Hartpury College R.F.C.

Hartpury College
Full name Hartpury College Rugby Football Club
Founded 2004 (2004)
Location Hartpury, Gloucestershire, England
Ground(s) College Stadium (Capacity: 2,000)
Coach(es) England John Barnes, Mark Cornwell, Alan Martinovic
Captain(s) England Chris Fortey
League(s) National League 1
2014–15 5th
Team kit
Official website
www.hartpury.ac.uk/Sport/Rugby-RFC

Hartpury College RFC is an English rugby union club which currently play in National League 1, the third tier of the English league system. The club is based at Hartpury College in Gloucestershire, England, and is made up primarily of the college's students and staff.[1] Hartpury College share a close relationship with Aviva Premiership side Gloucester Rugby, who use Hartpury's facilities as their permanent training base and provide a small number of academy players, all of whom are current or recently departed students, to supplement the Hartpury College team. Several Hartpury College players have gone on to play for Gloucester and other professional teams.[2]

History

Hartpury College Rugby Academy was formed in September 2000 in partnership with Gloucester Rugby, consisting of a University side that competed in the BUCS league system and under-18 teams. In 2004, The college's vision of a Saturday side came to fruition, and became known as Hartpury College RFC.

Starting in the eleventh tier of the league pyramid, Hartpury lost their first ever match in the Gloucester Three North league. That was to be the last time that the club lost a league match until 2009, when they lost to Thornbury after four consecutive promotions, an EDF Junior Vase and an EDF Senior Vase. That setback did not prevent Hartpury from gaining a further three straight promotions to their current position in National League 1, during which time the team amassed only two more defeats and won both the Level Six Champions Cup and EDF Intermediate Cup at Twickenham. On 12 April 2014, the College sealed promotion to National Division One after their victory over Ampthill secured the National League 2 South title.

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 26 21 2 3 731 428 303 13 2 103
2 Hartpury College 26 19 0 7 812 442 370 13 4 93
3 Ampthill 26 17 2 7 646 527 119 12 4 88
4 Blackheath 26 18 1 7 660 400 260 7 6 87
5 Plymouth Albion 26 18 0 8 600 548 52 9 3 84
6 Darlington Mowden Park 26 17 0 9 663 551 112 10 4 82
7 Esher 26 16 0 10 702 525 177 13 4 81
8 Rosslyn Park 26 17 0 9 619 503 116 8 2 78
9 Fylde 26 10 1 15 649 662 –13 10 9 61
10 Coventry 26 11 1 14 614 576 38 9 5 60
11 Loughborough Students 26 8 0 18 560 662 –102 8 8 48
12 Blaydon 26 8 0 18 456 657 –201 8 7 47
13 Hull Ionians 26 7 0 19 534 731 –197 8 10 46
14 Wharfedale 26 5 1 20 529 778 –249 9 6 37
15 Cinderford 26 6 1 19 454 802 –348 6 4 36
16 Henley Hawks 26 5 1 20 401 838 –437 3 2 27
  • Points system: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 point if a team loses by seven points or less (losing bonus); 1 point if the team scores four or more tries in a match (try bonus)
  • 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: 2 April 2016
    Source: "National League 1". NCA Rugby. 

    Current squad

    Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

    Player Position Union
    Will Tanner Hooker England England
    Chris Fortey Hooker England England
    Callum O'Connell Hooker England England
    Alec Clarey Prop England England
    Tim Brockett Prop England England
    Mark Irish Prop England England
    Wayne Thompson Prop England England
    Des Merrey Prop Ireland Ireland
    Joe Batley Lock England England
    Rob Fuller Lock England England
    Jonny Hill Lock England England
    Joe Dancer Flanker England England
    Tom MacDonald Flanker England England
    Luke Stratford Flanker England England
    Dan Thomas Flanker Wales Wales
    Tom Ailes Number 8 England England
    Lewis Ludlow Flanker England England
    Player Position Union
    Ben Ellis Scrum-half Wales Wales
    Ben Vellacott Scrum-half Scotland Scotland
    Harry Cochrane Scrum-half England England
    Mitch Burton Fly-half England England
    Tim Stevenson Fly-half Wales Wales
    George Boulton Centre England England
    Steve Leonard Centre England England
    Ben Roberts Centre Wales Wales
    Alex O'Meara Wing Ireland Ireland
    Steph Reynolds Wing England England
    Jaike Carter Wing Spain Spain
    Cameron Roberts Wing England England
    Craig Jackson Fullback Scotland Scotland
    Sean Marsden Fullback England England
    Gareth Thompson Fullback Wales Wales
    Dan Norton Fullback England England

    Honours

    2014

    2011

    2010

    2009

    2008

    2007

    2006

    2005

    Notable former players

    Aviva Premiership

    RaboDirect Pro12

    RFU Championship

    National League 3 South West

    References

    1. ↑ Team Homepage. Pitchero.com. Accessed 24 March 2012.
    2. ↑ Hartpury College RFC. Schoolsrugby.co.uk. Accessed 24 March 2012.

    External links

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