Opponent Watch: Barnstaple RFC

Year Founded:
1877; 147 years ago

Nickname:
N/A

Ground:
Pottington Road

Current position: Regional 1 South West 2023-24
2nd [P22 | W18 | D0 | L4 | PF 727 | PA 341 | +/- 386 | TBP 14 | LBP25 | Pts 88]

Last season: National 2 West 2022-23
13th [P26 | W6 | D0 | L20 | PF 471 | PA 755 | +/- -284 | TBP 7 | LBP 5 | Pts 36]

Recent Form:
W W W W W

Previous Meetings vs Barnstaple:
N/A

Previous Honours:
Devon Senior Cup winners (13): 1894, 1926, 1928, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019
Western Counties West champions: 2006–07
South West 2 (east v west) promotion play-off winner: 2007–08
Devon Senior Plate winner: 2011
National League 3 (south-east v south-west) promotion play-off winner: 2015–16
South West Premier champions: 2019–20

Notable Former Players:
Cecil Pritchard – capped 8 times by Wales in the 1920s. Played part of his career at Barnstaple and Torquay Athletic when he moved to the south-west from his home country. Died in 1966.
Jerry Collins - New Zealand All Blacks International 2007
Ben Vellacott - Scotland international 2022