Ampthill RUFC

Ampthill
Full name Ampthill Rugby Club
Union Rugby Football Union
Founded 1881 (1881)[1]
Ground(s) Dillingham Park (Capacity: 10,000)
Coach(es) Paul Turner
Captain(s) Viliami Ma'asi
League(s) National League 1
Team kit
Official website
clubs.rfu.com/Clubs/portals/AmpthillDistrictRFC/

Ampthill Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. The club runs six senior teams and the full range of junior sides.[2] The first XV currently plays in National League 1, the third tier of the English rugby union system. Two seasons ago, the team finished second but lost the promotion play-off to Darlington Mowden Park of the National League 2 North.[3] Last season they again finished second having been transferred to National League 2 North. They beat Bishop's Stortford, the National League 2 South runner-up in the promotion play-off at Dillingham Park, 19–10.[4]

For the 2015–16 season Ampthill have agreed a player development programme with Saracens, allowing young players contracted to Saracens to play for Ampthill. Saracens academy manager Don Barell commented: “Saracens are looking forward to having our young players at Ampthill. Ralph Adams - Hale and Billy Walker will benefit from the loan and it will allow the young players to gain the valuable rugby experience that Ampthill can offer. It is a club with good ambition and we are looking forward to seeing them compete in National 1 next season”.[5]

Club honours

Ampthill were initially National League 3 Midlands champions in 2009–10 but were stripped of the title due to breaches of league rules.[8]

Current standings

2015–16 National League 1 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Richmond 22 18 1 3 668 375 293 12 2 88
2 Blackheath 21 17 1 3 560 327 233 6 2 78
3 Hartpury College 22 16 0 6 686 358 328 11 3 78
4 Plymouth Albion 22 15 0 7 516 452 64 8 3 71
5 Esher 22 14 0 8 606 424 182 11 3 70
6 Ampthill 21 13 1 7 501 439 62 10 4 68
7 Darlington Mowden Park 21 14 0 7 563 467 96 9 2 67
8 Rosslyn Park 22 13 0 9 480 417 63 5 2 59
9 Fylde 21 8 1 12 550 540 10 9 8 51
10 Coventry 22 9 1 12 522 483 39 7 4 49
11 Hull Ionians 22 6 0 16 443 603 –160 6 8 38
12 Loughborough Students 21 6 0 15 430 518 –88 5 6 35
13 Wharfedale 22 5 1 16 443 645 –202 8 4 34
14 Blaydon 20 6 0 14 305 510 –205 4 5 33
15 Henley Hawks 21 5 1 15 307 666 –359 3 1 26
16 Cinderford 22 3 1 18 344 700 –356 4 3 21
  • 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: 13 February 2016
    Source: "National League 1". NCA Rugby. 

    Current squad

    Player name Position
    Mark Lavery Director of rugby
    Paul Turner Head coach
    Villami Ma'asi Assistant coach/Hooker
    Maama Molitika Assistant coach/No.8
    Joe Bercis Back row
    Matt Burke Back row
    Terry Cooper Back row
    Jake Foster Back row
    Tome Nutley Back row
    Lee Bray Second/Back row
    Bradley Scharff Second/Back row
    Karl Braband Lock
    Richard Bussey Lock
    Paino Hehea Lock
    Josh Tyler Lock
    Matthew Collins Front row
    Christopher Muncaster Front row
    Joe Sproston Front row
    James Wright Front row
    Brendan Burke Assistant coach/Centre
    Kevin Barret Scrum half
    Tom Aviss Scrum half
    Tom Warfield Scrum half
    Gavin Williams Scrum half
    Gareth Clarke Centre
    William Goodge Centre
    Jonathan Raven Centre
    Luke Radley Fly half
    Joe Tarrant Fly half
    Chris Diamond Wing
    Kyle Palm Wing
    Jonathan Morgan Wing
    Arran Robins Wing
    Karrim Lynch Full back

    References

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