Uttoxeter Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club that plays in the Midlands Division.
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| Full name | Uttoxeter Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | Staffordshire RU | |
| Founded | 1982 | |
| Location | Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England | |
| Ground(s) | Oldfields Sports & Social Club (Capacity: 2,000) | |
| Chairman |  Steve Woolley | |
| Coach(es) | Donald Hayes | |
| Captain(s) | Jake Batista Cabrera | |
| League(s) | Midlands 2 West (North) | |
| 2019-2020 | 1st | |
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| Largest win | ||
| Uttoxeter 97 - Ripley Rhinos 12 (19 April 2008) | ||
| Official website | ||
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History
editUttoxeter Rugby Football Club was formed in 1982. It was formed from JCB Rugby Football Club, which ceased to exist at the end of the 1981/82 season.
Uttoxeter began the 1982/83, with the majority of the former JCB players now playing at Oldfields Sports and Social Club, in Uttoxeter, where they remain to this day.
Initially the Club ran three senior teams. They played their matches at either Oldfields Hall Middle School or on a field belonging to Fred Allen at the rear of the Shell Mex depot, on the Dovefields Industrial Estate, but were invited to use Oldfields Sports and Social Clubs facilities post match.
Eventually they acquired a pitch at Oldfields Sports and Social club despite objections from Soccer and Cricket players who were already operating teams at Oldfields.
Recently the club has acquired the use of a second pitch adjacent to the Uttoxeter Leisure Centre. The Club now has a vibrant Youth Section, from tag to under 18 level.
The Club has won the Owen Cup five times, most recently in the 2007/8 competition.[1]
Ground
editThe club plays its home games at Oldfields Sports & Social Club.The club makes use of a second pitch which is known as The Lido which is adjacent to Uttoxeter Leisure Centre
Previous seasons
edit2008–09
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uttoxeter (C, P) | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 560 | 75 | +485 | 24 | Promoted to Midlands 5 East (North) as champions |
| 2 | Dronfield (P) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 417 | 179 | +238 | 23 | Promoted to Midlands 5 East (North) after winning playoff |
| 3 | Nottingham Boots Corsairs | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 436 | 127 | +309 | 22 | |
| 4 | Tupton | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 370 | 258 | +112 | 14[a] | |
| 5 | Long Eaton | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 223 | 283 | −60 | 10[a] | |
| 6 | All Spartans OB | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 134 | 403 | −269 | 6 | |
| 7 | University Of Derby | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 140 | 615 | −475 | 6[a] | |
| 8 | Meden Vale | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 121 | 461 | −340 | 1 |
2007–08
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belper (C, P) | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 628 | 113 | +515 | 30 | Promoted to Midlands 5 East (North) as champions |
| 2 | Leesbrook (P) | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 523 | 132 | +391 | 30 | Promoted to Midlands 5 East (North) after winning playoff |
| 3 | Uttoxeter | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 368 | 126 | +242 | 28 | |
| 4 | Keyworth | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 457 | 228 | +229 | 24 | |
| 5 | All Spartans OB | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 358 | 314 | +44 | 19 | |
| 6 | Tupton | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 306 | 446 | −140 | 16 | |
| 7 | Long Eaton | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 200 | 408 | −208 | 10 | |
| 8 | Meden Vale | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 213 | 451 | −238 | 9 | |
| 9 | Boots | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 153 | 644 | −491 | 8 | |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 158 | 502 | −344 | 6 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Date - Stadium | ||||||||||
| Uttoxeter | 29 | |||||||||
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| Barton | 10 | |||||||||
| Uttoxeter | 23 | |||||||||
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| Trentham | 11 | |||||||||
| Trentham | 31 | |||||||||
| Walsall - May 2008 | ||||||||||
| Eccleshall | 11 | |||||||||
| Uttoxeter | 29 | |||||||||
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| Essington | 5 | |||||||||
| Whittington | 18 | |||||||||
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| Essington | 19 | |||||||||
| Essington | HWO | |||||||||
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| Rugeley | HWO | |||||||||
| Rugeley | 33 | |||||||||
| Hanford | 10 | |||||||||
Top Try Scorer
editNote: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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2006–07
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne (C, P) | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 506 | 124 | +382 | 31 | Promoted to Midlands 5 East (North) as champions |
| 2 | Rolls Royce (P) | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 487 | 254 | +233 | 28 | Promoted to Midlands 5 East (North) after winning playoff |
| 3 | Belper | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 395 | 235 | +160 | 28 | |
| 4 | Uttoxeter | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 351 | 204 | +147 | 22 | |
| 5 | Buxton | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 347 | 180 | +167 | 21 | |
| 6 | Leesbrook | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 350 | 271 | +79 | 18 | |
| 7 | Tupton | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 276 | 335 | −59 | 14 | |
| 8 | All Spartans OB | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 146 | 523 | −377 | 10 | |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 155 | 496 | −341 | 4 | |
| 10 | Meden Vale | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 160 | 551 | −391 | 4 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Whittington | 11 | |||||||||
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| Uttoxeter | 40 | |||||||||
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| Eccleshall | ||||||||||
| Lichfield - May 2008 | ||||||||||
| Uttoxeter | 7 | |||||||||
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| Trentham | 5 | |||||||||
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| Rugeley | 7 | |||||||||
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| Trentham | 48 | |||||||||
Preliminary round
editUttoxeter Stone
Top Try Scorer
editNote: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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Club honours
edit- Staffordshire 2 champions: 1987–88
- Staffordshire Owen Cup winners (6): 1989, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2010
- Staffordshire 1 champions (3): 1989–90, 1998–99, 2001–02
- Midlands 6 East (North-West) champions: 2008–09
- Midlands 4 East (North) champions: 2009–10
- Midlands 4 West (North) champions: 2015–16
- Midlands 3 West (North) champions: 2019–20
See also
editReferences
edit- Stephen McCormack (2002). The Official RFU Club Directory 2002–2003. Lennard/Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1852916451.
- English RFU (2008). "Rugby First". RFU. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2008.