Category Archives: Streatham-Croydon RFC

Old Whitgiftians are on the way up as champions of Surrey

Posted on April 21, 2018 by

RUGBY ROUND-UP: Old Whitgiftians finished the league season last weekend by maintaining their unbeaten home record at Croham Manor Road this season with a 41-31 win over Chipstead to underline their status as Surrey 1 champions, with promotion to the … Continue reading →

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Warlingham get relegation reprieve ahead of season finale

Posted on April 7, 2018 by

RUGBY ROUND-UP: Warlingham, sitting in apparent safety in eighth place in 12-club London 3 South-West, have been given a relegation reprieve ahead of their visit to bottom-of-the-table Basingstoke today, with an undertaking from a self-declared “Twickenham blazer” that only the … Continue reading →

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Warlingham in peril of relegation for being in Surrey

Posted on March 28, 2018 by

RUGBY ROUND-UP: The long-standing order of the Croydon area’s rugby clubs could be about to be turned on its head in a relegation battle that depends less on the clubs’ position in their league tables, and more to do with … Continue reading →

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Whitgiftians move closer to securing Surrey rugby title

Posted on February 19, 2018 by

RUGBY ROUND-UP: With four local clubs in the division, Surrey 1 was always going to provide some keen interest this season. As Old Whitgiftians, MidWives, Walcountians and Chipstead enter the final lap of the 2018 club rugby race, no one … Continue reading →

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World Cup-winning captain is helping out at Frant Road

Posted on January 12, 2018 by

RUGBY ROUND-UP: A World Cup-winning captain is coming to Thornton Heath next week to help Croydon’s up-and-coming young players. Katy Daley-McLean led England to women’s Rugby World Cup glory in 2014, played at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and was a … Continue reading →

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MidWives deliver to set-up top-of-the-table derby clash

Posted on December 18, 2017 by

RUGBY ROUND-UP: Halfway into the 2017-2018 rugby season and it’s clear that in Croydon this winter, Surrey 1 is where it is at. And after the break for Christmas – no one likes to fill-up the local A&Es with broken … Continue reading →

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32-try Wilson retires from England, as RFU cuts women’s pay

Posted on October 13, 2017 by

RUGBY ROUND-UP: She should be recognised among Croydon’s finest ever international sports performers. But at 26, former Warlingham wing Kay Wilson has announced her retirement No real reason was offered publicly, but just hours after her omission from the England … Continue reading →

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