St. Peter is a Rugby ground in Saint Peter

Saint Peter, Jersey

Saint Peter is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is in the west central part of the island. It is the only parish with two separate coastlines, stretching from St. Ouen's Bay in the west to St. Aubin's Bay in the south, and thereby cutting St. Brelade off from other...

, 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...

 and is home to Jersey Rugby Football Club

Jersey R.F.C.

Jersey Rugby Football Club are a Jersey rugby club in the National League 1 and play at St. Peter. Last season JRFC won their play-off at Twickenham and also beat their greatest rivals Guernsey to win the Siam Cup. Jersey gained promotion by beating Loughborough Students and are now in National...

 who play in the English Rugby Football Union's

Rugby Football Union

The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886...

 National League 1

National League 1

National League 1, , is the third level of domestic rugby union competition in England.This is the lowest level of the English rugby union league system which is nationwide...

. The ground is located within walking distance of Jersey Airport

Jersey Airport

-Busiest routes:Some airlines offer services between Jersey and other destinations with an intermediate stop at Guernsey. There are also periodic charter flights to European holiday destinations, Madeira and ski destinations operated by airlines such as Aurigny Air Services, Europe Airpost, Palmair...

. The ground also hosts Jersey's Siam Cup

Siam Cup

The Siam Cup is an annual Rugby Union competition held between the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey. It was first contested in 1920. The trophy awarded its winner is the second oldest rugby honour contested after the Calcutta Cup.-Trophy:...

 games against 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...

 every 2 years.

Developments

Due to Jersey's relatively quick rise through the leagues, the St. Peter ground has had to undergo redevelopments quickly. In order to prepare for promotion to National League 1 in 2011, Jersey applied for planning permission for floodlights to be erected on the ground. Jersey had previously received a grant to erect floodlights on the nearby training pitch in 2007. Floodlights are a mandatory requirement for clubs in National League 1. This came a year after the opening of the Lord Jersey Stand and a new pavilion by William Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey

William Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey

George Francis William Child Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey , known professionally as William Villiers, is a British peer, and former producer, actor and writer....

 and the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey

Lieutenant Governor of Jersey

The Lieutenant Governor of Jersey is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Jersey, a Crown dependency of the British Crown....

, Andrew Ridgway

Andrew Ridgway

Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew Peter Ridgway KBE CB is a former Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. He was appointed to the role for a 5 year term on 14 June 2006 after a long military career.-Military career:...

 to go with their clubhouse. They were built mainly to grant better facilities for spectators.

History

The ground has seen a number of major events in Jersey's history. In 2010 it hosted Jersey's National League 3 South East play-off victory against Taunton R.F.C.

Taunton R.F.C.

Taunton Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club that is based in Taunton, Somerset. They currently play in National League 2 South, having achieved back-to-back promotions in 2009 and 2010.-History:...

. Jersey then went on to win the final against Ampthill at Twickenham Stadium

Twickenham Stadium

Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...

 in London

London

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, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. The St Peter ground also hosted Jersey's matches against Old Albanian RFC and Shelford in 2011 that made sure that Jersey would reach the National League 2 South

National League 2 South

National League 2 South, known before September 2009 as National Division Three South, is a league at level 4 in the English rugby union system. The league is one of two leagues at this level, with its counterpart covering the north of England...

 play-offs. The ground also hosted Jersey's National League 2 South play-off final victory against Loughborough Students RUFC

Loughborough Students RUFC

Loughborough Students Rugby Union Football Club is the rugby club that represents Loughborough University in rugby union competition. Of the British universities, Loughborough has unparalleled success, having won the BUCS championship on twenty seven occasions...

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