Paignton Rugby Football Club
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| Full name | Paignton Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | RFU | |
| Founded | 1873 | |
| Ground(s) | Queen's Park | |
| Chairman | Nick Moloney | |
| President | Norman Harries | |
| League(s) | Tribute South West 1 West | |
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| Official website | ||
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Paignton Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club, formed in 1873 and based in Paignton, Devon. They moved to Queens Park in 1902 and have played there ever since. Paignton rugby club is affiliated to the Devon RFU. Many of the clubs players have represented the club at county or national level. The club have won the Cornwall/Devon League on three occasions; more than any other club. They play at Queens Park and rugby is played from September through to the end of April followed by cricket in the summer months.
Recent seasons
- 2005–06 season played in the Western Counties West and were relegated to the Tribute Cornwall/Devon|Cornwall/Devon League
- 2006–07 season Paignton were promoted back to the Western Counties West, and were Devon Cup runners up to Torquay RFC, Match played at Queens Park on the 21 April 2007
- 2007–08 season - Western Counties West. Champions
- 2008-09 season - Tribute South West 2 West
- 2009-10 season
- 2010-11 season
- 2011-12 season - South West 1
- 2012-13 season - Western Counties West
- 2013-14 season - Devon & Cornwall
Club Honours
- Devon Junior Cup winners (5 times): 1889, 1900, 1927 (reserve team), 1977, 1992
- Devon Senior Cup winners: 1931
- Havill Plate winners: 1974
- Cornwall & Devon champions (3 times): 1994-95, 2001-02, 2006-07
- Tribute Western Counties West champions: 2007-08
Devon Senior Cup Record - 1906 (lost) 12 - 4 in the final against Plymouth. 1931 (won), 6-0 in final against Sidmouth 2007 Runners up in a final against Torquay 2008 Semi Finalists
Source - Devon RFU Handbook 2005/2006
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References
- Data obtained from club, Devon cup data obtained from Match day program for the 2007 Devon cup final.
