Barnes RFC

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For the association football club founded in 1862, see Barnes Football Club.

Barnes
Full nameBarnes Rugby Football Club
UnionMiddlesex RFU, Surrey RFU
Foundedc. 1920 (as Harrodians RFC)[1]
LocationBarnes, Richmond upon Thames, London, England
Ground(s)Barn Elms (Capacity: 1,000)
ChairmanMichael Whitfield
League(s)National League 2 East
2022–232nd
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.barnesrfc.org

Barnes Rugby Football Club (formerly Harrodians Rugby Football Club) is a rugby union club based in Barnes, London. The club currently play in the fourth tier of the English league system, National League 2 East, following an increase of fourth tier leagues from two to three.

History[edit]

The club's website states that it was established in Barnes in the 1920s.[1] For many years the club played at the Harrodian Club before moving to its Barn Elms location in 1987 when the grounds were sold to form a school.[1] Barnes RFC first XV has been promoted eight times since being positioned in Surrey Division Three in 1987. The club changed its name from Harrodians to Barnes at the beginning of the 1992–93 season.

Claim of continuity with Barnes Football Club[edit]

In 2002, the club's website claimed continuity with Barnes Football Club, stating that "[o]ur earliest recorded match was November 1862 versus Richmond, played at Barn Elms. We won that match and the replay that followed. For many years we played as Harrodians RFC before moving to our Barn Elms location in 1987."[2] In 2005, this claim was amplified in The Daily Telegraph by BBC sports presenter John Inverdale. Inverdale, who stated that he was "[f]or reasons that I'm not altogether clear about, ... one of a number of vice-presidents" of Barnes RFC, wrote that "in 1839, according to the club records, Barnes RFC were born, playing fixtures against a whole mish-mash of teams of which no match results have been kept."[3]

In 2008, the rugby club's website weakened this claim, stating only that "Barnes Rugby Club is a club with a rich history and was established in Barnes in the 1920s. Although there are indeed possibilities that our earliest recorded match was in November 1862 versus Richmond and played at Barn Elms, it is from the 1920s that our true history is clear."[4] As of 2018, similar wording remains on the current version of the rugby club's website.[1]

Honours[edit]

Current standings[edit]

2023–24 National League 2 East Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Esher (C) 26 22 0 4 1108 598 510 21 4 113
2 Barnes 26 21 0 5 883 631 252 18 4 106
3 Dorking 26 19 1 6 971 676 295 23 3 104
4 Henley Hawks 26 16 2 8 784 680 104 19 2 89
5 Tonbridge Juddians 26 14 1 11 844 714 130 20 7 85
6 Bury St Edmunds 26 14 1 11 813 653 160 17 6 81
7 Canterbury 26 13 0 13 808 736 72 16 5 73
8 Old Albanian 26 12 0 14 802 828 -26 17 4 69
9 Westcombe Park 26 10 2 14 735 741 -6 16 9 69
10 Guernsey Raiders 26 11 0 15 685 856 -171 16 2 62
11 Sevenoaks 26 11 1 14 605 724 -119 10 4 60
12 Worthing Raiders 26 7 0 19 761 963 -202 18 5 51
13 Wimbledon (R) 26 6 1 19 686 899 -213 13 5 44
14 North Walsham (R) 26 1 1 24 432 1218 -786 6 0 12
  • 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. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 27 April 2024
Source: National League 2 East RFU [5]


Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Won when club was known as Harrodians RFC.
  2. ^ Both titles won when club was known as Harrodians RFC – 1988–89 title was for Surrey 2A.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Barnes RFC History".
  2. ^ "About BRFC". Archived from the original on 10 August 2002. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ^ Inverdale, John (2 November 2005). "My assumptions about 'oldest' were confounded by Barnes". The Daily Telegraph.
  4. ^ "Barnes RFC - a club going places!". Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ "National League 2 East". England Rugby.

External links[edit]

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