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Tynedale
Full nameTynedale Rugby Football Club
UnionNorthumberland RFU
Founded1876; 149 years ago (1876)
LocationCorbridge, Northumberland, England
Ground(s)Tynedale Park (Capacity: 2,000 (400 seats))
Coach(es)England Ben Woods
Captain(s)England Matt Outson (1st XV)
League(s)National League 2 North
2023–246th
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/tynedalerugbyfootballclub

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.

History

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The first match was against Elswick in 1876.[1] In 1904 they won the Northumberland Senior Shield.[2]

In 2008 they were promoted to National Division Two.[3]

Honours

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Facilities

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Over 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

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2024–25 National League 2 North table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Leeds Tykes 18 17 0 1 613 357 +256 16 1 85 Promotion place
2 Sheffield 18 17 0 1 650 343 +307 15 1 84
3 Lymm 17 15 0 2 628 418 +210 16 0 76
4 Fylde 17 10 0 7 534 464 +70 11 4 55
5 Tynedale 18 8 3 7 492 564 −72 12 2 52
6 Wharfedale 18 9 0 9 472 494 −22 12 2 50
7 Chester 18 8 0 10 528 565 −37 10 4 46
8 Hull Ionians 18 6 0 12 546 505 +41 12 9 45
9 Preston Grasshoppers 18 7 1 10 479 564 −85 10 4 44
10 Sheffield Tigers 18 5 1 12 407 472 −65 9 8 39
11 Hull 18 6 0 12 439 578 −139 8 3 35
12 Otley 17 5 1 11 403 541 −138 6 4 32
13 Billingham 17 5 1 11 398 514 −116 7 2 31 Relegation place
14 Harrogate 18 2 1 15 429 639 −210 10 8 28
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2025. Source: National League Rugby [5]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby - Tynedale Rugby Football Ground". This is Corbridge. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. ^ "HISTORY OF TYNEDALE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB". Tynedale RFC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  3. ^ John Inverdale (5 March 2008). "The beauty and floods of Tynedale Rugby Club". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  4. ^ "StackPath". Tynedale RFC. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  5. ^ "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby.
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