Barnes Rugby Football Club

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Barnes
Barnes rfc rose.png
Full nameBarnes Rugby Football Club
UnionMiddlesex RFU, Surrey RFU
Foundedc. 1920 (as Harrodians RFC)[1]
LocationBarnes, Richmond upon Thames, London, England
Ground(s)Barn Elms (Capacity: 500)
ChairmanMichael Whitfield
League(s)National League 2 South
2019–2011th
1st kit
2nd kit
3rd kit
Official website
www.barnesrfc.org

Barnes Rugby Football Club (formerly Harrodians Rugby Football Club) is a rugby union club based in Barnes, London. The club currently play in the fourth tier of the English league system, National League 2 South, following their promotion as champions of London & South East Premier.

History[]

The club's website states that it was established in Barnes in the 1920s.[1] For many years the club played at the Harrodian Club before moving to its Barn Elms location in 1987 when the grounds were sold to form a school.[1] Barnes RFC first XV has been promoted eight times since being positioned in Surrey Division Three in 1987. The club changed its name from Harrodians to Barnes at the beginning of the 1992–93 season.

Claim of continuity with Barnes Football Club[]

In 2002, the club's website claimed continuity with Barnes Football Club, stating that "[o]ur earliest recorded match was November 1862 versus Richmond, played at Barn Elms. We won that match and the replay that followed. For many years we played as Harrodians RFC before moving to our Barn Elms location in 1987."[2] In 2005, this claim was amplified in The Daily Telegraph by BBC sports presenter John Inverdale. Inverdale, who stated that he was "[f]or reasons that I'm not altogether clear about, ... one of a number of vice-presidents" of Barnes RFC, wrote that "in 1839, according to the club records, Barnes RFC were born, playing fixtures against a whole mish-mash of teams of which no match results have been kept."[3]

In 2008, the rugby club's website weakened this claim, stating only that "Barnes Rugby Club is a club with a rich history and was established in Barnes in the 1920s. Although there are indeed possibilities that our earliest recorded match was in November 1862 versus Richmond and played at Barn Elms, it is from the 1920s that our true history is clear."[4] As of 2018, similar wording remains on the current version of the rugby club's website.[1]

Honours[]

Current standings[]

2021–22 National League 2 South Table · · discuss
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Redruth 20 16 1 3 586 328 258 12 1 79
2 Esher 19 15 1 3 651 411 240 13 1 76
3 Clifton 20 15 0 5 738 427 311 12 3 75
4 Worthing Raiders 19 14 0 5 573 398 175 14 3 73
5 Henley Hawks 20 12 2 6 552 443 109 10 3 65
6 Leicester Lions 18 11 0 7 484 393 91 9 4 57
7 Bury St Edmunds 19 11 0 8 518 454 64 7 4 55
8 Guernsey Raiders 17 11 0 6 459 394 65 8 2 54
9 Old Albanian 20 10 0 10 590 472 118 10 6 51
10 Barnes 20 7 4 9 490 511 −21 8 3 47
11 Dings Crusaders 20 6 1 13 506 562 −56 12 6 44
12 Hinckley 18 7 0 11 463 477 −14 7 5 40
13 Canterbury 19 7 1 11 425 418 7 6 3 39
14 Rochford Hundred 19 4 0 15 321 538 −217 4 6 26
15 Barnstaple 20 2 0 18 297 691 −394 0 2 10
16 Westcliff 20 1 0 19 258 994 −736 2 1 7
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. 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. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 12 February 2022
Source: "National League 2 South". NCA Rugby.


Notes[]

  1. ^ Won when club was known as Harrodians RFC.
  2. ^ Both titles won when club was known as Harrodians RFC - 1988–89 title was for Surrey 2A.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Barnes RFC History".
  2. ^ "About BRFC". Archived from the original on 10 August 2002. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ^ Inverdale, John (2 November 2005). "My assumptions about 'oldest' were confounded by Barnes". The Daily Telegraph.
  4. ^ "Barnes RFC - a club going places!". Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

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Coordinates: 51°28′30.28″N 0°14′13.03″W / 51.4750778°N 0.2369528°W / 51.4750778; -0.2369528

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