Nottingham Rugby Football Club play at Lady Bay and are currently in the RFU Championship.
At Lady Bay, and following on from a successful, end-of-season awards night, Head Coach Craig Hammond, has been sorting out the numbers ahead of the new campaign, and announcing a handful of new signings along the way. Having been narrowly edged in the last game of what was, on-field, a tough season for the Archers,…
The recent announcement in the rugby world, in that next season (2023/24) Premiership Cup will also include, for the first time, Championship clubs, has been a one that excites Nottingham boss, Craig Hammond. Having led the Archers to a ninth place finish this past season (2022/23), Hammond’s side winning just seven of the twenty-two matches,…
A week is a long time in any sport, and in rugby, Craig Hammond’s Archers have seen a few changes since last week’s defeat away to Coventry – an RFU announcement, a club announcement, and preparation for Friday Night Lights at Lady Bay, Nottingham welcoming relegation-threatened London Scottish in the last game of the season….
A 62-point game unfortunately didn’t fall in favour of the travelling Archers, Nottingham being edged in an IPA Greene King Championship clash at the Butts Park Arena, home of Coventry. Numerous tries were scored, the Archers chipping in with four of their own, the hosts were just that little more accurate, with tries (five, and…
A big win under the ‘Friday Night Lights’ provided some much needed tonic for Craig Hammond’s Nottingham, putting visitors Ampthill to sword, 39-0, in the Greene King IPA Championship. They didn’t have it all their own way though, despite the score-line, the Lady Bay faithful seeing the visitors, now just four points above the Archers…
There was a big win for the Archers on Sunday afternoon, Craig Hammond’s RFU Championship side picking up just their sixth win of what has been a tough campaign. Hosting fourth place Bedford Blues, at Lady Bay, Nottingham pulled out all the stops to go and claim a 26-24 success, and, in doing so, registered…
A battling performance was insufficient for the Archers of Nottingham as the hundredth game at Lady Bay ended in defeat when hosting the power-hungry, RFU Championship leaders, Ealing Trailfinders. They tried, oh did they try, Kehinde Olowofela with an early try for the hosts, whilst Taiye Olowofela also crossed early in the second period, and…
The Archers are preparing to host ‘100 Games at Lady Bay’ this coming weekend, when they welcome RFU Championship leaders, Ealing Trailfinders. It’ll be the one hundredth game in which Lady Bay has hosted at the ground, since they moved there from Meadow Lane at the beginning of 2015, and current Head Coach, a former…
The Archers picked up just their fifth win of the season at the weekend, Craig Hammond’s Nottingham side claiming a hard-fought, 28-17 win, on the road at Richmond. It was to be a victory that pushed them back up to the ninth in the RFU Championship table as sides prepare themselves for the final throes…
There’s a heady list of past athletes to have played more than on sport in the county of Nottinghamshire, and we’ve already covered a few of those, but, surely up there, in the echelons of the greats, is Nottingham-born, rugby union legend, Vincent Cartwright. A recipient of both the DSO (Distinguished Service Order) and the…
Victory at Lady Bay this past weekend, in the Championship Cup, and a first of any kind since mid-October, was welcome relief for Nottingham RFC Head Coach, Craig Hammond. It’s been a run of defeats, ten in total, and saw two against both Jersey Reds, and Ealing Trailfinders, both of whom they face in their…
It was a case of ‘Friday Night Delight’ at Lady Bay this past Friday as Nottingham Rugby look to build some momentum heading into the latter stages of the seasons, and did so with an enthralling, 24-12 Championship Cup victory, against visiting Hartpury University. Victory would see the Archers not only pick up their first…
Nottingham 17-29 Caldy (RFU Championship) 20.01.23 It’s been a tough few months for Nottingham Rugby Club who slip to ninth in the table after a home defeat against Caldy, the Archers ninth loss in a row since their last victory in October at home to Richmond. It hasn’t been all doom and gloom, some decent…
There’s been a couple of narrow, agonising defeats for Nottingham Rugby Club of late as the Championship side, currently in sixth place, fell to December defeats against Bedford Blues and Jersey Reds. That takes their losing streak to three straight at present as they, weather-permitting, travel to Ampthill on Saturday (17 December), before hosting Coventry…
Heading into the second third of the rugby union season, clubs in Nottinghamshire have been witnessing mixed fortunes. In the RFU Championship, Nottingham are presently fifth, with four wins from their seven outings, and are thirteen adrift of leaders Ealing Trailfinders. Having begun the season with a stunning, 31-10 win, away to London Scottish, Samuel…
Nottingham Rugby are third in the Greene King RFU Championship after six games played, the Archers latest victory, their fourth of the season, coming on Friday night at Lady Bay against second bottom Richmond. The home side continued their fine start to the season with an opening try of the evening on fourteen minutes produced…
After a twelve day layoff, Nottingham Rugby are back in action on Friday night under the lights at Lady Bay for a home game against Richmond and a winnable match against opposition from Yorkshire, who are tenth in the twelve team Greene King RFU Championship with just one win and four defeats from their five…
Nottingham Rugby can go joint top of the table on Friday night should they beat Doncaster Knights at Lady Bay. The side have had a solid start to the RFU Championship season so far and a win could take them level on points with league leaders Jersey and second place Ealing who have a maximum…
London Scottish 10-31 Nottingham (RFU Championship) 10.09.22 Nottingham Rugby started their season with an opening day win at London Scottish to go top of the table in the Greene King Championship. It was the home side who started out of the blocks quickest in a match played at the Richmond Athletic Ground, an early penalty…
Nottingham Rugby Club and local software firm Ideagen are to front up a new partnership as the tech company becomes the team’s premium sponsor. As part of the deal, Ideagen will feature on the shirt of the championship side for the 2022/23 season. Ideagen will also appear on TV screens on matchdays, as well as…
