Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club

Ealing Trailfinders

Full name

Union

RFU

Founded

1871^{[lower-alpha 1]}

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

Team kit

Official website

www.ealingrugby.co.uk

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.

Structure of the club

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.

The club has developed a pathway for female players starting at 10 and running through to U18. Known as the Emeralds, this section has provided players to the England Elite Programme. The club has also seen players develop through the new structures to play for England and U.S.

History

1869 – 1995

The team played its first match in 1869^{[lower-alpha 1]} on Ealing Common, prior to the founding of the Rugby Football Union in 1871. The early years saw regular fixtures against the likes of Wasps, London Irish, Harlequins, Richmond and Blackheath with 75% win rate for a long period.

Between 1894 and 1958 the club moved location numerous times – Hanger Lane – West Middlesex Polo Club – Gunnersbury Park – Drayton Green – Syon Lane, Horsenden Hill.

Ealing Rugby Club's centenary match was played against Harlequins in 1970. In the 1970s and ’80s Ealing supplied many county level players for Middlesex. In 1987 the club finished top of London Division 1 and during the next six years was never lower than 2nd in London 1 nor higher than 10th in National 5. Ealing won the Middlesex cup three times in this period.

1995 – present

In 1996 Ealing were relegated from London 1. In response, the club formed youth and minis sections, and moved to a new ground at Trailfinders Sports Club in 1999. The Club has been awarded two RFU Presidents Awards, the first in 2007 for its work on referee development that has extended into a national programme, and the second in 2008 for coaching excellence. In 2009, the club fielded two first team players who had been developed through the Juniors.

In the 2009–10, season the Club was the only team in the National Leagues to score more than 1,000 points, averaging more than 36 in each game. The club narrowly missed out on promotion to National One by losing to Barking RFC by 2 points and Rosslyn Park by 1.

In 2010–11, the club started its Community Rugby programme providing coaching support and access to the game to schools and other groups throughout Ealing and West London. During this season, Ealing's winger Phil Chesters scored 70 tries which is the record for the most tries in an English Rugby season.^[2]

2007–08: National Division 3 South, 3rd place Mounts Bay 1st; Cinderford 2nd
2008–09: National Division 3 South, 3rd place London Scottish 1st; Rosslyn Park 2nd
2009–10: National League 2 South, 3rd place Barking 1st; Rosslyn Park 2nd^[3]
2010–11: National League 2 South, 1st place Jersey 2nd
2011–12: National League 1, 2nd place Jersey 1st
2012–13: National League 1, 1st place Esher 2nd
2013–14: IPA Greene King Championship, 12th
Midway through the season long-serving director of rugby Mike Cudmore announced that he would be stepping down at the season's end. Head coach and fly-half Ben Ward was appointed director of coaching from the start of the 2014–15 season. After fighting against relegation for the majority of the season, Ealing Trailfinders were eventually relegated on the final day of the season by one point after they lost at home to Rotherham Titans, while Jersey won away to Bedford Blues
2014–15: National League 1, 1st
Ealing Trailfinders quickly established themselves in first place in National 1 and they won the title with a haul of 136 points, nine ahead of their nearest rivals Rosslyn Park.

Club honours

London Division 1 champions: 1987–88^[4]
London Division 2 North champions: 2004–05
London 1 v South West 1 promotion playoff winners: 2006–07
National League 2 South champions: 2010–11
National League 1 champions (twice): 2012–13, 2014–15

Current standings

2016–17 RFU Championship Table

Club

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Loss bonus

Points

London Irish

399

158

241

Yorkshire Carnegie

333

259

Ealing Trailfinders

259

237

Nottingham Rugby

230

259

−29

London Welsh

244

226

Doncaster Knights

252

249

London Scottish

244

294

−50

Cornish Pirates

290

277

Jersey Reds

255

279

−24

Rotherham Titans

233

297

−64

Bedford Blues

242

256

−14

Richmond

165

355

−190

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

Number of matches won
Difference between points for and against
Total number of points for
Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Green background are promotion play-off places. Pink background is the relegation place.
Updated: 4 December 2016
Source: "Greene King IPA Championship". NCA Rugby.

Current squad

For player movements leading up to the 2016–17 season, see List of 2016–17 RFU Championship transfers § Ealing Trailfinders.

2016-17 Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player	Position	Union
Matt Cornish	Hooker	England
Karl Gibson	Hooker	England
Rhys Lawrence	Hooker	Wales
Alun Walker	Hooker	Scotland
Ziana Alexis	Prop	England
Will Davis	Prop	England
James Gibbons	Prop	England
Ignacio Saenz Lancuba	Prop	Argentina
Steven Neville	Prop	England
Alex Penny	Prop	England
Sam Rodman	Prop	England
Lewis Thiede	Prop	England
Harry Casson	Lock	England
Liam Edwards	Lock	England
Llewelyn Jones	Lock	Wales
Carwyn Jones	Lock	Wales
Adam Preocanin	Lock	England
Alex Bradley	Flanker	England
Arthur Ellis	Flanker	England
Iain Grieve	Flanker	England
Mike Macfarlane	Flanker	England
William Ryan	Flanker	Ireland
Mark Bright	Number 8	England
Tyler Bush	Number 8	England
Chris York	Number 8	England

