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Jersey Full name Jersey Rugby Football Club Founded 1879 Location Jersey Chairman Mike Engelman Coach(es) Ben Harvey League(s) National 1 2011-12 4th 
Team kitOfficial website www.jrfc.je Jersey Rugby Football Club are a Jersey rugby club[1] in the National League 1[2] and play at St. Peter. Last season JRFC won their play-off at Twickenham and also beat their greatest rivals Guernsey to win the Siam Cup. Jersey gained promotion by beating Loughborough Students and are now in National League 1. Jersey play at St. Peter
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History
Older History
Rugby has been played in Jersey since 1879 with breaks for war and the Nazi occupation but the modern era started when the club acquired the land for a permanent home in Saint Peter near Jersey Airport in 1961; the original wooden clubhouse was built in 1964, its approximate location was in the middle of the Jersey Bowl carpark. From the early 1970s, when tourism in the island was at its peak, Jersey attracted many of rugby’s top clubs who could combine a break from their regular fixtures with a game against the JRFC.
This period culminated with a very successful Centenary year in 1979, teams with international players came over to play and help celebrate this event - JPR Williams being one of the most famous! This decade left the club with an unequalled collection of plaques and memorabelia; teams coming from the UK, Ireland, South Africa, Australia (the beachguard connection) and Holland.
Modern History
The current clubhouse was opened in September 1994 and corresponded approximately with the start of the leagues; by then Jersey could not rely on random visiting sides and had to join the league in Hampshire.
In the summer of 2010 the new Lord Jersey Stand was built between the 1st XV pitch and the Airport Road and the Pavilion, with kitchen and bar, to the east of the main club facilities. This was to provide amenities for the increasing number of spectators due to the further success of the 1st XV.
The last few years have seen the first team work its way up the National Leagues, winning the overall National League 3 in 2010 and progressing to National League 2 South. Most recently in 2011, Jersey were promoted to National League 1 through a play-off game at home to Loughborough Students.[3]
Siam Cup
Main article: Siam CupThe Siam Cup is the annual Rugby Union competition held between the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey. It was first contested in 1920.[4] The trophy awarded its winner is the second oldest rugby honour contested after the Calcutta Cup.[5]
Current Squad
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.
Player Position Union David Felton Hooker Charlie Clyde-Smith Hooker Jon Brennan Prop Myles Landick Prop Russell Holland Prop Dai Maddocks Prop James Ellershaw Prop Ben Evans[6] Prop Paul Rodgers (c) Lock Nathan Hannay Lock Toby Clyde-Smith Lock Guy Thompson Flanker Kingsley Lang Flanker Steve O’Brien Flanker Graham Bell Flanker Nick Trower Number 8 Player Position Union Nicky Griffiths Scrum-half Brendan O'Brian Scrum-half Dave McCormack Scrum-half Ross Broadfoot Fly-half Tom Turner Fly-half Chris Levesley Fly-half Donovan Sanders Centre David Bishop Centre Ashley Maggs Wing James Copsey Wing Ed Dawson Wing Sam Fuller Wing Michel Le Bourgeois Fullback Glenn Bryce[7] Fullback Results 2010 / 2011 Season
Fylde 29-27 Jersey
Jersey 33-8 Birmingham & Solihull
Blackheath 23-27 Jersey
Jersey 15-26 Ealing Trailfinders
Rosslyn Park 9-24 Jersey
Cinderford 19-16 Jersey
Jersey 45-5 Wharfedale
Stourbridge 18-19 Jersey
Jersey 31-10 Sedgley Park
Blaydon 6-12 Jersey
Jersey 51-21 Barking
Cambridge 13-54 Jersey
Jersey 26-8 Tynedale[8]
Fixtures
Saturday 26th November 2011
Macclesfield - Jersey
Saturday 3rd December 2011Jersey - Coventry
Saturday 10th December 2011Birmingham & Solihull - Jersey
Saturday 17th December 2011Jersey - Blackheath
Saturday 7th January 2012Ealing Trailfinders - Jersey
Saturday 14th January 2012Jersey - Rosslyn Park
Saturday 21st January 2012Jersey - Cinderford
Saturday 28th January 2012Wharfedale - Jersey
Saturday 11th February 2012Jersey - Stourbridge
Saturday 18th February 2012Sedgley Park - Jersey
Saturday 3rd March 2012Jersey - Blaydon
Saturday 10th March 2012Barking - Jersey
Saturday 24th March 2012Jersey - Cambridge
Saturday 31st March 2012Tynedale - Jersey
Saturday 14th April 2012Jersey - Macclesfield
Saturday 21st April 2012Coventry - Jersey
Saturday 28th April 2012Jersey - Fylde[9]
Table
Team Played Points 1) Ealing Trailfinders 13 53 2) Fylde 13 46 3) Rosslyn Park 13 44 4) Jersey 13 43 5) Blackheath 13 40 6) Cambridge 13 40 7) Macclesfield 13 40 8) Coventry 13 39 9) Sedgley Park 13 33 10) Tynedale 13 32 11) Blaydon 13 32 12) Cinderford 13 27 13) Wharfedale 13 22 14) Barking 13 20 15) Birmingham & Solihull 13 16 16) Stourbridge 13 16 References
- ^ [1]
- ^ BBC sport Jersey home page
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Siam cup". Jersey RFC. http://www.jrfc.je/aboutus/siamcup/. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- ^ "Siam Cup Preview". BBC. 2007-05-05. http://www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/content/articles/2007/05/04/siam_cup_2007_preview_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- ^ BBC Sport - Jersey Sign Former Wales International
- ^ BBC Sport - Jersey Sign Scotland Under-20 Glenn Bryce
- ^ (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/results/4776775.stm)
- ^ (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/fixtures/4776843.stm)
- ^ (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/tables/4777169.stm)
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