Esher RFC

Esher RFC
Full name Esher Rugby Football Club
Founded 1923 (1923)
Location Hersham, England
Ground(s) Molesey Road (Capacity: 3,500)
Chairman England Bob Stratton
Coach(es) Canada Ricky Nebbett
Captain(s) England Ian Kench
League(s) National League 1
2015–16 7th
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

2016–17 National League 1 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Hartpury College 15 15 0 0 696 198 498 15 0 75
2 Birmingham Moseley 15 12 0 3 426 316 110 6 1 55
3 Plymouth Albion 15 11 0 4 450 292 158 8 3 55
4 Ampthill 15 11 0 4 389 304 85 6 1 51
5 Blackheath 15 10 0 5 381 281 100 8 1 49
6 Coventry 15 8 1 6 458 374 84 6 2 42
7 Rosslyn Park 15 7 1 7 420 300 120 5 5 40
8 Loughborough Students 15 7 1 7 481 490 −9 8 1 39
9 Old Albanian 15 7 0 8 375 388 −13 8 3 39
10 Cambridge 15 6 0 9 381 489 −108 8 2 34
11 Esher 15 5 0 10 382 412 −30 6 5 31
12 Fylde 15 5 0 10 343 503 −160 7 3 30
13 Darlington Mowden Park 15 5 1 9 277 420 −143 3 2 27
14 Hull Ionians 15 4 0 11 292 473 −181 2 5 23
15 Blaydon 15 2 1 12 310 571 −261 5 3 18
16 Macclesfield 15 2 1 12 305 555 −250 4 3 17
  • Points system: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 point if a team loses by seven points or less (losing bonus); 1 point if the team scores four or more tries in a match (try bonus)
  • 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

    Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
    Updated: 10 December 2016
    Source: "National League 1". NCA Rugby. 

    Current squad

    2016-17 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
    Charlie Burman Hooker England England
    Matt Kouris (D/R) Hooker England England
    Callum O'Connell Hooker Ireland Ireland
    Neil Sweeney Hooker Ireland Ireland
    Ed Cudworth Prop England England
    Karl Furey Prop New Zealand New Zealand
    Cameron Leigh Prop England England
    Matthew Lowes Prop England England
    Ollie Mines Prop England England
    George Young Prop England England
    Cameron Zeiss Prop England England
    Cameron Gentles Lock New Zealand New Zealand
    Ollie Marriott Lock England England
    Hayden Smith Lock United States United States
    Charlie Gossington Flanker England England
    Hugo Solway Flanker England England
    Jack Tredrea Flanker England England
    Archie White (D/R) Flanker England England
    Tom Whitehurst Flanker England England
    Tom Yellowlees Flanker England England
    Harrison Collins Number 8 England England
    Isaac Curtis-Harris (D/R) Number 8 England England
    Peter Synnott Number 8 England England
    Player Position Union
    Tom Chalcraft Scrum-half England England
    Andy Garner Scrum-half England England
    Calum Waters (D/R) Scrum-half England England
    Stephen Boatman Fly-half England England
    James Lang (D/R) Fly-half Wales Wales
    Seb Lear Fly-half England England
    Paul Roberts Fly-half England England
    Joe Brown Centre England England
    Tom Cheeseman Centre England England
    Lloyd Davies Centre England England
    Isaac Hydleman Centre England England
    Ben Wood Centre England England
    Tom James Wing Wales Wales
    Gabriel Ibitoye (D/R) Wing England England
    Spencer Sutherland Wing England England
    Andy Wright Wing England England
    Callum Monks Fullback England England
    Sam Stanley Fullback England England
    Tom Williams Fullback England England

    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
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