The first ever photograph of a Clifton RFC team (1873)
Clifton RFC is Bristol's oldest club, and one of the oldest in the world.[2] Clifton Rugby Club was formed on 27 September 1872 at the Kings Arms on Blackboy Hill in Clifton, Bristol. The pub still stands, although it was rebuilt in 1902, and refurbished in the late 1990s. Clifton is the 32nd oldest club in the United Kingdom, the 21st oldest in England, the 2nd oldest in the South West (Bath Rugby older by seven years) and the oldest in Bristol.[3] In 1909 a combined Bristol and Clifton RFC team, captained by Percy Down, lost to Australia 11–3.
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April 05, 2024
clifton, rugby, football, club, english, rugby, union, club, founded, clifton, bristol, over, years, club, home, games, have, been, played, variety, locations, northern, bristol, though, never, clifton, itself, since, 1976, they, have, been, based, southern, c. Clifton Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club founded in Clifton Bristol Over the years the club s home games have been played in a variety of locations in northern Bristol though never in Clifton itself since 1976 they have been based at the southern end of Cribbs Causeway Clifton RFC play in the fourth tier of the English rugby union league system National League 2 West Clifton RFCFull nameClifton Rugby Football ClubUnionGloucestershire RFUNickname s Lavender And BlacksFounded1872 152 years ago 1872 LocationCribbs Causeway Bristol BS10 7TB EnglandGround s Station Road Capacity 2 500 400 seats 1 PresidentJohn RaineCoach es Matt SalterMike BarberBruce ReihanaLeague s National League 2 West2022 233rdTeam kitOfficial websitewww wbr cliftonrugby wbr co wbr uk Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 League table 4 Notable former players 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp The first ever photograph of a Clifton RFC team 1873 Clifton RFC is Bristol s oldest club and one of the oldest in the world 2 Clifton Rugby Club was formed on 27 September 1872 at the Kings Arms on Blackboy Hill in Clifton Bristol The pub still stands although it was rebuilt in 1902 and refurbished in the late 1990s Clifton is the 32nd oldest club in the United Kingdom the 21st oldest in England the 2nd oldest in the South West Bath Rugby older by seven years and the oldest in Bristol 3 In 1909 a combined Bristol and Clifton RFC team captained by Percy Down lost to Australia 11 3 Clifton s Cribbs Causeway ground also hosted the Bristol Packers American football team in the late 1980s and early 1990s 4 Honours editBass South West Merit Table champions 1979 80 South West Division 1 champions 1988 89 Area League South runner up 1989 90 promoted Courage League Division 4 champions 1993 94 London 1 v South West 1 promotion play off winner 2005 06 South West Division 1 champions 2008 09 Bristol Combination Cup winners 5 2008 09 2013 14 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 5 6 7 8 9 10 League table edit2023 24 National League 2 West Table vtePlayed Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points1 Dings Crusaders 23 19 1 3 784 362 422 15 3 962 Luctonians 23 17 0 6 714 404 310 17 4 893 Clifton 23 14 2 7 693 520 173 14 6 804 Exeter University 23 14 0 9 732 648 84 15 5 765 Hinckley 23 13 2 8 657 632 25 14 2 726 Old Redcliffians 23 13 0 10 638 604 34 15 3 707 Camborne 23 12 1 10 704 735 31 17 2 698 Redruth 23 10 4 9 529 612 83 10 2 609 Chester 23 11 0 12 619 688 69 14 1 5910 Loughborough Students 23 9 0 14 832 781 51 19 2 5711 Hornets 23 8 2 13 679 665 14 12 8 5612 Bournville 23 7 0 16 539 676 137 13 7 4813 Newport Salop 23 4 0 19 438 833 395 9 4 2914 Dudley Kingswinford 23 4 0 19 473 871 398 8 3 27If teams are level at any stage tiebreakers are applied in the following order Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match then the second and so on until the tie is settledGreen background is the promotion place Pink background are relegation places Updated 23 March 2024Source National League 2 West RFU 11 Notable former players editInternationals nbsp The Clifton RFC team for the 1874 75 seasonBilly Meakes Australia Ellis Genge England Callum Braley Italy Olly Kohn Rhys Oakley both Wales British amp Irish Lions Mako Vunipola England Mark Regan England Frederick Belson England References edit Bristol s Clifton Rugby Club announces ambitious expansion plans South West Business 28 April 2014 Clifton Rugby Club Information at club website cliftonrugby co uk Retrieved 2 August 2016 Clifton Rugby Football Club History cliftonrfchistory co uk Retrieved 2 August 2016 Bristol Packers Britball Now Retrieved 17 October 2015 Clifton RFC History 1970 1980 cliftonrfchistory co uk Retrieved 2 August 2016 Clifton RFC History 1980 1990 cliftonrfchistory co uk Retrieved 2 August 2016 Clifton RFC History 1990 2000 cliftonrfchistory co uk Retrieved 2 August 2016 Clifton RFC History 2000 2010 cliftonrfchistory co uk Retrieved 2 August 2016 Clifton beat Dings to lift Combination Cup Bristol Post bristolpost co uk Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 Retrieved 2 August 2016 History Combination Cup Winners bristolcombination pitchero com Retrieved 2 August 2016 National League 2 West England Rugby External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clifton Rugby Football Club Official website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clifton Rugby amp oldid 1180449936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
