Barnstaple RFC

Barnstaple Rugby Football Club
Founded 1877 (1877)
Location Barnstaple, England
Ground(s) Pottington Road (Capacity: 1,200+ (600 seats))
Coach(es) England Steve Perry & Bryn Jenkins
Captain(s) England Winston James
League(s) National League 3 South West
2015–16 2nd (promoted to National League 2 South)
Official website
www.barnstaplerfc.co.uk

Barnstaple Rugby Football Club was established in 1877 and is a rugby union club based in Barnstaple, Devon.[1] The club's first team play in National League 2 South, the fourth tier of the English rugby union league system, after winning a play-off match for promotion from National League 3 South West on 1 May 2016. The club colours are red and white and they are nicknamed Barum.[2]

Jerry Collins, former New Zealand captain, played a game for Barnstaple's 2nd team while visiting family in the Devon town, and later wore the club's socks when playing for the Barbarians against South Africa on 1 December 2007.[3]

Honours

current standings

2016–17 National League 2 South Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Chinnor 14 12 0 2 602 203 399 11 1 60
2 Old Elthamians 14 12 0 2 444 248 196 9 0 57
3 Bishop's Stortford 14 11 0 3 450 272 178 11 2 57
4 Taunton Titans 14 10 0 4 474 355 119 10 2 52
5 Redruth 14 10 0 4 411 288 123 8 1 49
6 Canterbury 14 8 0 6 404 333 71 7 5 44
7 Cinderford 14 7 1 6 318 347 -29 7 3 35[b 1]
8 Clifton 14 7 0 7 312 412 -100 4 2 34
9 Redingensians Rams 14 6 1 7 338 284 54 3 5 34
10 Bury St Edmunds 14 6 0 8 332 382 -50 5 3 32
11 Henley Hawks 14 5 0 9 327 422 -95 3 2 25
12 Worthing Raiders 14 5 0 9 283 386 -103 2 3 25
13 London Irish Wild Geese 14 3 0 11 310 443 -133 7 3 22
14 Barnstaple 14 4 1 9 242 458 -216 2 1 21
15 Barnes 14 2 2 10 270 413 -143 5 4 21
16 Exmouth 14 1 1 12 280 534 -254 5 3 14
  • 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: 3 December 2016
Source: "National League 2 South". NCA Rugby. 
Notes
  1. ↑
    • Cinderford were deducted 5 points for fielding unregistered players against Canterbury on 3 September 2016.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Barnstaple Rugby Archived December 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "National League Three Round-up". The RugbyPaper (378). 1 May 2016. p. 37.
  3. ↑ "Jerry Collins: New Zealand star's legendary Barnstaple outing". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Club Discipline Season 2016-2017". NCA. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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