Ealing Trailfinders
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| Full name | Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club |
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| Union | RFU |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Region | West Ealing, London |
| Ground(s) | Trailfinders Sports Ground (Capacity: 3,020 (1,000 seats)) |
| President | Dick Craig |
| Coach(es) |
Ben Ward Kieran Power |
| Captain(s) | Danny Kenny |
| League(s) | RFU Championship |
| 2015–16 | 11th |
| Official website | |
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Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club is an English rugby union club, located in West Ealing, London. The club's first team play in the Greene King IPA Championship RFU Championship after they won National League 1 in 2014–15, the third tier of the English domestic rugby union league system.
The club's registered playing name with the RFU is Ealing Trailfinders. The club is a Mutual Society registered with the FSA, and run on behalf of its members and the game. The club is located at Trailfinders Sports Ground, just south of the A40 at the upper end of West Ealing.
The Club has a first team squad, men's section, academy section, youth section, mini section and referees section. The Ealing Trailfinders first team finished as champions in National League 1 for season 2012–13 and won promotion, for the first time, to the second tier of the English rugby union leagues, the RFU Championship. After one season they finished in twelfth place and were relegated back to National League 1.
The men’s section runs four teams, competing in The Shield and the Middlesex Merit Leagues, and veterans rugby. The academy and youth sections are for players aged 13 to 23 and now incorporates the new academy section which feeds players directly into senior rugby. The youth teams cater for boys and girls at all levels of ability and currently have players representing the county at all age group levels, as well as players just being introduced to the game. The youth play in the Hertfordshire and Middlesex leagues and, in season 2011–12, were league winners at U14 level as well as winning Division Three at U16 level. The club is active at all levels. The mini and youth sections have teams in several age groups with over 750 registered players, making it the biggest club in Middlesex and one of the largest in the country. The club's junior teams are regular winners of County Festivals, and champions of the Herts and Middlesex Leagues for Youth Rugby.
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