The first XV are nicknamed The Archers, in reference to the famous Robin Hood. Now situated in the Lady Bay area of Nottingham, the club was formerly based at Meadow Lane, the home ground of Notts County F.C. They previously played at Ireland Avenue in Beeston until the end of the 2005–06 season.
The club was established circa 1877 by Alexander Birkin after returning from Rugby School, where he was introduced to the sport. The Birkin family later purchased the land at Ireland Avenue that would be the home of the club until 2006.
The advent of professionalism[citation needed] saw the Green & Whites fall on hard times and the first XV narrowly avoided relegation to the regional divisions in 2002–03. The club has bounced back since then and was promoted into National League One in 2003–04. The club finished a creditable 7th in 2005–06 before leaving Ireland Avenue after 102 years. Alistair Bow was appointed chairman in 2010 after having been a director since 2008.
Martin Haag appointed Dan Montagu captain on 21 July 2015. He replaced Brent Wilson who retired at the end of 2014–15 season. Since then Ian Costello has been appointed as Head Coach, with Neil Fowkes and Alex O'Dowd rounding out the coaching team.
The club play at Lady Bay, previously at Meadow Lane. On 30 July 2010 the club signed an agreement to become part of Notts County PLC.[1] In early July 2012 it was announced that Martin Haag had become the new director of rugby at the club.
A change in funding by the RFU ahead of the 2020–21 season forced the club into become only a part-time professional club.[2]
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Nottingham Rugby Club is a rugby union club based in Nottingham England The club s first team currently plays in the RFU Championship the second tier of English Rugby Nottingham R F C Full nameNottingham Rugby ClubUnionNotts Lincs amp Derbyshire RFUFounded1877 147 years ago 1877 Ground s Lady Bay Capacity 3 500 ChairmanAlistair BowPresidentNigel Bettinson EatchDirector of RugbyCraig HammondLeague s RFU Championship2022 239thHome kitOfficial websitewww wbr nottinghamrugby wbr co wbr uk The first XV are nicknamed The Archers in reference to the famous Robin Hood Now situated in the Lady Bay area of Nottingham the club was formerly based at Meadow Lane the home ground of Notts County F C They previously played at Ireland Avenue in Beeston until the end of the 2005 06 season Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 Current standings 4 Current squad 5 Notable former players 5 1 British amp Irish Lions 5 2 Rugby World Cup 5 3 Other notable former players 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe club was established circa 1877 by Alexander Birkin after returning from Rugby School where he was introduced to the sport The Birkin family later purchased the land at Ireland Avenue that would be the home of the club until 2006 The club s heyday was in the late 1980s with a number of top international players representing the first XV These included Simon Hodgkinson Rob Andrew Gary Rees Dusty Hare and Brian Moore also a Lion representing England and Chris Gray representing Scotland The advent of professionalism citation needed saw the Green amp Whites fall on hard times and the first XV narrowly avoided relegation to the regional divisions in 2002 03 The club has bounced back since then and was promoted into National League One in 2003 04 The club finished a creditable 7th in 2005 06 before leaving Ireland Avenue after 102 years Alistair Bow was appointed chairman in 2010 after having been a director since 2008 Martin Haag appointed Dan Montagu captain on 21 July 2015 He replaced Brent Wilson who retired at the end of 2014 15 season Since then Ian Costello has been appointed as Head Coach with Neil Fowkes and Alex O Dowd rounding out the coaching team The club play at Lady Bay previously at Meadow Lane On 30 July 2010 the club signed an agreement to become part of Notts County PLC 1 In early July 2012 it was announced that Martin Haag had become the new director of rugby at the club A change in funding by the RFU ahead of the 2020 21 season forced the club into become only a part time professional club 2 Honours editMidland Counties Senior Cup winners 1905 06 Midland Counties Junior Cup