Redingensians R.F.C.
Full name | Redingensians Rugby Football Club | |
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Union | RFU | |
Nickname(s) | Ensians, Rams | |
Founded | 1924 | |
Ground(s) | Old Bath Road | |
League(s) | National League 2 South | |
2016–17 | 6th | |
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Official website | ||
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Redingensians RFC is an English rugby union club based near the village of Sonning on the outskirts of Reading in the county of Berkshire. The first XV play in the fourth level league of the English rugby union system, National League 2 South. In 2014–15 the club came first in National League 3 South West and were promoted.
History
Redingensians consist of five senior teams of differing playing ability and a full complement of mini and junior sides. The first team currently plays in National League 2 South (level 4) of the rugby union league structure. The second team play in Canterbury Division 3, the third team play in Berks/Bucks & Oxon Prem A, and the fourths in Berks/Bucks & Oxon 1. The fifth team participates in the Thames Valley Invitational Leagues. Both the under-17s and colts play in division 1 of their respective Berks/Bucks & Oxon leagues. Redingensians RFC is also renowned for its Rugby 7s capability and participates in several major international tournaments across Europe from March through to August.
Honours
1st team:
- Southern Counties South champions: 2000–01
- Southern Counties North champions: 2005–06
- South West Division 2 East champions: 2006–07
- National League 3 South West champions: 2014–15
2nd team:
- Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier A champions: 2007–08
4th team:
- Berks/Bucks & Oxon 4 South champions: 2014–15
- Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 champions: 2015–16
Current standings
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Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | |||||||
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1 | Bishop's Stortford (C) | 30 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1053 | 549 | 504 | 25 | 4 | 129 | ||||||
2 | Old Elthamians (P) | 30 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1071 | 533 | 538 | 19 | 3 | 122 | ||||||
3 | Chinnor | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1111 | 546 | 565 | 21 | 1 | 122 | ||||||
4 | Taunton Titans | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 901 | 735 | 166 | 19 | 4 | 105 | ||||||
5 | Redruth | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 824 | 609 | 215 | 18 | 5 | 101 | ||||||
6 | Redingensians Rams | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 756 | 618 | 138 | 12 | 9 | 87 | ||||||
7 | Cinderford | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 746 | 725 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 84[b 1] | ||||||
8 | Canterbury | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 720 | 732 | −12 | 11 | 7 | 78 | ||||||
9 | Henley Hawks | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 775 | 840 | −65 | 14 | 7 | 75 | ||||||
10 | Clifton | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 683 | 843 | −160 | 11 | 4 | 71 | ||||||
11 | Bury St Edmunds | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 675 | 818 | −143 | 11 | 7 | 64 | ||||||
12 | Worthing Raiders | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 657 | 938 | −281 | 9 | 8 | 53 | ||||||
13 | London Irish Wild Geese | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 664 | 960 | −296 | 14 | 6 | 52 | ||||||
14 | Barnstaple | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 532 | 886 | −354 | 6 | 7 | 51 | ||||||
15 | Barnes (R) | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 599 | 817 | −218 | 12 | 9 | 51 | ||||||
16 | Exmouth (R) | 30 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 554 | 1172 | −618 | 9 | 6 | 29 | ||||||
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Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 29 April 2017 Source: "National League 2 South". NCA Rugby. |
- Notes
Season 2008–09
After a good start to league with seven straight wins Redingensians lost the next six. However, after a disappointing run Redingensians picked themselves up led by good performances by Tom Clare (eventual player of the season) and Robbie Stapley to finish strongly comfortably in fifth place.
Season 2007–08
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Place | Team | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||||
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played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||||
1 | Chinnor | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 665 | 317 | +348 | 40 | |||
2 | Bracknell | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 640 | 292 | +348 | 38 | |||
3 | Weston-super-Mare | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 496 | 413 | +83 | 27 | |||
4 | Cleve | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 469 | 417 | +52 | 26 | |||
5 | Bournemouth* | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 520 | 405 | +115 | 21 | |||
6 | Old Patesians | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 477 | 362 | +115 | 20 | |||
7 | Oxford Harlequins* | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 472 | 452 | +20 | 18 | |||
8 | Redingensians | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 403 | 459 | -56 | 18 | |||
9 | Coney Hill | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 411 | 534 | -123 | 18 | |||
10 | Reading | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 483 | 587 | -104 | 16 | |||
11 | Maidenhead | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 416 | 584 | -168 | 15 | |||
12 | St Ives (SW)* | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 158 | 788 | -630 | 1 | |||
Reference rfu.com - Updated 2008-04-19 - South West 1 *Oxford Harlequins and Bournemouth were deducted two points each for fielding ineligible players and St Ives were deducted two points for failing to field a team against Bracknell |
References
- ↑ "Club Discipline Season 2016-2017". NCA. Retrieved 24 September 2016.