Hull RUFC

Hull

Full name	Hull Rugby Football Club
Union	RFU
Founded	1992
Ground(s)	Hull YPI
Chairman	Bruce Wilkie
President	Ron Gibbin
Coach(es)	John Widdowson
Captain(s)	James Cameron
League(s)	National League 2 North
2013–14	13th
Team kit
Official website
hullrugbyunion.co.uk

Hull RUFC is a rugby union club based in Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England and currently plays in National Division 2 North. They are currently based at Hull YPI having relocated there for the 2009–2010 season.

History

The club was formed in 1992 as a result of two clubs - Old Hymerians RUFC and Hull & East Riding RUFC (1989). The club has progressed up the rugby union pyramid, beginning life in the old North East 2, and won promotion to National League 2 North in 2009. The club initially played at the Old Hymerians ground at Haworth Park (capacity 1,200) until the 2008-09 season when they moved to their current home - the Ferens Ground located at Chanterlands Avenue. In 2009 a women's team was founded at the club and the women and girls section is continuously growing.^[1]

Club honours

• Yorkshire 1 champions: 2001-02
• North Division 2 East champions: 2003-04
• W.S. Fowler Challenge Trophy Sevens winners: 2005-06
• National League 3 north v midlands promotion playoff winners: 2008-09^[2]

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Current standings

2014–15 National League 2 North Table
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Hull Ionians (C)	30	27	0	3	976	407	569	25	1	134
2	Ampthill (P)	30	26	1	3	1113	440	673	23	2	131
3	Sedgley Park	30	18	1	11	881	666	215	16	4	89
4	Harrogate	30	17	3	10	720	652	68	11	4	89
5	Chester	30	16	1	13	706	595	111	12	6	84
6	Caldy	30	16	1	13	696	720	–24	11	7	84
7	Broadstreet	30	17	0	13	773	687	86	11	4	83
8	Otley	30	13	1	16	676	682	–6	13	8	75
9	Huddersfield	30	14	2	14	586	658	–72	7	4	71
10	Stourbridge	30	12	1	17	740	803	–63	12	7	69
11	Leicester Lions	30	13	0	17	612	804	–192	10	2	64
12	Preston Grasshoppers	30	11	0	19	621	664	–43	10	10	64
13	Luctonians	30	11	1	18	599	766	–167	10	5	61
14	Birmingham & Solihull (R)	30	9	2	18	724	809	–85	8	10	58
15	Hull (R)	30	10	1	19	543	836	–293	9	3	54
16	Stockport (R)	30	2	1	27	444	1221	–777	5	4	19
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams 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. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 2 May 2015 Source: "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby.

Roll of honour

Presidents

• S Saunt (1992–95)
• L J Sheppard DFC (1995–97)
• R H Gore (1997–99)
• A B Wilkie (1999–01)
• J L Beal (2001–03)
• M A Harness (2003–04)
• A B Wilkie (2004–5)
• R C Lewis (2005–07)
• G Lound (2007–09)

Chairmen

• R P Ashton (1992–94)
• J L Beal (1994–96)
• M A Harness (1996–98)
• R C Lewis (1998–00)
• R Gibbin (2000–02)
• G Lound (2002–05)
• A B Wilkie (2005–08)

1st XV Captains

• D A Walters (1992–93)
• W P Hazelton (1993–94)
• M Lockton (1994–96)
• R L Beal (1996–97)
• J M Oxley (1997–98)
• R L Beal (1998–00)
• W P Hazelton (2000–01)
• L McKenzie (2001–03)
• M David (2003–04)
• G C Martinson (2004–05)
• J D Barkworth (2005–06)
• C Kendra (2006–07)
• C Murphy (2007–08)

Notable players

• Phil Murphy
• Tevita Vaikona
• Motu Tony
• Maea David

References

1. Club website history page
2. "North v Midlands Play Offs 2008-09". englandrugby.com. 25 April 2009.
3. http://hullrugbyunion.co.uk/about/history

External links

• Official website