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| Full name | Dings Crusaders Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | Gloucestershire RFU | |
| Founded | 1897 | |
| Location | Frenchay, Bristol, England | |
| Ground(s) | Shaftesbury Park (Capacity: 2,250 (250 seats)) | |
| Captain(s) |  George Boulton | |
| League(s) | National League 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Promoted from National League 2 West (champions) | |
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| Official website | ||
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Dings Crusaders RFC is an English rugby union team based in the Bristol suburb of Frenchay having previously been based in Lockleaze up until 2018. The club was relegated from National Division Two South, the fourth tier of the English rugby union system in 2015, to the South West Premier[1] The club are currently playing in the third tier of the English rugby union system, National League 1, following their promotion as champions of the 2023–24 National League 2 West.
Dings is one of the oldest clubs in Bristol, with its roots in a slum area of Bristol stretching back over 110 years. The club is entirely amateur, as opposed to the semi-professional structure of other clubs. The mantra "we don't play for personal gain" is a poignant line in the club's anthem, being very much a part of the community of Lockleaze it is not uncommon to find that some players in the teams today are third generation Dings players.
- ^ "RFU National League 3 South West Rugby Fixtures". South West Sports News. Retrieved 13 December 2015.