Brixham RFC

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Brixham Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based at Astley Park in Brixham, Devon. The club runs three senior teams and the full range of junior teams.[1] The first XV currently plays in Regional 1 South West, a level five league in the English rugby union system.

Brixham
Full nameBrixham Rugby Football Club
UnionDevon RFU
Nickname(s)The Fishermen
Founded1875; 149 years ago (1875)
LocationBrixham, Devon, England
Ground(s)Astley Park (Capacity: 1,800 (300 stand))
ChairmanChris Forster
PresidentKeith Gardner
Coach(es)Adam Thomas
Captain(s)Jordan Watson
League(s)Regional 1 South West
2022–233rd
Team kit
Official website
www.brixhamrfc.co.uk
Astley Park, home of Brixham Rugby Club

History

Brixham RFC was formed in 1875, as reported in Alcock’s Football Annual 1876 edition, and became one of the founder members of the Devon RFU. In 1896 the club moved to its present ground, having previously played at Furzeham Green. Between 1924 and 1934 the club won the Devon Cup twice and were runners-up on four other occasions. When club rugby was introduced in 1987 the club was placed in the sixth tier league; South West 2.

At the end of 1989 Brixham achieved promotion into South West 1 where they would remain for the following eight seasons until they were relegated at the end of the 1996–97 season. During this period they also enjoyed several runs in the old Pilkington Cup, with the best performance coming in 1988–89 when they reached the third round, losing at home to Gloucester in front of almost 3,000 supporters.[2] The club would remain at level 6 for fifteen seasons until they finally got promoted back into level 5 by winning South West 1 West at the end of the 2011–12 season. This promotion would also see the club become one of the premier sides in the county, finally winning the Devon RFU Senior Cup in 2015 (the first victory since 1932) and then again in 2017.[3]

Ground

Astley Park is situated on Rea Barn Road in Brixham, opposite the police station and near to Brixham College. The ground consists of a club-house/stand alongside the main pitch, and there are also several other pitches on adjoining land for second XV and junior rugby. The stand sits atop the club-house and has seating/standing capacity for up to 300, while there is standing space for around 1,500 supporters pitch side, bringing the total capacity to approximately 1,800. There is limited parking in and around the ground.

Season summary

SeasonLeagueNational Cup(s)County Cup(s)
Competition/LevelPositionPointsCompetitionPerformanceCompetitionPerformance
1987–88South West 2 (6)
1988–89South West 2 (6)2nd (promoted)Pilkington Cup3rd Round
1989–90South West 1 (5)
1990–91South West 1 (5)Pilkington Cup1st Round
1991–92South West 1 (5)
1992–93South West 1 (5)Pilkington Cup1st Round
1993–94South West 1 (6)[a 1]Pilkington Cup2nd Round
1994–95South West 1 (6)
1995–96South West 1 (6)Pilkington Cup1st Round
1996–97South West 1 (5)[a 2]11th (relegated)[4]12
1997–98South West 2 West (6)6th[5]22
1998–99South West 2 West (6)3rd[6]28
1999–00South West 2 West (6)2nd[7]36
2000–01South West 2 West (6)5th[8]24
2001–02South West 2 West (6)3rd[9]31
2002–03South West 2 West (6)5th[10]28
2003–04South West 2 West (6)4th[11]26Powergen Intermediate Cup6th Round[12][13]Devon Senior CupRunners up
2004–05South West 2 West (6)7th[14]18Powergen CupQualifying Round[15]
2005–06South West 2 West (6)3rd[16]32Powergen Intermediate Cup[17]
2006–07South West 2 West (6)2nd (lost playoff)[18]32EDF Energy Intermediate Cup1st Round[19][20]
2007–08South West 2 West (6)8th[21]19EDF Energy Intermediate Cup2nd Round[22][23]
2008–09South West 2 West (6)7th[24]19EDF Energy Intermediate Cup1st Round[25][26]
2009–10South West 1 West (6)[a 3]3rd[27]39Devon Senior CupRunners up
2010–11South West 1 West (6)3rd[28]99[a 4]
2011–12South West 1 West (6)1st (promoted)[29]100Devon Senior CupRunners up
2012–13National 3 South West (5)[a 5]7th[30]77Devon Senior Cup1st Round[31]
2013–14National 3 South West (5)7th[32]68Devon Senior CupSemi-finals[33]
2014–15National 3 South West (5)5th[34]84Devon Senior CupWinners
2015–16National 3 South West (5)4th[35]77Devon Senior CupRunners up
2016–17National 3 South West (5)7th[36]71Devon Senior CupWinners
2017–18South West Premier (5)[a 6]10th[37]65Devon Senior CupSemi-finals[38]
2018–19South West Premier (5)8th[39]71Devon Senior Cup5th[40]
2019–20South West Premier (5)5th63.60[a 7]Devon Senior Cup
2020–21South West Premier (5)Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
2021–22South West Premier (5)7th60
2022–23South West Premier (5)3rd71
Green background stands for either league champions (with promotion) or cup winners. Blue background stands for promotion without winning league or losing cup finalists. Pink background stands for relegation.

Honours

See also

Notes

References

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