Barkers Butts RFC
English rugby union club, based in Coventry, England
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Barkers Butts Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Allesley, Coventry, West Midlands. The first XV play in Counties 2 Midlands West (East) following their relegation from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) at the end of 2024–25 season. Counties 2 Midlands West (East)] is an eighth tier league in the English rugby union system, The club operates four senior teams, a colts side and the full range of junior teams for both boys and girls.[1]
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| Full name | Barkers Butts Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | Warwickshire Rugby Football Union | |
| Founded | 1947 | |
| Location | Coventry England | |
| Ground | The Bob Coward Memorial Ground | |
| League | Counties 2 Midlands West (East) | |
| 2024–25 | 11th (relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) | |
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League history
When the league system was established in 1987, Barkers Butts was placed in the fifth tier, playing in Midlands 1 and were runners up in the first season of league rugby.[2] They finished in second place twice more (1990–91 and 1992–93) but were relegated from tier 5, then called Courage League Division 5, after the 1994–95 season.[3] and have not played at that level since. Subsequently, they have alternated between the sixth and seventh levels.
Honours
- Midlands 1 champions: 1993–94[4]
- Midlands 2 West (South) champions (2): 2004–05,[5] 2010–11[6]
