Category Archives: Chris Robshaw

Lions omit Robshaw “unluckiest man in the British Isles”

Chris Robshaw had seen it coming over the past month, but today the Harlequins and England captain had it confirmed: not only would the former Warlingham junior player not be captaining the British Lions on their tour to Australia, but … Continue reading

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Winger Wilson adds to Warlingham’s international honours

Chris Robshaw was not the only former Warlingham player to turn out for England at Twickenham last Saturday. Kay Wilson, 21, who played mini-rugby at Hamsey Green, scored England’s opening try against France in the women’s international that followed the … Continue reading

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Try-scorer Leidecker leads PJF back into promotion reckoning

RUGBY ROUND-UP: This week there’s the chance to win a pair of free tickets to the Harlequins v Exeter Premiership game, as well as the regular round-up from our local rugby clubs Purley-John Fisher, with two tries from centre Dan Leidecker, … Continue reading

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Daly takes next step with call-up to full England XV

Former Whitgift School pupil Elliot Daly has been called up to the senior England squad ahead of this Saturday’s Six Nations rugby international at Twickenham against France. Daly, 20, got his first call-up to the senior England Saxons team – … Continue reading

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Frant Road club wins £270,000 community sport makeover

RUGBY ROUND-UP: Plans for a community sports ground at Streatham-Croydon rugby club in Thornton Heath will become reality next month with a £90,000 grant from the Rugby Football Union’s capital investment programme. The grant will ensure that work can begin … Continue reading

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Vandals thwarted as PJF march into promotion places

RUGBY ROUND-UP: Purley-John Fisher are on the march. A week after thrashing Old Paulines 52-10 for a bonus-point win to go to fourth in the London 3SW division, PJF thumped Weybridge Vandals, the division’s early pace-setters, 33-3 at the Pightle … Continue reading

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England Saxons call up for former Whitgift player Daly

RUGBY ROUND-UP: Elliot Daly yesterday became the latest product of Whitgift School to get a call-up to England colours, when the 20-year-old Wasps centre was named in the Saxons squad. The Saxons are effectively the England B squad, with its … Continue reading

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Sanderstead youngster lines up alongside Robshaw

There will be a new face in the England line-up at Twickenham ahead of the international against South Africa on Saturday: 11-year-old Sanderstead schoolboy Archie McMillan. McMillan is one of 23 youngsters who have been selected by their grassroots clubs … Continue reading

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Croydon 11-year-old gets to lead England at Twickenham

On the day that Chris Robshaw, the former Warlingham rugby club youth player, was named as England captain for the forthcoming autumn internationals, the RFU also announced that to strengthen the bond between the international game and its grassroots, a … Continue reading

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Junior School of Hard Knocks returns to Hamsey Green

The Sky Sports-inspired School of Hard Knocks scheme is returning to Warlingham rugby club on July 6. The Hamsey Green club is staging a rugby match between SOHK, Warlingham and Riddlesdown schools, kick-off 6.30pm. It is the second year in … Continue reading

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Trinity boy Chuter relishes his latest Twickenham showdown

It’s crunch time at Twickenham later today, with the climax of the English domestic rugby season as Leicester take on Harlequins in the Premiership final, with two sons of Croydon expected to play key parts. Quins and England captain Chris … Continue reading

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Croydon’s list of great residents omits David Lean. Why?

The saddening/maddening thing about Croydon Council is that, when given some of the simplest of tasks in their attempt to promote the borough, they still manage to balls it up. Take, for example, this week’s half-cocked announcement on the council … Continue reading

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Player of the year Robshaw leads Quins to final

Quite a week for Chris Robshaw. The England rugby captain who began his sports career on the playing fields of Croydon was named Player of the Year in midweek. Yesterday, through sheer force of personality, Robshaw lifted his Harlequins team … Continue reading

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Warlingham old boy Hart forced by injury to retire from Wasps

Sport is a fickle master: just months after local rugby club Warlingham was celebrating the promotion to the England captaincy of Chris Robshaw comes news that another Hamsey Green old boy, London Wasps captain John Hart, has been forced to … Continue reading

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England captain Robshaw returns to his grassroots

England’s rugby captain, Chris Robshaw, is going back to his grassroots on Sunday, with a special visit to his first rugby club, Warlingham. With England having the weekend off from Six Nations action, flank forward Robshaw, now the highly successful … Continue reading

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