Hartpury University R.F.C.

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Hartpury University
Hartpury College R.F.C.png
Full nameHartpury University Rugby Football Club
UnionGloucestershire RFU
Founded2004; 17 years ago (2004)
LocationHartpury, Gloucestershire, England
Ground(s)ALPAS Arena (Capacity: 2,000)
Coach(es)
Captain(s)
League(s)RFU Championship
2020–219th
Team kit
Official website
hartpuryrfc.co.uk

Hartpury University RFC is an English rugby union club. The men's first team play in the second tier of the English rugby union league system, the RFU Championship, having won promotion from National League 1 at the end of the 2016–17 season.

The club is based at Hartpury University in Gloucestershire, England, and is made up primarily of the college's students and staff.[1] Hartpury University share a close relationship with Premiership Rugby side Gloucester, 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 University team. Several Hartpury University players have gone on to play for Gloucester and other professional teams.[2] They also jointly run the Gloucester-Hartpury Women team in Women's Super Rugby.

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.[citation needed]

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 further promotions to National League 1. During this time the team both the level six Champions Cup and EDF Intermediate Cup at Twickenham.[citation needed] In the 2016–17 season, their third at Level 3, Hartpury created history in winning National League 1 with a 100% record — winning all thirty of their fixtures and only twice failing to secure a four-try bonus point.

As a result, the club now play in the Greene King IPA Championship. The first season saw them finish in 10th place, but comfortably clear of relegation. The finish continued Hartpury's remarkable record of having improved their final league position in every single year of their existence.

Honours[]

Current standings[]

2021–22 RFU Championship Table · · discuss
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Jersey Reds 1 1 0 0 48 7 41 1 0 5
2 Ealing Trailfinders 1 1 0 0 54 20 34 1 0 5
3 Coventry 1 1 0 0 39 22 17 1 0 5
4 Cornish Pirates 1 1 0 0 33 18 15 1 0 5
5 Nottingham 1 1 0 0 36 26 10 1 0 5
6 Ampthill 1 0 0 1 26 36 −10 0 1 1
7 Bedford Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Richmond 1 0 0 1 18 33 −15 0 0 0
9 Doncaster Knights 1 0 0 1 22 39 −17 0 0 0
10 Hartpury 1 0 0 1 20 54 −34 0 0 0
11 London Scottish 1 0 0 1 7 48 −41 0 0 0
  • 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 will be promoted to Premiership Rugby subject to minimum standards criteria.
Updated: 18 September 2021
Source: "Greene King IPA Championship". England Rugby.

Current squad[]

For player movements before or during the 2021–22 season, see List of 2021–22 RFU Championship transfers § Hartpury University.

The Hartpury University squad for the 2021–22 season is:[3][a][b]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
(cc) Hooker England England
[a] Hooker England England
Hooker England England
[a] Prop England England
Prop England England
Ciaran Knight (D/R) Prop England England
Shaun Knight Prop England England
Conor Maguire Prop Ireland Ireland
Peter McCabe Prop Ireland Ireland
Prop England England
[b] Lock England England
[a] Lock England England
Lock England England
James Scott [b] Lock England England
Back row Fiji Fiji
Josh Gray [a] Back row England England
Iain Grieve Back row England England
Back row England England
[a] Back row England England
Back row England England
Back row England England
Back row Wales Wales
Player Position Union
(cc) Scrum-half Wales Wales
[a] Scrum-half England England
Scrum-half England England
[a] Scrum-half England England
Fly-half England England
Fly-half England England
Luke Eves Centre England England
Centre England England
Centre England England
Centre England England
Wing England England
Wing England England
Wing Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Fullback England England
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Gloucester academy players named Ollie Adkins, Josh Gray, Joe Howard, Ethan Hunt, Matty Jones, Cameron Jordan and Toby Venner join Hartpury University on season-long loans for the 2021–22 season.[4]
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Groves and Scott are dual-registered with Hartpury University with Bristol Bears and Worcester Warriors respectively for the 2021–22 season.

Notable former players[]

References[]

  1. ^ Team Homepage. Pitchero.com. Accessed 24 March 2012.
  2. ^ Hartpury College RFC. Schoolsrugby.co.uk. Accessed 24 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Team". Hartpury RFC. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Seven Academy players link up with Hartpury RFC". Gloucester Rugby. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

External links[]

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