Croydon RFC

Croydon RFC
Full name Croydon Rugby Football Club
Union Middlesex RFU, Surrey RFU
Founded 1956 as 'Shirley Wanderers RFC'
Location Croydon, London, England
Ground(s) Addington Road
President England Andy Richardson
Coach(es) England Ian Golding & Tom Coombes
Captain(s)

England Billy Simons (1st XV)

Republic of Ireland James Lyelll (2nd XV)
League(s) Surrey 4
2017-18 Relegated from Surrey 3 (10th)
Official website
www.croydonrfc.com

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 4 league following their relegation from Surrey 3 at tehe end of the 2017-18 season. They also compete in the local Surrey RFU Knockout Competitions. Croydon currently field 2 senior sides, and currently recruiting for a junior squad, with all sides competing in leagues.

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.

Club Honours

  • Surrey 2 champions (2): 2004-05, 2005-06


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