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Rams
Full name	Rams Rugby Football Club
Union	Berkshire RFU
Nickname(s)	Ensians, Rams
Founded	1924; 100 years ago
Ground(s)	Old Bath Road (Capacity: 2,000 (300 seats))
Chairman	Andrew Lynch
CEO	Gary Reynolds
President	Marcus Noye
Coach(es)	Seb Reynolds
League(s)	National League 1
2023–24	Runners up
	Team kit
	Team kit
Official website
	www.ramsrugby.com

Rams Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based near the village of Sonning on the outskirts of Reading in the county of Berkshire. The first XV play in the third-level league of the English rugby union system, National League 1, following their promotion from National League 2 South as champions at the end of the 2018–19 season. Until 2018, the club had been known as Redingensians and then Redingensians Rams before being renamed simply as Rams for the 2018–19 season onwards.^[1]

History

Rams consist of five senior teams of differing playing ability and a full complement of mini and junior sides.^[2] The first team currently plays in National League 1 (level 3) of the rugby union league structure. The second team play in Canterbury Division 3, the third team play in Berks/Bucks & Oxon Prem A, and the fourths in Berks/Bucks & Oxon 1. The fifth team participates in the Thames Valley Invitational Leagues. Both the under-17s and colts play in division 1 of their respective Berks/Bucks & Oxon leagues. Rams RFC is also renowned for its Rugby 7s capability and participates in several major international tournaments across Europe from March through to August.

Ground

Rams play home fixtures at Old Bath Road in the village of Sonning on the north-east outskirts of Reading.^[3] As it is next to the A4 travel links are good, with parking available at the ground and regular bus services to Reading which is accessible by train. The ground consists of a main pitch next to a modern club-house, along with a number of other pitches for second XV and junior rugby.^[4]

Originally all standing, in 2021 the 300 seat Pountney Stand was built, named after the club's founding father Leslie Pountney.^[5] The ground capacity is around 2,000, with the 300 seater stand and approximately 1,700 (all standing) around the main pitch and on the club-house balcony.^[6]

Honours

1st team:

Southern Counties champions: 1987–88
Southern Counties South champions: 2000–01
Southern Counties North champions: 2005–06
South West Division 2 East champions: 2006–07
National League 3 South West champions: 2014–15
National League 2 South champions: 2018–19

2nd team:

Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier A champions: 2007–08

4th team:

Berks/Bucks & Oxon 4 South champions: 2014–15
Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 champions: 2015–16

Current standings

2024–25 National League 1 table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Rams	8	8	0	0	270	130	+140	6	0	38	Promotion place
2	Richmond	8	7	1	0	300	164	+136	6	0	36
3	Rotherham Titans	8	6	0	2	284	189	+95	5	1	30
4	Rosslyn Park	8	5	0	3	297	186	+111	5	1	26
5	Blackheath	8	5	0	3	253	185	+68	5	1	26
6	Sale FC	8	5	0	3	186	213	−27	4	1	25
7	Birmingham Moseley	8	5	0	3	193	169	+24	4	0	24
8	Plymouth Albion	8	4	0	4	225	216	+9	6	2	24
9	Dings Crusaders	8	3	1	4	242	281	−39	5	0	19
10	Bishop's Stortford	8	3	0	5	189	217	−28	4	1	17
11	Sedgley Park	8	2	0	6	220	214	+6	3	3	14
12	Leicester Lions	8	1	0	7	152	286	−134	3	1	8	Relegation place
13	Esher	8	1	0	7	190	356	−166	4	0	8
14	Darlington Mowden Park	8	0	0	8	140	335	−195	2	1	3

Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2024. Source: National League Rugby ^[7]
Rules for classification: 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

References

^ "Bedlinog are August visitors". Canterbury RFC. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
^ "Teams". Rams RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ "Contact". Rams RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ "Redingensians Rams reveal big ambitions for the future of the club". Get Reading. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
^ "NEW STAND NAMED AFTER CLUB LEGEND". Rams Rugby Football Club. 9 September 2021.
^ "Rams would be happy to play in RFU's new Tier 2". The RugbyPaper. No. 802. 28 January 2024. p. 1-2.
^ "National League 1". NCA Rugby.