THE HOME OF HARTPURY UNIVERSITY RFC
Hartpury University 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, Wales, and Italy 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.
Billy Burns the latest old boy to get international call
More congratulations! This time they go to Billy Burns who becomes the eighth former Hartpury University RFC player to be called into a 2020 Guinness Six Nations squad after he was named by new Ireland Head coach Andy Farrell. It is a justified reward for Billy, who has been in…
Barnes wary of Blues revival
Hartpury travel to Bedford Blues on Saturday, looking to bounce back after the disappointment of Saturday’s last-gasp home defeat to Jersey Reds. In a low scoring game, Hartpury were leading by four points before a final-play try, from a lineout drive, took the result away from them. Hartpury were left…
Hartpury old boys receive international call-ups
There’s been some great news this week, as the northern hemisphere countries start to name their squads for the upcoming Guinness Six Nations tournament. The first to announce were Italy and it was no great shock to see Sebastian Negri, Callum Braley and Jake Polledri all named. Negri has featured…
Hartpury University RFC 9 – Jersey Reds 10
Jersey won this game – dramatically – in the dying seconds, after a series of attacking line-outs, partly resulting from Hartpury indiscipline, created the late opportunity. However, the home team were left incensed after a clear and very obvious Jersey knock on, prior to the final passage of play, went…