Full name | Nottingham Rugby Club | |
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Union | Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire RFU | |
Founded | 1877 | |
Ground(s) | Lady Bay (Capacity: 3,500) | |
Chairman | Alistair Bow | |
President | Nigel Bettinson-Eatch | |
Director of Rugby | Craig Hammond | |
League(s) | RFU Championship | |
2023–24 | 8th | |
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Official website | ||
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Nottingham Rugby Club is a rugby union club based in Nottingham, England. The club's first team currently plays in the RFU Championship, the second tier of English Rugby.
The first XV are nicknamed The Archers, in reference to the famous Robin Hood. Now situated in the Lady Bay area of Nottingham, the club was formerly based at Meadow Lane, the home ground of Notts County F.C. They previously played at Ireland Avenue in Beeston until the end of the 2005–06 season.