Haywards Heath RFC
Full name | Haywards Heath Rugby Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | Heath |
Founded | 1950 |
Location | Cuckfield, West Sussex, England |
Ground(s) | Whitemans Green |
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League(s) | London 2 South East |
2017-18 | 7th |
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Haywards Heath Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team. The first XV currently plays in London 2 South East, the eighth tier of English rugby union competition, following their promotion from London 3 South East as league runners up at the end of the 2016-17 season. The club also has a number of other teams, with their 2nd XV currently playing in the Sussex Late Red 3 (level 12). They used to run a 4th Team called "The Dinos" named after the dinosaur fossil discovered by Gideon Mantell on what is now their playing fields.
Club Honours
1st Team:
- London Division 2 South champions (2 times): 2000-01, 2007-08
- London 1 v South West 1 promotion playoff winners: 2002-03
- Shepherd Neame Kent 1 v Sussex Spitfire 1 promotion playoff winners: 2015-16
2nd Team:
- Sussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate champions: 2014-15[n 1]
- Sussex Late Red 3 champions: 2015-16
- ↑ Despite winning the league - Haywards Heath II would be demoted to Sussex Late Red 3 due to the Haywards Heath 1st team being demoted into Sussex Spitfire 1.
Club Colours
The current club colours are black and red hoops.
Notable Former Players
Haywards Heath have a long-standing record of developing players who go on to play professional rugby. These include the following players :
Adam Vander - England A, Bath, Richmond, Bristol Ben Broster - Wales, Northampton RFC Joe Marler - England, Harlequins Billy Twelvetrees - British & Irish Lions, England, Leicester Tigers, Gloucester Rugby Roy Winters - England, Harlequins, Bristol Nick Killick - Harlequins Ollie Tomasczczyk - Worcester Warriors, Falcons Ben Maidment - Cornish Pirates, Esher Perry Parker - Esher, Edinburgh Ross Chisholm - Harlequins James Chisholm - Harlequins
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