Totnes Rugby Football Club

General information

Totnes RFC became affiliated to the Rugby Football Union in 1889, though there is evidence that the Club had been in existence for a few years before that. We claim to be the oldest sporting club in Totnes. In the 2002-03 season our First XV won promotion to Devon League 1; we also run a Second XV playing friendly matches and a few times each year we put out a Veterans’ side.

We are gradually building up our youth section. At present we run sides in the Under-16, U-14, U-12, U-11, U-10, U-9 and U-7/8 age groups. We are hoping to fill in the gaps and to separate the U-7/8 into two groups. We would very much like to be able to put out a Ladies’ XV.

Our Clubhouse is now some twelve years old and we have outgrown it. We are busily raising funds to build an extension which will give us added storage space and our own changing rooms (at present we rely on the facilities at Totnes Pavilion). Also included in our plans are a family-friendly non-smoking room and meeting rooms, which we hope to be able to let out to other organisations. Totnes Cricket Club is cooperating with us in this project.

Membership is open to all, subject to the usual provisos about behaviour, etc. In addition to playing membership (senior and junior) we have social members, including family membership, and Vice Presidents who, in return for an increased subscription, receive certain benefits, including an invitation to an annual Vice Presidents’ and Sponsors’ Buffet Lunch and the facility to apply by post for International Match tickets. Potential members should contact the Membership Secretary and potential Vice Presidents should contact the Vice Presidents’ Liaison Officer; details of both will be found elsewhere on this website.

We are enormously grateful to those firms, local and otherwise, who sponsor us in various ways. Potential sponsors should contact the Secretary (details elsewhere on this website). The contact person(s) at our sponsors are also able to apply for International Match tickets, as are members of all categories.