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Bournemouth Rugby is a rugby union club founded in 1893. The grounds are located at Chapel Gate.
01/09/2026
September is here and the Lions are back! 🦁
📅 Friday 4 September : Season Launch
https://bournemouth-rugby.co.uk/event/bournemouth-rugby-season-launch/ -tickets__tickets-form
🏉 Saturday 5 September : Seniors away at Trowbridge RFC
🦁 Sunday 6 September : Youth & Mini seasons begin
🏠 Saturday 26 September : Seniors at home to London Scottish Lions
A new season. A new chapter. Let’s get started! 🔴⚫️
01/09/2026
🏉🦁 UNDER 5s RUGBY IS BACK AT BOURNEMOUTH RUGBY! ❤️🖤
Sammy the Lion’s Under 5s sessions return to Chapel Gate this September, delivered by Rippa Rugby.
Perfect for boys and girls aged 3–5, whether they’ve played rugby before or are picking up a ball for the very first time.
📍 Chapel Gate, Bournemouth Rugby
📅 Starting Sunday 13th September 2026
⏰ 9:30am–10:30am every Sunday
💷 £6 per one-hour session
🍂 £36 for the Autumn 1 term
🎉 FIRST SESSION FREE!
These sessions are all about having fun, getting active, building confidence, making friends and learning the basics of rugby in a welcoming environment.
🏉 Catching and handling
🏃 Running and movement
🤝 Teamwork
💪 Confidence
😊 Plenty of fun
No experience is needed just come along and give rugby a go.
🔗 Book your place here:
https://www.ripparugby.co.uk/Course/19517
Tag a parent with a future Lion! 🦁❤️🖤
31/08/2026
👏 Congratulations, boys!
A huge well done to Bournemouth Rugby’s Eddie, Reece, Rory, Oscar, Joe and Teddy on their performances for South West Saxons Touch at the Junior Nationals this weekend. 🏉
It’s fantastic to see players from across our Youth Rugby and Touch Rugby pathways representing the region and testing themselves at national level.
Well done to all six of you a brilliant achievement!
Check out for regional touch rugby news!
👀 TRAINING… BUT LOOK CLOSER.
Another glimpse.
We’re still not giving much away just yet… but did you notice anything ?👀
The full reveal lands Friday 4th September at our 2026/27 Season Launch.
Want to see it properly? Be there.
🎟️ Tickets still available at bournemouth-rugby.co.uk
30/08/2026
NEXT UP 🦁
One final pre-season test before the 2026/27 campaign gets underway.
🏉 Trowbridge RFC v Bournemouth Rugby
📍 Away
📅 Saturday 5th September
Pre-season. One more test.
Watch the Lions Roar.
The extraordinary true story of the rugby icon who changed the sport forever - and the deeply personal journey that shaped the man behind the legend.
LOMU is in UK cinemas for one night only on Monday 7 September.
Bournemouth Odeon : Tickets here 👇
https://www.odeon.co.uk/ticketing/seat-picker/?showtimeId=854-94083
Tickets at www.lomu-doc.com
SEE. IT. FIRST. 👀🦁
To see the new kit properly, up close and for the first time, you’ll need to be at our 2026/27 Season Launch at the Pavilion Ballroom.
📍 Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth
📅 Friday 4th September 2026
🕡 6:30pm until late
Be there for the kit reveal, meet the players and join us as we officially launch the new season.
🎟️ Tickets:
https://bournemouth-rugby.co.uk/event/bournemouth-rugby-season-launch/ -tickets__tickets-form
Don’t wait for the photos afterwards. See it first on the 4th.
26/08/2026
🦁 GIRLS RUGBY AT BOURNEMOUTH! ❤️💛
New season. New challenge. New teammates. 🏉
✅ FREE taster sessions
✅ No experience needed
✅ Ages 10–16
✅ Expert coaching, matches & a player pathway
📅 Wednesdays 6:30–8pm
📅 Sundays 11am–1pm
Come down, give rugby a go and join the Lions! 🦁
🔗 bournemouth-rugby.co.uk/teams/girls
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