Les Quennevais Rugby Club, Jersey
Encyclopedia
Les Quennevais R.F.C. is a rugby union
club based in Jersey
in the Channel Islands
.
in Jersey
, Guernsey
and in the English Hampshire
competition and beyond continually since then. The club’s membership is drawn from all areas of the island community and membership ranges from 18 years old to over sixty. The club colors are navy blue and red, with this season's home strip predominantly white with navy and red trim, and the change kit predominantly red.
The home ground is in Les Quennevais in St Brelade
in the West of the island. Les Quennevais train at 6.30 pm each Wednesday evening at the Jersey Rugby club. Les Q have a strong squad, but are always looking to add strength in depth, and new players will be made very welcome.
Les Quennevais run a cricket team in the Nat West Evening League Division 3, and narrowly missed promotion in the 2010 season. The club is also very socially active.
Bowl, this undoubtedly represents the crowning glory of the club’s achievements. To put the magnitude of this success in to perspective the previous team name on the trophy was the Guernsey
Rugby Club First XV.
Les Quennevais ended the 2010/2011 season in second place, having beaten all of the other teams in the league, with the exception of Jersey 2nd XV. Les Q were knocked out of the Hampshire Bowl in March 2011 by a strong New Milton side, having won in the first round of the Hampshire Bowl against United Banks 39 - 5 on 18 December 2010. Les Quennevais are considered "the team to beat" in the 2010 JRA league.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club based in Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
in the Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
.
The club
LQRFC were formed in 1980 from a highly successful team from Les Quennevais school, and has participated in rugby unionRugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
in Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
, Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
and in the English Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
competition and beyond continually since then. The club’s membership is drawn from all areas of the island community and membership ranges from 18 years old to over sixty. The club colors are navy blue and red, with this season's home strip predominantly white with navy and red trim, and the change kit predominantly red.
The home ground is in Les Quennevais in St Brelade
Saint Brélade, Jersey
Saint Brélade is one of the twelve parishes of the Bailiwick of Jersey. Its population is around 9,560, and it occupies the southwestern part of the island. It is the only parish to border only one other parish, St. Peter...
in the West of the island. Les Quennevais train at 6.30 pm each Wednesday evening at the Jersey Rugby club. Les Q have a strong squad, but are always looking to add strength in depth, and new players will be made very welcome.
Les Quennevais run a cricket team in the Nat West Evening League Division 3, and narrowly missed promotion in the 2010 season. The club is also very socially active.
Competitions
LQRFC compete in the J promail JRA League, a 7 team competition with 5 sides from Jersey and 2 in Guernsey played on a home and away basis. At the end of the season the top 4 league sides play-off for the Sugden Cup, whilst the remaining 3 challenge for the MacMillan Trophy. There is also the President’s Cup which is a separate knock out competition run during the season.Successes
The team has enjoyed considerable success since its inception, including the League title, the Sugden Cup, the President’s Cup, Numerous MacMillan and Cadet Trophies (now defunct). In 2003 LQRFC won the HampshireHampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
Bowl, this undoubtedly represents the crowning glory of the club’s achievements. To put the magnitude of this success in to perspective the previous team name on the trophy was the Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
Rugby Club First XV.
Current season
Coached by Jersey 1st XV (playing in English National 1) prop Myles Landick, Les Quennevais are sponsored by Lydian, Jersey's only mineral exploration and development company, and are known as the Lydian Lions.
Les Quennevais ended the 2010/2011 season in second place, having beaten all of the other teams in the league, with the exception of Jersey 2nd XV. Les Q were knocked out of the Hampshire Bowl in March 2011 by a strong New Milton side, having won in the first round of the Hampshire Bowl against United Banks 39 - 5 on 18 December 2010. Les Quennevais are considered "the team to beat" in the 2010 JRA league.