Welcome to the Seniors Section of
the Derby RFC website. Here you'll find lots of information
covering Fixtures & Results, Match Reports, Team Selections,
Fixture Directions and Physio Services.
We run 7 Senior sides: 1st XV, 2nd XV, 3rd XV, 4th XV, Vets XV,
Colts XV and a Ladies XV. For information about the Ladies XV
please visit the Ladies
Section on our website and for info on the Colts please
visit the Colts Section
on our website.
The 1st XV have played at level 5 or 6 in the RFU League
structure since the inception of the leagues in the late 1980s,
with the titles of those leagues changing regularly with RFU
reorganisations. Having had a much improved season last year we
are looking to improve further with a strong side built around
young local players, many of whom have come through the club’s
excellent Mini and Junior / Colts set up.
The 2nd XV will be playing in a new league this year with 2nd
XVs from other clubs in the Midlands whose 1st XVs mostly play
at level 4 or level 5
The 3rd XV sometimes suffer for being the team just below the
‘serious’ sides, but the club is working hard to make the step
between this and the 2nd team smaller by raising its standard.
With this in mind, last season some less intense weekly training
was introduced for 3rd and 4th team players and it is planned
for this to continue this season. They will play in the Notts
Pennant.
The 4th team play for fun but also manage to pick up plenty of
wins in the Notts Pennant and have an uncanny knack of finding
quality ‘ringers’ when necessary.
The Vets keep a “Corinthian spirit” in the club with away trips
in the Benz-Bavarian bus, stop-offs at decent watering holes on
the way back and sing-songs back at the club. But they are also
very competitive having won or come 2nd in their Notts Pennant
league in the last 3 seasons.
For the 2010/11 season Alan Dickens is Director of Rugby, Head
Coach is Paul McCartin. Assistant Coaches are Dave Marshall and
Matt Bates.
