Tynedale RFC explained

Teamname:Tynedale
Fullname:Tynedale Rugby Football Club
Ground:Tynedale Park
Capacity:2,000 (400 seats)
Captain: Matt Outson (1st XV)
Position:6th
Url:https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/tynedalerugbyfootballclub
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Tynedale RFC is a rugby union team based in Corbridge, Northumberland in North East England. The club was relegated from National League 1 in 2015, the third tier of the English rugby union system and have played in National League 2 North since.

History

The first match was against Elswick in 1876.[1] In 1904 they won the Northumberland Senior Shield.[2]

In 2008 they were promoted to National Division Two.[3]

Honours

Facilities

Over 35acres of land set in rural surround. The ground is adjacent to the River Tyne – a short walk over the bridge to the historical village of Corbridge. It has seven pitches, one fully floodlit training pitch (floodlighting adequate for 'junior' matches) and one smaller training pitch, fully floodlit – used for Colts training area. The ground has a modern, 400 seat grandstand, and there is also space for standing spectators around the pitch bringing total capacity to approximately 2,000.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby - Tynedale Rugby Football Ground. This is Corbridge. 12 December 2012.
  2. Web site: HISTORY OF TYNEDALE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB. Tynedale RFC. 12 December 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130505133402/http://www.tynedalerfc.co.uk/rugby/archive/archives/trfchistory.htm. 5 May 2013. dmy-all.
  3. News: The beauty and floods of Tynedale Rugby Club. John Inverdale. 5 March 2008. The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 12 December 2012.
  4. Web site: StackPath. Tynedale RFC. 18 May 2014.