Our Community
We’re proud to be more than just a gym. At the Portway RDC, we also host a variety of community sports clubs and offer rugby and five aside football pitches for local teams to use. See below for details of the community sports clubs that are currently using the Portway RDC. If you are a community sports team looking for somewhere to play or train get in touch.
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St Brendan's RFC
Established in 1929, St Brendan's is a well-established club with a strong reputation for developing players and playing high--quality and enjoyable rugby.
St Brendan's players have gone on to play for Bristol and achieved representative and international honours. Many of our junior members participate in the Bristol Bears academy programme. Although there are players who have played at elite level, the ethos of the club is to be inclusive, all are welcome irrespective of ability.
The club's mission goes beyond winning matches. We’re here to grow the game, create opportunities, and make a real difference to the lives of people in Bristol. The club wants to use its new home at the Portway RDC to increase participation in rugby and create a thriving, multi-sport community hub
Both the seniors and juniors train mid-week throughout the season, with fixtures on Saturdays for seniors and Sundays for juniors.
If you are looking for a friendly club to play rugby get in touch!
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Bristol Jets Touch Rugby
Bristol Jets Touch Rugby Team is the oldest and largest Touch Team in the City of Bristol. Originally established as ‘Bristol Fijians’ in 2007, the club re-branded in 2020 as the ‘Bristol Jets’ and is currently one of the most successful Touch Teams in the South West. Training, competing and socialising all year round, we are excited to welcome both new and experienced players to our club and to the wonderful, inclusive sport of Touch.
Bristol Jets compete locally in Bristol, the South West and nationally, and we are proud to have a number of players and coaches who regularly represent at the Regional and International level. We seek to provide a pathway for those who wish to learn, advance and compete at the highest level, whilst equally supporting those who are looking for a place to make friends, play socially and for fitness.
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Community Football
Our 5-a-side artificial grass pitches are used year-round by local football clubs including Kingsweston FC, Ashton Girls FC, Sea Mills Park FC and Bristol Manor Farm FC.
We are actively looking to establish relationships with more local community football clubs and groups that want to share our vision to make the Portway RDC a thriving community sports hub, accessible and enjoyed by as many in our community as possible. If you are a team looking for somewhere to train, host a tournament or another event, or a coach looking for somewhere to develop players, please get in touch.
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Our Sponsors
We're massively grateful to all the businesses that generously sponsor St Brendan's RFC and the Portway RDC and are helping us build something special for the whole community
