686:
288:
225:
267:
204:
246:
176:
274:
211:
260:
190:
372:
Rugby
Football Club was formed at a meeting was organized by Mr F A Fream on Thursday 11 October 1888, after members of the Lydney and Aylburton Cricket Club had expressed an interest in playing a "winter" game, which was already played by a number of clubs in the area. The first game was played at
481:
won full
England caps while playing for other clubs. Robert Sargent represented England Colleges against Wales in 2001. England Women's International Georgia Stevens also played for Lydney.
713:
458:
From the early days Lydney had produced a steady stream of players who achieved County honours. Austin Lewis also had
English and Welsh trials in 1904/5 and 1905/6.
1239:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
425:
281:
218:
197:
377:
who won by 3 tries and 1 conversion to nil. The club was originally nicknamed "the
Tinplaters", but later were more widely known as the Severnsiders.
169:
1432:
443:
1437:
1427:
253:
183:
1265:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1171:
1166:
1161:
410:
1422:
706:
1197:
1192:
1187:
63:
1397:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1260:
1255:
470:
43:
699:
461:
No player has achieved senior international honours while playing for the club. However, having begun their careers with Lydney,
850:
447:
921:
652:
478:
474:
430:
586:
564:
941:
875:
353:
855:
415:
374:
630:
722:
516:
421:
406:
450:, was invited to become President of the club. He held this position for 70 years until his death in 1958.
1123:
1057:
865:
608:
1133:
1095:
971:
349:
296:
233:
141:
1108:
1042:
1024:
981:
976:
801:
746:
1082:
786:
761:
1128:
946:
893:
840:
1072:
911:
898:
393:, then the top club side in England, on 23 January 1983. The match was televised on the BBC's
1047:
986:
961:
791:
1442:
1052:
880:
860:
386:
345:
95:
17:
685:
1118:
1062:
1037:
1019:
1014:
1001:
916:
906:
845:
796:
751:
741:
1416:
1138:
1077:
1067:
1032:
926:
870:
827:
806:
756:
466:
394:
1103:
1090:
1006:
956:
936:
888:
811:
781:
776:
771:
966:
931:
835:
337:
1113:
951:
736:
42:
991:
766:
462:
390:
369:
691:
542:
99:
365:
341:
91:
695:
679:
611:. SunGreen - Old photos and memories of Lydney Grammar School
320:
501:
Most 1st XV points scored – 418 Adam
Westall (2002–03)
504:
Most 1st XV tries scored – 33 David Crabbe (1972–73)
356:
following their promotion after the 2021–22 season.
1330:
1274:
1248:
1232:
1206:
1180:
1154:
1147:
820:
729:
313:
147:
135:
125:
115:
105:
87:
69:
59:
49:
27:English rugby union club, based in Gloucestershire
507:Most 1st XV drop goals – 12 Mark Smith (1989–90)
385:The club enjoyed several successful runs in the
490:Most 1st XV points scored – 1927 John F Morris
707:
487:Most 1st XV appearances – 571 Winston Morris
8:
389:during the 1980s, including a match against
35:
493:Most 1st XV tries scored – 160 Paul Howell
1151:
714:
700:
692:
684:
41:
34:
609:"Schoolboy Rugby Internationals 1957-58"
444:Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe
537:
535:
531:
422:National Division Three (north v south)
397:, with Lydney narrowly losing 9 – 16.
