Burton RFC
rugby team
Burton Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire. The club operates six senior teams, including an under-22s team, academy sides and a full range of junior teams. The first XV currently play in the Regional 1 North West following their promotion as champions of Midlands 1 West at the end of the 2017–18 season.
History
Burton Rugby Club was formed on 5 October 1870 as Burton Football Club, retaining that name until the word 'rugby' was added in 2001. The club played at Peel Croft, from 1910 until it moved to a new ground, Battlestead Croft in Tatenhill in 2020.
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