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Barnes RFC

Coordinates: 51°28′30″N 0°14′13″W / 51.47500°N 0.23694°W / 51.47500; -0.23694
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For the association football club founded in 1862, see Barnes Football Club.

Barnes
Full nameBarnes Rugby Football Club
UnionMiddlesex RFU, Surrey RFU
Foundedc. 1920 (as Harrodians RFC)[1]
LocationBarnes, Richmond upon Thames, London, England
Ground(s)Barn Elms (Capacity: 1,000)
ChairmanColum Mannix
League(s)National League 2 East
2023–24Runners up
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.barnesrfc.org

Barnes Rugby Football Club (formerly Harrodians Rugby Football Club) is a rugby union club based in Barnes, London. The club currently play in the fourth tier of the English league system, National League 2 East, following an increase of fourth tier leagues from two to three.

History

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The club's website states that it was established in Barnes in the 1920s.[1] For many years the club played at the Harrodian Club before moving to its Barn Elms location in 1987 when the grounds were sold to form a school.[1] Barnes RFC first XV has been promoted eight times since being positioned in Surrey Division Three in 1987. The club changed its name from Harrodians to Barnes at the beginning of the 1992–93 season.

Claim of continuity with Barnes Football Club

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In 2002, the club's website claimed continuity with Barnes Football Club, stating that "[o]ur earliest recorded match was November 1862 versus Richmond, played at Barn Elms. We won that match and the replay that followed. For many years we played as Harrodians RFC before moving to our Barn Elms location in 1987."[2] In 2005, this claim was amplified in The Daily Telegraph by BBC sports presenter John Inverdale. Inverdale, who stated that he was "[f]or reasons that I'm not altogether clear about, ... one of a number of vice-presidents" of Barnes RFC, wrote that "in 1839, according to the club records, Barnes RFC were born, playing fixtures against a whole mish-mash of teams of which no match results have been kept."[3]

In 2008, the rugby club's website weakened this claim, stating only that "Barnes Rugby Club is a club with a rich history and was established in Barnes in the 1920s. Although there are indeed possibilities that our earliest recorded match was in November 1862 versus Richmond and played at Barn Elms, it is from the 1920s that our true history is clear."[4] As of 2018, similar wording remains on the current version of the rugby club's website.[1]

Honours

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Current standings

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2024–25 National League 2 East table
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Tonbridge Juddians 22 19 0 3 790 478 +312 19 1 96 Promotion place
2 Dorking 23 18 0 5 841 576 +265 19 2 93
3 Barnes 23 17 0 6 714 475 +239 17 6 91
4 Canterbury 23 15 0 8 773 584 +189 15 3 78
5 Old Albanian 23 13 0 10 675 640 +35 16 5 73
6 Westcombe Park 23 14 0 9 653 620 +33 13 3 72
7 Henley Hawks 23 13 1 9 530 530 0 8 5 67
8 Guernsey Raiders 22 11 0 11 668 597 +71 15 6 65
9 Bury St Edmunds 23 10 0 13 784 765 +19 19 10 64[c]
10 Oxford Harlequins 23 7 1 15 644 843 −199 14 4 48
11 Sevenoaks 23 8 0 15 540 676 −136 9 5 46
12 Havant 23 7 1 15 593 759 −166 9 6 45
13 Colchester 23 3 1 19 546 844 −298 14 5 33 Relegation place
14 Worthing Raiders 23 3 0 20 542 906 −364 12 7 31
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2025. Source: National League Rugby [5]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
    Notes:
  1. ^ Won when club was known as Harrodians RFC.
  2. ^ Both titles won when club was known as Harrodians RFC – 1988–89 title was for Surrey 2A.
  3. ^ 5 points deducted

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Barnes RFC History".
  2. ^ "About BRFC". Archived from the original on 10 August 2002. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ^ Inverdale, John (2 November 2005). "My assumptions about 'oldest' were confounded by Barnes". The Daily Telegraph.
  4. ^ "Barnes RFC - a club going places!". Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ "National League 2 East". NCA Rugby.
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