Luctonians

Luctonians Sports Club is an English sports club based in Kingsland, Herefordshire. The rugby union team currently plays in National League 2 North, the fourth tier of the English rugby union system, following their promotion from Midlands Premier at the end of the 2018–19 season via the play-offs. The club runs three senior sides and a full range of junior sides. Apart from rugby, Luctonians hosts the practice of cricket, golf, cycling, having also a netball, rounders, ladies touch and ladies contact section for women.[1]

Luctonians
Full nameLuctonians Sports Club
UnionNorth Midlands RFU
Founded1948 (1948)
LocationKingsland, Herefordshire, England
RegionWest Midlands
Ground(s)Mortimer Park (Capacity: 2,500 (300 seats))
ChairmanDickie Williams
PresidentJohn Amos
Coach(es)Ryan Watkins
Top scorerJosh Watkins
League(s)National League 2 North
2019–2013th
Team kit
Official website
www.luctonians.co.uk

Ground

Luctonians play home games at Mortimer Park on Hereford Road in the village of Kingsland – about 4 miles from the nearest town, Leominster.[2] Ground capacity is around 2,500 - a figure that includes 300 seated in the modern grandstand (completed in 2013) - with the rest standing space.[3] Due to its rural location the only access to Mortimer Park is by car, although there is ample parking space.

On 27 April 2019, Luctonians achieved a record attendance of 1,757, who watched them defeat Blaydon in the Midlands-North play-off game to achieve promotion to National League 2 North.

Honours

Current standings
2021–22 National League 2 North Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1Hull302703906402504212132
2Sedgley Park2924141060431629214123
3Rotherham Titans292324919536383183118
4Stourbridge2921081036766270233110
5Fylde3021181049638399193108
6Hull Ionians301821085665020614696
7Tynedale3013116732881−14916575
8Luctonians3014016608529798974
9Sheffield Tigers2913016632708−767665
10Loughborough Students3010020702843−141131063
11Chester3012117645803−1589362
12Wharfedale3011118625823−1989560
13Bournville298120717986−26911651
14Blaydon3070235991057−45811443
15Huddersfield297022494831−3377641
16Harrogate (R)3030274021098−6964319
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 30 April 2022
Source: "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby.

Notes
  1. Not to be confused with Midlands 1 West.

References
  1. Club website homepage
  2. "Find Us". Luctonians Sports Club. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. "Club History". Luctonians Sports Club. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. "NM CUP PREVIOUS WINNERS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.


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