North Bristol RFC

🏉 Our Men’s 1XV league for the 2026/27 season is confirmed.

A new challenge awaits in Counties 3 Tribute Gloucestershire South.

We’re excited to welcome familiar rivals, new battles, and another season representing North Bristol RFC.

Bring it on. 💙❤️

Remembering Steve Bold (Boldy)
1973 – 2026

Steve’s funeral service will take place at Canford Crematorium on Friday 12th June.

Due to limited capacity at the crematorium, attendance at the service itself will be by private invitation only. We kindly ask that this is respected by everyone wishing to support Steve and his family.

The service will be live streamed from 12:45pm at North Bristol RFC, with the club open from 12pm where friends, teammates and the wider rugby family are invited to gather to celebrate Steve’s life together.

The main celebration of Steve’s life will then follow at the club starting around 2pm, where family and close friends will be sharing memories of Steve, followed by food, drinks and continuing the celebration of Boldy well into the evening, exactly how he would have wanted it.

Steve wouldn’t have wanted formal dress.
Feel free to wear something rugby or North Bristol related. Number 1s, hoodies, polos or red and blue. But most importantly, just wear whatever you feel comfortable in. Shorts and t-shirts would be just as much Boldy as anything else.

Family flowers only please.

Instead of flowers, donations can be made to the North Bristol RFC Rugby For All Fund. Steve and Sharmaine felt strongly that rugby should be accessible to everyone, and donations will help support players now and in the future.

https://sheppardfunerals.co.uk/make-a-donation/

There will also be a donation box available at the club on the day for anyone wishing to make a cash donation.

Thank you all for your love, support and understanding during this difficult time.

“Never let a win go to your head or a loss go to your heart.”
— Steve Bold (SB2)❤️

🏉✨ End of Season Awards Night ✨🏉

A brilliant evening celebrating our Men’s, Colts & Walking Rugby sections. 📸 Jon Bower

Congratulations to all of our winners 👏🏻

🚶 Walking Rugby Awards
🏅 Most Improved – Ash*th Valleriyan
🏅 Players’ Player – Neil Taynton
🏅 Player of the Season – Chris Thomas

🏉 Colts Awards
🏅 Most Improved – Aidan Riordan
🏅 Players’ Player – Harley Perrett & Jake Norman
🏅 Parents’ Player – Jonah Smith
🏆 Player of the Year (Walters Cup) – Leo Jocham

💪 Men’s Awards
🏆 Coaches Cup – Chris Hamilton
🏅 Most Improved Player – Jake Masters
🏅 1st Team Player of the Season – Louis Patch-Bowden
🏅 Young Player of the Year – Harry Lucker
🏅 2nd Team Player of the Season – Ash Pooley
🏅 1st Team Players’ Player – Louis Patch-Bowden
🏅 2nd Team Players’ Player – Zach Rogers

🎖 Men’s Milestone Ties & Caps

🎖 100 Game Tie – Dom Williams-Sarkar
🎖 100 Game Tie – Jake Murphy
🎖 1st XV Captain’s Tie – Tom Mayes
🎖 300 Game Tie & Cap – Alex Flannigan

Thank you to every player, coach, volunteer, sponsor, parent and supporter for another incredible season.

❤️22 teams. One club.
SB2 ❤️💙

🏉 MEN’S PLAYER RECRUITMENT 🏉

Join us at North this pre-season!

🔥 Rugby for all abilities
📍 Oaklands BS32 4AG
🗓 Tues & Thurs | 7–8PM
💪 Great coaching, gym, physio & social scene

DM us or come along to training — all players welcome 💙❤️

We are deeply saddened, devastated and shocked to hear of the sudden and unexpected passing of our NBRFC Chair, Steve Bold.

A fantastic servant to the club for all of his life, Steve started in our junior section and went on to play over 500 games for the senior club, captaining the men’s 2nd team and 1st team as Club Captain.

He went on to coach in both the boys and girls sections, and held many roles as a volunteer: Junior Chair, Director of Rugby, Club Secretary, before finally becoming our Club Chair, where he brought the club together and helped set a vision of “rugby for all” at North Bristol RFC.

Steve worked tirelessly to drive continual improvement, making a constant positive impact on the club and everyone in and around it. He was there every week, supporting every team alongside his Wife Sharmaine. They were always present, from the Unicorns through to our senior sides.

He always had time for anyone, often over a pint and would happily talk about rugby, the club, the Bears, or anything else. He listened, he cared, and he offered advice.

A huge Bristol Bears fan and a well respected member of the wider rugby community, he often appeared on local radio talking about all things rugby. He was a true gent in both his approach and manner.

We have all learned so much from him, and in such a short time the messages that have come flooding in paint a clear picture of a true club person! Kind, supportive, always there for anyone, and someone who loved his club and the wider rugby community.

A wonderful husband to Sharmaine and an amazing dad to Kaiya and Ellis.

We are all thinking of his family at this incredibly sad and difficult time. As always, the NBRFC family will rally around and offer all the support possible.

Steve made such a hugely positive and lasting impact on so many. He will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege to call him a player, coach, chair, friend….Boldy.

Forever in our hearts 💙❤️

Scenes from Saturday 🔴🔵

FULL TIME MEN’S TEAMS 🔴🔵

A HUGE win for the 1st XV today, 67–29 winners against Southmead 💥
Relentless from start to finish — proper statement performance to close the season.

🔥 Player of the Match – Dan Cox
Outstanding performance

Tough result for the 2nd XV, but the effort and attitude never dropped 👏
That’s what this club is about.

🔥 Player of the Match – Luke Portch
Senior debut AND POTM — what a start! 💥

❤️ TWENTY TWO TEAMS ONE CLUB 💙

Both Men’s Senior teams are at home TOMORROW for their final games of the season 🔥

🕑 14:00 KO�
Let’s pack the sidelines, bring the noise, and finish the season the right way 💪🔴🔵

TWENTY TWO TEAMS ONE CLUB

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

Huge well done to Millie David 👏👏👏👏

She played for us in the 2023/2024 season on Loan from the Bristol Bears ❤️🐻💙

Then 2 years later is starting for England on the wing 🌹🙌

Amazing work 🫶 Everyone at North Bristol RFC wishes her the best of luck and will be cheering her on Saturday during her Red Roses debut at Ashton Gate 🏟

It’s her debut season for us and Emily Labrooy has already surpassed 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ points for the Season after a 2️⃣0️⃣ point haul last Sunday for our 2nds away at Drybrook Ladies

🗓️ Debut 21/9/2025
🏉 2nds vs Bath Ladies II (A)
❌ L 0-55
📈 Top Ladies Points Scorer this season
📈 15th All-Time

1️⃣4️⃣ Games
1️⃣1️⃣ Tries
3️⃣0️⃣ Conversions
1️⃣ Penalty
1️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ Points