Dorchester Rugby Football Club is an English amateur rugby union club that is based in Dorchester, Dorset, England. The club currently play in Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts South - a tier 8 league in the English rugby union system - following their relegation from Counties 1 Southern South at the end of the 2024–25 season. Their home ground is Coburg Road, built on land leased from the Duchy of Cornwall. The club was first formed in 1871.

England Dorchester RFC
Full nameDorchester Rugby Football Club
UnionDorset & Wilts RFU
Founded1871; 155 years ago (1871)
LocationDorchester, Dorset England
Ground(s)Surcouf Park, Coburg Road
CoachSam Cload
LeagueCounties 2 Dorset & Wilts South
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.dorchester-rfc.co.uk

Club Honours

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1st Team

2nd XV

3rd XV

  • Dorset & Wilts 4 champions: 2014–15
  • Dorset & Wilts South Matrix champions: 2019–20

Statistics

  • Most games played for 1st XV — Frank Dike 658
  • Most Games played for Dorchester — Frank Dike 969
  • Most Tries scored for 1st XV — Tony Foot 138

1st XV biggest win vs. Ventnor, Isle of Wight, 4 October 1997: 99 – 7.[citation needed]

Notes

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  1. Includes Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1 league title.

References

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