675:
277:
214:
256:
193:
235:
165:
263:
200:
249:
179:
361:
Rugby
Football Club was formed at a meeting was organized by Mr F A Fream on Thursday 11 October 1888, after members of the Lydney and Aylburton Cricket Club had expressed an interest in playing a "winter" game, which was already played by a number of clubs in the area. The first game was played at
270:
207:
186:
158:
470:
won full
England caps while playing for other clubs. Robert Sargent represented England Colleges against Wales in 2001. England Women's International Georgia Stevens also played for Lydney.
242:
172:
32:
447:
From the early days Lydney had produced a steady stream of players who achieved County honours. Austin Lewis also had
English and Welsh trials in 1904/5 and 1905/6.
366:
who won by 3 tries and 1 conversion to nil. The club was originally nicknamed "the
Tinplaters", but later were more widely known as the Severnsiders.
702:
1228:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
414:
1421:
432:
1426:
1416:
450:
No player has achieved senior international honours while playing for the club. However, having begun their careers with Lydney,
1411:
1254:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1160:
1155:
1150:
695:
399:
1186:
1181:
1176:
52:
1386:
1376:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1249:
1244:
641:
459:
575:
553:
688:
839:
436:
910:
619:
467:
463:
439:, was invited to become President of the club. He held this position for 70 years until his death in 1958.
419:
597:
930:
864:
342:
844:
404:
363:
711:
505:
410:
395:
1112:
1046:
854:
382:, then the top club side in England, on 23 January 1983. The match was televised on the BBC's
1122:
1097:
1084:
960:
338:
285:
222:
130:
1031:
1013:
970:
965:
790:
735:
8:
1071:
775:
750:
674:
1117:
935:
882:
829:
1061:
900:
887:
1036:
975:
950:
780:
1431:
1041:
869:
849:
375:
334:
84:
1107:
1051:
1026:
1008:
1003:
990:
905:
895:
834:
785:
740:
730:
1405:
1127:
1066:
1056:
1021:
915:
859:
816:
795:
745:
455:
383:
1092:
1079:
995:
945:
925:
877:
800:
770:
765:
760:
680:
955:
920:
824:
326:
531:
1102:
940:
725:
980:
755:
451:
379:
358:
31:
88:
354:
330:
80:
668:
600:. SunGreen - Old photos and memories of Lydney Grammar School
309:
490:
Most 1st XV points scored – 418 Adam
Westall (2002–03)
493:
Most 1st XV tries scored – 33 David Crabbe (1972–73)
345:
following their promotion after the 2021–22 season.
16:English rugby union club, based in Gloucestershire
496:Most 1st XV drop goals – 12 Mark Smith (1989–90)
1403:
374:The club enjoyed several successful runs in the
479:Most 1st XV points scored – 1927 John F Morris
696:
476:Most 1st XV appearances – 571 Winston Morris
378:during the 1980s, including a match against
710:
482:Most 1st XV tries scored – 160 Paul Howell
703:
689:
673:
30:
598:"Schoolboy Rugby Internationals 1957-58"
433:Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe
526:
524:
411:National Division Three (north v south)
1404:
442:
386:, with Lydney narrowly losing 9 – 16.
684:
521:
234:
157:
362:Lydney on 22 November 1888 against
13:
499:
14:
1443:
660:
426:
275:
268:
261:
254:
247:
240:
233:
212:
205:
198:
191:
184:
177:
170:
163:
156:
1422:Rugby clubs established in 1888
437:Governor-General of New Zealand
405:Courage League Division 5 South
1427:Rugby union in Gloucestershire
1417:1888 establishments in England
634:
612:
590:
568:
546:
100:Regentsholme (Capacity: 1,500)
1:
514:
337:. The club currently play in
1412:Rugby union teams in England
719:2021–22 teams (final season)
534:. Lydney Rugby Football Club
420:National League 3 South West
413:promotion play-off winners:
64:; 136 years ago
7:
644:. Gloucester Rugby Heritage
10:
1448:
389:
369:
348:
343:English rugby union system
323:Lydney Rugby Football Club
44:Lydney Rugby Football Club
1319:
1264:National Division 3 South
1263:
1237:
1222:National Division 4 South
1221:
1195:
1169:
1143:
1136:
840:Birmingham & Solihull
809:
718:
396:Courage Area League South
341:at the fifth tier of the
307:
302:
298:
