Matson RFC
{{Short description|Rugby union club, based in Gloucestershire}}
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| location = Matson, Gloucestershire, England
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| league = Regional 1 South West
| season = 2024–25
| position = 7th (highest league position)
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Matson Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Matson, Gloucestershire, England. The first XV currently play in Regional 1 South West. As well as the first XV, the club operates a second XV and a third XV, Matson Colts and the full age range of junior sides.
History
The club was founded in September 1957 following the construction of a new council estate with most of the players coming from this area of Matson.
With the introduction of league rugby in 1987, Matson were placed in the Counties 1 Western North league, and they were the champions in the inaugural season.{{cite book|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988–89|year=1988|publisher=Rothmans Publications Ltd|location=London|editor=Stephen Jones}} The club was promoted to Regional 1 South West in 2023, and are now playing at tier 5 for the first time.
The club has achieved many victories in county cup competitions, with its various teams winning on 66 different occasions. The first XV has won the North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup 29 times. This included twelve wins between 1963 and 1974, with the exception of 1967–68, six consecutive victories between 1977 and 1982 and four more successive Senior Cup victories at the end of the 1980s. Also, the club's second XV has lifted the North Gloucestershire Combination Junior Cup 17 times and the third XV has won the North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup on twenty occasions.
Honours
- Counties 1 Western North champions: 1987–88{{cite book|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988–89|year=1988|publisher=Rothmans Publications Ltd|location=London|editor=Stephen Jones}}
- Counties 1 Western North champions: 2013–14{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2013-2014/group/17166|title=2013-14 South-West Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=1 May 2017}}
- Regional 2 Severn champions: 2022–23{{cite web |title=Regional 2 Severn|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1699&division=39172&season=2022-2023#table |website=England Rugby |access-date=26 March 2023}}
- North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup winners: 29 occasions
- North Gloucestershire Combination Junior Cup winners: 17 times
- North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup winners: 20 occasions
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/matson Official website]
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Category:1957 establishments in England
Category:Rugby union teams in England
Category:Rugby clubs established in 1957