Brixham Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based at Astley Park in Brixham, Devon. The club runs three senior teams, colts, a women’s team known as The Sirens and the full range of junior teams.Club website home page The first XV currently play in Regional 1 South West, a level five league in the English rugby union system.
History Brixham RFC was formed in 1875, as reported in Alcock’s Football Annual 1876 edition, and became one of the founder members of the Devon RFU. In 1896 the club moved to its present ground, having previously played at Furzeham Green. Between 1924 and 1934 the club won the Devon Cup twice and were runner-up on four other occasions. When the leagues were introduced in 1987 the club was placed in the sixth tier league; South West 2.
At the end of 1989 Brixham were promoted to South West 1 where they remained for eight seasons when they were relegated at the end of the 1996–97 season. During this period they also enjoyed several runs in the Pilkington Cup, with the best performance coming in 1988–89 when they reached the third round, losing at home to Gloucester in front of almost 3,000 supporters. The club remained at level 6 for fifteen seasons until they finally promoted to level 5 by winning South West 1 West at the end of the 2011–12 season. This promotion also saw the club become one of the premier sides in the county, finally winning the Devon RFU Senior Cup in 2015 (their first victory since 1932) and then again in 2017.
Ground Astley Park is on Rea Barn Road in Brixham, opposite the police station and near to Brixham College. The ground consists of a club-house/stand alongside the main pitch, and there are also several other pitches on adjoining land for second XV and junior rugby. The stand sits atop the club-house and has seating/standing capacity for up to 300, while there is standing space for around 1,500 supporters pitch side, bringing the total capacity to approximately 1,800. There is limited parking in and around the ground.
Season summary Season League National Cup(s) County Cup(s) Competition/Level Position Points Competition Performance Competition Performance 1987–88 South West 2 (6) 1988–89 South West 2 (6) 2nd (promoted) Pilkington Cup 3rd Round 1989–90 South West 1 (5) 1990–91 South West 1 (5) Pilkington Cup 1st Round 1991–92 South West 1 (5) 1992–93 South West 1 (5) Pilkington Cup 1st Round 1993–94 South West 1 (6) Pilkington Cup 2nd Round 1994–95 South West 1 (6) 1995–96 South West 1 (6) Pilkington Cup 1st Round 1996–97 South West 1 (5) 11th (relegated) 12 1997–98 South West 2 West (6) 6th 22 1998–99 South West 2 West (6) 3rd 28 1999–00 South West 2 West (6) 2nd 36 2000–01 South West 2 West (6) 5th 24 2001–02 South West 2 West (6) 3rd 31 2002–03 South West 2 West (6) 5th 28 2003–04 South West 2 West (6) 4th 26 Powergen Intermediate Cup 6th Round Devon Senior Cup Runners up 2004–05 South West 2 West (6) 7th 18 Powergen Cup Qualifying Round 2005–06 South West 2 West (6) 3rd 32 Powergen Intermediate Cup 2006–07 South West 2 West (6) 2nd (lost playoff) 32 EDF Energy Intermediate Cup 1st Round 2007–08 South West 2 West (6) 8th 19 EDF Energy Intermediate Cup 2nd Round 2008–09 South West 2 West (6) 7th 19 EDF Energy Intermediate Cup 1st Round 2009–10 South West 1 West (6) 3rd 39 Devon Senior Cup Runners up 2010–11 South West 1 West (6) 3rd 99 2011–12 South West 1 West (6) 1st (promoted) 100 Devon Senior Cup Runner-up 2012–13 National 3 South West (5) 7th 77 Devon Senior Cup 1st Round 2013–14 National 3 South West (5) 7th 68 Devon Senior Cup Semi-finals 2014–15 National 3 South West (5) 5th 84 Devon Senior Cup Winners 2015–16 National 3 South West (5) 4th 77 Devon Senior Cup Runners up 2016–17 National 3 South West (5) 7th 71 Devon Senior Cup Winners 2017–18 South West Premier (5) 10th 65 Devon Senior Cup Semi-finals 2018–19 South West Premier (5) 8th 71 Devon Senior Cup 5th 2019–20 South West Premier (5) 5th 63.60 Devon Senior Cup 2020–21 South West Premier (5) Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. 2021–22 South West Premier (5) 7th 60 2022–23 South West Premier (5) 3rd 71 Green background stands for either league champions (with promotion) or cup winners. Blue background stands for promotion without winning league or losing cup finalists. Pink background stands for relegation.
Honours Devon Junior Cup winners (3): 1905, 1909, 1934 Devon Senior Cup winners (4): 1922, 1932, 2015, 2017 Tribute South West Division 1 West champions: 2011–12
See also Devon RFU
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External links Official club website