Chard RFC

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Chard
Full nameChard Rugby Football Club
UnionSomerset RFU
Founded1876; 146 years ago (1876)[1]
LocationChard, Somerset, England
Ground(s)Essex Close
ChairmanJohn Williams
PresidentBob Morgan
Coach(es)Ben Thomas, Jon Hendy, Matt Aires & Larry Watkins
Captain(s)1st XV Matthew Tinley -2nd XV Arron Lewis -3rd XV Kevin George -Ladies XV Mel Banfield
Most capsNick Hyslop (2017/18) Max Gosden (2018/19)
Top scorerJoe Mainwaring & Luke Hill (2017/18) Emil Szydelko (2018/19)
League(s)Western Counties West
2019–207th
Team kit
Official website
www.chardrugby.co.uk

Chard Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Chard in Somerset. The club run three senior men's teams, a Ladies' XV and the full range of junior teams. The first XV play in Tribute Western Counties West after being relegated from Tribute South West 1 West in 2016–17. The second XV play in Tribute Somerset 2 South The third XV in Tribute Somerset 3 South and the Ladies currently play Women's NC South West South 2(1).

Honours[]

1st team:[2]

  • Somerset 3 champions: 1991–92
  • Somerset 1 champions (2): 1995–96, 2002–03
  • Gloucester Premier v Somerset Premier play-off winners: 2010–11
  • Western Counties North champions: 2011–12
  • South West 1 (east v west) promotion play-off winners: 2013–14

2nd team:

Colts team:

  • Somerset U18s League champions: 2015–16

References[]

  1. ^ Read, Liam (27 August 2017). "Old Club That Keeps Its Community Values". Cornwall Independent. No. 11028. p. 51.
  2. ^ "Chard RFC History". Pitchero. Retrieved 29 August 2017.

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