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Rossendale
Full nameRossendale Rugby Football Club Ltd
UnionLancashire RFU
Founded1969; 57 years ago (1969)
LocationRawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire, England
GroundMarl Pits (Capacity: 1,100 (100 in stand))
ChairmanN. Ingham
PresidentF. Jelley
CoachAndrew Birtwistle
LeagueNational League 2 North
2024–25Promoted from Regional 1 North West
Official website
www.rossendalerufc.com

Rossendale Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire. The club runs three senior sides, a colts team, and eleven junior sides.[1] The first XV currently play in the National League 2 North following their promotion from Regional 1 North West at the end of the 2024–25 season.

Ground

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Having previously played on farmland high above the town, the club are currently based at Marl Pits in Rawtenstall, just off Newchurch Road, located next to the Marl Pits Leisure Centre complex.[2][3] Access to the ground is by car only with the A56 intersecting nearby Haslingden being the nearest main road. The rugby ground has on-site parking, a club house which can seat up to 120, and a covered terrace next to the main rugby pitch.[4] Capacity around the main pitch includes approximately 100 in the covered terrace and 1,000 pitch side for a total of around 1,100 (all standing).

Honours

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Current standings

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2025–26 National League 2 North table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Sheffield 13 13 0 0 511 212 +299 12 0 64 Promotion place
2 Macclesfield 14 12 0 2 620 354 +266 11 1 60
3 Tynedale 14 11 0 3 516 258 +258 11 2 57
4 Hull Ionians 14 9 1 4 450 275 +175 11 2 51
5 Darlington Mowden Park 14 9 1 4 470 408 +62 11 1 50
6 Fylde 14 9 3 2 425 312 +113 6 1 49
7 Wharfedale 14 6 0 8 387 420 −33 7 5 36
8 Preston Grasshoppers 14 5 1 8 383 416 −33 8 1 31
9 Otley 14 4 0 10 412 461 −49 8 6 30
10 Sheffield Tigers 14 5 0 9 314 372 −58 6 3 29
11 Billingham 14 5 0 9 308 491 −183 8 1 29
12 Hull 14 2 0 12 275 501 −226 4 4 16
13 Scunthorpe 13 2 0 11 258 557 −299 5 3 16 Relegation place
14 Rossendale 14 2 0 12 287 579 −292 6 1 15
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: National League Rugby [10]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Number of matches drawn
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

References

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  1. ^ "Rossendale RUFC". Rossendale RUFC. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  2. ^ "History". Rossendale RUFC. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Contact". Rossendale RUFC. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Club House". Rossendale RUFC. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  5. ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-1992. p. 261.
  6. ^ "2004-05 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  7. ^ "2007-08 North Playoffs". England Rugby. 26 April 2008.
  8. ^ "2008-09 North Playoffs". England Rugby. 25 April 2009.
  9. ^ "Regional 1 North West". England Rugby. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  10. ^ "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby.
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