Tynedale RFC

Tynedale
Full nameTynedale Rugby Football Club
UnionNorthumberland RFU
Founded1876 (1876)
LocationCorbridge, Northumberland, England
GroundTynedale Park (Capacity: 2,000 (400 seats))
Coach Ben Woods
Captain Matt Outson (1st XV)
LeagueNational League 2 North
2024–255th
Team kit
Official website
pitchero.com/tynedalerfc

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.[1] In 1904 they won the Northumberland Senior Shield.[2]

In 2008 they were promoted to National Division Two.[3]

Honours

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

2025–26 National League 2 North table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Sheffield 21 21 0 0 818 358 +460 20 0 104 Promotion place
2 Tynedale 23 18 0 5 790 451 +339 16 3 91 Promotion Play-off
3 Macclesfield 22 18 0 4 889 577 +312 17 1 90
4 Hull Ionians 23 15 1 7 715 491 +224 17 3 82
5 Darlington Mowden Park 23 13 1 9 767 741 +26 18 2 74
6 Fylde 23 12 3 8 722 570 +152 14 5 73
7 Wharfedale 23 11 0 12 634 680 −46 13 6 63
8 Sheffield Tigers 23 10 0 13 583 533 +50 11 7 58
9 Billingham 23 9 0 14 521 782 −261 14 2 52
10 Preston Grasshoppers 22 8 1 13 637 682 −45 13 3 50
11 Otley 23 6 0 17 588 728 −140 10 8 42
12 Rossendale 23 6 0 17 508 885 −377 12 2 38 Relegation Play-off
13 Hull 23 4 0 19 505 812 −307 10 5 31 Relegation place
14 Scunthorpe 21 4 0 17 456 843 −387 9 5 30
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: National League Rugby [5]
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

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Rugby – Tynedale Rugby Football Ground". This is Corbridge. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. ^ "HISTORY OF TYNEDALE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB". Tynedale RFC. Retrieved 12 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ John Inverdale (5 March 2008). "The beauty and floods of Tynedale Rugby Club". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  4. ^ "StackPath". Tynedale RFC. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  5. ^ "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby.