Haywards Heath RFC explained
| Teamname: | Haywards Heath |
| Fullname: | Haywards Heath Rugby Football Club |
| Nickname: | Heath |
| Countryflag: | England |
| Chairman: | Mark Newey |
| Dor: | Jon Graham |
| Coach: | Graham Childs |
| Captain: | Wilf Bridges |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Url: | http://www.hhrfc.co.uk |
Haywards Heath Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team. The first XV currently plays in Sussex 2, the tenth tier of English rugby union competition. The club also has a number of other teams, with their 2nd XV currently playing in the Sussex Late Red 3 (level 12). They used to run a 4th Team called "The Dinos" named after the dinosaur fossil discovered by Gideon Mantell on what is now their playing fields.
Club honours
1st Team:
- Sussex 2 Counties Champions: 2023-24
- Sussex 1 champions: 1992–93
- London 2 South champions (2): 2000–01, 2007–08
- London 1 v South West 1 promotion playoff winners: 2002–03
- Shepherd Neame Kent 1 v Sussex Spitfire 1 promotion playoff winners: 2015–16
- London 2 South East champions: 2019–2020.[1]
2nd Team:
Club colours
The current club colours are black and red hoops.
Notable former players
Haywards Heath have a long-standing record of developing players who go on to play professional rugby. These include the following players :
- Adam Vander - England A, Bath, Richmond, Bristol
- Ben Broster - Wales, Northampton RFC
- Joe Marler - England, Harlequins
- Billy Twelvetrees - British & Irish Lions, England, Leicester Tigers, Gloucester Rugby
- Roy Winters - England, Harlequins, Bristol
- Nick Killick - Harlequins
- Ollie Tomasczczyk - Worcester Warriors, Falcons
- Ben Maidment - Cornish Pirates, Esher
- Perry Parker - Esher, Edinburgh
- Ross Chisholm - Harlequins
- James Chisholm - Harlequins
See also
Notes and References
- News: Stong Future On The Horizon For Senior Rugby At Heath. 20 August 2021. 25 August 2021.
