Tynedale RFC is a rugby union team based in Corbridge, Northumberland in North East England. The club was relegated from National League 1 in 2015, the third tier of the English rugby union system and have played in National League 2 North since.

Tynedale
Full nameTynedale Rugby Football Club
UnionNorthumberland RFU
Founded1876; 148 years ago (1876)
LocationCorbridge, Northumberland, England
Ground(s)Tynedale Park (Capacity: 2,000 (400 seats))
Coach(es)England Ben Woods
Captain(s)England Matt Outson (1st XV)
League(s)National League 2 North
2023–246th
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/tynedalerugbyfootballclub

History

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The first match was against Elswick in 1876.[1] In 1904 they won the Northumberland Senior Shield.[2]

In 2008 they were promoted to National Division Two.[3]

Honours

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Facilities

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Over 35 acres (140,000 m2) of land set in rural surround. The ground is adjacent to the River Tyne – a short walk over the bridge to the historical village of Corbridge. It has seven pitches, one fully floodlit training pitch (floodlighting adequate for 'junior' matches) and one smaller training pitch, fully floodlit – used for Colts training area. The ground has a modern, 400 seat grandstand, and there is also space for standing spectators around the pitch bringing total capacity to approximately 2,000.

Current standings

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2024–25 National League 2 North table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Lymm 11 11 0 0 430 235 +195 11 0 55 Promotion place
2 Sheffield 11 10 0 1 396 202 +194 9 1 50
3 Leeds Tykes 11 10 0 1 394 211 +183 9 1 50
4 Fylde 11 7 0 4 370 299 +71 7 2 37
5 Wharfedale 11 6 0 5 288 300 −12 8 0 32
6 Chester 11 5 0 6 346 351 −5 7 2 29
7 Preston Grasshoppers 11 4 1 6 321 338 −17 6 3 27
8 Hull Ionians 11 4 0 7 308 304 +4 6 4 26
9 Otley 11 4 1 6 255 332 −77 3 2 23
10 Tynedale 11 2 3 6 241 366 −125 5 2 21
11 Harrogate 11 2 1 8 279 396 −117 6 4 20
12 Hull 11 3 0 8 260 363 −103 4 3 19
13 Sheffield Tigers 11 2 1 8 248 325 −77 5 4 19 Relegation place
14 Billingham 11 3 1 7 235 349 −114 4 0 18
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2024. Source: National League Rugby [5]
Rules for classification: 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

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby - Tynedale Rugby Football Ground". This is Corbridge. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. ^ "HISTORY OF TYNEDALE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB". Tynedale RFC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  3. ^ John Inverdale (5 March 2008). "The beauty and floods of Tynedale Rugby Club". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  4. ^ "StackPath". Tynedale RFC. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  5. ^ "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby.
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