Doncaster Rugby Football Club was founded in 1875 although there is some evidence of a rugby side in the town at an even earlier date. For the first 50 years of its existence it led a fairly nomadic life playing at numerous sites around the area: it even had a spell at the turn of the century when it became a Northern Union club.

In the early 1920s DRFC moved to a site near the town centre where it shared a ground with the cricket club. This uneasy liaison lasted for 30 years before the club moved to its existing ground at Armthorpe Road, some three miles away from the town. What started as a single pitch, two changing rooms and a small clubroom facility evolved over the years as a second and then a third pitch were added, eight additional dressing rooms were built, the original bar was extended, a gymnasium was erected and then converted into a second large bar, a grandstand was built and full playing floodlights were installed.

Doncaster Knights boast an impressive league record, having earnt eight promotions in 15 seasons, and finished 10th in the Greene King IPA Championship in 2018/19.

The club hosted a memorable match in November 2013, as the Maori All Blacks took on an RFU Championship XV in front of 5,000 spectators.

The Knights play at Castle Park, a 22-acre site located four miles from Doncaster town centre.

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