Esher RFC

Esher RFC
Full name Esher Rugby Football Club
Founded 1923
Location Hersham, England
Ground(s) Molesey Road (Capacity: 3,000)
Chairman England Bob Stratton
Coach(es) Canada Ricky Nebbett
Captain(s) England Ian Kench
League(s) National League 1
2014–15 10th
Team kit
Official website
www.esherrugby.com

Esher Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Surrey. Esher RFC currently play in the third division of the English league system; National League One.

History

The club was formed in 1923 when four rugby enthusiasts agreed to start a club.

When the league system was introduced in 1987 Esher were placed in London 1, but were relegated in the first season and did not win promotion back to that league until 1993.

Esher were first promoted to the national leagues system for the 1997–98 season, finishing fourth in National League 2 South. They led for most of the season the following year but finished second, but won promotion in 1999–00. The club set a new points record when winning National Division Two in 2006–07 and were thus promoted. They were promoted into the second tier, the RFU Championship after winning National League 1 in 2009-10. During this season they broke the world record when they beat Manchester 148 – 0. They played in the Championship for two seasons before being relegated back into National League 1 for the 2012–13 season.[1]

Club honours

Current standings

2014–15 National League 1 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Ealing Trailfinders (P) 30 27 0 3 1099 518 581 25 3 136
2 Rosslyn Park 30 26 0 4 909 508 401 20 3 127
3 Coventry 30 22 1 7 1011 694 317 16 6 112
4 Fylde 30 16 2 12 844 738 106 18 4 90
5 Hartpury College 30 19 0 11 784 685 99 10 3 89
6 Blackheath 30 16 1 13 758 731 27 16 4 86
7 Richmond 30 14 2 14 837 866 –29 15 5 80
8 Blaydon 30 13 0 17 666 693 –27 13 8 73
9 Darlington Mowden Park 30 13 1 16 782 732 50 14 6 69[n 1]
10 Esher 30 12 1 17 720 738 –18 11 7 68
11 Wharfedale 30 12 1 17 595 801 –206 11 4 65
12 Loughborough Students 30 11 0 19 681 709 –28 12 7 63
13 Cinderford 30 11 0 19 606 686 –80 10 5 59
14 Old Albanian (R) 30 12 1 17 688 771 –83 9 4 58[n 2]
15 Tynedale (R) 30 8 0 22 593 999 –406 6 5 43
16 Macclesfield (R) 30 3 0 27 481 1185 –704 6 3 21
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
  1. ↑ Darlington Mowden Park deducted 5 points after selecting an unregistered player on 13 September 2014 against Wharfedale.[3]
  2. ↑ Old Albanian deducted 5 points after selecting two unregistered players on 31 January 2015 against Fylde[4]

Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 25 April, 2015
Source: "National League 1". NCA Rugby.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
James Campbell Hooker Wales Wales
Neil Sweeney Hooker England England
Simon Edwards Hooker England England
Stewart Maguire Prop Ireland Ireland
Oliver Mines Prop England England
David Millard Prop Ireland Ireland
Ricky Nebbett Prop England England
Kristian Chesney Lock England England
Cameron Gentles Lock New Zealand New Zealand
Alexander Bibic Lock England England
Ian Kench Lock England England
Steven Wood Flanker England England
John Downey Flanker Ireland Ireland
Peter Synnott Flanker Ireland Ireland
Chris Goodman Number 8 England England
Mike MacFarlane Number 8 England England
Brandon Walker Number 8 South Africa South Africa
Player Position Union
Andy Garner Scrum-half England England
Patrick O'Grady Scrum-half England England
Clive Stuart-Smith Scrum-half England England
Robbie Shaw Scrum-half United States United States
Mark Atkinson Fly-half England England
Nicky Little Fly-half Fiji Fiji
Richard Mill Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Tom Cheeseman Centre Wales Wales
Aaron Cruickshanks Centre Scotland Scotland
Geoff Griffiths Centre England England
Sam Edgerley Wing England England
Jonny Hylton Wing England England
Tom Loizides Wing Cyprus Cyprus
Andy Wright Wing England England
Luke Daniels Fullback England England
Rob Kirby Fullback New Zealand New Zealand

Simon Clemmey (Esher RFC first team manager)

References

  1. ↑ "History of Esher Rugby Club". Esher Rugby Club. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  2. ↑ http://www.hampshirerugby.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=792&Itemid=441
  3. ↑ "DMP drop five points". The RUGBYPaper (317). 12 October 2014. p. 43.
  4. ↑ Edwards, Michael (18 March 2015). "Five points deducted from Old Albanian". The Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 11 April 2015.

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