Mansfield Rugby Club

Mansfield
Official website
Full name	Mansfield Rugby Union Football Club
Union	Rugby Football Union
Founded	1956 (1956)
Ground(s)	Eakring Road
Chairman	Andy Foster
Captain(s)	Nick Hughes
League(s)	Midlands 1 East
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Mansfield Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club runs four senior sides, a colts team and eleven junior sides.^[1] The first XV currently plays in Midlands 1 East, a sixth tier league in the English rugby union system.

History

Mansfield Rugby Club was formed in 1956 and by 1977 the club had bought its own ground at Eakring Road. The club was placed in Midlands 1 when the league system was introduced in 1987.^[2] A reorganisation of the leagues resulted in the club moving to Midlands 2 East but Mansfield has since gained two promotions, moving into National 3 Midlands in 2011.

Club Honours

Midlands Division 2 East champions: 2003-04
Midlands 3 East (North) champions: 2007-08

References

External links

Official club website

Rugby union in England

Governing body

National teams

Men's	England England Saxons 7's U-20 U-21 U-19 U-18 Schoolboys British and Irish Lions England Counties XV

Women's	Women's 7's

International Competitions

Competition divisions

European competitions

National competitions

London and South East competitions

Midland competitions

Northern competitions

South West competitions

County competitions

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