Old Colfeians Rugby Football Club is an Englishrugby union team based in Lee in south London, open to anyone interested in the game! The club runs three senior teams and a veterans side[1] and a full range of junior and girls teams, each of which have their own name.[2][3] The first XV plays in London 2 South East, having been relegated from London 1 South at the end of the 2017–18 season.
Old Colfeians was formed in 1928 but the club traces its routes back to 1885 when a club for the former pupils of Colfe's School got together to play rugby. For the next 60 years, Old Colfeians mostly played non-competitive matches against local rugby clubs. This ended when league rugby began in 1987 when the club was originally placed in London 3 South East and were promoted to London 2 South in 1989 and then, two years later were promoted to London 1 as champions. In 2000 the club gained another promotion and moved into National League 3 South, the fourth tier of English rugby, and remained there for three seasons. The club was relegated in 2004 and again in 2009 and they currently play in the London 2 South East league.[4]
On Saturday, 22 April 2017, Old Colfeians beat Camberley 17–20 to gain promotion to London 1 South
Clubhouse
Old Colfeians' ground contains a clubhouse with a war memorial with the names of former players and pupils of Colfe's School who had died in the First and Second World Wars inside it. The clubhouse is also used by Colfe's School as the location of their annual remembrance service.[6]
^"Wadebridge prepare for big game". BBC Sport. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
^"Evidence used for the London Assembly Planning and Housing Committee's investigation into London's War Memorials". London Assembly. July 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
^"OCRFC 59 Thanet 7". OCRFC. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
^"Kent Shield Winners". OCRFC. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
External links
Official club website
August 23, 2023
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