Ampthill RUFC

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Ampthill
Full nameAmpthill Rugby Club
UnionEast Midlands RFU
Founded1881; 144 years ago (1881)[1]
GroundDillingham Park (Capacity: 3,000)
Director of RugbyMark Lavery
CoachPaul Turner
CaptainJosh Barton
LeagueChamp Rugby
2024–258th
Team kit
Official website
www.ampthillrufc.com

Ampthill Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. The club runs six senior teams and the full range of junior sides.[2] The first XV play in Champ Rugby, the second tier of the English rugby union system. Ampthill women's team The Lionesses currently compete in the NC3 competition.

History

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In 2013–14, the team finished second but lost the promotion play-off to Darlington Mowden Park of the National League 2 North.[3] In 2014–15, they again finished second having been transferred to National League 2 North. They beat Bishop's Stortford, the National League 2 South runner-up in the promotion play-off at Dillingham Park, 19–10.[4]

For the 2015–16 season Ampthill have agreed a player development programme with Saracens, allowing young players contracted to Saracens to play for Ampthill.[5]

Honours

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Ampthill were initially National League 3 Midlands champions in 2009–10 but were stripped of the title due to breaches of league rules.[8]

Current standings

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2025–26 Champ Rugby table
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Ealing Trailfinders 3 3 0 0 148 41 +107 3 0 15 Play-off
semi-finals
2 Caldy 3 3 0 0 84 55 +29 3 0 15
3 Worcester Warriors 3 2 0 1 110 75 +35 3 1 12 Play-off
quarter-finals
4 Nottingham 3 2 0 1 76 46 +30 3 1 12
5 Ampthill 3 2 0 1 99 101 −2 3 0 11
6 Hartpury 2 2 0 0 50 46 +4 0 0 8
7 Doncaster Knights 2 1 0 1 50 41 +9 1 0 5
8 Coventry 2 1 0 1 54 59 −5 1 0 5
9 Richmond 3 1 0 2 51 83 −32 0 1 5
10 Bedford Blues 2 0 0 2 52 85 −33 2 1 3
11 Cornish Pirates 2 0 0 2 42 48 −6 0 2 2
12 Cambridge 2 0 0 2 39 87 −48 1 0 1 Relegation play-off
13 Chinnor 2 0 0 2 20 73 −53 0 1 1
14 London Scottish 2 0 0 2 17 52 −35 0 0 0 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2025. Source: England Rugby
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Number of matches drawn
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Current squad

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For player movements before or during the 2024–25 season, see List of 2024–25 RFU Championship transfers § Ampthill.

The Ampthill squad for the 2024–25 season is:[9]

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

Player Position Union
Syd Blackmore Hooker Wales Wales
Jordon Liney Hooker Wales Wales
Rhys Marshall Hooker New Zealand New Zealand
Richard Barrington Prop England England
Harrison Courtney Prop New Zealand New Zealand
James Flynn Prop England England
Dom Hardman Prop England England
James Johnston Prop Samoa Samoa
Oskar Hicks Lock Australia Australia
Aidan King Lock Australia Australia
Jake Parkinson Lock Scotland Scotland
Arthur Thomas Lock Wales Wales
Max Clementson Back row England England
Karl Main Back row Scotland Scotland
Valentino Mapapalangi Back row Tonga Tonga
Cameron Rafferty Back row England England
Lekima Ravuvu Back row England England
Charles Rylands Back row England England
Player Position Union
Roan Frostwick Scrum-half Scotland Scotland
Rory Morgan Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Gavin Williams Scrum-half Wales Wales
Joe Adams Fly-half England England
Joe Barton Fly-half England England
Evan Mitchell Fly-half England England
Tom Barton Centre England England
Byron Sharwood Centre South Africa South Africa
Fraser Stratchan Centre Scotland Scotland
Sione Va'enuku Centre Tonga Tonga
Mason Cullen Wing Scotland Scotland
Wilson Ijeh Wing England England
Finl Parker Wing England England
Vereimi Qorowale Wing Fiji Fiji
Archie English Fullback England England
Benjy Joseland Fullback England England
Oran McNulty Fullback Ireland Ireland

References

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  1. ^ "...reformed after WWII in 1950 the current club...""A brief History of Ampthill & District Community RUFC". Ampthill & District RUFC. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. ^ Club website home page - headlines section Archived 11 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "National League 2 South". Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  4. ^ "National 2 Promotion Playoff". Archived from the original on 29 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Ampthill & Saracens Player Development Programme". Ampthill RUFC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015.
  6. ^ "RFU".
  7. ^ http://www.emru.co.uk/clubimages/10/documents/Previous%20winners%20of%20the%20WB%20EM%20Snr%20Cup.doc [permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "National League Rugby Discussion Forum".
  9. ^ "1st XV Squad". Ampthill RUFC. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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