Brighton Football Club (RFU)
{{Short description|English rugby union team, based in East Sussex}}
{{redirect|Brighton FC|the football club based in Brighton, England|Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.||Brighton Football Club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby team
| teamname = Brighton
| fullname = Brighton F.C. (RFU)
| nickname = Brighton Blues
| image = Brighton_Football_Club_(RFU).png
| union = Sussex RFU
| ground = Waterhall Playing fields
| capacity =
| location = Brighton, East Sussex, England
| founded = {{Start date and age|1868}}
| league = Regional 1 South Central
| season = 2023–24
| position = 7th
|url= www.brightonblues.co.uk
}}
Brighton Rugby Club is one of the oldest rugby clubs in the country founded in 1868. As they were founded before the RFU they are one of the few clubs who are designated F.C. rather than R.F.C. The club was formed mainly from players from Brighton College. The 1st XV play in the Regional 1 South Central – a league at level 5 of the English rugby union system – following their promotion from London 1 South via the play-offs at the end of 2018–19. The 2nd XV play in Sussex Spitfire 1.
Honours
- Sussex 1 champions (2): 1991–92, 2008–09{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2008-2009/group/12792|title=2008-2009 London South East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=21 February 2015}}
- London 2 South East champions (2): 1999–00,{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1999-2000/group/9302|title=1999–00 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} 2012–13{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2012-2013/group/16246|title=2012–13 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}}
- EDF Junior Vase winners: 2009{{cite web|url=http://www.cornish-times.co.uk/article.cfm?id=198&headline=Brave%20Lions%20put%20up%20quite%20a%20fight§ionIs=news&searchyear=2009 |title=Brave Lions put up quite a fight |publisher=Cornish Times |date=15 May 2009 }}
- RFU Senior Vase winners: 2010{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/8686082.stm |title=Dunlop lose to Brighton in Vase Final at Twickenham |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 May 2010 }}
- RFU Intermediate Cup winners: 2013{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/club-competitions/rfu-intermediate-cup/fixtures-and-results/2012-2013/ |title=RFU Intermediate Cup |publisher=RFU |access-date=7 April 2018}}
- London 1 (north v south) promotion play-off winners: 2018–19{{cite web|url=http://www.colchesterrugby.co.uk/teams/111694/match-centre/0-4527329|title=Colchester 1st XV 26 33 Brighton Blues|publisher=Colchester RFC (Pitchero)|date=27 April 2019}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Rugby union in England}}
{{Rugby Union in Sussex}}
Category:Rugby union in East Sussex