Ampthill RUFC
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 currently plays in National League 1, the third tier of the English rugby union system. 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. Saracens academy manager Don Barell commented: “Saracens are looking forward to having our young players at Ampthill. Ralph Adams - Hale and Billy Walker will benefit from the loan and it will allow the young players to gain the valuable rugby experience that Ampthill can offer. It is a club with good ambition and we are looking forward to seeing them compete in National 1 next season”.[5]
Club honours
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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Club |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points for |
Points against |
Points diff |
Try bonus |
Losing bonus |
Points |
1 | Hartpury College | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 634 | 186 | 448 | 14 | 0 | 70 |
2 | Birmingham Moseley | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 402 | 310 | 92 | 6 | 1 | 51 |
3 | Plymouth Albion | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 430 | 287 | 143 | 8 | 3 | 51 |
4 | Blackheath | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 376 | 261 | 115 | 8 | 1 | 49 |
5 | Ampthill | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 369 | 294 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 47 |
6 | Coventry | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 438 | 354 | 84 | 6 | 2 | 40 |
7 | Rosslyn Park | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 369 | 286 | 83 | 4 | 5 | 35 |
8 | Old Albanian | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 360 | 375 | −15 | 8 | 3 | 35 |
9 | Loughborough Students | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 435 | 473 | −38 | 7 | 1 | 34 |
10 | Cambridge | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 371 | 469 | −98 | 8 | 2 | 34 |
11 | Esher | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 376 | 388 | −12 | 6 | 5 | 31 |
12 | Fylde | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 326 | 457 | −131 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
13 | Darlington Mowden Park | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 257 | 400 | −143 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
14 | Hull Ionians | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 279 | 458 | −179 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
15 | Blaydon | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 296 | 520 | −224 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
16 | Macclesfield | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 293 | 493 | −200 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
- Points system: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 point if a team loses by seven points or less (losing bonus); 1 point if the team scores four or more tries in a match (try bonus)
- 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
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Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 3 December 2016 Source: "National League 1". NCA Rugby. |
Current squad
2016-17
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
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