Tag Archives: rugby

Two up, two down: Whitgiftians near promotion despite stalling

Posted on April 14, 2017 by

RUGBY ROUND-UP: Two up, two down. No, not a local estate agent’s description of an over-priced house on a busy Croydon street, but the fate of the local rugby clubs in the season that has all-but-finished, with two enjoying promotion campaigns, … Continue reading →

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Purley’s derby day delight as MidWives fail to deliver

Posted on September 27, 2016 by

RUGBY ROUND-UP: Local derbies galore, a first league win for one club in two years, and a tough first few games have characterised the opening month of the season Purley John Fisher claimed an important win on Saturday, with a … Continue reading →

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New coach Edwards sends out the call to MidWives

Posted on July 17, 2016 by

RUGBY ROUND-UP: Old Mid-Whitgiftians are already in training to prepare for next season, after the disappointment of relegation last term. For the first time since the leagues began in 1990, MidWives are not competing in the London leagues, having dropped … Continue reading →

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Warlingham RFC’s first girls’ Rugby 7s, Apr 24

Posted on March 20, 2016 by
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Whitgift at the double in schools rugby cup quarter-finals

Posted on February 3, 2016 by

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 →

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All mud and guts on Warlingham rugby girls’ night out

Posted on November 19, 2015 by

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

Posted on October 12, 2015 by

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 →

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How 4th XV rugby tour was the downfall of Nick Clegg

Posted on September 22, 2015 by

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 →

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Warlingham honours England’s Robshaw ahead of World Cup

Posted on September 15, 2015 by

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 →

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Warlingham gets ready “to host” Rugby World Cup

Posted on September 11, 2015 by
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