Cinderford R.F.C.

Cinderford RFC is a rugby union club based in the town of Cinderford, Gloucestershire. The first team play in the fourth tier of the English league system following relegation from National League 1 at the end of the 2023–24 season.^[1]

Cinderford

Full name	Cinderford Rugby Football Club
Union	Gloucestershire RFU
Founded	1886; 139 years ago (1886)
Location	Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England
Ground(s)	Beavis Memorial Ground, Dockham Road (Capacity: 2,500)
Captain(s)	Harry Hone
League(s)	National League 2 West
2024–25	7th
Team kit
Official website
www.cinderfordrfc.co.uk

Honours

• South West Division 2 West champions (2): 1990–91, 1998–99^[2]
• London 1 v South West 1 promotion play-off winner: 2000–01
• South West Division 1 champions: 2004–05^[3]
• National Division 3 (north v south) promotion play-off winner: 2007–08
• National League 2 South champions: 2017–18

Current standings

2025–26 National League 2 West table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Barnstaple	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion place
2	Camborne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Chester	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Cinderford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Exeter University	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Hinckley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Loughborough Students	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Luctonians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Lymm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Old Redcliffians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Redruth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Syston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation place
14	Taunton Titans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: September 2025. Source: National League Rugby ^[4]
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

Current squad

Props Chris Bundy Tom Heard Seb Merritt Paul Price Joe Smart Dan Keat Hookers Tom Bozzard Rob Groves Matt Jones Jack Preece Sam Wilkes Nico Woodward Locks Chris Jones Ed King Rich Mountford Tom Napier Lewis Beer Joe Dancer

Loose forwards Luke Allen Ashley Brown George Evans Will Foden Mat Gilbert Jake Kitson Dave McKee Chris McNeil George Mills Adam Nicholls Matthew Lane Scrum-halves Sam Allford Luke Carter Ben Draper Jake Wakefield Will Merivale Danny Pointon Clive Stuart-Smith Fly-halves Rory Teague Mike Wilcox

Centres Simeon James Kai Done Dewi Scourfield Robbie Winchle Wings Brian Barrett Morgan Goodhall Lloyd Stapleton Full-backs Pete Towers Danny Trigg Stef Hawley