7:
245:
168:
373:Lydney on 22 November 1888 against
25:
286:
279:
272:
265:
258:
251:
244:
223:
216:
209:
202:
195:
188:
181:
174:
167:
1433:Rugby clubs established in 1888
448:Governor-General of New Zealand
416:Courage League Division 5 South
1438:Rugby union in Gloucestershire
1428:1888 establishments in England
111:Regentsholme (Capacity: 1,500)
1:
348:. The club currently play in
1423:Rugby union teams in England
730:2021–22 teams (final season)
545:. Lydney Rugby Football Club
431:National League 3 South West
424:promotion play-off winners:
75:; 136 years ago
655:. Gloucester Rugby Heritage
1459:
354:English rugby union system
334:Lydney Rugby Football Club
55:Lydney Rugby Football Club
18:Lydney Rugby Football Club
1275:National Division 3 South
1233:National Division 4 South
851:Birmingham & Solihull
407:Courage Area League South
352:at the fifth tier of the
318:
309:
159:
155:
40:
1331:National League 2 South
1249:National League 2 South
876:Bridgwater & Albion
723:National League 2 South
517:Steve James (cricketer)
1053:Penzance & Newlyn
631:"Articles Lydney RFC"
497:Single season records
350:Regional 1 South West
142:Regional 1 South West
977:London Irish Amateur
1207:National Division 4
1011:Metropolitan Police
922:Ealing Trailfinders
454:Players and coaches
442:Upon its founding,
64:Gloucestershire RFU
37:
1124:Tonbridge Juddians
1109:Sutton & Epsom
856:Bishop's Stortford
433:champions: 2013–14
418:champions: 1995–96
1410:
1409:
1406:
1405:
1155:Area League South
1134:Weston-super-Mare
1096:Streatham-Croydon
331:
330:
305:
304:
16:(Redirected from
1450:
1181:National 4 South
1152:
1048:Old Redcliffians
942:Hartpury College
812:Worthing Raiders
802:Rochford Hundred
772:Guernsey Raiders
716:
709:
702:
693:
688:
683:
682:
680:Official website
665:
664:
662:
660:
649:
643:
642:
640:
638:
627:
621:
620:
618:
616:
605:
599:
598:
596:
594:
583:
577:
576:
574:
572:
561:
555:
554:
552:
550:
539:
327:
324:
322:
314:Official website
290:
289:
283:
282:
276:
275:
269:
268:
262:
261:
255:
254:
248:
247:
227:
226:
220:
219:
213:
212:
206:
205:
199:
198:
192:
191:
185:
184:
178:
177:
171:
170:
161:
160:
138:
128:
118:
108:
83:
81:
76:
52:
45:
38:
21:
1458:
1457:
1453:
1452:
1451:
1449:
1448:
1447:
1413:
1412:
1411:
1402:
1326:
1270:
1244:
1228:
1202:
1176:
1143:
1091:Southend Saxons
1058:Plymouth Albion
982:London Scottish
816:
787:Leicester Lions
762:Dings Crusaders
747:Bury St Edmunds
725:
720:
678:
677:
674:
669:
668:
658:
656:
653:"Morris, Simon"
651:
650:
646:
636:
634:
629:
628:
624:
614:
612:
607:
606:
602:
592:
590:
585:
584:
580:
570:
568:
563:
562:
558:
548:
546:
541:
540:
533:
528:
522:
513:
511:Notable players
456:
440:
403:
387:John Player Cup
383:
362:
346:Gloucestershire
319:
301:
300:
292:
291:
287:
284:
280:
277:
273:
270:
266:
263:
259:
256:
252:
249:
238:
237:
229:
228:
224:
221:
217:
214:
210:
207:
203:
200:
196:
193:
189:
186:
182:
179:
175:
172:
136:
126:
116:
106:
96:Gloucestershire
79:
77:
74:
50:
33:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1456:
1454:
1446:
1445:
1440:
1435:
1430:
1425:
1415:
1414:
1408:
1407:
1404:
1403:
1401:
1400:
1395:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1334:
1332:
1328:
1327:
1325:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1278:
1276:
1272:
1271:
1269:
1268:
1263:
1258:
1252:
1250:
1246:
1245:
1243:
1242:
1236:
1234:
1230:
1229:
1227:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1210:
1208:
1204:
1203:
1201:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1184:
1182:
1178:
1177:
1175:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1158:
1156:
1149:
1145:
1144:
1142:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1129:Westcombe Park
1126:
1121:
1119:Taunton Titans
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1038:Old Elthamians
1035:
1030:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1009:
1004:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
947:Haywards Heath
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
901:
896:
891:
886:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
830:
824:
822:
818:
817:
815:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
733:
731:
727:
726:
721:
719:
718:
711:
704:
696:
690:
689:
673:
672:External links
670:
667:
666:
644:
622:
600:
578:
556:
530:
529:
527:
524:
520:
519:
512:
509:
485:Career records
479:Gordon Sargent
475:Peter Kingston
471:Chris Williams
455:
452:
439:
438:Club officials
436:
435:
434:
428:
419:
413:
402:
399:
382:
379:
361:
358:
340:club based in
329:
328:
316:
