Luctonians
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| Full name | Luctonians Sports Club | |
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| Union | North Midlands RFU | |
| Founded | 1948 | |
| Location | Kingsland, Herefordshire, England | |
| Region | West Midlands | |
| Ground(s) | Mortimer Park (Capacity: 2,500 (300 seats)) | |
| Chairman | Simon Green Price | |
| President | Richard Corbett | |
| Coach(es) | Ryan Watkins | |
| League(s) | National League 2 West | |
| 2023–24 | 2nd | |
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| Official website | ||
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Luctonians Sports Club is an English sports club based in Kingsland, Herefordshire. The rugby union team currently plays in National League 2 West, the fourth tier of the English rugby union system, following their promotion from the Midlands Premier at the end of the 2018–19 season via the play-offs. The club runs four senior sides and a full range of junior sides. Apart from rugby, Luctonians hosts the practice of cricket, golf, cycling, having also a netball, rounders, ladies touch and ladies contact section for women.[1]
Ground[edit]
Luctonians play home games at Mortimer Park on Hereford Road in the village of Kingsland – about 4 miles from the nearest town, Leominster.[2] Ground capacity is around 2,500 – a figure that includes 300 seated in the modern grandstand (completed in 2013) – with the rest standing space.[3] Due to its rural location the only access to Mortimer Park is by car, although there is ample parking space.
On 27 April 2019, Luctonians achieved a record attendance of 1,757, who watched them defeat Blaydon in the Midlands-North play-off, to achieve promotion to National League 2 North.
Honours[edit]
- North Midlands 1 champions: 1993–94
- Midlands West 2 champions: 1994–95
- Midlands West 1[a] champions: 1995–96
- Midlands 2 (East v West) promotion play-off winners: 2000–01
- North Midlands Cup winners (4): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09[4]
- Midlands Premier v North Premier promotion play-off winners (2): 2009–10, 2018–19
Current standings[edit]
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | ||||||||
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| 1 | Dings Crusaders (C) | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1007 | 382 | 625 | 18 | 3 | 111 | ||||||
| 2 | Luctonians | 26 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 859 | 443 | 416 | 20 | 4 | 104 | ||||||
| 3 | Clifton | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 802 | 610 | 192 | 17 | 8 | 89 | ||||||
| 4 | Old Redcliffians | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 769 | 659 | 110 | 18 | 3 | 85 | ||||||
| 5 | Exeter University | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 816 | 778 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 81 | ||||||
| 6 | Camborne | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 796 | 904 | -108 | 19 | 3 | 76 | ||||||
| 7 | Hinckley | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 730 | 732 | -2 | 15 | 4 | 75 | ||||||
| 8 | Loughborough Students | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 972 | 839 | 133 | 22 | 2 | 72 | ||||||
| 9 | Redruth | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 598 | 743 | -145 | 12 | 2 | 66 | ||||||
| 10 | Bournville | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 647 | 765 | -118 | 15 | 7 | 62 | ||||||
| 11 | Chester | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 696 | 814 | -118 | 15 | 1 | 60 | ||||||
| 12 | Hornets | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 713 | 806 | -93 | 13 | 9 | 58 | ||||||
| 13 | Newport (Salop) (R) | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 515 | 935 | -420 | 11 | 4 | 39 | ||||||
| 14 | Dudley Kingswinford (R) | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 511 | 1021 | -510 | 8 | 3 | 27 | ||||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 27 April 2024 Source: National League 2 West RFU [5] | |||||||||||||||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ Not to be confused with Midlands 1 West.
References[edit]
- ^ Club website homepage
- ^ "Find Us". Luctonians Sports Club. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Club History". Luctonians Sports Club. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "NM CUP PREVIOUS WINNERS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "National League 2 West". England Rugby.
