Weston-super-Mare RFC

Weston-super-Mare
Full name	Weston-super-Mare Rugby Football Club
Union	Somerset RFU
Founded	1875; 149 years ago
Location	Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England
Ground(s)	Recreation Ground, Drove Road (Capacity: 6,000)
Chairman	Barry Sparks
President	John Brentnall
Coach(es)	Darren Crompton, Dan Lomax
Captain(s)	Tom Sugg
Most caps	Chris brown (431)
Top scorer	Robbie Hazzard
League(s)	Regional 1 South West
2022–23	10th
Official website
	www.westonrugby.co.uk

Weston-super-Mare Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. The club runs five senior teams, including a colts and veterans side and the full range of junior teams ^[1] The first XV play in Regional 1 South West, a level five league in the English rugby union system, following their promotion from Tribute South West 1 West in 2017.

The second XV (United) play in the Tribute Somerset Premier and the third XV (Athletic) play in Tribute Somerset 2 North.^[2]^[3]

History[edit]

The club was formed in 1875 and played their early games on what is now a supermarket car park before moving to their present ground at Drove Road in 1880. The Great Depression saw people from Wales arriving in the town, played rugby for Weston and became one of the top clubs in the country at that time. Recently they have had a resurgence in player attendance, overall improvement in facilities and a thriving social scene which has equated to success on the field.

Honours[edit]

1st team:

Somerset Senior Cup winners (11): 1979, 1981, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017
South West 1 champions: 2001–02
Somerset Division 3 South champions: 2008–09
South West 1 West champions: 2016–17
Bristol Combination Cup winners: 2019

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2nd team: