Grimsby Rugby Union Football Club is an

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team based in

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. The first XV currently plays in

Midlands 3 East (North) Midlands 3 East (North) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the English Rugby Union Midland Division, Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Derbyshire, Linco ...

following the club's promotion from

Midlands 4 East (North) Midlands 4 East (North) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the English Rugby Union Midland Division, Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Derbyshire, Lincol ...

as champions at the end of the 2018–19 season. The club runs three senior sides and five junior sides. They currently hold the record for most titles in Midlands 3 East (North) with two titles (equalling the records of

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and Ashbourne).

History

Grimsby RUFC was founded in 1885, with Walter Alford Green being appointed as the club's first president. The new club played their first game against Hull and East Riding RUFC. Grimsby went on to lose this game. The club formed on a proper basis in January 1923. The first game as an official club was played away at Gainsborough. Grimsby won the game by 31 points to 5. Many of the club's early home games were played at Charlton's, on Littlefield Lane. The club managed to secure their own pitch a little while later, at Fairfield in the

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area of Grimsby. After this, the club played Gainsborough again, this time at home. Grimsby won this match too, by 62 points to zero. This game was watched by over 2,000 spectators. The club changed grounds many times after the

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. First, they played on land at the bottom of Peakes Lane. They then moved to the land on Barratts Recreation Ground, behind the Scartho Road Swimming Pool. It was decided that the club needed a new ground in 1961 however, and after a large amount of fundraising by club members, and help from the

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, the club moved to its current location of Springfield.

Honours

Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands 3 East (North), Midlands 4 East (North) (formerly Midlands East 2) ...

champions: 1992–93 *

champions: 2018–19

Squad

First XV

Second XV

Players from the First XV will sometimes drop down to the Second XV to complete the side.

Personnel

Club Officials

*President: Stuart Connett *Chairperson: Martin Simons *Junior Chairman: Glen Norman *Director of Rugby/Head Coach: Fred Prendagast *Coach: Andy Picking *Coach: Phil Dyson *Coach: Mike Newman *Coach: Martin Simons

Past Captains

References

External links

* {{Rugby union in England Grimsby Sport in Grimsby English rugby union teams Rugby union in Lincolnshire Rugby clubs established in 1885 1885 establishments in England