Ampthill RUFC
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Full name | Ampthill Rugby Club | |
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Union | Rugby Football Union | |
Founded | 1881[1] | |
Ground(s) | Dillingham Park | |
Coach(es) | Paul Turner | |
Captain(s) | Viliami Ma'asi | |
League(s) | National League 1 | |
2015–16 | 4th | |
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Ampthill Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. The club runs six senior teams and the full range of junior sides.[2] The first XV currently plays in National League 1, the third tier of the English rugby union system. In 2013–14, the team finished second but lost the promotion play-off to Darlington Mowden Park of the National League 2 North.[3] In 2014–15, they again finished second having been transferred to National League 2 North. They beat Bishop's Stortford, the National League 2 South runner-up in the promotion play-off at Dillingham Park, 19–10.[4]
For the 2015–16 season Ampthill have agreed a player development programme with Saracens, allowing young players contracted to Saracens to play for Ampthill. Saracens academy manager Don Barell commented: “Saracens are looking forward to having our young players at Ampthill. Ralph Adams - Hale and Billy Walker will benefit from the loan and it will allow the young players to gain the valuable rugby experience that Ampthill can offer. It is a club with good ambition and we are looking forward to seeing them compete in National 1 next season”.[5]
Club honours
- Midlands 3 East (South) champions: 2006–07
- Midlands Division 2 East champions: 2008–09
- National League 3 Midlands champions: 2012–13[6]
- East Midlands Wells Bombardier Cup winners (6): 1996, 1997, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2013[7]
- National League 2 (north v south) promotion play-off winners: 2014–15
Ampthill were initially National League 3 Midlands champions in 2009–10 but were stripped of the title due to breaches of league rules.[8]
Current standings
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Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | |||||||
1 | Richmond (C) | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 854 | 534 | 320 | 16 | 4 | 116 | ||||||
2 | Hartpury College | 30 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 966 | 558 | 408 | 15 | 5 | 104 | ||||||
3 | Blackheath | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 794 | 488 | 306 | 9 | 6 | 103 | ||||||
4 | Ampthill | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 746 | 620 | 126 | 14 | 5 | 103 | ||||||
5 | Rosslyn Park | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 745 | 578 | 167 | 12 | 3 | 95 | ||||||
6 | Darlington Mowden Park | 30 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 766 | 640 | 126 | 11 | 4 | 91 | ||||||
7 | Esher | 30 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 801 | 603 | 198 | 14 | 6 | 88 | ||||||
8 | Plymouth Albion | 30 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 733 | 647 | 86 | 11 | 3 | 72[n 1] | ||||||
9 | Coventry | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 710 | 653 | 57 | 9 | 6 | 71 | ||||||
10 | Fylde | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 736 | 804 | –68 | 11 | 10 | 67 | ||||||
11 | Blaydon | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 565 | 772 | –207 | 10 | 7 | 57 | ||||||
12 | Hull Ionians | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 645 | 872 | –227 | 10 | 11 | 57 | ||||||
13 | Loughborough Students | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 680 | 774 | –94 | 10 | 9 | 55 | ||||||
14 | Wharfedale (R) | 30 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 592 | 869 | –277 | 10 | 7 | 43 | ||||||
15 | Cinderford (R) | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 545 | 969 | –424 | 7 | 4 | 41 | ||||||
16 | Henley Hawks (R) | 30 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 478 | 975 | -497 | 5 | 3 | 29 | ||||||
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Current squad
Player name | Position |
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Mark Lavery | Director of rugby |
Paul Turner | Head coach |
Villami Ma'asi | Assistant coach/Hooker |
Maama Molitika | Assistant coach/No.8 |
Joe Bercis | Back row |
Matt Burke | Back row |
Terry Cooper | Back row |
Jake Foster | Back row |
Tome Nutley | Back row |
Lee Bray | Second/Back row |
Bradley Scharff | Second/Back row |
Karl Braband | Lock |
Richard Bussey | Lock |
Paino Hehea | Lock |
Josh Tyler | Lock |
Matthew Collins | Front row |
Christopher Muncaster | Front row |
Joe Sproston | Front row |
James Wright | Front row |
Brendan Burke | Assistant coach/Centre |
Kevin Barret | Scrum half |
Tom Aviss | Scrum half |
Tom Warfield | Scrum half |
Gavin Williams | Scrum half |
Gareth Clarke | Centre |
William Goodge | Centre |
Jonathan Raven | Centre |
Luke Radley | Fly half |
Joe Tarrant | Fly half |
Chris Diamond | Wing |
Kyle Palm | Wing |
Jonathan Morgan | Wing |
Arran Robins | Wing |
Karrim Lynch | Full back |
References
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- ↑ Club website home page - headlines section
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- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2012-2013/
- ↑ http://www.emru.co.uk/clubimages/10/documents/Previous%20winners%20of%20the%20WB%20EM%20Snr%20Cup.doc
- ↑ http://www.rolling-maul.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=4062&PN=2&title=ampthill-appeal
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External links
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