Somerset Rugby Football Union


The Somerset County Rugby Football Union is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in the county of Somerset in England. The union is the constituent body of the Rugby Football Union for Somerset. The SCRFU administers and organises rugby union clubs and competitions in the Somerset including the county rugby representative teams.

History

The first Somerset rugby team played against Devon at Taunton in the 1875–76 season and the Somerset County Rugby Football Union was founded at a meeting in Bridgwater in September 1882. The county men's senior team has reached the County Championship final on five occasions, winning in their first final in 1923 but losing the remaining four. They currently play in Division 2.
Honors
There are currently 57 clubs affiliated with the Somerset RFU, most of which have teams at both senior and junior level, and are based in Somerset as well as parts of Bristol.
The Somerset RFU currently runs the following club competitions for club sides in Somerset and parts of Bristol:

Leagues