Croydon RFC

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Flag of England.svg Croydon RFC
Full nameCroydon Rugby Football Club
Union Surrey RFU
Founded1956 as 'Shirley Wanderers RFC'
Location Croydon, London, England
Ground(s)Addington Road
Chairman Flag of France.svg JC
President Flag of England.svg Andy Richardson
Captain(s)1st XV Flag of England.svg Jack Bond
League(s) Surrey 5
2019–20Champions (promoted to Surrey 3)
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 Bromley, south London. Croydon are currently playing in the Rugby Football Union Surrey 5 league following league reorganisation. They also compete in the local Surrey RFU Knockout Competitions. Croydon currently field 2 senior sides, a growing Tinies (3-7yrs) Rhinos (8-10yrs) groups, a junior boys section (Under 16) and also a 'walking rugby' team.

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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.

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