Bath rugby
Full name | Bath Rugby Football Club | ||
Founded | 1865 | ||
Stadion | Recreation Ground | ||
Places | 12,300 | ||
president | Bruce Craig | ||
Trainer | Stuart Hooper | ||
Homepage | www.bathrugby.com | ||
league | Aviva Premiership | ||
2018/19 | 6th place | ||
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Bath Rugby (officially Bath Rugby Football Club ) is a rugby union club from the English city of Bath , which plays in the English top division, the Aviva Premiership . The home games are played in the Recreation Ground stadium. Bath Rugby is one of the most successful English clubs ever with six league titles and ten cup wins.
history
The association was founded in 1865, making it one of the oldest in the country. At first they played on various rented fields, but then Bath Rugby was able to acquire a piece of land on Pulteney Meadow next to the River Avon in 1880 , which is now the Recreation Ground. Opponents in the first few decades were mostly clubs from the area, from the 1890s onwards, more and more Welsh teams were added. In 1907 the Racing Club de Bordelais from France was the first foreign club to visit.
During the Second World War 17 players died in combat and the Recreation Ground was badly damaged by aerial bombs. In 1954, Bath Rugby made its first tour abroad, beating three French clubs. In the 1980s, the once pure amateur sport became increasingly professional and Bath Rugby was best able to adapt to it. Between 1984 and 1987 the team won the English Cup four times in a row. Six more cup wins followed from 1989 to 1996. The first season of the Courage League (now called Aviva Premiership ) began in 1986. Bath Rugby won its first league title in the 1988/89 season, followed by five more by 1996.
In 1998 Bath Rugby was the first English club to win the European Heineken Cup ; in the final in Bordeaux was CA Brive conquered from France with 19:18. This was the last great success for the time being. In the 2002/03 season, Bath Rugby narrowly escaped relegation and merger with arch-rivals Bristol Rugby ; in addition there was the final defeat in the European Challenge Cup against the London Wasps . In 2004 Bath finished the regular season in first place in the table, but lost the play-off final against the London Wasps. There were further final defeats in 2006 in the English Cup against the Leeds Tykes and in 2007 in the European Challenge Cup against ASM Clermont Auvergne .
successes
- Champion Premiership : 1989 , 1991 , 1992 , 1993 , 1994 , 1996
- Play-off finalist Premiership: 2004 , 2015
- John Player Cup / Pilkington Cup winners : 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996
- Powergen Cup finalist : 2005, 2018
- Heineken Cup winner : 1998
- European Challenge Cup winner : 2008
- Finalist European Challenge Cup: 2003, 2007, 2014
player
Current squad
The squad for the 2019/2020 season:
Front side (forwards)
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Back line (backs) |
Well-known former players
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Web links
- Official website
- Bath Rugby Supporters' Club (Fan Club)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Senior Squad. Bath Rugby, accessed September 19, 2019 .