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Full name | Burton Rugby Football Club | |
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Union | Staffordshire RU | |
Nickname(s) | Crofters | |
Founded | 1870; 154 years ago (1870) | |
Location | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England | |
Ground(s) | Battlestead Croft (Capacity: 5,500 (600 seats)) | |
President | Ian Cartwright | |
Captain(s) | Dominic Taylor & Debbie Edwards | |
League(s) | Regional 1 Midlands | |
2022–23 | 6th | |
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Official website | ||
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Burton Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Burton upon TrentinStaffordshire. The club operates six senior teams, including an under-22s team, academy sides and a full range of junior teams. The first XV currently plays in the Regional 1 Midlands following their promotion as champions of Midlands 1 West at the end of the 2017–18 season.
Burton Rugby Club was formed on 5 October 1870 as Burton Football Club, retaining that name until the word 'rugby' was added in 2001. The club played at Peel Croft, from 1910 until it moved to a new ground at Tatenhill in 2020.[1]