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THE RUGBY LIONS FOOTBALL CLUB

Club Records

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League records Overall Records Full House Club Stats
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League Records 
Biggest margin home win 69  v West Hartlepool 69-0 on 10th February 2001
Biggest margin away win 57  v Camberley 12-69 on 21st April 2001
Biggest margin home defeat 62 v Newcastle 8-70 on 8th February 1997
Biggest margin away defeat 151 v Newcastle 156-5 on 5th October 1996
Most points at scored at home 80  v Camberley on 2nd December 2001
Most points scored away 69  v Camberley on 21st April 2001
Most points conceded at home 76  v Worcester on 26th April 2003
Most points conceded away 156 v Newcastle on 5th October 1996
Most tries scored in a match 11  v Morley 25th October 1997 (Home)
Most tries conceded in a match 24 v Newcastle 5th October 1996 (Away)
Most consecutive appearances 42  Steve Smith 11th April 1992 to 14th January 1995
Most consecutive matches scoring tries 5 Eddie Saunders 1990/91
Jacques Steyn 2000/01
Most consecutive matches scoring points 19 Chris Howard 1988-89
Most consecutive victories 8 .
Most consecutive defeats 12 .
Most appearances by a forward 158 Trevor Revan
Most appearances by a back 227  Eddie Saunders
Most points scored in a season 189  Martyn Davies – 1998/99.
Most points scored in a career 559 Jim Quantrill – 1993-98
Most points scored in a match 28  Jacques Steyn v Camberley – 2nd December 2000
Most tries scored in a season 16 Eddie Saunders – 2000/01.
Most tries scored in a career 105 Eddie Saunders – 1987-2003
Most tries scored in a match Chris Howard v Vale of Lune 10.09.1988
Eddie Saunders v Bedford (1995) & Rotherham (1995) & Moseley (1996) & Camberley (2000) & Fylde (2001) & Camberley (2001)
Most conversions scored in a season 36 Paul Turner – 2000/01.
Most conversions scored in a career 84 Jim Quantrill 1993-98.
Most conversions scored in a match Jacques Steyn v Camberley 2nd December 2000.
Most penalties scored in a season 42 Jim Quantrill 1995-96.
Most penalties scored in a career 109 Jim Quantrill 1993-98
Most penalties scored in a match  7  Denzil Evans v Richmond 15th October1994.
Most drop goals scored in a season Richard Pell 1987/88
Most drop goals scored in a career 14 Richard Pell 1987-1995
Most drop goals scored in a match Richard Davies v Coventry 17th November2001
Overall Records

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Most appearances in a career 456  Roy Pebody 1967-86
Most appearances in a season 42 Barry Smith 1974/75
Most points scored in a career 1121 Eddie Saunders 1987-2002
Most points scored in a season 395 Chris Howard 1988/89
Most points scored in a game 38 Mark Mapletoft v Nuneaton – 3.02.1993
Most tries scored in a career 252  Eddie Saunders 1987-2002
Most tries in a season 39 Eddie Saunders 1987/88
Most tries scored in a game
John Gerry 6 v Evreux 12th April 1969 (not strictly a first class game)
EE Hopewell 5 v Mr Bradshaw’s XV 17th February.1883
C Read  5 v The Old Guard 17th January 1925;
TG Cleaver  5 v Birmingham University 15th March 1930
EE Haselmere  5 v Long Buckby 7th April 1930
HEW Smith 5 v Handsworth 13th September 1930
LG Wilson  5 v Aston Old Edwardians 6th April 1935
David Atchison  5 v Old Cranleighians 6th March 196
John Gerry  5 v Old Millhillians 6th December 1969
Eddie Saunders  5 v Birkenhead Park 24th March 1990
Eddie Saunders  5 v Preston Grasshoppers 7th November 1992
Most conversions in a career 211 Chris Howard 1987-91
Most conversions in a season 83 Chris Howard 1987/88
Most conversions in a game 10  Mark Mapletoft v Nuneaton – 3rd February 1993.
Most penalties in a career 195 Keith Tysall 1975-82
Most penalties in a season 72 Steve Thomas 1975/76
Most penalties in a game Denzil Evans v Richmond 15th October 1994.
Most drop goals in a career 25 Richard Pell 1986-97
Most drop goals in a season 8 Jack McGawley 1882/83
Most drop goals in a game 3 Jack McGawley v Southam 11th November 1882
Most International caps when playing for Rugby 11 GS Conway (England) 1923-25
First ever penalty try was scored against Old Alleynians at Bilton Road on 5th November 1921 (won 27-3)
Scorers of a "Full House"

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R Davies v Moseley – 22nd September 2001
B Muir v Rosslyn Park – 23rd September 2000
M Mapletoft v Harlequins – 11th April 1992
D Coulter v Esher – 21st September 1985
S Martin v Guys Hospital – 2nd December 1972
E Gilchrist v Old Cranleighians – 5th March 1966
GB Redmayne v Five Ways Old Edwardians - 14th January 1911
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Total games played – home (to30/11/01)

2166

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1873/74 – 2001/02

Total games played – away (to30/11/01)

1839

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1873/74 – 2001/02

Most games played in a season

43

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1974/75 & 1979/80

Most games won in a season

30

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1987/88

Least number of games won in a season

3

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1891/92

Most number of games lost in a season

32

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1981/82

Least number of games lost in a season

4

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1899/1900

Most games drawn in a season

10

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1889/90

Highest score in a game by Rugby - home

(94) 94-5

v Preston G/h

1992/93

Highest score in a game by Rugby - away

(103) 103-3

v Nuneaton

1992/93

Highest score in a game against Rugby - home

(76) 31-76

v Worcester

2002-03

Highest score in a game against Rugby - away

(156) 156-5

v Newcastle

1996/97

Highest match aggregate - home

(103) 31-72

v Richmond

1996/97

Highest match aggregate - away

(161) 156-5

v Newcastle

1996/97

Most points scored in a season *

1047

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1987/88

Most points scored per game in a season *

28.3

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1997/98

Most points conceded in a season *

1346

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1996/97

Most points conceded per game in a season *

40.8

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1996/97

Least points scored in a season *

215

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1984/85

Least points scored per game in a season *

6.3

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1984/85

Least points conceded in a season *

327

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1973/74

Least points conceded per game in a season *

9.1

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1974/74

Best percentage of wins in a season

78%

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1955/56 1990/91

Worst percentage of wins in a season

0%

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2002/2003

Most tries in a season - 1st XV

176

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1987/88

Oldest current fixture

.Coventry RFC.

Since 1873/74

* Since 1971/72 when try went to 4 points
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