Scunthorpe RUFC
English rugby union club based in Lincolnshire
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Scunthorpe Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. The club runs six senior sides, a ladies team, a colts and under-18s team and a full set of junior teams.[1] The club currently play in Regional 1 North East following their relegation from National League 2 North at the end of the 2025–26 season.
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| Full name | Scunthorpe Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire RFU | |
| Founded | 1929 | |
| Ground | Heslam Park (Capacity: 1,212 (212 seats)) | |
| Chairman | Liam Waldron | |
| President | Mal Yates | |
| Coach | Tim Robinson | |
| League | National League 2 North | |
| National League 2 North | 13th (relegated to Regional 1 North East) | |
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| Official website | ||
| scunthorperugby.com | ||
History
Scunthorpe Rugby Club was formed in 1929 and played its first fixtures in a field owned by a local farmer, on the condition that the goal posts were moved after each game so that the animals could return to graze. From these humble beginnings the club progressed to a stage whereby it was able to move to its own ground, Heslam Park, in 1952.
Ground
Since 1952 the club have been based at Heslam Park in the middle of Scunthorpe, which they share with Scunthorpe Town cricket club.[2][3] Heslam Park is accessible by car via the A18 and is around a mile from Scunthorpe railway station if coming by train. Facilities at the ground include a sports and social club, on-site parking, and an adjoined cricket pitch and rugby pitch, the rugby section of which features a covered stand with seating. The ground capacity around the rugby pitch includes 212 seats in the covered stand, along with approximately 1000 standing, leading to a total of around 1,212.[4]
Honours
- Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 champions: 1988–89[5]
- Midlands East 1[a] champions: 1994–95[6]
- Midlands 1 East champions (2): 1995–96,[b] 2009–10[7]
- Midlands Premier champions (3): 2000–01,[8] 2015–16,[9] 2018–19[10]
- Regional 1 North East champions; 2024–25[11]
Current standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield (P) | 26 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1041 | 467 | +574 | 24 | 1 | 121 | Promotion place |
| 2 | Tynedale | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 941 | 509 | +432 | 19 | 3 | 106 | Promotion play-off |
| 3 | Macclesfield (R) | 26 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1037 | 725 | +312 | 21 | 2 | 103 | |
| 4 | Hull Ionians | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 801 | 592 | +209 | 19 | 3 | 92 | |
| 5 | Darlington Mowden Park | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 878 | 877 | +1 | 20 | 2 | 84 | |
| 6 | Fylde | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 796 | 664 | +132 | 16 | 5 | 79 | |
| 7 | Wharfedale | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 725 | 780 | −55 | 15 | 6 | 73 | |
| 8 | Sheffield Tigers | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 686 | 611 | +75 | 15 | 8 | 71 | |
| 9 | Preston Grasshoppers | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 776 | 817 | −41 | 16 | 3 | 61 | |
| 10 | Billingham | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 604 | 905 | −301 | 16 | 3 | 59 | |
| 11 | Otley | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 673 | 831 | −158 | 12 | 8 | 48 | |
| 12 | Rossendale (R) | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 633 | 965 | −332 | 14 | 4 | 46 | Relegation play-off |
| 13 | Scunthorpe (R) | 26 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 622 | 1097 | −475 | 12 | 7 | 39 | Relegation place |
| 14 | Hull (R) | 26 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 570 | 943 | −373 | 11 | 5 | 36 |
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- Number of matches drawn
- Difference between points for and against
- Total number of points for
- Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
- Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Notes
- Not to be confused with Midlands 1 East.
- 1995–96 title was won when division was known as Midlands 2.
