Bridgwater & Albion Rugby Football Club is an Englishrugby union team based in Bridgwater, Somerset and run two senior teams, a newly formed senior women's team, a colts side and a youth section featuring the full range of age-groups.[2] The first XV play in regional rugby, currently in Regional 2 South West following relegation from National League 3 South West in 2012.
History
The club was founded in 1875.[3] In the early 20th-century players from the club, including Robert Dibble[4][5] and Tommy Woods[6] represented England.[7] In World War II the Broadway ground in Taunton Road was used for allotments with rugby transferring to Victoria Park, but after 1946 the ground was restored, with the grandstand being built in 1952.[3]