Avon Rugby Club will celebrate their centenary during the 2025-26 season, and to mark the milestone, they have a new-look crest.
Avon Rugby Club have a new crest to mark their centenary season, which kicks off on 6th September
The club, who are based beside the River Avon at Hicks Field in Batheaston, will display the badge on special centenary shirts that will be worn for matches in the upcoming campaign.
The new crest was designed by Damien Sawyer. It retains the club colours of black and amber and still features the rampant lion. But it is emboldened by a white outline to accentuate the design, together with some text to denote the centenary.
And it features crossed oars as a nod to the members of Avon Rowing Club who founded the rugby outfit in 1925.
A dinner dance to mark the big birthday will be held on Saturday 9th May 2026.
But before that, all eyes will be on the club’s new term in Counties 2 Tribute Ale Somerset.
Last season, Avon finished in third place, with 15 victories from 22 games. They will be looking for an even more successful campaign at Level 8 this time around.
Avon open their programme at home to Chew Valley 2nd XV on Saturday 6th September and follow up by making the long trip to the edge of Exmoor to take on Minehead Barbarians the following week.
Derbies with Oldfield Old Boys will take place at Hicks Field on Saturday 22nd November and at Shaft Road on Saturday 7th March.
Avon’s league fixtures in full:
- September: 6th Chew Valley 2nd XV (H), 13th Minehead Barbarians (A).
- October: 4th Hornets 2nd XV (H), 11th Imperial (A), 18th Clevedon (H).
- November: 8th Burnham-on-Sea (A), 22nd Oldfield Old Boys (H), 29th Castle Cary (H).
- December: 6th Rebels Rugby (A), 13th St Bernadette’s Old Boys (H), 20th Keynsham 2nd XV (A).
- January: 10th Minehead Barbarians (H), 17th Hornets 2nd XV (A), 24th Imperial (H).
- February: 14th Clevedon (A), 28th Burnham-on-Sea (H).
- March: 7th Oldfield Old Boys (A), 21st Castle Cary (A), 28th Rebels Rugby (H).
- April: 11th St Bernadette’s Old Boys (A), 18th Keynsham 2nd XV (H), 25th Chew Valley 2nd XV (A).