winners 1907 08 Noel Syson Cup Notts Lincs amp Derby Sevens winners 1935 1936 1943 1944 1945 1949 1950 1951 1952 1955 1959 1965 1966 1967 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1980 1981 1983 Middlesex Sevens winners 1944 45 Midland Merit Table champions 1984 85 Selkirk Sevens winners 1990 91Current standings edit2023 24 RFU Championship Table vte Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points 1 Ealing Trailfinders C 19 15 0 4 764 405 359 15 2 77 2 Coventry 20 14 0 6 698 428 270 15 2 73 3 Cornish Pirates 19 14 1 4 552 380 172 11 1 70 4 Bedford Blues 19 12 0 7 578 504 74 13 4 65 5 Doncaster Knights 19 11 1 7 495 486 9 9 2 57 6 Hartpury University 19 10 0 9 584 537 47 10 4 54 7 Ampthill 19 9 0 10 536 579 43 13 2 51 8 Nottingham 19 7 0 12 459 607 148 12 2 42 9 London Scottish 19 4 1 14 482 577 95 9 7 34 10 Caldy 19 5 1 13 407 647 240 8 1 31 11 Cambridge 19 2 0 17 354 759 405 6 5 19 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 Champions ineligible for Promotion play off Updated 11 May 2024Source The Championship England Rugby Current squad editFor player movements before or during the 2023 24 season see List of 2023 24 RFU Championship transfers Nottingham The Nottingham squad for the 2023 24 season is 3 Note Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non World Rugby nationality Player Position Union Harry Clayton Hooker nbsp England Jack Dickinson Hooker nbsp England Antonio Harris Hooker nbsp England Jake Bridges Prop nbsp England Tom Manz Prop nbsp England Kai Owen Prop nbsp England Aniseko Sio Prop nbsp Samoa Archie van der Flier Prop nbsp England Xavier Valentine Prop nbsp England George Cox Lock nbsp England Sebastian Ferreira Lock nbsp Germany Sam Green Lock nbsp England Iosefa Maloney Fiaola Lock nbsp New Zealand Come Joussain Lock nbsp France Jack Shine Lock nbsp England James Cherry Back row nbsp England Richard Clift Back row nbsp Australia Jay Ecclesfield Back row nbsp England Scott Hall Back row nbsp England Josh Poullet Back row nbsp England Nathan Tweedy Back row nbsp New Zealand Jacob Wright Back row nbsp England Player Position Union Josh Goodwin Scrum half nbsp England Michael Stronge Scrum half nbsp England Will Yarnell Scrum half nbsp England Jamie Annand Fly half nbsp Scotland Morgan Bunting Fly half nbsp England Sam Hollingsworth Fly half nbsp England Ronnie Du Randt Centre nbsp South Africa Michael Green Centre nbsp New Zealand Marcus Ramage Centre nbsp England Javiah Pohe Centre nbsp New Zealand Dafydd Rhys Tiueti Centre nbsp Wales Harry Graham Wing nbsp England Henry Joule Wing nbsp England Ellis Mee Wing nbsp England Ryan Olowofela Wing nbsp England Jack Stapley Wing nbsp England George Daniels Fullback nbsp England Jordan Olowofela Fullback nbsp England David Williams Fullback nbsp EnglandNotable former players editBritish amp Irish Lions edit The following Nottingham players have been selected for the Lions tours while at the club Brian Moore 1989 Rugby World Cup edit The following are players which have represented their countries at the Rugby World Cup while playing for Nottingham Tournament Players selected England players Other national team players 1987 2 Brian Moore Gary Rees 1991 3 Gary Rees Simon Hodgkinson Chris Gray nbsp 2011 4 James Arlidge nbsp Sione Kalamafoni nbsp Tim Usasz nbsp Filipo Levi nbsp 2019 1 Shane O Leary nbsp Other notable former players edit The following players have played for Nottingham and have been capped by their national side nbsp Rob Andrew England and British amp Irish Lions nbsp Vincent Cartwright England captain nbsp Dusty Hare England and British amp Irish Lions nbsp Chris Wyles United States nbsp Ali Williams All Black 1022 nbsp Chris Oti England nbsp Tom Youngs England and British amp Irish Lions nbsp Alex Corbisiero England and British amp Irish Lions nbsp Nick Preston England nbsp Neil Back England and British amp Irish LionsReferences edit Ray Trew takes over Nottingham Rugby Club BBC News 30 July 2010 PLANNING FOR NEXT SEASON Nottingham Rugby 17 April 2020 Retrieved 22 June 2020 Senior Squad Nottingham Rugby Nottingham Rugby Retrieved 3 April 2024 External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nottingham R F C amp oldid 1217064572, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
