Surrey Rugby Football Union Explained

Teamname:Surrey RFU
Union:RFU
Fullname:Surrey Rugby Football Union
Countryflag:ENG
Region:Surrey, parts of London
President:John Pownall
Url:https://www.surreyrugby.co.uk/
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The Surrey County Rugby Football Union is the union responsible for rugby union in the county of Surrey, England, and is one of the constituent bodies of the national Rugby Football Union having been formed in 1879.

History

Early years of County representative team

The earliest recorded game played by a team purporting to represent Surrey under rugby union auspices was played before the Surrey County Club has been formed. This was played on 21 February 1878 against Middlesex and won by Surrey with a try scored by AS Trevor.[1]

Formation of the County Club

On 22 December 1879, a meeting was held at the York Hotel, on Waterloo Road, South London (then in Surrey), at which the County Club was formed. Two fixtures were played that season. The first was against Middlesex which turned out to be an easy win for Surrey. However, their confidence was put into check when they were soundly beaten by Yorkshire.[1] Another match with Middlesex was played at Old Deer Park on 6 December 1880 with the result of each fifteen scoring one goal, in what was described as a ″splendidly-contested game″.[2]

County side

Honours

County Championship finals (2 wins);

YearWinnersHome teamScoreAway teamVenueNotes
1896YorkshireSurrey4 – 16YorkshireRichmond
1938LancashireLancashire24 – 12SurreyBlundellsands
1960WarwickshireWarwickshire9 – 6SurreyCoundon Road, Coventry
1967(replay)Surrey14 – 14Durham CountyTwickenham
Durham County0 – 0SurreyHartlepooltitle shared after a drawn replay
1971SurreyGloucestershire3 – 14SurreyKingsholm

County Championship Shield finals (4 wins);

YearWinnersScoreRunners-upNotes
2005 Surrey 29 - 18 [3]
2011Dorset & Wilts43 – 22Surrey[4] [5]
2012Surrey43 – 12Leicestershire[6]
2013Surrey21 – 16Cumbria[7]
2014Surrey39 – 12Leicestershire[8]

County Championship Plate finals (1 win);

Notable players for the County side

Many notable players have represented Surrey. The most appearances in County Championship games for the Surrey side have been by:[1]

Other famous players include:

Presidents

Affiliated clubs

There are currently 70 full member mens adult clubs affiliated with the Surrey RFU, most of which have teams at both senior and junior level and are based in Surrey and parts of London. Many of the London-based sides are also members of the Middlesex RFU.

Defunct clubs

[10]

County club competitions

The Surrey RFU currently runs the following club competitions for club sides based in Surrey and parts of London:

Leagues

Post the 2022 Adult Competition Review

Prior to the 2022 Adult Competition Review

Cups

[11]

Discontinued Competitions

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ocrfc.com/surrey-rugby.html Rugby in Surrey at Old Cranleighan Rugby Club Official site
  2. News: Football. The Cornishman. 126. 9 December 1880. 7.
  3. Web site: County Championship Plate Final 2005 . englandrugby.com . 29 May 2005.
  4. Web site: Rugby: Dorset & Wilts enjoy Twickenham triumph.
  5. News: Dorset & Wilts claim Shield win . BBC News . 29 May 2011.
  6. Web site: Leicester Aim for Shield Success. RFU. 27 May 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140602201129/http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/may/news-articles/270514_leicestershire_shield_final. 2 June 2014.
  7. Web site: Surrey retain County Championship Shield. RFU. 27 May 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130608021735/http://www.rfu.com/news/2013/may/news-articles/270513_surrey_shield. 8 June 2013.
  8. Web site: Surrey finish strongly to seal hat-trick. rfu.com. 4 June 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140607010805/http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/june/news-articles/010614_surrey_. 7 June 2014.
  9. Web site: Super Surrey call Twickenham their home once again . Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser . 31 May 2015 . 5 May 2016 . 1 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150601052032/http://www.dorkingandleatherheadadvertiser.co.uk/Super-Surrey-Twickenham-home/story-26606198-detail/story.html . dead .
  10. Web site: Senior Clubs Near You. Surrey RFU. 15 June 2017 .
  11. Web site: Incentive FM KO Competitions. Surrey RFU. 15 June 2017 .

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