148:
144:
136:
124:
114:
104:
94:
76:
58:
48:
38:
29:
1320:National League 2 South
1238:National League 2 South
865:Bridgwater & Albion
712:National League 2 South
506:Steve James (cricketer)
1042:Penzance & Newlyn
620:"Articles Lydney RFC"
486:Single season records
339:Regional 1 South West
131:Regional 1 South West
966:London Irish Amateur
1196:National Division 4
1000:Metropolitan Police
911:Ealing Trailfinders
443:Players and coaches
431:Upon its founding,
53:Gloucestershire RFU
26:
1113:Tonbridge Juddians
1098:Sutton & Epsom
845:Bishop's Stortford
422:champions: 2013–14
407:champions: 1995–96
24:
1399:
1398:
1395:
1394:
1144:Area League South
1123:Weston-super-Mare
1085:Streatham-Croydon
320:
319:
294:
293:
1439:
1170:National 4 South
1141:
1140:
1037:Old Redcliffians
931:Hartpury College
801:Worthing Raiders
791:Rochford Hundred
761:Guernsey Raiders
705:
698:
691:
682:
681:
677:
672:
671:
669:Official website
654:
653:
651:
649:
638:
632:
631:
629:
627:
616:
610:
609:
607:
605:
594:
588:
587:
585:
583:
572:
566:
565:
563:
561:
550:
544:
543:
541:
539:
528:
316:
313:
311:
303:Official website
279:
278:
272:
271:
265:
264:
258:
257:
251:
250:
244:
243:
237:
236:
216:
215:
209:
208:
202:
201:
195:
194:
188:
187:
181:
180:
174:
173:
167:
166:
160:
159:
150:
149:
127:
117:
107:
97:
72:
70:
65:
41:
34:
27:
23:
1447:
1446:
1442:
1441:
1440:
1438:
1437:
1436:
1402:
1401:
1400:
1391:
1315:
1259:
1233:
1217:
1191:
1165:
1132:
1080:Southend Saxons
1047:Plymouth Albion
971:London Scottish
805:
776:Leicester Lions
751:Dings Crusaders
736:Bury St Edmunds
714:
709:
667:
666:
663:
658:
657:
647:
645:
642:"Morris, Simon"
640:
639:
635:
625:
623:
618:
617:
613:
603:
601:
596:
595:
591:
581:
579:
574:
573:
569:
559:
557:
552:
551:
547:
537:
535:
530:
529:
522:
517:
511:
502:
500:Notable players
445:
429:
392:
376:John Player Cup
372:
351:
335:Gloucestershire
308:
290:
289:
281:
280:
276:
273:
269:
266:
262:
259:
255:
252:
248:
245:
241:
238:
227:
226:
218:
217:
213:
210:
206:
203:
199:
196:
192:
189:
185:
182:
178:
175:
171:
168:
164:
161:
125:
115:
105:
95:
85:Gloucestershire
68:
66:
63:
39:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1445:
1435:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1397:
1396:
1393:
1392:
1390:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1323:
1321:
1317:
1316:
1314:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1267:
1265:
1261:
1260:
1258:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1241:
1239:
1235:
1234:
1232:
1231:
1225:
1223:
1219:
1218:
1216:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1199:
1197:
1193:
1192:
1190:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1173:
1171:
1167:
1166:
1164:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1147:
1145:
1138:
1134:
1133:
1131:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1118:Westcombe Park
1115:
1110:
1108:Taunton Titans
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1027:Old Elthamians
1024:
1019:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
936:Haywards Heath
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
890:
885:
880:
875:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
819:
813:
811:
807:
806:
804:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
722:
720:
716:
715:
708:
707:
700:
693:
685:
679:
678:
662:
661:External links
659:
656:
655:
633:
611:
589:
567:
545:
519:
518:
516:
513:
509:
508:
501:
498:
474:Career records
468:Gordon Sargent
464:Peter Kingston
460:Chris Williams
444:
441:
428:
427:Club officials
425:
424:
423:
417:
408:
402:
391:
388:
371:
368:
350:
347:
329:club based in
318:
317:
305:
304:
300:
299:
296:
295:
292:
291:
282:
274:
267:
260:
253:
246:
239:
232:
231:
230:
228:
219:
211:
204:
197:
190:
183:
176:
169:
162:
155:
154:
153:
146:
145:
142:
141:
138:
134:
133:
128:
122:
121:
118:
112:
111:
108:
102:
101:
98:
92:
91:
78:
74:
73:
60:
56:
55:
50:
46:
45:
42:
36:
35:
20:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1444:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1409:
