Derby RFC
{{Short description|English rugby union club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| union = Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire RFU
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1891}}
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| ground = Haslams Lane, Derby
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| chairman = Martyn Murney
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| president = Stephen Muir
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| url = http://www.derbyrfc.co.uk/
| league = Regional 1 Midlands
| season = 2024–25
| position = 9th
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Derby Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Derby, England. The club runs four senior sides, a veterans team, a ladies team, a colts team and a full set of junior sides.{{Cite web |url=http://www.derbyrugbyfootballclub.com/club_history/club_history.php |title=Club website |access-date=2012-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829100548/http://derbyrugbyfootballclub.com/club_history/club_history.php |archive-date=2013-08-29 |url-status=dead }} The first XV currently play in Regional 1 Midlands, a fifth tier league in the English rugby union system.
History
Derby Rugby Club was officially formed in 1891–92. It is believed that rugby union was played under the Derby name for a few seasons prior to this date but no written evidence to support this exists.[http://www.derbyrugbyfootballclub.com/ Club website history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529215108/http://derbyrugbyfootballclub.com/ |date=2013-05-29 }} The club has played at a number of grounds and has been at the present site at Haslams Lane since June 2002.{{cite web|last1=Eddison|first1=Paul|title=YOUR CLUB YOUR LIONS: DERBY RFC|url=https://www.lionsrugby.com/2017/05/24/your-club-your-lions-derby-rfc/|website=British & Irish Lions|date=24 May 2017 |access-date=28 May 2018}} Since then the club has progressed from Midlands 2 West to the national leagues, winning promotion in 2011–12 from Midlands 1 East to National League 3 Midlands, renamed in 2016 to Midlands Premier.
In 2016 the club was selected by the English Rugby Union to have an Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) installed as part of its programme to invest funds earned by England hosting the 2015 Rugby World Cup into development of English rugby facilities. The artificial grass pitch opened in April 2018.{{cite news|last1=Green|first1=Peter|title=Time to celebrate at official launch of Derby's new artificial grass pitch|url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sport/time-celebrate-official-launch-derbys-1450983|access-date=28 May 2018|publisher=Derby Telegraph|date=12 April 2018}}
Honours
- Midlands 1 (east v west) promotion play-off winners (2): 2001–02, 2015–16
- Midlands 1 East champions: 2011–12
Notable players
- Jonathan Joseph began his career at DRFC
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website}}
{{National League 2 North}}
Category:Rugby union teams in England
Category:Rugby clubs established in 1891
Category:Rugby union in Derbyshire
Category:1891 establishments in England
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