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Tynedale RFC is a rugby union team based in Corbridge, Northumberland in North East England. The club was relegated from National League 1 in 2015, the third tier of the English rugby union system and have played in National League 2 North since.
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| Full name | Tynedale Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | Northumberland RFU | |
| Founded | 1876 | |
| Location | Corbridge, Northumberland, England | |
| Ground | Tynedale Park (Capacity: 2,000 (400 seats)) | |
| Coach |  Ben Woods | |
| Captain | Matt Outson (1st XV) | |
| League | National League 2 North | |
| 2025–26 | 2nd | |
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| Official website | ||
| pitchero.com/tynedalerfc | ||
History
editHonours
edit- Northumberland Senior Cup (24): 1887, 1906, 1911, 1914, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014
- Northumberland Senior Plate: 2025
- North Division 1 division champions: 1999–00
- National League 3 North champions: 2007–08[4]
- Hawick and Wilton Sevens champions: 1885. (First winner of the tournament.[citation needed])
- Gala Sevens champions: 1885
- Melrose Sevens champions: 1886
- Glasgow City Sevens champions: 2017
Facilities
editOver 35 acres (140,000 m2) of land set in rural surround. The ground is adjacent to the River Tyne – a short walk over the bridge to the historical village of Corbridge. It has seven pitches, one fully floodlit training pitch (floodlighting adequate for 'junior' matches) and one smaller training pitch, fully floodlit – used for Colts training area. The ground has a modern, 400 seat grandstand, and there is also space for standing spectators around the pitch bringing total capacity to approximately 2,000.
Current standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield (P) | 26 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1041 | 467 | +574 | 24 | 1 | 121 | Promotion place |
| 2 | Tynedale | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 941 | 509 | +432 | 19 | 3 | 106 | Promotion play-off |
| 3 | Macclesfield (R) | 26 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1037 | 725 | +312 | 21 | 2 | 103 | |
| 4 | Hull Ionians | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 801 | 592 | +209 | 19 | 3 | 92 | |
| 5 | Darlington Mowden Park | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 878 | 877 | +1 | 20 | 2 | 84 | |
| 6 | Fylde | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 796 | 664 | +132 | 16 | 5 | 79 | |
| 7 | Wharfedale | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 725 | 780 | −55 | 15 | 6 | 73 | |
| 8 | Sheffield Tigers | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 686 | 611 | +75 | 15 | 8 | 71 | |
| 9 | Preston Grasshoppers | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 776 | 817 | −41 | 16 | 3 | 61 | |
| 10 | Billingham | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 604 | 905 | −301 | 16 | 3 | 59 | |
| 11 | Otley | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 673 | 831 | −158 | 12 | 8 | 48 | |
| 12 | Rossendale (R) | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 633 | 965 | −332 | 14 | 4 | 46 | Relegation play-off |
| 13 | Scunthorpe (R) | 26 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 622 | 1097 | −475 | 12 | 7 | 39 | Relegation place |
| 14 | Hull (R) | 26 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 570 | 943 | −373 | 11 | 5 | 36 |
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- Number of matches drawn
- Difference between points for and against
- Total number of points for
- Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
- Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Notes
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Rugby – Tynedale Rugby Football Ground". This is Corbridge. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ↑ "HISTORY OF TYNEDALE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB". Tynedale RFC. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ John Inverdale (5 March 2008). "The beauty and floods of Tynedale Rugby Club". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ↑ "StackPath". Tynedale RFC. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ↑ "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby.
