Bournemouth Rugby

[1] They currently play in Regional 2 South Central, at the sixth tier of the English rugby union system.

Winners of the Dorset & Wilts RFU Senior Cup in 2011 for the fourth successive time, equalling their previous best run from 1977–78 to 1980–81 and their twelfth overall.

The then Rt Hon Edward Heath, MBE, MP, the former Prime Minister, officially opened the ground on 21 April 1990.

Andy Long plays his last game for Bournemouth 11 January 1997, open side flanker v Marlow h l 17–27 and goes back to Bath.

1st XV Honours ties awarded to: Mark Awdas, Mark Burley, Damian Carroll, Dan Cawley, Darren Clarke, Andrew Freeman, Sam Hardcastle, Ben Harris, Jon Holdaway, Jayson Kenny, Matt Morgan, Jon Sanchez, Tim Seward, Guy Spencer, Dave Upton, Steve Winduss.

This is the first time these ties have been awarded and is in recognition of long term representation for Bournemouth 1st XV.

1st XV Honours ties awarded to: Jon Beswick, Robert Bruce, Richard Dew, Simon Eveleigh, Matt Kiely.

Winners Dorset & Wilts RFU Senior KO Cup beating Swanage & Wareham 20/3tcp-10/tcp.

1st XV Honours ties awarded to: Jo Burns, Domenick Davies, Anthony Dunkerley, George Leyland, Alan Manning.

Leading Points Scorer: 227 Mike Pope 227/14t26c35p – a new club league-season points-scoring record.

Hat-tricks: 1 Scott Chislett 20/4t, Tim Gray 20/4t, James Payne 30/6t, Mike Pope 227/14t26c35p.

Winners Dorset & Wilts RFU Senior KO Cup beating Swanage & Wareham 13/2tp-3/p at Dorchester (Coburg Road) Sunday, 26 April 2009.

Winners Dorset & Wilts RFU Senior KO Cup (for the 10th time) beating Swanage & Wareham 46/7t4cp-8/tp at Oakmeadians (Meyrick Park) Saturday, 17 April 2010.

As loosehead prop, Riad Lynch becomes the first Bournemouth front-five player to score a hat-trick.

Winners Dorset & Wilts RFU Senior KO Cup (for the 11th time) beating Swanage & Wareham 47/7t3c2p-10/tcp at Dorchester (Coburg Road) Sunday, 3 April 2011.

Wednesday, 6 April 2011: Sam Yarwood dies in a canoeing accident on Lake Ullswater.

Robbie Searle† sets a new club league-points-scoring record of 32/2t11c v Bridgwater & Albion at Chapel Gate 12 November 2011.

Equals Barry Hook's outright record set against Aldershot Services in November 1976.

Jack Hennings sets off on a sponsored climb to the Base Camp on Mount Everest to raise funds for the Lake District Rescue Services in memory of Sam Yarwood.

Greg becomes the second Bournemouth player to be made England 7s captain, the other being Ben Gollings (1998/1999) for the 2010/2011 season.

Jon Beswick trekked to the South Pole for charity retracing Scott's fatal expedition of 1912.

Bournemouth beat Weston-super-Mare 61–5 at Chapel Gate to secure the National 3 South West championship and promotion to National 2 South with one game to go, the highest level ever achieved by Bournemouth or a Dorset Club.

Hat-tricks (9): 3 – James Flynn; 1 – Robert Bruce, Tony Dunkerley, Sam Hardcastle, Jack Hennings, Dan Mallard, Robbie Searle.

Scrum-half Sam Hardcastle and tighthead prop and captain Alan Manning started all 26 matches.

Alan Manning set new club records of captaining the side 70 times and 64 consecutive starts.

New career playing records were set by: Robert Bruce, outside centre 78; Dan Cawley, hooker 65; Scott Chislett, inside centre 67; James Flynn, left wing 58; Sam Hardcastle, scrum-half 158, points 646, tries 123; Tim Seward, lock 157.

Most Improved Junior Player of the Year (The (Ken) Baily Cup) – John Jones.

Dorset & Wilts KO Competitions: 1st XV Cup – Final not played and Bournemouth retain the trophy by default.

Fly-half Ben Stevenson† scores on league debut and sets a new debut-match points record of 22/2c6p 1 Sep 2012 v Canterbury h w 32–17.

Most Improved Junior Player of the Year (The (Ken) Baily Cup) – Damon Quinn.