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Category Archives: Warlingham RFC
Clubs confronted with dozen derby clashes for new season
RUGBY ROUND-UP: The players, supporters and alickadoos of four rugby clubs in the Croydon area will have the pleasure of contesting a dozen derby matches next season thanks to a quirk of relegations and the fixture computer, while the region’s … Continue reading
Warlingham boot sales to kick-off at rugby club
Rugby boots are being hung up at the end of the season, and car boots are being opened up for a series of summer sales at Warlingham RFC’s Hamsey Green grounds, just south of Sanderstead. The first sale is on … Continue reading
Warlingham RFC’s first girls’ Rugby 7s, Apr 24
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Tagged Croydon, rugby, Warlingham, Warlingham RFC
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Whitgift at the double in schools rugby cup quarter-finals
RUGBY ROUND-UP: It’s a red-letter day in the history of Whitgift School rugby next Wednesday, when both their under-15s and under-18s sides will run out on to their South Croydon playing fields to play in the quarter-finals of the national … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon RFC, Elliot Daly, Marland Yarde, Old Mid-Whitgiftians/Trinity RFC, Old Walcountians, Old Whitgiftians, Purley-John Fisher, Rugby Union, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Old Mid-Whitgiftians, rugby, Sport, Streatham and Croydon RFC, Warlingham, Whitgift School
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Lack of props sees Purley-John Fisher propping up table
RUGBY ROUND-UP: It may not be a very Merry Christmas down at Parsons Pightle in Old Coulsdon this year, where problems in getting out a full team have seen Purley-John Fisher penalised by 10 league points, plonking the club at … Continue reading
All mud and guts on Warlingham rugby girls’ night out
Warlingham rugby club’s new women’s section is going from strength to strength, with a full team squad enjoying a training session at Harlequins’ Stoop ground last weekend – in diabolical weekend weather – before taking seats in the stadium to … Continue reading
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58-year-old Doe dons his boots again in Warlingham win
RUGBY ROUND-UP: If you think Wales or Ireland’s Rugby World Cup squads have it bad with injuries, then spare a thought for local club Warlingham, who rocked up for their latest London 2SW fixture at Basingstoke missing pretty much an … Continue reading
How 4th XV rugby tour was the downfall of Nick Clegg
BELLA BARTOCK went “Up West” last night, for the opening night of a new stage comedy from a Croydon writer who has managed to harness some of the excitement, and a few of the skills, of the Rugby World Cup … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Chris Robshaw, Rugby Union, Theatre, Warlingham RFC
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Warlingham honours England’s Robshaw ahead of World Cup
Warlingham rugby club is to confer on two of its former players the ultimate honour: it is naming the club bar and main hall after them. In the week that former Warlingham junior player Chris Robshaw, the England captain, gets … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Robshaw, Kay Wilson, Rugby Union, Sport, Warlingham RFC
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Warlingham’s rugby players take to a new stage
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Tagged Mayor, My Life As A Hooker, rugby, Theatre, Warlingham
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JLS star adds the X Factor to rugby club’s training session
Warlingham rugby players turning up for pre-season training at Hamsey Green last night quickly noticed a familiar face in the changing room – but one that was more familiar to them from their television screens. Turning up for training at … Continue reading
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Tagged JB Gill, rugby, Warlingham, Warlingham RFC
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Happy hooker looking for volunteers to take to the stage
The Hollywood movie can’t be very far away. First there was the acclaimed book – My Life as a Hooker – by locally based campaign organiser Steven Gauge. A one-man show followed, and now there’s to be a West End … Continue reading
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Tagged Liberal Democrats, rugby, Steven Gauge, Warlingham
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Busy car boot sales that offer the chance of real bargain
The ever-popular Warlingham car boot sales are underway for the summer. The sales represent a great opportunity to turn some of the old junk that is cluttering your attic or garage into some hard cash. Or if you think you … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon, Sanderstead, Warlingham
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Robshaw’s not the star of the latest Warlingham show
STEVEN DOWNES with a review of how the local rugby clubs, and players, have done over the course of the season, with some becoming unlikely stars of the small screen Warlingham RFC could feature on Sky Sports this evening, the … Continue reading
Pitch Up and Play rugby for girls at Warlingham, Mar 1
Warlingham rugby club’s growing women’s section is hosting a huge “Girls Rugby Pitch Up and Play” event at Hamsey Green on Sunday March 1. More than 140 girls are due to attend the event, which is backed by both the … Continue reading
Warlingham’s Wilson among award favourites for BBC SPOTY
A former Warlingham rugby club junior player is among the favourites to win the Team of the Year prize at tonight’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Women’s rugby World Cup-winner Kay Wilson was on hand at an awards lunch … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon, Kay Wilson, Warlingham, Warlingham RFC
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Haenow needs to avoid serving up X Factor turkeys
Unlike certain, Surrey-based media outlets, Inside Croydon has so far avoided jumping on the X Factor bandwagon, which has seen a Redhill-based newspaper devote its “news” coverage to a reality television show and declare its utter devotion for Ben Haenow … Continue reading
Posted in Local media, Music, Shirley North, Warlingham RFC, Whitgift School
Tagged Ben Haenow, JB Gill, JLS, X Factor
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England captain Robshaw hands it to volunteers like Doe
RUGBY ROUND-UP: Tony Doe, one of the behind-the-scenes mainstays at Warlingham rugby club, had his volunteering efforts recognised this week by the RFU, the governing body of the English game, when he was invited to an England training session at … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Robshaw, Croydon RFC, Old Mid-Whitgiftians/Trinity RFC, Old Walcountians, Old Whitgiftians, Purley-John Fisher, Rugby Union, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Warlingham RFC
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Five-try Whitgift blitz John Fisher in local schools’ derby
RUGBY ROUND-UP: After scoring 24 points in a first-half blitz, Whitgift School’s first XV took the local bragging rights (again), as they beat John Fisher 38-10 last Saturday. They are probably entitled to expect such a performance, given the financial … Continue reading
Warlingham look home-sick as they suffer another defeat
RUGBY ROUND-UP: Three games into the league season, and life in London 2SW looks like it could be far from straightforward for Warlingham, who are suffering from a bout of home-sickness, losing at Hamsey Green for the second time in … Continue reading
Crouch kicks Midwives to victory on his return from injury
RUGBY ROUND-UP: Old Mid-Whitgiftians welcomed Dan Crouch back into their side after more than a season out through injury, and 10 points from the boot of their fly-half, including a important penalty late in the game, was enough to secure … Continue reading
Warlingham fired up for new season with fresh challenges
RUGBY ROUND-UP: The rugby season gets underway in earnest at 3pm this afternoon with the pick of the fixtures being mighty clash at Hamsey Green between Warlingham and Old Reigatians in London 2SW.
Wilson the wizz gets England into Rugby World Cup final
Another day, another sporting world-beater from Croydon. England will play in the Women’s Rugby World Cup final against Canada in Paris on Sunday, with former Warlingham player, Kay Wilson, being the side’s joint top try-scorer. England beat Ireland 40-7 in … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Robshaw, Kay Wilson, Rugby Union, Sport, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Chris Robshaw, Hamsey Green, Kay Wilson, rugby, Sport, Warlingham
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British Lion Richard Hill rugby dinner at Warlingham, Sept 12
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Osborne named Warlingham captain for new season
Warlingham RFC has named Jon Osborne, their 26-year-old wing, as their first XV captain for the coming season, the Hamsey Green club’s 93rd year. Osborne is a sports coach at Purley’s John Fisher School. He succeeds back-row forward Zack King, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ron Head, rugby, Sport, Warlingham
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