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.
Hartpury add to forward power ahead of season curtain raiser
We are pleased to announce two additions to our playing resources as we move towards Saturday’s big kick off. Both are dual-registered second row forwards, an area where Hartpury have needed to strengthen following a number of players moving on at the end of 2020-21. Alex Groves comes to us…
Hartpury announce Will Crane and JB Bruzulier as co-captains
Hooker Will Crane and summer signing, scrum-half JB Bruzulier will be joint skippers of the Hartpury University RFC squad this season. Crane was part of a similar duo last season, while the appointment of Bruzulier reflects both his Championship experience and the impact he has made on the management since…
Hartpury train with Bristol Bears
Rather than another pre-season fixture, Hartpury University RFC trained ‘behind-closed-doors’ at the lavishly appointed Bristol Bears training centre on Friday. The overall session lasted around 90minutes and comprised of a number of attack/defence scenarios for both clubs, played at full tempo and full contact. The Bears had the majority of…
Strong first half provides pre-season encouragement for Hartpury
In beautiful sunshine, this game entertained a good pre-season crowd, swollen by large numbers who had travelled up from South Wales. Osprey’s Director of Rugby, the experienced Toby Booth, pronounced himself to be well-pleased with the exercise saying, “It was a brilliant game for us in terms of bench-marking where…