- North Dorset Rugby Football Club
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North Dorset Full name North Dorset Rugby Football Club Founded 1951 Location Gillingham, England Ground(s) Slaughtergate (Capacity: 1000 (20 Seated)) President Chris Brickell Coach(es) 
Neville JeffreyCaptain(s) James DimmackLeague(s) Southern Counties South 2010-11 3rd Official website www.ndrfc.co.uk North Dorset RFC is a rugby union club in Gillingham, Dorset, who have been in existence since 1951. They currently play in the Southern Counties South league after being promoted from the Dorset and Wilts Leagues at the end of the 2004/5 season. The club is renowned for a style of play named shire rugby.
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Dorset and Wilts Vase
North Dorset have won the vase 4 times in recent years.
2002/2003 season beating Westbury in the final.
2004/2005 season beating Swindon 27-25 in the final.[1]
2008/2009 Season beating Devizes 24-7 in the final.[2]
2009/2010 Season beating Corsham 31-16 in the final. [3]
They were runners up in the 2006/2007 season losing to Wootton Bassett
In 2010/2011 the club once again got to the final but the game was never played due to Wootton Bassett RFC not wanting to play the game due to their aim to finish 2nd and qualify for the promotion play off, they finished 3rd.
Off the Field
The club have had some remarkable success being awarded or winning:
2006 RFU Seal of Approval.[4]
2008 Best Cutting Edge School Club link by a School/Club.[5]
2009 Rugby Football Union President's XV award.[6], Mini and Youth Seal of Approval Club of the Year .[7]
They were also runners up Mini and Youth Seal of Approval Club of the Year in 2007 and 2008.
References
- ^ http://archive.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/2005/3/22/90873.html
- ^ http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/sport/wiltshiretimesrugby/4312484.Brave_Devizes_lose_out_in_cup_final/
- ^ http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/sport/8135744.RUGBY__Corsham_16_North_Dorset_31/
- ^ http://www.rfu.com/News/2006/December/News%20Articles/NorthDorsetRfcAwardedRfuSealOfApproval.aspx?a=1&y=2006
- ^ http://www.rfu.com/News/2008/October/News%20Articles/NorthDorsetRfcAndGillinghamSchoolWinPrestigiousAward.aspx?a=1&y=2008
- ^ http://www.rfu.com/News/2009/June/News%20Articles/NorthDorsetRfcReceiveRfuPresidentsXvAward.aspx?a=1&y=2009
- ^ http://www.rfu.com/News/2009/February/News%20Articles/2009MiniAndYouthSealOfApprovalClubsOfTheYearNamed.aspx?a=1&y=2009
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