Torquay Athletic RFC

Torquay Athletic
Full nameTorquay Athletic Rugby Football Club
UnionDevon RFU
Nickname(s)Tics
Founded1876; 148 years ago (1876)
LocationTorquay, Devon, England
Ground(s)Recreation Ground (Capacity: 3,000 (300 seats))
ChairmanJackie Coles
PresidentJohn Widdecombe
Captain(s)Jonny Brown
League(s)Cornwall/Devon
2019–207th
Team kit
Official website
www.torquayrfc.co.uk
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Torquay Athletic RFC is an English rugby union team formed in 1876 that is based in Torquay, Devon. The club operates 4 senior men's teams as well as youth and mini teams, with the men's first team currently playing in Tribute Cornwall/Devon following their relegation from Tribute Western Counties West at the end of the 2017–18 season. Nicknamed the "Tics", the first team's kit is black and white hoops and they play home games at the Recreation Ground.[1] They have a local rivalry with Paignton RFC.

View of the grandstand at the Recreation Ground, home of Torquay Athletic RFC
View from grandstand showing cricket pavilion
  1. ^ "Torquay Athletic RFC". Torquay Athletic RFC. Retrieved 6 February 2017.