Uttoxeter Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club that plays in the Midlands Division.

History

Uttoxeter Rugby Football Club was formed in 1982. It was formed from

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Rugby Football Club, which ceased to exist at the end of the 1981/82 season. Uttoxeter began the 1982/83, with the majority of the former

players now playing at Oldfields Sports and Social Club, in

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, where they remain to this day. Initially the Club ran three senior teams. They played their matches at either Oldfields Hall Middle School or on a field belonging to Fred Allen at the rear of the Shell Mex depot, on the Dovefields Industrial Estate, but were invited to use Oldfields Sports and Social Clubs facilities post match. Eventually they acquired a pitch at Oldfields Sports and Social club despite objections from Soccer and Cricket players who were already operating teams at Oldfields. Recently the club has acquired the use of a second pitch adjacent to the Uttoxeter Leisure Centre. The Club now has a vibrant Youth Section, from tag to under 18 level. The Club has won the

Owen Cup The Staffordshire Owen Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Staffordshire Rugby Union. It was first introduced during the 1980–81 season, with the inaugural winners being Willenhall RUFC, Willenhall. It is ...

five times, most recently in the 2007/8 competition.Uttoxeter Rugby Clubs History

Ground

The club plays its home games at Oldfields Sports & Social Club. The club makes use of a second pitch which is known as

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which is adjacent to Uttoxeter Leisure Centre

Previous Seasons

2008-2009

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2007-2008

Staffordshire Cup Top Try Scorer

2006-2007

Staffordshire Cup Preliminary round Uttoxeter Stone Top Try Scorer

Club honours

Staffordshire 2 Staffordshire 2 was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Staffordshire 1 and there was no relegation. Staffordshire 2 was cancelled at the end of the 2003–04 season and all ...

champions: 1987–88 *

Staffordshire Owen Cup The Staffordshire Owen Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Staffordshire Rugby Union. It was first introduced during the 1980–81 season, with the inaugural winners being Willenhall. It is the third most i ...

winners (6): 1989, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2010 *

Staffordshire 1 Staffordshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands 5 West (North) and relegated teams dropped to Staffordshire 2 until that division was cancelled at the end of ...

champions (3): 1989–90, 1998–99, 2001–02 * Midlands 6 East (North-West) champions: 2008–09 *

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 ...

champions: 2009–10 *

Midlands 4 West (North) Midlands 4 West (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 West Midlands (region), West Midlands region including Shro ...

champions: 2015–16 *

Midlands 3 West (North) Midlands 3 West (North) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, Staffordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Mi ...

champions: 2019–20

References

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External links

Uttoxeter Rugby Club Official Site

Uttoxeter's Rugby First Portal
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