Esher RFC

Esher RFC

Full name	Esher Rugby Football Club
Founded	1923
Location	Hersham, England
Ground(s)	Molesey Road (Capacity: 3,500)
Chairman	Bob Stratton
Coach(es)	Ricky Nebbett
Captain(s)	Ian Kench
League(s)	National League 1
2014–15	10th
Team kit
Official website
www.esherrugby.com

Esher Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Surrey. Esher RFC currently play in the third division of the English league system; National League One.

History

The club was formed in 1923 when four rugby enthusiasts agreed to start a club.

When the league system was introduced in 1987 Esher were placed in London 1, but were relegated in the first season and did not win promotion back to that league until 1993.

Esher were first promoted to the national leagues system for the 1997–98 season, finishing fourth in National League 2 South. They led for most of the season the following year but finished second, but won promotion in 1999–00. The club set a new points record when winning National Division Two in 2006–07 and were thus promoted. They were promoted into the second tier, the RFU Championship after winning National League 1 in 2009-10. During this season they broke the world record when they beat Manchester 148 – 0. They played in the Championship for two seasons before being relegated back into National League 1 for the 2012–13 season.^[1]

Club honours

• Surrey Cup: 1993–94
• London Division 1 champions: 1996–97^[2]
• Jewson National League 2 South champions: 1999–00
• National League 1 (formerly National League 2) champions: 2006–07, 2009–10

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Current standings

2015–16 National League 1 Table
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
1	Richmond	22	18	1	3	668	375	293	12	2	88
2	Blackheath	21	17	1	3	560	327	233	6	2	78
3	Hartpury College	22	16	0	6	686	358	328	11	3	78
4	Plymouth Albion	22	15	0	7	516	452	64	8	3	71
5	Esher	22	14	0	8	606	424	182	11	3	70
6	Ampthill	21	13	1	7	501	439	62	10	4	68
7	Darlington Mowden Park	21	14	0	7	563	467	96	9	2	67
8	Rosslyn Park	22	13	0	9	480	417	63	5	2	59
9	Fylde	21	8	1	12	550	540	10	9	8	51
10	Coventry	22	9	1	12	522	483	39	7	4	49
11	Hull Ionians	22	6	0	16	443	603	–160	6	8	38
12	Loughborough Students	21	6	0	15	430	518	–88	5	6	35
13	Wharfedale	22	5	1	16	443	645	–202	8	4	34
14	Blaydon	20	6	0	14	305	510	–205	4	5	33
15	Henley Hawks	21	5	1	15	307	666	–359	3	1	26
16	Cinderford	22	3	1	18	344	700	–356	4	3	21
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 13 February 2016 Source: "National League 1". NCA Rugby.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union James Campbell Hooker Wales Neil Sweeney Hooker England Simon Edwards Hooker England Stewart Maguire Prop Ireland Oliver Mines Prop England David Millard Prop Ireland Ricky Nebbett Prop England Kristian Chesney Lock England Cameron Gentles Lock New Zealand Alexander Bibic Lock England Ian Kench Lock England Steven Wood Flanker England John Downey Flanker Ireland Peter Synnott Flanker Ireland Chris Goodman Number 8 England Mike MacFarlane Number 8 England Brandon Walker Number 8 South Africa

Player Position Union Andy Garner Scrum-half England Patrick O'Grady Scrum-half England Clive Stuart-Smith Scrum-half England Robbie Shaw Scrum-half United States Thomas Chalcraft Scrum-half England Mark Atkinson Fly-half England Nicky Little Fly-half Fiji Richard Mill Fly-half Scotland Tom Cheeseman Centre Wales Aaron Cruickshanks Centre Scotland Geoff Griffiths Centre England Sam Edgerley Wing England Jonny Hylton Wing England Tom Loizides Wing Cyprus Andy Wright Wing England Luke Daniels Fullback England Rob Kirby Fullback New Zealand

Simon Clemmey (Esher RFC first team manager)

References

1. "History of Esher Rugby Club". Esher Rugby Club. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
2. http://www.hampshirerugby.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=792&Itemid=441

External links

• Official site