Bletchley RUFC

English rugby club

Rugby team

Bletchley RUFC

Full name

Bletchley Rugby Union Football Club

Union

Buckinghamshire RFU / East Midlands RFU

Location

Fenny Stratford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England

Ground(s)

Manor Fields

League(s)

Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier

2019–20

7th

Team kit

Bletchley Rugby Union Club is an English rugby union club from Milton Keynes who play at Manor Fields. They routinely put out three Senior XVs, a ladies side and a Vets side. The 1st XV play in Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier and the 2nd XVs in the Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 North table. The 3rd XV and Vets side play ad hoc friendly local fixtures. Bletchley Ladies is a developing team which is intending to enter the RFUW leagues in the 2011 season.

In addition to the 120+ adult section, the club has a Youth (U7s to U17s) set-up with over 200 members. In the 2005/06 season the club's U17 squad were Buckinghamshire County Cup champions, and finalists in the South West Division Bowl. The playing activities at Bletchley are supported by a large number of volunteers, including the 50+ Vice-Presidents of whom many are ex-players. Bletchley celebrated its 60th anniversary during the 2007/08 season.

History

In 2003 Bletchley RUFC were the first sports organisation in Milton Keynes/North Bucks to gain the Rugby Football Union 'Seal of Approval' and Sport England Clubmark.^{[citation needed]} In 2006 the club gained Stage 2 accreditation from the same bodies.^{[citation needed]}

Club honours

1st Team:

Bucks Cup winners: 1983-84, 1984-85
Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 champions: 2002–03
Berks/Bucks & Oxon 1 champions: 2003–04, 2021-22
Southern Counties North champions (2): 2006–07, 2013–14

2nd Team:

Berks/Bucks & Oxon 1 North champions: 2006–07
Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 North champions: 2010–11

References

Rugby union in England

Governing body

Rugby Football Union
Rugby Football Union for Women (merged into the RFU)

National teams

Men's	England England A 7's U-21 U-20 U-18 British & Irish Lions England Counties XV
Women's	Women's 7's

International competitions

Men's	World Cup Six Nations Rugby World Cup Sevens Sevens World Series Sevens Grand Prix Series Commonwealth Games
Women's	World Cup Six Nations World Series Sevens

Competition divisions

Men's	Premiership Championship National Leagues London and SE Division Northern Division Midland Division South West Division United Hospitals Cup
Women's	Premiership Women's Rugby