Croydon RFC
Full name | Croydon Rugby Football Club |
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Founded | 1956 as 'Shirley Wanderers RFC' |
Location | Croydon, England |
Ground(s) | Addington Road |
President | Stuart Plummer |
Coach(es) | Tom Coombs |
Captain(s) |
Jonathan (Yorkie) Humphrey (2nd XV) TBC (3rd XV) |
League(s) | RFU Surrey 2 |
Official website | |
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Croydon Rugby Football Club, founded in 1956 as Shirley Wanderers RFC, and are based at Addington Road, West Wickham, in the London Borough of Croydon, South London. Croydon are currently playing in the Rugby Football Union Surrey 2 league the RFU Junior Vase and the local Surrey RFU Knockout Competitions.
Club History
Formed as Shirley Wanderers RFC in 1956, by a mixture of experienced players and those who were new to the game. After 7 years as a wandering size the club opened a clubhouse on the present site and leased 3 pitches, of which 2 remain.
In 2003, Shirley Wanderers welcomed the players of Old Croydonian RFC after the club lost its supply on youth players, and then had to rely on players relocating to the area for employment and from non-playing rugby schools, and therefore started having troubles fielding a side, leading to the renaming of the club as Croydon RFC.
Croydon currently field 3 senior sides, and 2 junior sides, with all sides competing in rugby leagues.
Club Honours
- Surrey 2 champions (2): 2004-05, 2005-06