Tynedale RFC
{{Short description|English rugby union club, based in Corbridge}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Tynedale RFC}}
{{more citations needed|date=May 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2014}}
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| image = Tynedale rfc logo.png
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| fullname = Tynedale Rugby Football Club
| union = Northumberland RFU
| location = Corbridge, Northumberland, England
| founded = {{Start date and age|1876}}
| ground = Tynedale Park
| capacity = 2,000 (400 seats)
| coach = {{Flag icon|England}} Ben Woods
| captain = {{Flag icon|England}} Matt Outson (1st XV)
| league = National League 2 North
| season = 2024–25
| position = 5th
| 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.thisiscorbridge.co.uk/rugby.asp|title=Rugby – Tynedale Rugby Football Ground|publisher=This is Corbridge|access-date=12 December 2012}} In 1904 they won the Northumberland Senior Shield.{{cite web|url=http://www.tynedalerfc.co.uk/rugby/archive/archives/trfchistory.htm|title=HISTORY OF TYNEDALE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB|publisher=Tynedale RFC|access-date=12 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505133402/http://www.tynedalerfc.co.uk/rugby/archive/archives/trfchistory.htm|archive-date=5 May 2013}}
In 2008 they were promoted to National Division Two.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/2293584/The-beauty-and-floods-of-Tynedale-Rugby-Club.html|title=The beauty and floods of Tynedale Rugby Club|last=John Inverdale|date=5 March 2008|work=The Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|access-date=12 December 2012}}
Honours
- Northumberland Senior Cup (24): 1887, 1906, 1911, 1914, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014
- Northumberland Senior Plate: 2025
- North Division 1 division champions: 1999–00
- National League 3 North champions: 2007–08{{cite web|url=http://www.tynedalerfc.co.uk/rugby/pages.php?pID=26&osCsid=lo4d1907vphi9b2uct6p04kfk3title=HISTORY%20OF%20TYNEDALE%20RUGBY%20FOOTBALL%20CLUB|publisher=Tynedale RFC|access-date=18 May 2014|title=StackPath}}
- Hawick and Wilton Sevens champions: 1885. (First-ever winner of the tournament.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}})
- Gala Sevens champions: 1885
- Melrose Sevens champions: 1886
- Glasgow City Sevens champions: 2017
Facilities
Over {{Convert|35|acre|m2}} 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.
Current standings
{{2025–26 National League 2 North}}
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website}}
{{National League 2 North}}
Category:1876 establishments in England
Category:Rugby union teams in England