Matson RFC
| Full name | Matson Rugby Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Gloucestershire RFU | |
| Founded | 1957 | |
| Location | Matson, Gloucestershire, England | |
| League(s) | Regional 2 Severn | |
| 2022โ23 | 1st (promoted to Regional 1 South West) | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
Matson Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Matson, Gloucestershire, England. The first XV currently plays in Regional 1 South West. As well as the first XV, the club operates a second XV and a third XV, Matson Colts and the full age range of junior sides.
History
The club was founded in September 1957 following the construction of a new council estate was built in the area, and most of the players came from this new area of Matson.
With the introduction of league rugby in 1987, Matson were placed in the
The club was promoted to Regional 1 South West in 2023, and therefore plays at tier 5 for the first time having moved between lower tiers throughout the history of organised league rugby in England.
The club has achieved many victories in county cup competitions, with its various teams winning county cups on 66 different occasions. The first XV has won the North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup 29 times. This included 12 consecutive wins between 1963 and 1974, with the exception of 1967โ68, six consecutive victories between 1977 and 1982 and four more successive Senior Cup victories at the end of the 1980s. Also, the club's second XV has lifted the North Gloucestershire Combination Junior Cup 17 times and the third XV has won the North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup on 20 occasions.
Honours
- Counties 1 Western North champions: 1987-88[1]
- Counties 1 Western North champions: 2013-14[2]
- Regional 2 Severn champions: 2022-23[3]
- North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup winners: 29 occasions
- North Gloucestershire Combination Junior Cup winners: 17 times
- North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup winners: 20 occasions
References
- ^ a b Stephen Jones, ed. (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988โ89. London: Rothmans Publications Ltd.
- ^ "2013-14 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Regional 2 Severn". England Rugby. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
