Hornets
Full nameHornets Rugby Football Club
UnionSomerset RFU
Founded1962; 62 years ago (1962)
LocationWeston-super-Mare, Somerset, England
Ground(s)The Nest
ChairmanStuart Simmons
PresidentNeil Cowlin
Coach(es)Jack Gadd (Headcoach)
Captain(s)Matthew Parker
League(s)National League 2 West
2022-2312th
Team kit
Official website
www.hornetsrfc.co.uk

Hornets Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. The club runs three senior teams, a ladies team and the full range of junior teams. The first XV currently play in National Two West following their promotion from the South West Premier in 2022. The club also has a second XV which plays in the Tribute Somerset Premier and a third XV which plays in the Tribute Somerset 2 North.

Current standings

2023–24 National League 2 West Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Luctonians 17 14 0 3 575 304 271 14 3 73
2 Dings Crusaders 17 13 1 3 536 265 271 10 3 67
3 Clifton 17 10 2 5 512 388 124 9 5 58
4 Exeter University 17 11 0 6 569 486 83 12 3 59
5 Hinckley 17 11 1 5 484 464 20 11 1 58
6 Camborne 17 10 1 6 551 533 18 14 2 58
7 Redruth 17 9 2 6 423 483 -60 9 1 50
8 Old Redcliffians 17 9 0 8 451 447 4 10 3 49
9 Chester 17 8 0 9 442 530 -88 10 0 42
10 Loughborough Students 17 6 0 11 608 579 29 14 1 39
11 Hornets 17 4 1 12 481 524 -43 8 7 33
12 Bournville 17 4 0 13 367 455 -88 10 7 33
13 Newport (Salop) 17 3 0 14 346 595 -249 7 3 22
14 Dudley Kingswinford 17 3 0 14 333 623 -290 5 2 19
  • 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
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 3 February 2024
Source: National League 2 West RFU [1]


Honours

1st team:

2nd team:

3rd team:

References

  1. ^ "National League 2 West". England Rugby.
  2. ^ "Hornets crowned Champions of South West One - 1st XV - Hornets RFC". Archived from the original on 19 December 2014.

External links


National League 2 West
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