Ampthill RUFC
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| Full name | Ampthill Rugby Club | |
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| Union | East Midlands RFU | |
| Founded | 1881[1] | |
| Ground(s) | Dillingham Park (Capacity: 3,000) | |
| Director of Rugby | Mark Lavery | |
| Coach(es) | Paul Turner | |
| Captain(s) | Charlie Beckett | |
| League(s) | RFU Championship | |
| 2020–21 | 7th | |
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| Official website | ||
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Ampthill Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. The club runs six senior teams and the full range of junior sides.[2] As of the 2019–20 season, the first XV will play in the RFU Championship, the second tier of the English rugby union system.
History[]
In 2013–14, the team finished second but lost the promotion play-off to Darlington Mowden Park of the National League 2 North.[3] In 2014–15, they again finished second having been transferred to National League 2 North. They beat Bishop's Stortford, the National League 2 South runner-up in the promotion play-off at Dillingham Park, 19–10.[4]
For the 2015–16 season Ampthill have agreed a player development programme with Saracens, allowing young players contracted to Saracens to play for Ampthill. Saracens academy manager Don Barell commented: "Saracens are looking forward to having our young players at Ampthill. Ralph Adams-Hale and Billy Walker will benefit from the loan and it will allow the young players to gain the valuable rugby experience that Ampthill can offer. It is a club with good ambition and we are looking forward to seeing them compete in National 1 next season". Ironically, Saracens senior players will also benefit from the experience that playing at Ampthill can offer in 2020–21, following their relegation from the Premiership for wage cap infringements.[5]
Club honours[]
- East Midlands 1 champions: 1989–90
- Midlands 3 East (South) champions: 2006–07
- Midlands Division 2 East champions: 2008–09
- National League 3 Midlands champions: 2012–13[6]
- East Midlands Wells Bombardier Cup winners (6): 1996, 1997, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2013[7]
- National League 2 (north v south) promotion play-off winners: 2014–15
- National League 1 champions: 2018–19
Ampthill were initially National League 3 Midlands champions in 2009–10 but were stripped of the title due to breaches of league rules.[8]
Current standings[]
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| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | |||||||
| 1 | Ealing Trailfinders | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 495 | 191 | 304 | 8 | 1 | 41 | ||||||
| 2 | Jersey Reds | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 290 | 193 | 97 | 7 | 2 | 39 | ||||||
| 3 | Cornish Pirates | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 256 | 156 | 100 | 6 | 0 | 38 | ||||||
| 4 | Doncaster Knights | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 290 | 194 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 5 | Bedford Blues | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 302 | 285 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 29 | ||||||
| 6 | Hartpury | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 285 | 258 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 26 | ||||||
| 7 | Ampthill | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 250 | 328 | −78 | 4 | 1 | 23 | ||||||
| 8 | Coventry | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 210 | 301 | −91 | 2 | 2 | 20 | ||||||
| 9 | Richmond | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 235 | 292 | −57 | 4 | 3 | 19 | ||||||
| 10 | Nottingham | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 198 | 354 | −156 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||||||
| 11 | London Scottish | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 190 | 449 | −259 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||
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| Green background will be promoted to Premiership Rugby subject to minimum standards criteria. Updated:18 December 2021 Source: "Greene King IPA Championship". England Rugby. | |||||||||||||||||
Current squad[]
The Ampthill squad for the 2021–22 season is:[9][a][b][c][d][e][f]
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
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- ^ a b c Wasps players Zac Nearchou and Theo Vuasinovic sign for Ampthill on season-long loans for the 2021–22 season.[10]
- ^ a b c Ealing Trailfinders players Ewan Fenley and Harry Seward sign for Ampthill on season-long loans for the 2021–22 season.[11]
- ^ a b Ampthill sign Gloucester academy player Reece Dunn on a season-long loan for the 2021–22 season.[12]
- ^ a b Roan Frostwick is on a short-term loan from Edinburgh.[13]
- ^ a b c d Worcester Warriors players Morgan Monks, Fin Smith and Ollie Wynn are dual-registered with Ampthill for the 2021–22 season.
- ^ a b Wasps academy player Ollie Hartley is dual-registered with Ampthill for the 2021–22 season.
References[]
- ^ "...reformed after WWII in 1950 the current club...""A brief History of Ampthill & District Community RUFC". Ampthill & District RUFC. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ Club website home page - headlines section Archived 11 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "National League 2 South". Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "National 2 Promotion Playoff". Archived from the original on 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Ampthill & Saracens Player Development Programme". Ampthill RUFC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015.
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2012-2013/[bare URL]
- ^ http://www.emru.co.uk/clubimages/10/documents/Previous%20winners%20of%20the%20WB%20EM%20Snr%20Cup.doc[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.rolling-maul.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=4062&PN=2&title=ampthill-appeal
- ^ "Ampthill 1st XV Squad". Ampthill RUFC. 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Wasps duo sign for Ampthill". Ampthill RUFC. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Ealing Pair Sign for Ampthill". Ampthill RUFC. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Ampthill Squad to face Bedford Blues". Ampthill RUFC. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Ampthill seal loan move for Edinburgh's Roan Frostwick". Herald Scotland. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
External links[]
- Ampthill
- English rugby union teams
- Rugby clubs established in 1881
- Rugby union in Bedfordshire