THE HOME OF HARTPURY RFC
Hartpury RFC are currently one of the top 24 clubs in England and have been instrumental in furthering the development of talented rugby players studying at Hartpury. Giving Hartpury recruits the perfect opportunity to experience National League rugby as part of their development, the Saturday team have experienced a swift rise through the league system since their formation back in 2004.
Mixing youth with experience, the RFC also has excellent links with Aviva Premiership side Gloucester Rugby, whose training base is located adjacent to the first-team pitch at Hartpury. The close relationship between the two has seen a number of dual-registered players, all of who are current or recently departed Hartpury students, pulling on the red and black Hartpury jersey as well as the Cherry and Whites strip.
The RFC has also produced full internationals for England, Ireland and Wales, as well as some of the emerging rugby nations, such as Canada, Georgia and Zimbabwe. Offering talented players the chance to experience a professional rugby club atmosphere, we have established an outstanding track record of developing players alongside furthering their education.
Barnes happy with preparations ahead of Worcester Warriors trip
Hartpury RFC go into their first fully competitive pre-season fixture, with Gallagher Premiership outfit Worcester Warriors, at Sixways this Saturday (3pm). The game will be useful indicator of how the squad is shaping up, ahead of their second Greene King IPA Championship season, and is a repeat of the fixture…
Hartpury RFC name Simon Linsell as club captain ahead of the 2018-19 season
Hartpury RFC have confirmed that newly-arrived lock forward, Simon Linsell, will be their club captain for the 2018-19 Greene King IPA Championship season. Linsell has recently graduated in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Exeter. Whilst at Exeter, he also skippered their successful BUCS Super Rugby side,…
Cozens here to take Hartpury higher
Incoming fly-half Luke Cozens is excited to be starting his second spell with Hartpury RFC and believes that club is well-placed to build on last season’s solid first showing in the Green King IPA Championship. Now 31 and back in Gloucestershire after a five-year spell playing in France, he is…
Hartpury RFC to be part of new tackle law trial
The incoming Championship Cup competition will play host to a trial of a new tackle law, the RFU have revealed today. The move, designed to improve player safety, effectively lowers the height at which a tackle, or attempted tackle, is deemed dangerous, from the line of the shoulders to the…