Teignmouth Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Teignmouth, Devon, England. The club runs two senior men's teams, a women's senior team, a veterans team, a colts team and a junior section for both girls and boys. The men's 1st XV currently play in Regional 2 South West – a league at level 6 of the English rugby union system. Since 2022, the club has also been home to Westcountry Wasps Rugby Football Club, Devon's oldest International Gay Rugby club.
Teignmouth RFC was officially formed in January 1874 and have played at Bitton Park Sports Ground since 1904, with the exception of the 1906–07 and 1982–83 seasons. When league rugby was launched in England for the 1987–88 season, Teignmouth were placed in the Cornwall & Devon league, where they remained for thirteen years.
The 2000–01 season was a bad year for Teignmouth Rugby Football Club. December 2000 saw the club closed down and put into administration due to an unpaid VAT bill. With the club facing closure a rescue package was launched with members raising enough money to buy the club out of administration. In a season badly affected by the foot and mouth crisis, which saw a number of games unplayed, Teignmouth finished mid-table but, due to the effects of relegation in higher divisions, Teignmouth were relegated to Devon League 1.
Teignmouth were only to spend one season in the lower division, finishing second and meeting the runner-up of Cornwall League 1, Mount's Bay, at their Penzanceground. Teignmouth won a hotly contested match, 17–14 to achieve promotion. Teignmouth once again found themselves relegated to Devon 1 in 2005–06. Teignmouth dominated the division and bounced straight back up as 2006–07 league champions.
The 2012–13 season was a successful one for Teignmouth; they comfortably won the Tribute Cornwall/Devon league and gained promotion to the Tribute Western Counties West league (the 7th tier of English rugby union league system). At the time, this was the highest level the club had ever competed at. The 2013–14 season saw Teignmouth finish second and reach a promotion play-off in their first season. Consecutive promotions proved to be a step too far, however, as they lost the play-off to Drybrook. The following year Teignmouth secured promotion to Tribute South West 1 West as 2014–15 league champions. To cap a memorable season, they also won the Devon Intermediate Cup, with victory against Kingsbridge.
The 2015–16 season saw Teignmouth reach their highest league position of 10th in South West 1 West. They did even better with an 8th placed finish at the end of the 2017–18 season. Unfortunately, this did not last as the club suffered a relegation to Western Counties West, finishing 12th out of 14th.
GroundEdit
Bitton Park Sports Ground is in the town of Teignmouth on the banks of the River Teign, next to the Teignmouth Bridge and within walking distance of the Teignmouth Railway Station. The ground has been occupied by the rugby club since 1904 and consists of a main pitch with a covered stand with seating, a club house, and a secondary pitch for seconds and youth fixtures. The main pitch has space for around 1,000 standing, which along with 210 in the stand brings the overall capacity to approximately 1,210. Alternative facilities are also available at Broadmeadow Pitches about 10 minutes up the road next to the Morrisons store.[1]
^"The Devon Intermediate Cup Results 2014-15". Devon RFU. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
External linksEdit
Teignmouth R.F.C. Official Site
October 20, 2023
teignmouth, teignmouth, rugby, football, club, rugby, union, club, based, teignmouth, devon, england, club, runs, senior, teams, women, senior, team, veterans, team, colts, team, junior, section, both, girls, boys, currently, play, regional, south, west, leagu. Teignmouth Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Teignmouth Devon England The club runs two senior men s teams a women s senior team a veterans team a colts team and a junior section for both girls and boys The men s 1st XV currently play in Regional 2 South West a league at level 6 of the English rugby union system Since 2022 the club has also been home to Westcountry Wasps Rugby Football Club Devon s oldest International Gay Rugby club Teignmouth RFCFull nameTeignmouth Rugby Football ClubUnionDevon RFUNickname s The TeignsFounded1874 149 years ago 1874 LocationTeignmouth Devon EnglandGround s Bitton Park Sports Ground Capacity 1 210 210 stand ChairmanMark BrookfieldPresidentAndy CrossmanCoach es Colin StewartJack BondCaptain s Pete Parsons Mens Jo Bowery Womens League s Regional 2 South West2022 236thTeam kit View of stand at Bitton Park home of Teignmouth RFCView of the Teignmouth RFC club house at Bitton ParkContents 1 History Background 2 Ground 3 Honours 4 References 5 External linksHistory Background EditTeignmouth RFC was officially formed in January 1874 and have played at Bitton Park Sports Ground since 1904 with the exception of the 1906 07 and 1982 83 seasons When league rugby was launched in England for the 1987 88 season Teignmouth were placed in the Cornwall amp Devon league where they remained for thirteen years The 2000 01 season was a bad year for Teignmouth Rugby Football Club December 2000 saw the club closed down and put into administration due to an unpaid VAT bill With the club facing closure a rescue package was launched with members raising enough money to buy the club out of administration In a season badly affected by the foot and mouth crisis which saw a number of games unplayed Teignmouth finished mid table but due to the effects of relegation in higher divisions Teignmouth were relegated to Devon League 1 Teignmouth were only to spend one season in the lower division finishing second and meeting the runner up of Cornwall League 1 Mount s Bay at their Penzance ground Teignmouth won a hotly contested match 17 14 to achieve promotion Teignmouth once again found themselves relegated to Devon 1 in 2005 06 Teignmouth dominated the division and bounced straight back up as 2006 07 league champions The 2012 13 season was a successful one for Teignmouth they comfortably won the Tribute Cornwall Devon league and gained promotion to the Tribute Western Counties West league the 7th tier of English rugby union league system At the time this was the highest level the club had ever competed at The 2013 14 season saw Teignmouth finish second and reach a promotion play off in their first season Consecutive promotions proved to be a step too far however as they lost the play off to Drybrook The following year Teignmouth secured promotion to Tribute South West 1 West as 2014 15 league champions To cap a memorable season they also won the Devon Intermediate Cup with victory against Kingsbridge The 2015 16 season saw Teignmouth reach their highest league position of 10th in South West 1 West They did even better with an 8th placed finish at the end of the 2017 18 season Unfortunately this did not last as the club suffered a relegation to Western Counties West finishing 12th out of 14th Ground EditBitton Park Sports Ground is in the town of Teignmouth on the banks of the River Teign next to the Teignmouth Bridge and within walking distance of the Teignmouth Railway Station The ground has been occupied by the rugby club since 1904 and consists of a main pitch with a covered stand with seating a club house and a secondary pitch for seconds and youth fixtures The main pitch has space for around 1 000 standing which along with 210 in the stand brings the overall capacity to approximately 1 210 Alternative facilities are also available at Broadmeadow Pitches about 10 minutes up the road next to the Morrisons store 1 Honours EditDevon Junior Cup winners 2 1902 shared 1912 2 Devon Senior Cup winners 1929 2 Havill Plate winners 1986 Cornwall 1 v Devon 1 promotion play off winners 2001 02 Tribute Devon 1 champions 2 2006 07 2008 09 Tribute Cornwall Devon champions 2012 13 Tribute Western Counties West champions 2014 15 Devon Intermediate Cup winners 2015 3 References Edit Contact Teignmouth RFC Pitchero Retrieved 21 October 2017 a b DRFU Handbook 2011 12 PDF Devon RFU Retrieved 30 January 2017 The Devon Intermediate Cup Results 2014 15 Devon RFU Retrieved 2 February 2017 External links EditTeignmouth R F C Official Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Teignmouth R F C amp oldid 1163742426, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
