Rams RFC

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Rams RFC
Rams Rugby Football Club.png
Full nameRedingensians Rugby Football Club
UnionBerkshire RFU
Nickname(s)Ensians, Rams
Founded1924; 98 years ago (1924)
Ground(s)Old Bath Road (Capacity: 1,250)
ChairmanAndrew Lynch
CEOGary Reynolds
PresidentIan Duncan
Coach(es)Seb Reynolds
League(s)National League 1
2019–202nd
Team kit
Official website
www.ramsrugby.com

Rams RFC is an English rugby union club based near the village of Sonning on the outskirts of Reading in the county of Berkshire. The first XV play in the third level league of the English rugby union system, National League 1, following their promotion from National League 2 South as champions at the end of the 2018–19 season. Up until 2018, the club was previously known as Redingensians and then Redingensians Rams before being renamed simply as Rams for the 2018–19 season onwards.[1]

History[]

Rams consist of five senior teams of differing playing ability and a full complement of mini and junior sides.[2] The first team currently plays in National League 1 (level 3) of the rugby union league structure. The second team play in Canterbury Division 3, the third team play in Berks/Bucks & Oxon Prem A, and the fourths in Berks/Bucks & Oxon 1. The fifth team participates in the Thames Valley Invitational Leagues. Both the under-17s and colts play in division 1 of their respective Berks/Bucks & Oxon leagues. Rams RFC is also renowned for its Rugby 7s capability and participates in several major international tournaments across Europe from March through to August.

Ground[]

Rams play home fixtures at Old Bath Road in the village of Sonning on the north-east outskirts of Reading.[3] As it is next to the A4 travel links are decent, with parking available at the ground and regular bus services going into Reading which is accessible by train. The ground consists of a main pitch next to a modern club-house, along with a number of other pitches for second XV and junior rugby.[4] The capacity is approximately 1,250 (all standing) around the main pitch and on the club-house balcony.

Honours[]

1st team:

2nd team:

4th team:

Current standings[]

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2021–22 National League 1 Table · · discuss
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Rosslyn Park 18 15 0 3 621 330 291 13 2 75
2 Caldy 18 13 2 3 459 368 91 8 1 65
3 Sale FC 18 13 0 5 485 339 146 7 3 62
4 Cinderford 18 11 0 7 518 393 125 10 6 60
5 Cambridge 17 10 3 4 414 334 80 10 2 58
6 Rams 17 11 0 6 411 342 69 9 4 57
7 Chinnor 16 7 1 8 442 388 54 12 7 49
8 Taunton Titans 18 7 2 9 437 568 −131 10 3 45
9 Bishop's Stortford 18 6 2 10 413 431 −18 7 3 38
10 Blackheath 18 6 0 12 372 414 −42 4 10 38
11 Birmingham Moseley 18 7 0 11 297 430 −133 3 3 34
12 Plymouth Albion 17 6 0 11 381 445 −64 7 3 34
13 Darlington Mowden Park 17 6 1 10 371 448 −77 4 3 33
14 Leeds Tykes 17 5 0 12 325 477 −152 4 6 30
15 Tonbridge Juddians 17 2 1 14 299 538 −239 3 6 19
  • 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 the RFU Championship.
Yellow background (row 2) will be promoted, should the winner of the Championship be promoted.
Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 5 February 2022
Source: "National League 1". RFU.

Notable former players[]

  • Dennis Easby (DH Easby) - captain of Redingensians in 1950–51, Easby would go on to become the first person from the Berkshire RFU to become national RFU president in 1994–95. He died in 2017.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bedlinog are August visitors". Canterbury RFC. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Teams". Rams RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Contact". Rams RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Redingensians Rams reveal big ambitions for the future of the club". Get Reading. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  5. ^ "A Tribute to Dennis Easby". Rams RFC. 2 August 2017.

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