North Dorset Rugby Football Club
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North Dorset RFC is a rugby union
club in Gillingham, Dorset
, who have been in existence since 1951. They currently play in the Southern Counties South
league after being promoted from the Dorset and Wilts Leagues at the end of the 2004/5 season. The club is renowned for a style of play named shire rugby.
2002/2003 season beating Westbury
in the final.
2004/2005 season beating Swindon
27-25 in the final.
2008/2009 Season beating Devizes
24-7 in the final.
2009/2010 Season beating Corsham
31-16 in the final.
They were runners up in the 2006/2007 season losing to Wootton Bassett
In 2010/2011 the club once again got to the final but the game was never played due to Wootton Bassett RFC not wanting to play the game due to their aim to finish 2nd and qualify for the promotion play off, they finished 3rd.
2006 RFU Seal of Approval.
2008 Best Cutting Edge School Club link by a School/Club.
2009 Rugby Football Union President's XV award., Mini and Youth Seal of Approval Club of the Year .
They were also runners up Mini and Youth Seal of Approval Club of the Year in 2007 and 2008.
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 in Gillingham, Dorset
Gillingham, Dorset
Gillingham is a town in the Blackmore Vale area of Dorset, England. The town is the most northerly in the county. It is 3 miles south of the A303 lying on the B3092 and B3081. It is near to the town of Shaftesbury which lies 7 miles to the south east. Neighbouring hamlets included Peacemarsh, Bay...
, who have been in existence since 1951. They currently play in the Southern Counties South
Southern Counties South
- Teams 2009/10 :*Dorchester*Sherborne*Bradford-on-Avon*Corsham*Devizes*Frome*Minety*North Dorset*Oldfield Old Boys*Tadley*Wimborne*Ivel Barbarians- References :...
league after being promoted from the Dorset and Wilts Leagues at the end of the 2004/5 season. The club is renowned for a style of play named shire rugby.
Dorset and Wilts Vase
North Dorset have won the vase 4 times in recent years.2002/2003 season beating Westbury
Westbury, Wiltshire
Westbury is a town and civil parish in the west of the English county of Wiltshire, most famous for the Westbury White Horse.-Name:The most likely origin of the West- in Westbury is simply that the town is near the western edge of the county of Wiltshire, the bounds of which have been much the same...
in the final.
2004/2005 season beating Swindon
Swindon
Swindon is a large town within the borough of Swindon and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, in South West England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, east. London is east...
27-25 in the final.
2008/2009 Season beating Devizes
Devizes
Devizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The town is about southeast of Chippenham and about east of Trowbridge.Devizes serves as a centre for banks, solicitors and shops, with a large open market place where a market is held once a week...
24-7 in the final.
2009/2010 Season beating Corsham
Corsham
Corsham is a historic market town and civil parish in north west Wiltshire, England. It is at the south western extreme of the Cotswolds, just off the A4 which was formerly the main turnpike road from London to Bristol, between Bath and Chippenham ....
31-16 in the final.
They were runners up in the 2006/2007 season losing to Wootton Bassett
Wootton Bassett
Royal Wootton Bassett , informally known as Wootton Bassett, is a small market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, with a population of 11,043 in 2001...
In 2010/2011 the club once again got to the final but the game was never played due to Wootton Bassett RFC not wanting to play the game due to their aim to finish 2nd and qualify for the promotion play off, they finished 3rd.
Off the Field
The club have had some remarkable success being awarded or winning:2006 RFU Seal of Approval.
2008 Best Cutting Edge School Club link by a School/Club.
2009 Rugby Football Union President's XV award., Mini and Youth Seal of Approval Club of the Year .
They were also runners up Mini and Youth Seal of Approval Club of the Year in 2007 and 2008.