Teignmouth R.F.C.
rugby team
Teignmouth Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Teignmouth, Devon, England. The club runs two senior men's teams, a women's senior team, a veterans team, a colts team and a junior section for both girls and boys. The men's 1st XV currently play in Regional 2 South West – a league at level 6 of the English rugby union system. Since 2022, the club has also been home to Westcountry Wasps Rugby Football Club, Devon's oldest International Gay Rugby club.
History
Teignmouth RFC was officially formed in January 1874 and have played at Bitton Park Sports Ground since 1904, with the exception of the 1906–07 and 1982–83 seasons. When league rugby was launched in England for the 1987–88 season, Teignmouth were placed in the Cornwall & Devon league, where they remained for thirteen years.
The 2000–01 season was a bad year for Teignmouth Rugby Football Club. December 2000 saw the club closed down and put into administration due to an unpaid VAT bill. With the club facing closure a rescue package was launched with members raising enough money to buy the club out of administration. In a season badly affected by the foot and mouth crisis, which saw a number of games unplayed, Teignmouth finished mid-table but, due to the effects of relegation in higher divisions, Teignmouth were relegated to Devon League 1.
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