Hornets RFC

Hornets Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. The club runs three senior teams, a ladies team and the full range of junior teams. The first XV currently play in National Two West following their promotion from the South West Premier in 2022. The club also has a second XV which plays in the Tribute Somerset Premier and a third XV which plays in the Tribute Somerset 2 North.

Hornets

Full name	Hornets Rugby Football Club
Union	Somerset RFU
Founded	1962; 62 years ago (1962)
Location	Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England
Ground(s)	The Nest
Chairman	Stuart Simmons
President	Neil Cowlin
Coach(es)	Jack Gadd (Headcoach)
Captain(s)	Matthew Parker
League(s)	National League 2 West
2022-23	12th
Team kit
Official website
www.hornetsrfc.co.uk

Current standings

2023–24 National League 2 West Table v t e
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
1	Dings Crusaders	24	20	1	3	829	375	454	16	3	101
2	Luctonians	24	18	0	6	763	409	354	18	4	94
3	Clifton	24	14	2	8	726	560	166	15	7	82
4	Exeter University	24	14	0	10	754	707	47	15	5	76
5	Old Redcliffians	24	14	0	10	678	621	57	16	3	75
6	Camborne	24	13	1	10	763	757	6	18	2	74
7	Hinckley	24	13	2	9	674	672	2	14	2	72
8	Loughborough Students	24	10	0	14	872	814	58	20	2	62
9	Chester	24	11	0	13	657	738	-81	15	1	60
10	Redruth	23	10	4	9	529	612	-83	10	2	60
11	Hornets	24	8	2	14	684	714	-30	12	8	56
12	Bournville	24	8	0	16	589	714	-125	14	7	53
13	Newport (Salop)	24	4	0	20	451	878	-427	9	4	29
14	Dudley Kingswinford	23	4	0	19	473	871	-398	8	3	27
If 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 settled
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 6 April 2024 Source: National League 2 West RFU ^[1]

Honours

1st team:

• Somerset 1 champions: 1992–93
• Somerset Senior Cup winners (5): 1995, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022
• Western Counties North champions (2): 1998–99, 2012–13
• Bristol Combination Cup winners (3): 1999, 2003, 2020
• Somerset Premier champions: 2010–11
• South West 1 West champions (2): 2013–14, 2019–20^[2]

2nd team:

• Somerset 2 North champions: 2012–13
• Somerset 1 champions: 2014–15

3rd team:

• Somerset 3 South champions (2): 2010–11, 2012–13

References

1. "National League 2 West". England Rugby.
2. . Archived from the original on 19 December 2014.

External links

• Official website