Stoke on Trent RUFC

Stoke on Trent Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union club located to the east of Barlaston near Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire. The first XV currently play in Midlands 1 West, a sixth tier league in the English rugby union system.

Stoke on Trent
Full nameStoke on Trent Rugby Union Football Club
UnionStaffordshire Rugby Union
LocationStoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England
Ground(s)Hartwell Lane
League(s)Midlands 1 West
2019–208th
Official website
www.stokerufc.co.uk

Early league history

When league rugby was introduced in 1987, Stoke on Trent was placed in Midlands Division 1 and won promotion to Area 4 North in their first season. However, after two seasons they were relegated back to tier 5, having narrowly escaped relegation the previous season and in their relegation season of 1989-90 they lost every league game.[1] They won immediate promotion back to Area 4 North and stayed there until they were placed in a new fifth tier - Courage League Division 5 - following a league structure by the RFU. They remained in the North Division division until another restructure in 1996 saw them move back to the fourth tier - National 4 North - but after just a single season they were relegated to Midlands Division 1.

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References
  1. "Area League 1989/90". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992–93. London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 170–185. ISBN 0 7472 7907 1.
  3. "2011-2012 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. "2002-2003 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  5. "2007-2008 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  6. "CONGRATULATION LONGTON". Longton Rugby. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. "Final Kick drama". Burton RFC (Pitchero). 25 April 2015.
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