BIRMINGHAM XC LEAGUE DIV.1 ABINGTON PARK, NORTHAMPTON, JAN. 11TH 2020 Rugby & Northampton AC hosted Division One of the Birmingham Cross Country League at Abington Park for the 10th time. The venue was also being used for the 20th League race in total since the Northampton Phoenix days. The R&N Men’s squad produced another superb […]
This year’s Warwickshire County Cross County Championship was held at Warley Woods in Smethwick on Saturday, 4th January. Rugby and Northampton Athletics club came away with the under 15 girls team shield in addition to individual medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. The Warwickshire County Championship was again combined with the Worcestershire County Championship. […]
Wellingborough & District AC played host to the Northamptonshire Cross Country Championships. The event was held at Croyland Park for the 6th time in the last 25 years and Rugby & Northampton AC came away with four team gold medals and three individual titles. Junior International athlete Josh Lay stormed to victory to win the […]
R&NAC – RUGBY Christmas Closures and End of Year Training 2019 QDJ Leisure Centre CLOSED 25th, 26th December and 1st January. QDJ Leisure Centre CLOSED from 13:30 on 24th December. QDJ Leisure Centre CLOSED from 5pm on 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st Please find below a summary of Training Times / Closures over the Holidays: […]
Perry Park, Birmingham, was the venue for the 3rd round of the West Midland Young Athletes Cross Country League. Rugby and Northampton AC have always performed well in this top Midlands competition, this year is no exception, with excellent individual results including 2 first places, a second place, 2 third places and a fourth place […]
Rugby & Northampton Men’s team had a superb performance in the second round of the Birmingham & District Cross Country League when the Division One race was held at Betley Court Farm in Crewe. Contesting a three-lap course hosted by City of Stoke over 6 miles of rolling farmland the squad finished in an excellent […]
On Sunday 17th November Rugby and Northampton AC lined up along with 20 other clubs for the second round of the West Midlands Young Athletes Cross Country League at Warley Woods, Smethwick. The first round of the league was cancelled due to poor weather, it was good to see the course condition, while still challenging, […]
Saturday saw the first race in the series of Birmingham League Cross Country races for senior men. This league consists of main teams in the Midlands as well the University teams, which are always very strong. The original course at Worcester was waterlogged so the race was transferred to Coundon Park in Coventry which proved […]
On Saturday 2nd November, Rugby and Northampton AC lined up against over 1000 other teams in the annual English cross country relay championships, held in Berry Hil Park in Mansfield. In this championship, each team comprises 3 runners with each doing one lap of the undulating, woodland course. Conditions were extremely challenging with driving rain […]
R&N Secure First ever Victory Rugby and Northampton AC has been taking part in Midlands Senior Championships for decades but Saturday saw their first ever senior victory. The Midlands cross country relays took place at Wolverhampton with R and N fielding two senior men’s teams and one women’s team. Each consisted of 4 athletes (3 […]