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| Full name | Esher Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | Surrey RFU | |
| Founded | 1923 | |
| Location | Hersham, Surrey, England | |
| Ground(s) | Molesey Road (Capacity: 3,500 (1,200 seated)) | |
| Chairman | Bob Stratton | |
| Captain(s) | Harrison Collins | |
| League(s) | National League 2 South | |
| 2019–20 | 8th | |
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| Official website | ||
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Esher Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Surrey, England. Esher currently play in the fourth division of the English league system; National League 2 South, following the club's relegation from National League 1 at the end of the 2018-19 season.
History
The club was formed in 1923 when four rugby enthusiasts agreed to start a club.
When the league system was introduced in 1987 Esher were placed in London 1, but were relegated in the first season and did not win promotion back to that league until 1993.
Esher were first promoted to the national leagues system for the 1997–98 season, finishing fourth in National League 2 South. They led for most of the season the following year but finished second, but won promotion in 1999–00. The club set a new points record when winning National Division Two in 2006–07 and were thus promoted. They were promoted into the second tier, the RFU Championship after winning National League 1 in 2009-10. During this season they broke the world record when they beat Manchester 148 – 0. They played in the Championship for two seasons before being relegated back into National League 1 for the 2012–13 season.[1]
Honours
- Surrey Cup winners (8): 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1994, 1996, 2011, 2012
- London Division 2 South champions: 1993–94
- London Division 1 champions: 1996–97[2]
- Jewson National League 2 South champions: 1999–00
- National League 1 (formerly National League 2) champions (2): 2006–07, [[2009–10 Natio
2016–17
Notable former players
Neil Hallett - scored 1,301 points for Esher in all competitions between 2004-10 to become one of the most prolific points scorer in tier 3 history. Also capped by the Barbarians and England Counties XV as well as captaining Surrey.
Ladislav Vondrasek - captain of the Czech Republic national team played for Esher between 2005-07.
References
- ^ "History of Esher Rugby Club". Esher Rugby Club. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ^ http://www.hampshirerugby.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=792&Itemid=441