Matson Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Matson, Gloucestershire, England. The first XV currently plays in Regional 1 South West. As well as the first XV, the club operates a second XV and a third XV, Matson Colts and the full age range of junior sides.
| Full name | Matson Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | Gloucestershire RFU | |
| Founded | 1957 | |
| Location | Matson, Gloucestershire, England | |
| League(s) | Regional 1 South West | |
| 2023–24 | 10th | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
History
editThe club was founded in September 1957 following the construction of a new council estate with most of the players coming from this area of Matson.
With the introduction of league rugby in 1987, Matson were placed in the Counties 1 Western North league, and they were the champions in the inaugural season.[1] The club was promoted to Regional 1 South West in 2023, and are now playing at tier 5 for the first time.
The club has achieved many victories in county cup competitions, with its various teams winning on 66 different occasions. The first XV has won the North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup 29 times. This included twelve wins between 1963 and 1974, with the exception of 1967–68, six consecutive victories between 1977 and 1982 and four more successive Senior Cup victories at the end of the 1980s. Also, the club's second XV has lifted the North Gloucestershire Combination Junior Cup 17 times and the third XV has won the North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup on twenty occasions.
Honours
edit- Counties 1 Western North champions: 1987–88[1]
- Counties 1 Western North champions: 2013–14[2]
- Regional 2 Severn champions: 2022–23[3]
- North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup winners: 29 occasions
- North Gloucestershire Combination Junior Cup winners: 17 times
- North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup winners: 20 occasions
References
edit- ^ a b Stephen Jones, ed. (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988–89. London: Rothmans Publications Ltd.
- ^ "2013-14 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Regional 2 Severn". England Rugby. Retrieved 26 March 2023.