Ampthill RUFC
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{{Use British English|date=June 2014}}
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| union = East Midlands RFU
| fullname = Ampthill Rugby Club
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| ground = Dillingham Park
| capacity = 3,000
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| captain = Josh Barton
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| coach = Paul Turner
| rugby director = Mark Lavery
| url = https://www.ampthillrufc.com/
| league = Champ Rugby
| season = 2024–25
| position = 8th
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Ampthill Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. The club runs six senior teams and the full range of junior sides.[http://www.ampthillrufc.com/web/teams/?p=y Club website home page - headlines section] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611060241/http://www.ampthillrufc.com/web/teams/?p=y |date=11 June 2015 }} The first XV play in Champ Rugby, the second tier of the English rugby union system. Ampthill women's team The Lionesses currently compete in the NC3 competition.
History
In 2013–14, the team finished second but lost the promotion play-off to Darlington Mowden Park of the National League 2 North.{{cite web|title=National League 2 South|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/national-leagues/2013-2014/group/17338|publisher=Rugby Football Union|access-date=20 June 2013}} In 2014–15, they again finished second having been transferred to National League 2 North. They beat Bishop's Stortford, the National League 2 South runner-up in the promotion play-off at Dillingham Park, 19–10.{{cite web|title=National 2 Promotion Playoff |url=http://www.ampthillrufc.com/web/seniors/promotion-playoff/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429191024/http://www.ampthillrufc.com/web/seniors/promotion-playoff/ |archive-date=29 April 2015 }}
For the 2015–16 season Ampthill have agreed a player development programme with Saracens, allowing young players contracted to Saracens to play for Ampthill.{{cite web|title=Ampthill & Saracens Player Development Programme |website=Ampthill RUFC |url=http://www.ampthillrufc.com/web/seniors/ampthill-and-saracens-partnership/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611200641/http://www.ampthillrufc.com/web/seniors/ampthill-and-saracens-partnership/ |archive-date=11 June 2015 }}
Honours
- East Midlands 1 champions: 1989–90
- Midlands 3 East (South) champions: 2006–07
- Midlands Division 2 East champions: 2008–09
- National League 3 Midlands champions: 2012–13{{cite web| url = http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2012-2013/| title = RFU}}
- East Midlands Wells Bombardier Cup winners (6): 1996, 1997, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2013http://www.emru.co.uk/clubimages/10/documents/Previous%20winners%20of%20the%20WB%20EM%20Snr%20Cup.doc {{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- National League 2 (north v south) promotion play-off winners: 2014–15
- National League 1 champions: 2018–19
Ampthill were initially National League 3 Midlands champions in 2009–10 but were stripped of the title due to breaches of league rules.{{Cite web | url=http://www.rolling-maul.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=4062&PN=2&title=ampthill-appeal | title=National League Rugby Discussion Forum }}
Current standings
{{#section:2025–26 Champ Rugby|Table}}
Current squad
{{for|player movements before or during the 2024–25 season|List of 2024–25 RFU Championship transfers#Ampthill}}
The Ampthill squad for the 2024–25 season is:{{Cite news|url=https://www.ampthillrufc.com/teams/seniors/1stxv/1st-xv-squad/ |publisher=Ampthill RUFC |title=1st XV Squad|date=12 March 2024|access-date=12 March 2024}}
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{{rugby squad player | nat=WAL | pos=HK | name=Syd Blackmore}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=WAL | pos=HK | name=Jordon Liney}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=NZL | pos=HK | name=Rhys Marshall}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=PR | name=Richard Barrington}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=NZL | pos=PR | name=Harrison Courtney}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=PR | name=James Flynn}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=PR | name=Dom Hardman}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=SAM | pos=PR | name=James Johnston}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=AUS | pos=LK | name=Oskar Hicks}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=AUS | pos=LK | name=Aidan King}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=SCO | pos=LK | name=Jake Parkinson}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=WAL | pos=LK | name=Arthur Thomas}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=BR | name=Max Clementson}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=SCO | pos=BR | name=Karl Main}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=BR | name=Valentino Mapapalangi}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=BR | name=Cameron Rafferty}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=BR | name=Lekima Ravuvu}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=BR | name=Charles Rylands}}
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{{rugby squad player | nat=SCO | pos=SH | name=Roan Frostwick}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=IRE | pos=SH | name=Rory Morgan}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=WAL | pos=SH | name=Gavin Williams}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=FH | name=Joe Adams}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=FH | name=Joe Barton}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=FH | name=Evan Mitchell}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=CE | name=Tom Barton}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=RSA | pos=CE | name=Byron Sharwood}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=SCO | pos=CE | name=Fraser Stratchan}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=TON | pos=CE | name=Sione Va'enuku}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=SCO | pos=WG | name=Mason Cullen}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=WG | name=Wilson Ijeh}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=WG | name=Finl Parker}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FIJ | pos=WG | name=Vereimi Qorowale}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=FB | name=Archie English}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=FB | name=Benjy Joseland}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=IRE | pos=FB | name=Oran McNulty}}
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website}}
{{RFU Championship}}
{{National League 2 North}}
Category:Rugby union teams in England
Category:Rugby clubs established in 1881