Wander south from Nottingham city centre, over the railway line and past a Hooters, and you come to a veritable cornucopia of English sport. Follow the River Trent’s babble looking left and right and you’ll find three arenas of rich English history, two of the nation’s most storied football clubs (Nottingham Forest and Notts County) and one of its favourite cricket grounds all within a stone’s throw.
But there’s another, less-loved club enjoying the fecund soil of the productive riverside patch. Stroll a little further downstream along the right bank and you’ll find leafy Lady Bay, home of Nottingham Rugby Club, lacking in the prestige and popularity of their near neighbours but nonetheless of sporting importance. Rob Andrew, Brian Moore and Dusty Hare all started their rugby career with the club, a behemoth of the amateur era.
