Grimsby RUFC

Grimsby RUFC

Full name	Grimsby Rugby Union Football Club
Union	Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire RFU
Founded	1885; 140 years ago (1885)
Location	Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Ground(s)	Springfield
League(s)	Midlands 3 East (North)
2019–20	5th
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/grimsbyrufc

Grimsby Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire.^[1] The first XV currently plays in Midlands 3 East (North) following the club's promotion from Midlands 4 East (North) as champions at the end of the 2018–19 season.^[2] 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 Oakham and Ashbourne).^[3]

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 Scartho 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 Second World War. 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.^[4] 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 Earl of Yarborough, the club moved to its current location of Springfield.^[5]

Honours

• Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 champions: 1992–93
• Midlands 4 East (North) champions: 2018–19

Squad

First XV

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Jonathan Casey Hooker England Jorge Asensio Hooker England Conor Simcock Hooker England Mike Porter Hooker England Jordan Smith Hooker England Luke Thornton Prop England Joshua Walker Prop England Colin Matthews Prop England Matt Pettiford Prop England Michael Vankampen Lock England Lewis Rothenburg Lock England Nathan Watson Lock England Peter Shaw Lock England Richard Kissane Lock England Dominic Arnold Lock England Jordan Carr Flanker England Sam Fleming Flanker England Harry Hawkey Flanker England Jake McKay Flanker England Tom Roberts Flanker England Lee Spall Number 8 England Jake Vickers Number 8 England Samuel Vickers Number 8 England Ash Rendall-Tyrrell Number 8 England

Player Position Union Tom Brierley Scrum-half England Ben Nutting Scrum-half England Evan Picking Scrum-half England Kieran Austin-Thomas Fly-half England Tom Baker Fly-half England Darren Daly Fly-half England Ben Holt Fly-half England Alex Lucas Fly-half England Tom Baker Fly-half England Ben Pharaoh Fly-half England Allan Oliver (c) Centre England Luke Chaplin Centre England Rory Thacker Centre England Alfie Wallis Centre England Isaac Machon Centre England Phil Gray Centre England Phil Dann Centre England Declan Edwards Wing England Jack Galewski Wing England Lewis Newsum Wing England Joshua Pickford Wing England Ashley Waterman Wing England James Gordon Wing England Briar Isle-Robinson Wing England Douglas Clough Wing England Brad Watson Fullback England Adam Waterman Fullback England Kieran Dinnes Fullback England

Second XV

Players from the First XV will sometimes drop down to the Second XV to complete the side.^[6]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Adam Mouncey Hooker England James Turgoose Hooker England Stuart Connett Hooker England Bill Aspey Prop England Luke Munro Prop England Jason Stead Prop England Richard Watson Jnr. Prop England Scott Bouch Prop England Jordan White Prop England Ash Hudson Flanker England Joshua Rose Flanker England Jordan Ives Flanker England Gareth Roberts Number 8 England

Player Position Union Brandon Clark Scrum-half England Ash Watson Scrum-half England Daniel Blazke Wing England Morgan Gant Wing England Steve Melin Wing England Sven Peterson Wing England Kieran Snowden Wing England Jordan Landymore Wing England Richard Miller Wing England

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

Year	Captain
2010-11	Neil Corry
2009-10	Stuart Saunders
2006-09	Neil Corry
2005-06	Ben Pharaoh
2004-05	Darren Edwards
2003-04	Ben Pharaoh
2002-03	Jan Slosmanis
2000-02	L. Chambers
1998-00	Jan Slosmanis
1996-98	N. Farquharson
1995-96	G. Smith
1994-95	R. Easton
1991-94	R. Smith
1990-91	S. Robinson
1989-90	M. Lambert
1986-88	D. Armstrong
1985-86	P. Wallis

References

1. "Home". Grimsby RUFC. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
2. "Midlands 3 East (North)". England Rugby. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
3. "Midlands 3 East (North) Table". England Rugby. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
4. "Barratts Recreation Ground". Park: In and Around. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
5. "History". Grimsby RUFC. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
6. "Second XV Squad". Grimsby RUFC. Retrieved 21 March 2017.

External links

• Official website