sports Ground].

Notable players

Gosforth supplied innumerable players to all counties over the years, to the North of England sides and to the full international and British Lions teams.

Club Honours

References

  1. ↑ Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1) p159

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