Cinderford R.F.C.

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Cinderford
Full nameCinderford Rugby Football Club
UnionGloucestershire RFU
Founded1886 (1886)
LocationCinderford, Gloucestershire, England
Ground(s)Beavis Memorial Ground, Dockham Road (Capacity: 2,500)
CaptainHarry Hone
LeagueNational League 2 West
2025–265th
Team kit
Official website
www.cinderfordrfc.co.uk

Cinderford RFC is a rugby union club based in the town of Cinderford, Gloucestershire. The first team play in the fourth tier of the English league system following relegation from National League 1 at the end of the 2023–24 season.[1]

Honours

Current standings

2025–26 National League 2 West table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Camborne (C) 26 22 0 4 1106 658 +448 22 3 113 Promotion place
2 Luctonians 26 20 0 6 842 544 +298 20 3 103 Promotion play-off
3 Hinckley 26 19 0 7 1002 722 +280 23 2 101
4 Taunton Titans 26 14 0 12 894 795 +99 20 9 85
5 Cinderford 26 13 0 13 779 765 +14 18 6 76
6 Hornets 26 14 0 12 759 756 +3 17 2 75
7 Barnstaple 26 13 1 12 734 777 43 19 1 74
8 Old Redcliffians 26 12 0 14 775 778 3 18 7 73
9 Lymm 26 12 0 14 726 812 86 15 3 66
10 Redruth 26 10 1 15 721 760 39 17 7 66
11 Chester 26 9 1 16 761 974 213 19 6 63
12 Exeter University 26 10 0 16 857 957 100 17 1 58 Relegation play-off
13 Loughborough Students 26 8 1 17 837 1036 199 20 4 58 Relegation place
14 Syston (R) 26 4 0 22 608 1067 459 12 2 30
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2026. Source: National League Rugby [4]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Number of matches drawn
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Current squad

Props

  • Chris Bundy
  • Tom Heard
  • Seb Merritt
  • Paul Price
  • Joe Smart

Dan Keat

Hookers

  • Tom Bozzard
  • Rob Groves
  • Matt Jones
  • Jack Preece
  • Sam Wilkes
  • Nico Woodward

Locks

  • Chris Jones
  • Ed King
  • Rich Mountford
  • Tom Napier
  • Lewis Beer
  • Joe Dancer
 

Loose forwards

  • Luke Allen
  • Ashley Brown
  • George Evans
  • Will Foden
  • Mat Gilbert
  • Jake Kitson
  • Dave McKee
  • Chris McNeil
  • George Mills
  • Adam Nicholls
  • Matthew Lane

Scrum-halves

  • Sam Allford
  • Luke Carter
  • Ben Draper
  • Jake Wakefield
  • Will Merivale
  • Danny Pointon
  • Clive Stuart-Smith

Fly-halves

  • Rory Teague
  • Mike Wilcox
 

Centres

  • Simeon James
  • Kai Done
  • Dewi Scourfield
  • Robbie Winchle

Wings

  • Brian Barrett
  • Morgan Goodhall
  • Lloyd Stapleton

Full-backs

  • Pete Towers
  • Danny Trigg
  • Stef Hawley

References