History
Old Bristolians is the Rugby Club associated with Bristol Grammar School (BGS).
The Club's first team plays its rugby in Gloucester Premier. In 2009/2010 we won and were promoted from Gloucester One, and we also won the Combination Cup. Our second team won their league to be promoted in 2009-10 and currently plays in Gloucester Reserve League 1. We run 4 senior sides, a great Vets team and have a thriving junior and minis section.
Defined by a refreshingly open style of both rugby and lack of politics or pretensions in the clubhouse, we welcome all players - being ex-grammar school is not a requirement.
The Oak in Clifton is our normal drinking hole, and if you fancy coming along to training or just joining in on the social side of rugby don't hesitate to get in touch.
Bristol Grammar School
BGS was founded in 1532 by two brothers, Robert and Nicholas Thorne, when it was housed in the St Bartholomew's Hospital, as part of the new founding of schools after Henry VIII's closure of the monasteries, where previously a large proportion of England's education had occurred. The school motto Ex Spinis Uvas, which translates as "From Thorns Grapes", is a play upon the names of the school founders Robert and Nicholas Thorne.
The Club's first team plays its rugby in Gloucester Premier. In 2009/2010 we won and were promoted from Gloucester One, and we also won the Combination Cup. Our second team won their league to be promoted in 2009-10 and currently plays in Gloucester Reserve League 1. We run 4 senior sides, a great Vets team and have a thriving junior and minis section.
Defined by a refreshingly open style of both rugby and lack of politics or pretensions in the clubhouse, we welcome all players - being ex-grammar school is not a requirement.
The Oak in Clifton is our normal drinking hole, and if you fancy coming along to training or just joining in on the social side of rugby don't hesitate to get in touch.
Bristol Grammar School
BGS was founded in 1532 by two brothers, Robert and Nicholas Thorne, when it was housed in the St Bartholomew's Hospital, as part of the new founding of schools after Henry VIII's closure of the monasteries, where previously a large proportion of England's education had occurred. The school motto Ex Spinis Uvas, which translates as "From Thorns Grapes", is a play upon the names of the school founders Robert and Nicholas Thorne.
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