Bridgwater_&_Albion_RFC

Bridgwater & Albion RFC

Bridgwater & Albion RFC

English rugby union club, based in Bridgwater, Somerset


Bridgwater & Albion Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Bridgwater, Somerset and run two senior teams, a newly formed senior women's team, a colts side and a youth section featuring the full range of age-groups.[2] The first XV play in regional rugby, currently in Regional 2 South West following relegation from National League 3 South West in 2012.

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History

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The club was founded in 1875.[3] In the early 20th-century players from the club, including Robert Dibble[4][5] and Tommy Woods[6] represented England.[7] In World War II the Broadway ground in Taunton Road was used for allotments with rugby transferring to Victoria Park, but after 1946 the ground was restored, with the grandstand being built in 1952.[3]

BARFC Bath Road Club House

Honours

1st XV:

2nd XV:

3rd XV:


References

  1. Stephen McCormack, ed. (2002). The Official RFU Club Directory 2002–2003. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1-85291-645-1.
  2. "History". Bridgwater & Albion Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  3. "Robert Dibble". ESPN. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  4. "British Rugby Team". Otago Daily Times. 29 May 1908. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  5. "Tommy Woods". ESPN. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  6. Woods, S.M.J. (15 March 1906). "The Ashes of English Rugby". Star. Retrieved 11 January 2014.



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