Hartpury College R.F.C.
| Full name | Hartpury College Rugby Football Club | |
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| Founded | 2004 | |
| Location | Hartpury, Gloucestershire, England | |
| Ground(s) | College Stadium (Capacity: 2,000) | |
| Coach(es) |
 John Barnes, Mark Cornwell, Alan Martinovic | |
| Captain(s) |
Chris Fortey | |
| League(s) | National League 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 2nd | |
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| Official website | ||
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Hartpury College RFC is an English rugby union club which currently play in National League 1, the third tier of the English league system. The club is based at Hartpury College in Gloucestershire, England, and is made up primarily of the college's students and staff.[1] Hartpury College share a close relationship with Aviva Premiership side Gloucester Rugby, who use Hartpury's facilities as their permanent training base and provide a small number of academy players, all of whom are current or recently departed students, to supplement the Hartpury College team. Several Hartpury College players have gone on to play for Gloucester and other professional teams.[2]
History
Hartpury College Rugby Academy was formed in September 2000 in partnership with Gloucester Rugby, consisting of a University side that competed in the BUCS league system and under-18 teams. In 2004, The college's vision of a Saturday side came to fruition, and became known as Hartpury College RFC.
Starting in the eleventh tier of the league pyramid, Hartpury lost their first ever match in the Gloucester Three North league. That was to be the last time that the club lost a league match until 2009, when they lost to Thornbury after four consecutive promotions, an EDF Junior Vase and an EDF Senior Vase. That setback did not prevent Hartpury from gaining a further three straight promotions to their current position in National League 1, during which time the team amassed only two more defeats and won both the Level Six Champions Cup and EDF Intermediate Cup at Twickenham. On 12 April 2014, the College sealed promotion to National Division One after their victory over Ampthill secured the National League 2 South title.
Current standings
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| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | |||||||
| 1 | Hartpury College | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 634 | 186 | 448 | 14 | 0 | 70 | ||||||
| 2 | Birmingham Moseley | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 402 | 310 | 92 | 6 | 1 | 51 | ||||||
| 3 | Plymouth Albion | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 430 | 287 | 143 | 8 | 3 | 51 | ||||||
| 4 | Blackheath | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 376 | 261 | 115 | 8 | 1 | 49 | ||||||
| 5 | Ampthill | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 369 | 294 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 47 | ||||||
| 6 | Coventry | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 438 | 354 | 84 | 6 | 2 | 40 | ||||||
| 7 | Rosslyn Park | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 369 | 286 | 83 | 4 | 5 | 35 | ||||||
| 8 | Old Albanian | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 360 | 375 | −15 | 8 | 3 | 35 | ||||||
| 9 | Loughborough Students | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 435 | 473 | −38 | 7 | 1 | 34 | ||||||
| 10 | Cambridge | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 371 | 469 | −98 | 8 | 2 | 34 | ||||||
| 11 | Esher | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 376 | 388 | −12 | 6 | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| 12 | Fylde | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 326 | 457 | −131 | 7 | 3 | 30 | ||||||
| 13 | Darlington Mowden Park | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 257 | 400 | −143 | 3 | 2 | 25 | ||||||
| 14 | Hull Ionians | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 279 | 458 | −179 | 2 | 4 | 22 | ||||||
| 15 | Blaydon | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 296 | 520 | −224 | 5 | 3 | 18 | ||||||
| 16 | Macclesfield | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 293 | 493 | −200 | 4 | 3 | 17 | ||||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. | |||||||||||||||||
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
Honours
- National Division Two South champions
2011
- National Division Three South West champions
2010
- Tribute South West Division 1 West champions
- RFU Level Six Champions Cup winners
2009
- Tribute Western Counties North champions
- EDF Intermediate Cup winners
2008
- RFU Gloucester Premier champions
- EDF Senior Vase winners
2007
- RFU Gloucester One champions
- EDF Junior Vase champions
2006
- RFU Gloucester Two champions
2005
- RFU Gloucester Three North champions
Notable former players
Aviva Premiership
- Mat Gilbert (Bath Rugby)
- Dave Lewis (Exeter Chiefs)
- Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby)
- Tom Savage (Gloucester Rugby)
- Charlie Sharples (Gloucester Rugby)
- Elliott Stooke (Gloucester Rugby)
- Dan Robson (Gloucester Rugby)
- Gareth Evans (Gloucester Rugby)
- Henry Trinder (Gloucester Rugby)
- Callum Braley (Gloucester Rugby)
- Richard Barrington (Saracens)
- Ed Shervington (Worcester Warriors)
- Ryan Mills (Worcester Warriors)
- Harry Casson (Worcester Warriors)
RaboDirect Pro12
- Andries Pretorius (Cardiff Blues)
- Callum Black (Ulster Rugby)
- Dan Tuohy (Ulster Rugby)
- Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues)
RFU Championship
- Ellis Genge (Bristol Rugby)
- Tristan Roberts (Bristol Rugby)
- Matt Evans (Cornish Pirates)
- Alex Dancer (Cornish Pirates)
- Dean Brooker (Cornish Pirates)
- Jordi Pasqualin (London Scottish)
- Greg King (Moseley)
- Tom Calladine (Nottingham)
- Tom Harrison (Plymouth Albion)
National League 2 South West
- Matt Weller (Redingensians Rams)
References
- ↑ Team Homepage. Pitchero.com. Accessed 24 March 2012.
- ↑ Hartpury College RFC. Schoolsrugby.co.uk. Accessed 24 March 2012.