Beckenham RFC

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Beckenham RFC
Full nameBeckenham Rugby Union Football Club
Union Kent RFU
Founded19 October 1894;129 years ago (19 October 1894)
Location Beckenham, Kent, England
Ground(s)Balmoral Avenue, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3RD
PresidentHoward Roadnight
Coach(es)Dan Brown
Captain(s)Richard Keefe
League(s)Regional 2 South East
2023/246th
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Official website
www.beckenhamrfc.com

Beckenham Rugby Football Club is in Beckenham in South East London. The club was founded in 1894.

The men's first XV currently compete in Regional 2 South East - a league at the sixth tier of the English rugby union system - after gaining promotion as winners of the London 2 South East at the end of the 2021/22 season.

The Ladies first XV currently compete in the Women's Championship South 1 - a league at the second tier of the Women's English rugby union system after winning their league and promotion in the 2021/22 season. The Ladies 2nd XV will compete in the Women's Challenge 2 South East (Central) league for the 2022/23 season.

The club also has a thriving mini and youth section with teams for boys and girls from age 3 to our U18 academy sides with over 700 young players on our books.

Some of our most recent success stories include England and British & Irish Lions full back Elliot Daly who started his rugby journey with Beckenham RFC, while Academy coach Phil Davies and Beckenham player Lamarr Sinclair took charge of Jamaica RFU U19s in the 2022 Americas North U19 Championship held in Jamaica. A number of Beckenham players were called up with Ben Hatfield being awarded "Most Valuable Player" by the USA Head Coach in the final.

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