Teamname: | Footscray |
Union: | Kent RFU, Middlesex RFU |
Fullname: | Footscray Rugby Union Football Club |
Countryflag: | ENG |
Location: | New Eltham, Greenwich, London, England |
Ground: | Footscray Playing Fields |
Chairman: | Dicky Bunton |
President: | Barry Lewis |
Captain: | Kelvin Munroe |
Coach: | Sam LeeseLeigh Rogers |
Url: | http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/footscrayrufc |
League: | Kent 2 |
Season: | 2019–20 |
Position: | Promoted to Kent 1 (2nd) |
Footscray RUFC is a rugby union club based in New Eltham, South East London. The club has three men's teams, a women's team and a mini rugby section.
The club was formed in 1967 by workers at the Kolster-Brandes (later ITT, and then STC) Factory in Foots Cray, Kent. In the early 90s, STC closed the Foots Cray site and the side became homeless, playing home games at a local school for a period. The club moved to New Eltham in 1995.[1]
The club hosts the annual Footscray 7s tournament on the first Saturday in May. The rugby sevens tournament attracts high quality entrants from across the country.