Old Wheatleyans RFC
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Full name | Old Wheatleyans Rugby Football Club |
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Union | Warwickshire RFU |
Nickname(s) | Old Wheats |
Founded | 1928 |
Location | Coundon, Coventry West Midlands, England |
Ground(s) | Stade Wheats |
Coach(es) | Matthew Cappell |
Captain(s) | Liam McCrea |
League(s) | Midlands 4 West (South) |
2019–20 | 5th |
Official website | |
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Old Wheatleyans RFC or Old Wheats is an English rugby union club based in Coundon, Coventry. It was formed by former pupils of Bablake School who continue to supply a large proportion of the current playing strength.
The club practices and plays its home games at the Bablake Playing Fields. It shares these facilities with , Bablake School and other clubs. The club gained promotion to Midlands 4 West South division in the penultimate game of the season 2010–2011 against local rivals Coventrians. In the following season, 2011–2012, the club finished first and its back-to-back promotions saw it elevated to Midlands 3 West South.
In 2012, the club also won the Midland Junior Vase beating Bloxwich 11–3 in the final, before being narrowly beaten in the national semi-final by Baildon RFC, who went on to win the national final.
Club honours[]
- Midlands 4 West (South) champions: 2011-12
- RFU Midlands Junior Vase champions: 2011-12
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- English rugby union teams
- Rugby clubs established in 1928
- Sport in Coventry
- English rugby union team stubs