Imperial Medicals Rugby Club

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Imperial Medicals Rugby Club
Full nameImperial Medicals Rugby Club
Union Middlesex RFU
Nickname(s)Imperial Medics
Founded1997 through merger of two older sides
Constituent elements:
1865 - St Mary's Hospital RFC
1984 - Charing Cross & Westminster Hospitals RFC(itself a merger of two older sides)
Location Heston, Hounslow, London, England
Ground(s)Heston Sports Ground (Capacity: 400)
ChairmanMr Nigel Mendoza
Director of RugbyJames Snape
Captain(s)Daniel Pethers (Club Captain) Connor Youmans (1XV Captain)
League(s)BUCS South East 2B
Official website
www.imrfc.co.uk

Imperial Medicals Rugby Club ("Imperial Medics") is the name given to the rugby union team of Imperial College School of Medicine Students' Union, a modern amalgam of three formerly distinct hospital rugby clubs each with a long history, having all been founded in the nineteenth century. The teams from Charing Cross Hospital and Westminster Hospital were the first to merge in 1984 following the union of their respective Medical Departments. When St Mary's Hospital, London also merged in 1997 the team was strengthened by one of the two most successful hospital sides in London. Imperial Medics is notable for its recent dominance of the oldest competition in rugby, the United Hospitals Cup, as well as its history and the joint history of its constituent elements which have produced a large number of international players.

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History

The history of Imperial Medicals Rugby Club is the combined history of three older sides, and their joint history from the point of merger:

Competitions

Since Inauguration in 1997 IMRFC have enjoyed the following successes:

United Hospital Challenge Cup wins
Hospital TeamFirst CompetedLast CompetedCurrent StatusWinsTotal Wins including constituent elements
Imperial Medics1998presentActive1351
St Mary’s18741997Part of Imperial Medics3232
Charing X/ Westminster19831997Part of Imperial Medics36
Westminster18971982Part of Imperial Medics33
Charing Cross18751982Part of Imperial Medics00

Notable former players

Internationals

St Mary's

Source: [1]

Westminster

Imperial Medicals

  • Flag of England.svg  England - Nnamdi Obi - England Sevens, England Students
  • Flag of England.svg  England - James Logan - England Students
  • Flag of Greece.svg  Greece - Dimitri Amiras - Greece
  • Flag of England.svg  England - Tom Rees
  • Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus - Vaki Antoniou

Notable non-internationals

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