315:
311:
310:
307:
306:
303:
302:
293:
285:
278:
271:
264:
257:
250:
243:
242:
241:
239:
230:
222:
215:
208:
201:
194:
187:
180:
173:
166:
165:
164:
157:
156:
153:
152:
149:
145:
144:
139:
133:
132:
129:
123:
122:
119:
113:
112:
109:
103:
102:
89:
85:
84:
71:
67:
66:
61:
57:
56:
53:
47:
46:
31:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1455:
1444:
1441:
1439:
1436:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1426:
1424:
1421:
1420:
1418:
1399:
1396:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1335:
1333:
1329:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1279:
1277:
1273:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1257:
1254:
1253:
1251:
1247:
1241:
1238:
1237:
1235:
1231:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1211:
1209:
1205:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1185:
1183:
1179:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1159:
1157:
1153:
1150:
1146:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1043:Old Patesians
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1033:Old Colfeians
1031:
1028:
1026:
1025:North Walsham
1023:
1021:
1020:Newbury Blues
1018:
1016:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
927:Exeter Chiefs
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
902:
900:
899:Charlton Park
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
831:
829:
826:
825:
823:
819:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
734:
732:
728:
724:
717:
712:
710:
705:
703:
698:
697:
694:
687:
681:
676:
675:
671:
654:
648:
645:
632:
626:
623:
610:
604:
601:
588:
582:
579:
566:
560:
557:
544:
538:
536:
532:
525:
523:
518:
515:
514:
510:
508:
505:
502:
499:
498:
494:
491:
488:
486:
482:
480:
476:
472:
468:
467:Trevor Wintle
464:
459:
453:
451:
449:
445:
437:
432:
429:
427:
423:
420:
417:
414:
412:
408:
405:
404:
400:
398:
396:
395:Rugby Special
392:
388:
380:
378:
376:
371:
367:
359:
357:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
326:
317:
312:
308:
299:
298:
240:
236:
235:
163:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
143:
140:
134:
130:
124:
120:
114:
110:
104:
101:
97:
93:
90:
86:
72:
68:
65:
62:
58:
54:
48:
44:
39:
30:
19:
1392:
1073:Rosslyn Park
996:
987:London Welsh
962:High Wycombe
821:Former clubs
792:Old Albanian
777:Henley Hawks
657:. Retrieved
647:
635:. Retrieved
625:
613:. Retrieved
603:
591:. Retrieved
581:
569:. Retrieved
559:
547:. Retrieved
543:"About Club"
521:
506:
503:
500:
496:
495:
492:
489:
484:
483:
460:
457:
441:
384:
363:
333:
332:
294:
231:
131:Jack Spencer
29:
881:Broadstreet
866:Bournemouth
841:Basingstoke
587:"History 2"
565:"History 3"
409:champions:
338:rugby union
121:Rhys Oakley
1417:Categories
1015:Mounts Bay
1002:Maidenhead
972:Launceston
912:Cinderford
903:Cheltenham
861:Blackheath
846:Berry Hill
752:Canterbury
742:Barnstaple
659:29 October
637:29 October
633:. Pitchero
615:29 October
593:29 October
589:. Pitchero
571:29 October
567:. Pitchero
549:29 October
526:References
323:.lydneyrfc
127:Captain(s)
32:Rugby team
1139:Wimbledon
1078:Salisbury
1007:Maidstone
894:Cambridge
885:Camberley
871:Bracknell
807:Westcliff
463:Bev Dovey
370:Aylburton
137:League(s)
117:Coach(es)
107:Ground(s)
51:Full name
1083:Shelford
1068:Richmond
957:Hertford
937:Guernsey
889:Camborne
828:Ampthill
782:Hinckley
446:, later
375:Coleford
88:Location
1398:2021–22
1393:2020–21
1388:2019–20
1383:2018–19
1378:2017–18
1373:2016–17
1368:2015–16
1363:2014–15
1358:2013–14
1353:2012–13
1348:2011–12
1343:2010–11
1338:2009–10
1322:2008–09
1317:2007–08
1312:2006–07
1307:2005–06
1302:2004–05
1297:2003–04
1292:2002–03
1287:2001–02
1282:2000–01
1266:1999–00
1261:1998–99
1256:1997–98
1240:1996–97
1224:1995–96
1219:1994–95
1214:1993–94
1198:1992–93
1193:1991–92
1188:1990–91
1172:1989–90
1167:1988–89
1162:1987–88
1148:Seasons
1104:Sudbury
1063:Reading
1029:Norwich
932:Exmouth
917:Dorking
907:Chinnor
836:Barking
832:Askeans
797:Redruth
757:Clifton
426:2002–03
411:1988–89
401:Honours
381:Results
360:History
148:2023–24
100:England
78: (
70:Founded
1443:Lydney
1114:Tabard
1100:Stroud
1087:Sidcup
997:Lydney
967:Jersey
952:Havant
737:Barnes
366:Lydney
342:Lydney
92:Lydney
36:Lydney
992:Luton
767:Esher
336:is a
60:Union
661:2019
639:2019
617:2019
595:2019
573:2019
551:2019
477:and
391:Sale
368:and
364:The
325:.com
295:2nd
232:1st
80:1888
73:1888
321:www
297:kit
234:kit
151:7th
1419::
534:^
473:,
469:,
465:,
344:,
98:,
94:,
715:e
708:t
701:v
663:.
641:.
619:.
597:.
575:.
553:.
82:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
