Tynedale RFC

Tynedale
Full name	Tynedale Rugby Football Club
Union	Northumberland RFU
Founded	1876
Location	Corbridge, Northumberland, England
Ground(s)	Tynedale Park (Capacity: 2,000 (400 seats))
Coach(es)	Ben Woods
Captain(s)	Matt Outson (1st XV)
League(s)	National League 2 North
2022–23	6th
	Team kit
	Team kit
Official website
	www.pitchero.com/clubs/tynedalerugbyfootballclub

Tynedale RFC is a rugby union team based in Corbridge, Northumberland in North East England. The club was relegated from National League 1 in 2015, the third tier of the English rugby union system and have played in National League 2 North since.

History

The first match was against Elswick in 1876. In 1904 they won the Northumberland Senior Shield.

In 2008 they were promoted to National Division Two.

Honours

Northumberland Senior Cup (24): 1887, 1906, 1911, 1914, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014
North Division 1 division champions: 1999–00
National League 3 North champions: 2007–08
Hawick and Wilton Sevens champions: 1885. (First-ever winner of the tournament.)
Gala Sevens champions: 1885
Melrose Sevens champions: 1886
Glasgow City Sevens champions: 2017

Facilities

Over 35 acres (140,000 m²) of land set in rural surround. The ground is adjacent to the River Tyne – a short walk over the bridge to the historical village of Corbridge. It has seven pitches, one fully floodlit training pitch (floodlighting adequate for 'junior' matches) and one smaller training pitch, fully floodlit – used for Colts training area. The ground has a modern, 400 seat grandstand, and there is also space for standing spectators around the pitch bringing total capacity to approximately 2,000.

Current standings

2023–24 National League 2 North Table

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Losing bonus

Points

1

Leeds Tykes

14

0

546

265

281

13

0

69

2

Rotherham Titans

14

13

0

1

499

245

254

10

1

63

3

Sheffield

14

9

1

4

475

350

125

10

2

50

4

Fylde

14

7

1

6

438

339

99

11

4

45

5

Wharfedale

13

9

0

4

323

281

42

7

0

43

6

Tynedale

14

6

1

7

342

331

11

8

5

39

7

Sheffield Tigers

14

6

1

7

406

394

12

8

2

36

8

Lymm

14

5

1

8

398

454

-56

7

3

32

9

Hull

14

6

1

7

316

392

-76

4

1

31

10

Otley

13

4

0

9

350

424

-74

7

5

28

11

Preston Grasshoppers

14

4

1

9

376

484

-108

7

2

27

12

Billingham

13

4

1

8

252

357

-105

3

1

22

13

Hull Ionians

14

3

0

11

331

466

-135

4

6

22

14

Huddersfield

13

2

0

11

274

544

-270

4

0

12

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

Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 6 January 2024
Source: National League 2 North RFU