Lymm Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Lymm, Cheshire. The club runs six senior sides (including two colts teams) and a full range of junior sides as well as teams in squash and recently formed a hockey club.[1] The first XV currently playing in National League 2 North, a fourth tier league in the English rugby union system, following their promotion from Regional 1 North West in season 2022–23.
Ground
The club is based at Crouchley Lane on the southern outskirts of town. There are three full size pitches, including the main pitch which is AGP, as well as several mini pitches. There is on-site parking, a club house and facilities for other sports including squash, tennis and field hockey.[2] Capacity around the main rugby pitch is limited to around 1,000 standing.
Current standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds Tykes | 19 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 637 | 375 | +262 | 16 | 1 | 89 | Promotion place |
| 2 | Sheffield | 19 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 668 | 367 | +301 | 15 | 2 | 85 | |
| 3 | Lymm | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 652 | 494 | +158 | 16 | 0 | 76 | |
| 4 | Fylde | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 603 | 508 | +95 | 13 | 5 | 62 | |
| 5 | Wharfedale | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 504 | 508 | −4 | 13 | 2 | 55 | |
| 6 | Tynedale | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 521 | 595 | −74 | 13 | 3 | 54 | |
| 7 | Chester | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 559 | 594 | −35 | 11 | 4 | 51 | |
| 8 | Hull Ionians | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 573 | 522 | +51 | 12 | 9 | 49 | |
| 9 | Preston Grasshoppers | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 503 | 605 | −102 | 11 | 4 | 45 | |
| 10 | Otley | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 485 | 563 | −78 | 8 | 4 | 42 | |
| 11 | Hull | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 480 | 602 | −122 | 9 | 3 | 40 | |
| 12 | Sheffield Tigers | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 424 | 499 | −75 | 9 | 8 | 39 | |
| 13 | Harrogate | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 456 | 663 | −207 | 11 | 8 | 33 | Relegation place |
| 14 | Billingham | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 427 | 597 | −170 | 7 | 2 | 31 |
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- 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
Honours
- Glengarth Sevens Davenport Plate winners: 1973
- Cheshire Cup winners: 1989[4]
- North West 1 champions: 1995–96
- North 1 West champions: 2009–10[5]
- Regional 1 North West champions: 2022–23[6]
Notes
References
- ^ "Welcome to Lymm". Lymm RFC. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Clubhouse information". Lymm Rugby. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby.
- ^ "ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 20 JUNE 1989" (PDF). Cheshire RFU. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "2009–2010 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Regional 1 North 2022-23". England Rugby. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
