Cinderford R.F.C.

Cinderford
Full name	Cinderford Rugby Football Club
Union	Gloucestershire RFU
Founded	1886; 140 years ago (1886)
Location	Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England
Ground(s)	Beavis Memorial Ground, Dockham Road (Capacity: 2,500)
Captain	Harry Hone
League	National League 2 West
2024–25	7th
	Team kit
	Team kit
Official website
	www.cinderfordrfc.co.uk

English rugby union club, based in Gloucestershire

Rugby team

Cinderford RFC is a rugby union club based in the town of Cinderford, Gloucestershire. The first team play in the fourth tier of the English league system following relegation from National League 1 at the end of the 2023–24 season.^[1]

Honours

South West Division 2 West champions (2): 1990–91, 1998–99^[2]
London 1 v South West 1 promotion play-off winner: 2000–01
South West Division 1 champions: 2004–05^[3]
National Division 3 (north v south) promotion play-off winner: 2007–08
National League 2 South champions: 2017–18

Current standings

2025–26 National League 2 West table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Camborne	16	15	0	1	648	370	+278	13	1	74	Promotion place
2	Luctonians	16	13	0	3	540	315	+225	14	1	67
3	Barnstaple	16	10	0	6	449	450	−1	13	1	54
4	Cinderford	16	9	0	7	466	445	+21	11	2	49
5	Taunton Titans	15	7	0	8	491	464	+27	12	7	47
6	Hornets	16	9	0	7	454	430	+24	9	1	46
7	Hinckley	15	8	0	7	485	443	+42	12	2	46
8	Lymm	16	8	0	8	499	517	−18	10	2	44
9	Chester	16	7	1	8	475	535	−60	11	3	44
10	Redruth	16	7	0	9	428	443	−15	10	3	41
11	Old Redcliffians	16	6	0	10	403	441	−38	9	4	37
12	Exeter University	16	5	0	11	538	597	−59	10	1	31
13	Loughborough Students	16	4	1	11	456	611	−155	11	2	31	Relegation place
14	Syston	16	2	0	14	379	650	−271	8	1	17	Relegation place

Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2026. Source: National League Rugby ^[4]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

Number of matches won
Number of matches drawn
Difference between points for and against
Total number of points for
Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Current squad

Props

Chris Bundy
Tom Heard
Seb Merritt
Paul Price
Joe Smart

Dan Keat

Hookers

Tom Bozzard
Rob Groves
Matt Jones
Jack Preece
Sam Wilkes
Nico Woodward

Locks

Chris Jones
Ed King
Rich Mountford
Tom Napier
Lewis Beer
Joe Dancer

Loose forwards

Luke Allen
Ashley Brown
George Evans
Will Foden
Mat Gilbert
Jake Kitson
Dave McKee
Chris McNeil
George Mills
Adam Nicholls
Matthew Lane

Scrum-halves

Sam Allford
Luke Carter
Ben Draper
Jake Wakefield
Will Merivale
Danny Pointon
Clive Stuart-Smith

Fly-halves

Rory Teague
Mike Wilcox

Centres

Simeon James
Kai Done
Dewi Scourfield
Robbie Winchle

Wings

Brian Barrett
Morgan Goodhall
Lloyd Stapleton

Full-backs

Pete Towers
Danny Trigg
Stef Hawley

References

^ Heal Chris (29 April 2024). "Bishop's Stortford and Leicester Lions survive while Rotherham complete centenary year as champions". Talking Rugby Union.
^ "Trelawny's Army Final League Tables 1998-99". trelawnysarmy.org.
^ "Trelawny's Army Final League Tables 2004-2005". trelawnysarmy.org.
^ "National League 2 West". NCA Rugby.

External links

Official website

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[1] Heal Chris (29 April 2024). "Bishop's Stortford and Leicester Lions survive while Rotherham complete centenary year as champions". Talking Rugby Union.

[2] "Trelawny's Army Final League Tables 1998-99". trelawnysarmy.org.

[3] "Trelawny's Army Final League Tables 2004-2005". trelawnysarmy.org.

[4] "National League 2 West". NCA Rugby.