Thanks to Norman Angell’s comprehensive records, we continue to take a trip down memory lane. We look at matches played this week, five, ten and 15 years ago with team sheets, scorers and results. Check to see if you feature in this week's trip down memory lane. 24 March 2018 – NPL – Hull 60-12… Continue reading On This Week In Our History
Esher: A History Lesson
Esher RFC were founded in 1923 when four rugby enthusiasts agreed to start a club. As one of the four was a Welshman who had played for Newport RFC it was decided to choose the black and amber of Newport for the Esher colours. It has remained the same to this day. When league rugby… Continue reading Esher: A History Lesson
From Bishop Burton To 201 Games (And Thousands Of Miles Inbetween)
When Ali moved up to secondary school, he came home one Monday and said that they’d been learning how to play rugby in PE and there was a year 7 tournament between the four local secondary schools down at Malton & Norton Rugby Club on the Wednesday of that week and that he was going… Continue reading From Bishop Burton To 201 Games (And Thousands Of Miles Inbetween)
Ali Reflects On 200 Games Milestone
For those who attended Saturday's 35-17 loss to Birmingham Moseley last weekend, you'll have noticed that the team were led out proudly by Ali Heard. As co-captain, there's nothing new to that, but the rest of the team stayed behind for a few moments as a mark of respect to their team-mate who was making… Continue reading Ali Reflects On 200 Games Milestone
Change To Saturday’s Kickoff Time
The kickoff time for Saturday's home game with Esher has been changed to 2:15pm. This has been requested by the visitors and agreed by the league and the club. It's the second of back-to-back games at Chants Ave as we approach the end of the season. Three of the remaining four fixtures are at home… Continue reading Change To Saturday’s Kickoff Time
