Cinderford R.F.C.

English rugby union club, based in Gloucestershire

Rugby team

Cinderford

Full name| Cinderford Rugby Football Club
Union| Gloucestershire RFU
Founded| 1886; 139 years ago (1886)
Location| Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England
Ground(s)| Beavis Memorial Ground, Dockham Road (Capacity: 2,500)
Captain(s)| Harry Hone
League(s)| National League 2 West
2024–25| 7th

Team kit

Official website
www.cinderfordrfc.co.uk

Cinderford RFC is a rugby union club based in the town of Cinderford, Gloucestershire. The first team play in the fourth tier of the English league system following relegation from National League 1 at the end of the 2023–24 season.[1]

## Honours

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* South West Division 2 West champions (2): 1990–91, 1998–99[2]
* London 1 v South West 1 promotion play-off winner: 2000–01
* South West Division 1 champions: 2004–05[3]
* National Division 3 (north v south) promotion play-off winner: 2007–08
* National League 2 South champions: 2017–18

## Current standings

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2025–26 National League 2 West table  Pos | Team

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1  | Barnstaple | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Promotion place
2  | Camborne | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
3  | Chester | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
4  | Cinderford | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
5  | Exeter University | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
6  | Hinckley | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
7  | Hornets | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
8  | Loughborough Students | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
9  | Luctonians | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
10  | Lymm | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
11  | Old Redcliffians | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
12  | Redruth | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
13  | Syston | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Relegation place
14  | Taunton Titans | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

First match(es) will be played: September 2025. Source: National League Rugby [4]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Number of matches won
2. Number of matches drawn
3. Difference between points for and against
4. Total number of points for
5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
6. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

## Current squad

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Props

* Chris Bundy
* Tom Heard
* Seb Merritt
* Paul Price
* Joe Smart

Dan Keat

Hookers

* Tom Bozzard
* Rob Groves
* Matt Jones
* Jack Preece
* Sam Wilkes
* Nico Woodward

Locks

* Chris Jones
* Ed King
* Rich Mountford
* Tom Napier
* Lewis Beer
* Joe Dancer

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Loose forwards

* Luke Allen
* Ashley Brown
* George Evans
* Will Foden
* Mat Gilbert
* Jake Kitson
* Dave McKee
* Chris McNeil
* George Mills
* Adam Nicholls
* Matthew Lane

Scrum-halves

* Sam Allford
* Luke Carter
* Ben Draper
* Jake Wakefield
* Will Merivale
* Danny Pointon
* Clive Stuart-Smith

Fly-halves

* Rory Teague
* Mike Wilcox

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Centres

* Simeon James
* Kai Done
* Dewi Scourfield
* Robbie Winchle

Wings

* Brian Barrett
* Morgan Goodhall
* Lloyd Stapleton

Full-backs

* Pete Towers
* Danny Trigg
* Stef Hawley

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## References

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1. ^ Heal Chris (29 April 2024). "Bishop's Stortford and Leicester Lions survive while Rotherham complete centenary year as champions". Talking Rugby Union.
2. ^ "Trelawny's Army Final League Tables 1998-99". trelawnysarmy.org.
3. ^ "Trelawny's Army Final League Tables 2004-2005". trelawnysarmy.org.
4. ^ "National League 2 West". NCA Rugby.

## External links

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* Official website

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National League 1

2025–26 teams|

* Birmingham Moseley
* Bishop's Stortford
* Blackheath
* Clifton
* Dings Crusaders
* Leeds Tykes
* Leicester Lions
* Plymouth Albion
* Rams
* Rosslyn Park
* Rotherham Titans
* Sale FC
* Sedgley Park
* Tonbridge Juddians

Former clubs|

* Ampthill
* Askeans
* Aspatria
* Barking
* Bedford
* Birmingham & Solihull Bees
* Blaydon
* Bracknell
* Bradford & Bingley
* Broughton Park
* Caldy
* Camberley
* Cambridge
* Canterbury
* Chinnor
* Cinderford
* Cornish Pirates
* Coventry
* Darlington Mowden Park
* Doncaster Knights
* Ealing Trailfinders
* Esher
* Exeter Chiefs
* Fylde
* Halifax
* Harrogate
* Hartpury College
* Havant
* Henley Hawks
* Hull
* Hull Ionians
* Jersey
* Kendal
* Launceston
* Liverpool St Helens
* London Scottish
* London Welsh
* Loughborough Students
* Lydney
* Macclesfield
* Maidstone
* Manchester
* Metropolitan Police
* Morley
* Mount's Bay
* Newbury
* Nottingham
* Nuneaton
* Old Albanian
* Old Elthamians
* Orrell
* Otley
* Preston Grasshoppers
* Reading
* Redruth
* Richmond
* Rotherham Titans
* Rugby
* Sheffield
* Southend
* Stourbridge
* Taunton
* Tynedale
* Vale of Lune
* Wakefield
* Walsall
* Waterloo
* Westcombe Park
* West Hartlepool
* Wharfedale
* Worcester
* Worthing Raiders

Seasons|

| National Division Three|

* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97

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National League One|

* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000

National Division Two|

* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09

National League One|

* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* ~~2020–21~~
* 2021–22

National League 1|

* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

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