# Tynedale RFC

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English rugby union club, based in Corbridge

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Rugby team

Tynedale Full name Tynedale Rugby Football Club Union Northumberland RFU Founded 1876; 150 years ago (1876) Location Corbridge, Northumberland, England Ground Tynedale Park (Capacity: 2,000 (400 seats)) Coach Ben Woods Captain Matt Outson (1st XV) League National League 2 North 2025–26 2nd Team kit Official website pitchero.com/tynedalerfc

**Tynedale RFC** is a [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) team based in [Corbridge](/source/Corbridge), [Northumberland](/source/Northumberland) in [North East](/source/North_East_England) England. The club was relegated from [National League 1](/source/National_League_1) in [2015](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_National_League_1), the third tier of the [English rugby union system](/source/English_rugby_union_system) and have played in National League 2 North since.

## History

The first match was against [Elswick](/source/Elswick%2C_Tyne_and_Wear) in 1876.[1] In 1904 they won the Northumberland Senior Shield.[2]

In 2008 they were promoted to National Division Two.[3]

## Honours

- [Northumberland Senior Cup](/source/Northumberland_senior_cup_rugby_union) (24): 1887, 1906, 1911, 1914, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014

- [Northumberland Senior Plate](/source/Northumberland_Senior_Plate_(rugby_union)): 2025

- [North Division 1](/source/National_League_3_North) division champions: 1999–00

- [National League 3 North](/source/National_League_2_North) champions: [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_National_Division_Three_North)[4]

- Hawick and Wilton Sevens champions: 1885. (First winner of the tournament.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*])

- [Gala Sevens](/source/Gala_Sevens) champions: 1885

- [Melrose Sevens](/source/Melrose_Sevens) champions: 1886

- [Glasgow City Sevens](/source/Glasgow_City_Sevens) champions: 2017

## Facilities

Over 35 acres (140,000 m2) of land set in rural surround. The ground is adjacent to the [River Tyne](/source/River_Tyne) – a short walk over the bridge to the historical village of [Corbridge](/source/Corbridge). It has seven pitches, one fully floodlit training pitch (floodlighting adequate for 'junior' matches) and one smaller training pitch, fully floodlit – used for Colts training area. The ground has a modern, 400 seat grandstand, and there is also space for standing spectators around the pitch bringing total capacity to approximately 2,000.

## Current standings

2025–26 National League 2 North table Pos Team v t e Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification 1 Sheffield (P) 26 24 0 2 1041 467 +574 24 1 121 Promotion place 2 Tynedale 26 21 0 5 941 509 +432 19 3 106 Promotion play-off 3 Macclesfield (R) 26 20 0 6 1037 725 +312 21 2 103 4 Hull Ionians 26 17 1 8 801 592 +209 19 3 92 5 Darlington Mowden Park 26 15 1 10 878 877 +1 20 2 84 6 Fylde 26 13 3 10 796 664 +132 16 5 79 7 Wharfedale 26 13 0 13 725 780 −55 15 6 73 8 Sheffield Tigers 26 12 0 14 686 611 +75 15 8 71 9 Preston Grasshoppers 26 10 1 15 776 817 −41 16 3 61 10 Billingham 26 10 0 16 604 905 −301 16 3 59 11 Otley 26 7 0 19 673 831 −158 12 8 48 12 Rossendale (R) 26 7 0 19 633 965 −332 14 4 46 Relegation play-off 13 Scunthorpe (R) 26 5 0 21 622 1097 −475 12 7 39 Relegation place 14 Hull (R) 26 5 0 21 570 943 −373 11 5 36

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2026. Source: National League Rugby [5]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Number of matches won

1. Number of matches drawn

1. Difference between points for and against

1. Total number of points for

1. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams

1. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

## Notes

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Rugby – Tynedale Rugby Football Ground"](http://www.thisiscorbridge.co.uk/rugby.asp). This is Corbridge. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["HISTORY OF TYNEDALE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB"](http://www.tynedalerfc.co.uk/rugby/archive/archives/trfchistory.htm). Tynedale RFC. Retrieved 19 May 2026.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** John Inverdale (5 March 2008). ["The beauty and floods of Tynedale Rugby Club"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/2293584/The-beauty-and-floods-of-Tynedale-Rugby-Club.html). *The Telegraph*. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["StackPath"](http://www.tynedalerfc.co.uk/rugby/pages.php?pID=26&osCsid=lo4d1907vphi9b2uct6p04kfk3title=HISTORY%20OF%20TYNEDALE%20RUGBY%20FOOTBALL%20CLUB). Tynedale RFC. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["National League 2 North"](https://www.ncarugby.com/national-2-north-table/). *NCA Rugby*.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/tynedalerugbyfootballclub)

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