Diss Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Diss in Norfolk. The club runs three senior teams, a veterans side, a ladies team called Diss Vixens and a full range of junior teams.[1] The first XV plays in London 2 North East - a league at tier 7 of the English rugby union system - following their relegation from London 1 North at the end of the 2018–19 season.
| Full name | Diss Rugby Club |
|---|---|
| Union | Eastern Counties RFU |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Location | Roydon, Norfolk, England |
| Ground(s) | Mackenders |
| Chairman | Andy Jeremy |
| President | Harry Bowden |
| Coach(es) | Clive Bell |
| Captain(s) | Nick Garnham |
| League(s) | London 2 North East |
| 2019–20 | 5th |
| Official website | |
| www | |
History
editBenny Goodman is the 3rd Team Captain
The club was formed in 1958.[2]
Club Honours
edit1st Team:
- Eastern Counties 2 champions: 1993–94
- Eastern Counties 1 champions: 1995–96
- London 2 North East champions (2): 1996–97, 2016–17[3]
- London 2 (north-east v north-west) promotion playoff winners: 2007–08[4]
- London Division 2 North champions: 2008–09[5]
2nd Team:
- Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 North champions: 2014–15[6]
3rd Team
- Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 3 North champions: 2016–17[7]
References
edit- ^ Club website home page
- ^ Club website history page
- ^ "2016-2017 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2007-08". England Rugby. 26 April 2008.
- ^ "Staines 7 - Dorking 11". Everything Rugby. 27 April 2009.
- ^ "London & SE Division - 2014-15 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Two North". Pitchero. Eastern Counties Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "London & SE Division – 2016-17 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three North". Pitchero. Eastern Counties Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 April 2017.