Full name | Bridgwater & Albion Rugby Football Club |
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Union | Rugby Football Union |
Nickname(s) | Bridgy |
Founded | 1875 |
Ground(s) | Bath Road (Capacity: 5,000) |
Chairman | Steve Smith |
President | Mike Berry |
Coach(es) | Simon Morell |
League(s) | South West 1 West |
2015–16 | 7th |
Official website | |
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Bridgwater & Albion Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Bridgwater, Somerset and run three senior teams, a colts side and a youth section featuring the full range of age-groups. The first XV play in regional rugby, currently in South West 1 West following relegation from National League 3 South West, in 2012. The second XV play in Somerset Premier and the third XV compete in Somerset 2 South.
The club was founded in 1875. In the early 20th-century players from the club, including Robert Dibble and Tommy Woods represented England. In World War II the Broadway ground in Taunton Road was used for allotments with rugby transferring to Victoria Park, but after 1946 the ground was restored, with the grandstand being built in 1952.