1407:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1324:
1322:
1318:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1268:
1266:
1262:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1242:
1240:
1236:
1230:
1227:
1226:
1224:
1220:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1200:
1198:
1194:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1174:
1172:
1168:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1148:
1146:
1142:
1139:
1135:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1032:Old Patesians
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1022:Old Colfeians
1020:
1017:
1015:
1014:North Walsham
1012:
1010:
1009:Newbury Blues
1007:
1005:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
916:Exeter Chiefs
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
891:
889:
888:Charlton Park
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
820:
818:
815:
814:
812:
808:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
723:
721:
717:
713:
706:
701:
699:
694:
692:
687:
686:
683:
676:
670:
665:
664:
643:
637:
621:
615:
599:
593:
577:
571:
555:
549:
533:
527:
525:
520:
512:
507:
504:
503:
497:
494:
491:
488:
487:
483:
480:
477:
475:
471:
469:
465:
461:
457:
456:Trevor Wintle
453:
448:
440:
438:
434:
421:
418:
416:
412:
409:
406:
403:
401:
397:
394:
393:
387:
385:
384:Rugby Special
381:
377:
367:
365:
360:
356:
346:
344:
340:
336:
332:
328:
324:
315:
306:
301:
297:
288:
287:
229:
225:
224:
152:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
132:
129:
123:
119:
113:
109:
103:
99:
93:
90:
86:
82:
79:
75:
61:
57:
54:
51:
47:
43:
37:
33:
28:
19:
1381:
1062:Rosslyn Park
985:
976:London Welsh
951:High Wycombe
810:Former clubs
781:Old Albanian
766:Henley Hawks
646:. Retrieved
636:
624:. Retrieved
614:
602:. Retrieved
592:
580:. Retrieved
570:
558:. Retrieved
548:
536:. Retrieved
532:"About Club"
510:
495:
492:
489:
485:
484:
481:
478:
473:
472:
449:
446:
430:
373:
352:
322:
321:
283:
220:
120:Jack Spencer
18:
870:Broadstreet
855:Bournemouth
830:Basingstoke
576:"History 2"
554:"History 3"
398:champions:
327:rugby union
110:Rhys Oakley
1406:Categories
1004:Mounts Bay
991:Maidenhead
961:Launceston
901:Cinderford
892:Cheltenham
850:Blackheath
835:Berry Hill
741:Canterbury
731:Barnstaple
648:29 October
626:29 October
622:. Pitchero
604:29 October
582:29 October
578:. Pitchero
560:29 October
556:. Pitchero
538:29 October
515:References
312:.lydneyrfc
116:Captain(s)
21:Rugby team
1128:Wimbledon
1067:Salisbury
996:Maidstone
883:Cambridge
874:Camberley
860:Bracknell
796:Westcliff
452:Bev Dovey
359:Aylburton
126:League(s)
106:Coach(es)
96:Ground(s)
40:Full name
1072:Shelford
1057:Richmond
946:Hertford
926:Guernsey
878:Camborne
817:Ampthill
771:Hinckley
435:, later
364:Coleford
77:Location
1387:2021–22
1382:2020–21
1377:2019–20
1372:2018–19
1367:2017–18
1362:2016–17
1357:2015–16
1352:2014–15
1347:2013–14
1342:2012–13
1337:2011–12
1332:2010–11
1327:2009–10
1311:2008–09
1306:2007–08
1301:2006–07
1296:2005–06
1291:2004–05
1286:2003–04
1281:2002–03
1276:2001–02
1271:2000–01
1255:1999–00
1250:1998–99
1245:1997–98
1229:1996–97
1213:1995–96
1208:1994–95
1203:1993–94
1187:1992–93
1182:1991–92
1177:1990–91
1161:1989–90
1156:1988–89
1151:1987–88
1137:Seasons
1093:Sudbury
1052:Reading
1018:Norwich
921:Exmouth
906:Dorking
896:Chinnor
825:Barking
821:Askeans
786:Redruth
746:Clifton
415:2002–03
400:1988–89
390:Honours
370:Results
349:History
137:2023–24
89:England
67: (
59:Founded
1432:Lydney
1103:Tabard
1089:Stroud
1076:Sidcup
986:Lydney
956:Jersey
941:Havant
726:Barnes
355:Lydney
331:Lydney
81:Lydney
25:Lydney
981:Luton
756:Esher
325:is a
49:Union
650:2019
628:2019
606:2019
584:2019
562:2019
540:2019
466:and
380:Sale
357:and
353:The
314:.com
284:2nd
221:1st
69:1888
62:1888
310:www
286:kit
223:kit
140:7th
1408::
523:^
462:,
458:,
454:,
333:,
87:,
83:,
704:e
697:t
690:v
652:.
630:.
608:.
586:.
564:.
542:.
71:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
