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Paignton Rugby Football Club

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Union
  
RFU

Chairman
  
Nick Moloney

2015–16
  
8th

League
  
Tribute Cornwall/Devon

Ground(s)
  
Queen's Park

President
  
Norman Harries

Founded
  
1873

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Paignton Rugby Football Club

Paignton Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club, formed in 1873 and based in Paignton, Devon. They moved to Queens Park in 1902 and have played there ever since. Paignton rugby club is affiliated to the Devon RFU. Many of the clubs players have represented the club at county or national level. The club have won the Cornwall/Devon League on three occasions; more than any other club.

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Recent seasons

  • 2005–06 season played in the Western Counties West and were relegated to the Tribute Cornwall/Devon|Cornwall/Devon League
  • 2006–07 season Paignton were promoted back to the Western Counties West, and were Devon Cup runners up to Torquay RFC, Match played at Queens Park on the 21 April 2007
  • 2007–08 season – Western Counties West. Champions
  • 2008–09 season – Tribute South West 2 West
  • 2009–10 season
  • 2010–11 season
  • 2011–12 season – South West 1
  • 2012–13 season – Western Counties West
  • 2013–14 season – Devon & Cornwall

    • Honours

  • Devon Junior Cup winners (4): 1889, 1900, 1927 (reserve team), 1992
  • Devon Senior Cup winners: 1931
  • Havill Plate winners: 1974
  • Cornwall & Devon champions (3): 1994–95, 2001–02, 2006–07
  • Tribute Western Counties West champions: 2007-08
  • Devon Senior Plate winners: 2010

    • Devon Senior Cup record

  • 1906 (lost) 12 – 4 in the final against Plymouth.
  • 1931 (won), 6 – 0 in final against Sidmouth
  • 2007 runner-up in a final against Torquay
  • 2008 semi-final

    • Source - Devon RFU Handbook 2005/2006

    References

    Paignton Rugby Football Club Wikipedia
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