Camberley RFC

Camberley

Full name	Camberley Rugby Football Club
Union	Surrey RFU
Nickname(s)	The Squirrels
Founded	1931;94 years ago (1931)
Location	Camberley, Surrey, England
Ground(s)	Watchetts Recreation Ground [1]
League(s)	Regional 1 South Central
2024–25	4th
Team kit
Official website
www.camberleyrugbyclub.co.uk

Camberley Rugby Football Club is a sports club based in Camberley, Surrey. Camberley RFC mens 1st XV competes in Regional 1 South Central (level 5). The club also runs three other men's senior sides (2nd XV, Development XV and Vets) ^[2] as well as Kids (Under 7's to Under 11's), Youth (Under 12's to Under 16's) and a women's section. ^[3]

History

Camberley Rugby Football Club was founded in 1931 and played its first game at Watchetts Recreation Ground in October of that year. ^[4] The club affiliated to the Surrey Rugby Union in 1933. ^[5] Initially Camberley had use of the cricket pavilion as tenants of the cricket club, but constructed their own clubhouse in 1970. ^[6] In March 1973, the first team won the Surrey Cup. ^[7]

When league rugby was introduced in 1987, the club was placed in London 2 South.

Men's honours

Men's 1st XV
League

• London 2 South champions: 1992–93 ^[8]
• London 3 South West runners up: 2010–11
• London 3 South West champions: 2015–16 ^[9]
• London 2 South West champions: 2017–18 ^[10]
• London 1 South champions (2): 2021–22 ^[11]

Cup

• Surrey Cup winners (3): 1972–73, 1994–95, 1997–98
• Surrey Trophy winners 2015–16 ^[12]

Men's rugby

Men's 1st XV seasons

Season	League	Finish	Number of teams
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04	London 1	11th	12
2004–05	London 2 South	12th	12
2005–06	London 3 South West	4th	12
2006–07	London 3 South West	11th	12
2007–08	London 4 South West	7th	12
2008–09	London 4 South West	8th	12
2009–10	London 3 South West	9th	12
2010–11	London 3 South West	2nd	12
2011–12	London 2 South West	7th	12
2012–13	London 2 South West	12th	12
2013–14	London 3 South West	11th	12
2014–15	Surrey 1	2nd	10
2015–16	London 3 South West	1st	12
2016–17	London 2 South West	2nd	12
2017–18	London 2 South West	1st	12
2018–19	London 1 South	3rd	14
2019–20	London 1 South	3rd	14
2020–21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021–22	London 1 South	1st	13
2022–23	Regional 1 South Central	3rd	12
2023–24	Regional 1 South Central	2nd	12
2024–25	Regional 1 South Central	4th	12

Women's rugby

Women's 1st XV seasons

Season	League	Finish	Number of teams
2020–21	align=center colspan="7" Season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021–22	Women's NC 3 South East (South)	6th	7
2022–23	Women's NC 3 South East (South)	5th	6
2023–24	Women's NC 3 South East (West)	4th	7
2024–25	Women's NC 3 South East (West)	TBC	7

References

1. "Camberley RFC". Camberley Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
2. https://www.pitchero.com/camberleyrfc/teams
3. "Sussex County Council Camberley RFC Family Information Directory".
4. Stone, Mike, ed. (1981). 50 years of rugby 1931–1981 : Camberley R. F. C. Camberley: Camberley R. F. C. p. 13.
5. "Camberley Rugby Club to be affiliated to Surrey Rugby Union". Surrey Advertiser and County Times. Vol. XXIX, no. 9593. 2 September 1933. p. 9.
6. Stone 1981 , p. 35
7. "Congratulations Camberley! Ice cool Gibson right on target in a thriller". Camberley News. 16 March 1973.
8. Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94 (22nd ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing Ltd. pp. 151–167. ISBN   0-7472-7891-1.
9. "2015–16 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
10. "2017–18 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
11. "Fixtures & results". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
12. "Cam Sign Off with Surrey Trophy". Camberley RFC (Pitchero). 2 May 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Camberley RFC on LinkedIn