The Surrey County Rugby Football Union is the union responsible for rugby union in the county of Surrey, England, and is one of the constituent bodies of the national Rugby Football Union having been formed in 1879.
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| Full name | Surrey Rugby Football Union | |
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| Union | RFU | |
| Founded | 1879 | |
| Region | Surrey, parts of London | |
| President | Gary Ashburn | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
History edit
Early years of County representative team edit
The earliest recorded game played by a team purporting to represent Surrey under rugby union auspices was played before the Surrey County Club has been formed. This was played on 21 February 1878 against Middlesex and won by Surrey with a try scored by AS Trevor.[1]
Formation of the County Club edit
On 22 December 1879, a meeting was held at the York Hotel, on Waterloo Road, South London (then in Surrey), at which the County Club was formed. Two fixtures were played that season. The first was against Middlesex which turned out to be an easy win for Surrey. However, their confidence was put into check when they were soundly beaten by Yorkshire.[1] Another match with Middlesex was played at Old Deer Park on 6 December 1880 with the result of each fifteen scoring one goal, in what was described as a ″splendidly-contested game″.[2]
County side edit
Honours edit
County Championship finals (2 wins);
| Year | Winners | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Yorkshire | Surrey | 4 – 16 | Yorkshire | Richmond | |
| 1938 | Lancashire | Lancashire | 24 – 12 | Surrey | Blundellsands | |
| 1960 | Warwickshire | Warwickshire | 9 – 6 | Surrey | Coundon Road, Coventry | |
| 1967 | (replay) | Surrey | 14 – 14 | Durham County | Twickenham | |
| Durham County | 0 – 0 | Surrey | Hartlepool | title shared after a drawn replay | ||
| 1971 | Surrey | Gloucestershire | 3 – 14 | Surrey | Kingsholm |
County Championship Shield finals (4 wins);
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Surrey | 29 - 18 | Somerset | [3] |
| 2011 | Dorset & Wilts | 43 – 22 | Surrey | [4][5] |
| 2012 | Surrey | 43 – 12 | Leicestershire | [6] |
| 2013 | Surrey | 21 – 16 | Cumbria | [7] |
| 2014 | Surrey | 39 – 12 | Leicestershire | [8] |
County Championship Plate finals (1 win);
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Surrey | 17 – 3 | Eastern Counties | [9] |
Notable players for the County side edit
Many notable players have represented Surrey. The most appearances in County Championship games for the Surrey side have been by:[1]
- Bob Hiller (Harlequins) – 68
- Bob Lloyd (Harlequins) – 46
- Stanley Couchman (Old Cranleighans) – 45
- Ted Priest (Old Alleynians) – 39
Other famous players include:
- George Doherty (former captain of Ireland)
- Jonny Wilkinson
- Fraser Gore
Presidents edit
The 2008–09 president of Surrey RFU is John Vale.[1]
Affiliated clubs edit
There are currently 73 full member adult clubs affiliated with the Surrey RFU, most of which have teams at both senior and junior level and are based in Surrey and parts of London. Many of the London-based sides are also members of the Middlesex RFU.
- Arioch Crusaders
- Barnes[a 1]
- Bec Old Boys[a 2]
- Camberley
- Chipstead
- Chobham
- Cobham
- Cranleigh RFC
- Croydon[a 3]
- Dorking
- Ealing Trailfinders[a 4]
- Economicals
- Egham Hollowegians
- Esher
- Effingham & Leatherhead[a 5]
- Farnham
- Guildford
- Guildfordians
- Haslemere
- Horley
- KCS Old Boys
- Kew Occasionals
- Kingston
- Kingston University
- Ironsides[a 6]
- Law Society
- London Irish[a 7]
- London Irish Wild Geese[a 8]
- Lightwater
- London Exiles[a 9]
- Merton[a 10]
- Mitcham & Carshalton
- Old Alleynians
- Old Blues
- Old Caterhamians
- Old Cranleighans
- Old Emanuel[a 11]
- Old Freemen's
- Old Georgians
- Old Haileyburians[a 12]
- Old Johnian
- Old Oundelians
- Old Pauline[a 13]
- Old Reigatian
- Old Rutlishians
- Old Suttonians
- Old Tiffinians[a 14]
- Old Tonbridgians
- Old Walcountians
- Old Wellingtonians
- Old Whitgiftian[a 15]
- Old Wimbledonians[a 16]
- OR Serpents
- Purley John Fisher
- Racal Decca
- Raynes Park
- Reeds Weybridge
- Reigate
- Richmond
- Rosslyn Park[a 17]
- Royal Holloway University
- South Godstone
- Southwark Tigers
- Streatham-Croydon[a 18]
- Sutton & Epsom
- Teddington[a 19]
- Trinity[a 20]
- Wandsworthians
- Warlingham[a 21]
- Weybridge Vandals
- Wimbledon[a 22]
- Woking
- Worth Old Boys
County club competitions edit
The Surrey RFU currently runs the following club competitions for club sides based in Surrey and parts of London:
Leagues edit
- Surrey 1 – league ranked at tier 9 of the English rugby union system
- Surrey 2 – tier 10 league
- Surrey 3 – tier 11 league
- Surrey 4 – tier 12 league
Cups edit
- Surrey Cup – founded in 1890, for local clubs at tier 5 of the English rugby union system
- Surrey Trophy – founded in 2009, for clubs at tiers 6–8
- Surrey Shield – founded in 1998, for clubs at tiers 9–10
- Surrey Bowl – founded in 2006, for clubs at tiers 11–12
Discontinued Competitions edit
- Surrey 5 - tier 12 league that ran between 1989 and 1992