Belsize Park Rugby Football Club

Belsize Park Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Central London, England. Belsize Park RFC currently have four senior men's teams and play their matches in Regent's Park.[1]

Belsize Park RFC
Full name Belsize Park Rugby Football Club
Union Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s) Belsize
Founded 1870[2]
Location Belsize Park, London, England
Ground(s) Regent's Park, London, England
League(s) London 3 North West
Official website
bprfc.co.uk

Current

Belsize Park RFC currently has five senior sides. The 1st XV play in London 3 North West, while the 2nds, 3rds and 4ths compete in the merit leagues.[3] The 5th side plays occasionally friendly fixtures as do their Vets team.[1] The club trains during the preseason in Regent's Park and then in the winter months at Coram's Fields on Wednesday evenings. The club prides itself on being London's most central amateur rugby club and maintains a unique blend of competitive rugby with a bohemian and welcoming social atmosphere. The club tours twice a year (one national and one international) unbroken since 1980, making it the most widely toured amateur club in the world.[1]

History

Belsize Park was founded in 1870 and is most notable for being one of the twenty-one founding members of the Rugby Football Union. In 1878 Belsize moved to form Rosslyn Park RFC. Belsize Park Rugby Football Club was formally re-established in 1971.[4]

Junior rugby

Belsize has an affiliate Junior rugby section also in Regent's Park, called the Regent Park Royals coaching ages 6–12.

Touring history

Belsize is proud to be one of the most widely toured amateur rugby clubs in the world.[5]

International Tours

Domestic Tours

Club Honours

See also

External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Belsize Park Rugby Football Official Website
  2. Adrian Harvey, Football: the first hundred years : the untold story, p197, (Routledge), 2005
  3. Belsize PAak RFC http://bprfc.co.uk/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Belsize Park Rugby Football Club History
  5. Belsize Tours