Player	Position	Union
Luke Carter	Scrum-half	England
Josh Davies	Scrum-half	Wales
Alex Walker	Scrum-half	Wales
Jonny Bentley	Fly-half	New Zealand
Will Magie	Fly-half	United States
Lewis Jones	Centre	England
Joe Munro	Centre	England
Luke Peters	Centre	England
Phil Chesters	Wing	England
James Cordy-Reddan	Wing	England
Rhys Crane	Wing	England
Callum Wilson	Wing	England
Curtis Wilson	Wing	England
Luke Daniels	Fullback	England
Will Harries	Fullback	Wales

Notes

1 2 According to Ealing Traifinders official website, the club played its first match in 1869 but the official date of establishment was set up in 1871.^[1]

References

↑ "Club History". Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
↑ History of the Club at official website
↑ http://ealingrugby.co.uk/?page_id=2652
↑ http://www.hampshirerugby.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=608&Itemid=328

External links

Official site

RFU Championship

2016–17 Teams

Former clubs

Seasons

National Division Two	1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97

Premiership Two	1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

National Division One	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09

Championship	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Representative team

RFU Championship XV

RFU Championship Venues 2016–17

Current grounds	Athletic Ground, Richmond Clifton Lane Goldington Road Headingley Carnegie Stadium Lady Bay Sports Ground Madejski Stadium The Menaye Old Deer Park St. Peter Trailfinders Sports Ground

Previous grounds	Abbeydale Park The Avenue Ashton Gate Beacon Park (Plymouth) Billesley Common Bramley Sports Ground (Southgate) Brantingham Park (Hull Ionians R.U.F.C.) Brickfields Bridge Road (Headingley) Brierton Lane (Hartlepool) Bournbrook College Grove Coundon Road County Ground (Exeter) Cross Green Damson Park Dry Leas Franklin's Gardens Grove Park Heywood Road Ireland Avenue Kassam Stadium Kenwyn Kingston Park Lily Hill Park Meadow Lane Memorial Stadium Molesey Road Moss Lane (St Helens) New Ground (Gosforth) Priory Lane (Roehampton) Recreation Ground (Camborne) The Reddings Rectory Field St Anthony's Road (Blundellsands) Sandy Park Scatcherd Lane (Morley) Sharmans Cross Sixways Stadium The Sycamores (West Park Leeds RUFC) Twickenham Stoop Webb Ellis Road Wharfeside Avenue (Threshfield)

British and Irish Cup

2015–16 Teams

English	Bedford Blues Bristol Rugby Cornish Pirates Doncaster Knights Ealing Trailfinders Jersey Reds London Scottish London Welsh Moseley Nottingham Rugby Rotherham Titans Yorkshire Carnegie

Irish	Connacht Eagles Leinster A Munster A Ulster Ravens

Welsh	Cardiff Blues A Newport Gwent Dragons A Ospreys A Scarlets A

Former clubs

English	Birmingham & Solihull 2009–10, 2010–11 Coventry 2009–10 Esher 2010–11, 2011–12 Exeter Chiefs 2009–10 Newcastle Falcons 2012–13 Plymouth Albion 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 Worcester Warriors 2010–11, 2014–15

Scottish	Ayr 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14 Currie 2010–11, 2011–12 Dundee HSFP 2012–13 Edinburgh Academicals 2013–14 Gael Force 2009–10 Gala 2012–13, 2013–14 Heriot's FP 2009–10 Melrose 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 Stirling County 2012–13, 2013–14

Welsh	Aberavon 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 Bedwas 2012–13 Bridgend Ravens 2012–13 Cardiff 2009–10, 2012–13 Carmarthen Quins 2012–13, 2014–15 Cross Keys 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 Llandovery 2010–11, 2012–13 Llanelli 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 Neath 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 Newport 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13 Pontypridd 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 Swansea 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13

Seasons

Winners

Rugby union in England

Governing body

National teams

Men's	England England Saxons 7's U-20 U-21 U-19 U-18 Schoolboys British and Irish Lions England Counties XV

Women's	Women's 7's

International Competitions

Competition divisions

European competitions

National competitions

London and South East
competitions

Midland competitions

Northern competitions

South West competitions

County competitions

Ealing Trailfinders squad

Forwards	Alex Bradley Mark Bright Harry Casson Will Davis Liam Edwards Arthur Ellis James Gibbons Karl Gibson Iain Grieve Carwyn Jones Llewelyn Jones Rhys Lawrence Mike McFarlane Steven Neville Alex Penny Adam Preocanin Sam Rodman William Ryan Ignacio Saenz Lancuba Lewis Thiede Alun Walker Chris York

Backs	Jonny Bentley Luke Carter Phil Chesters James Cordy-Redden Rhys Crane Luke Daniels Alex Davies Will Harries Lewis Jones Joe Munro Luke Peters Alex Walker Callum Wilson Curtis Wilson

Coach	Ben Ward Kieran Power

Coordinates: 51°31′31″N 0°19′48″W / 51.525175°N 0.330042°W / 51.525175; -0.330042

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