The club currently play in Regional 1 South West at the fifth tier of the English rugby union system following their promotion after the 2021–22 season.

The match was televised on the BBC's Rugby Special, with Lydney narrowly losing 9 – 16.

[2] Upon its founding, Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, later Governor-General of New Zealand, was invited to become President of the club.

From the early days Lydney had produced a steady stream of players who achieved County honours.

However, having begun their careers with Lydney, Bev Dovey, Trevor Wintle,[4] Chris Williams, Peter Kingston and Gordon Sargent won full England caps while playing for other clubs.