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| Full name | Stoke-on-Trent Rugby Union Football Club | |
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| Union | Staffordshire Rugby Union | |
| Location | Stoke-on-Trent,Staffordshire,England | |
| Ground | Hartwell Lane (Capacity: 2,000[1]) | |
| League | Regional 2 Midlands | |
| 2024–25 | 11th (relegated toRegional 2 Midlands North | |
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| Official website | ||
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Stoke-on-Trent Rugby Union Football Club is arugby union club located to the east ofBarlaston nearStoke-on-Trent,Staffordshire. The first XV currently play inRegional 2 Midlands North, a sixth tier league in theEnglish rugby union system, following their relegation fromRegional 1 North West at the end of season 2024–25.
When league rugby was introduced in 1987, Stoke-on-Trent was placed inMidlands Division 1 and won promotion to Area 4 North in their first season. However, after two seasons they were relegated back to tier 5, having narrowly escaped relegation the previous season and in their relegation season of1989–90 they lost every league game.[2] They won immediate promotion back to Area 4 North and stayed there until they were placed in a new fifth tier –Courage League Division 5 – following a league structure by theRFU. They remained in the North Division until another restructure in 1996 saw them move back to the fourth tier - National 4 North - but after just a single season they were relegated to Midlands Division 1.
