Westcliff RFC
Westcliff Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Eastwood, a suburb of Southend-on-Sea in Essex. The club runs four senior teams and the full range of junior teams.[1] The men's 1st XV currently play in National League 2 East, the fourth tier of the English rugby union system, following their promotion via the play-offs from London & South East Premier at the end of the 2018–19 season. The club was formed in 1922 as Old Westcliffians Rugby Football Club, for ex-pupils of Westcliff High School and took the current name of Westcliff Rugby Club in the 1990s.
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| Full name | Westcliff Rugby Football Club |
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| Union | Essex RFU |
| Nickname(s) | The Lions |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Location | Eastwood, Southend-on-Sea, England |
| Ground(s) | The Gables, Cherry Orchard Way (Capacity: 2,000) |
| Chairman | James Evans |
| President | Nick Crowe |
| Coach(es) | Danny Johnston |
| Captain(s) | Greg Bannister |
| League(s) | National League 2 South |
| 2021–22 | 15th (transferred to National League 2 East) |
| Official website | |
| www | |
Honours
- Eastern Counties 2 South champions: 2002–03
- Essex 1 champions: 2003–04
- London Division 3 North East champions: 2007–08
- London Division 1 North champions (2): 2010–11, 2013–14
- LSE Premier v SW Premier promotion play-off winners: 2018–19
Current standings
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | Points adj | |||||||
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| P | Blackheath | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 973 | 348 | 625 | 18 | 2 | 104 | ||||||
| 2 | Barnes | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 808 | 416 | 392 | 18 | 3 | 93 | ||||||
| 3 | Worthing Raiders | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 867 | 599 | 268 | 18 | 2 | 88 | ||||||
| 4 | Dorking | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 836 | 509 | 327 | 17 | 5 | 88 | ||||||
| 5 | Henley Hawks | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 676 | 537 | 139 | 13 | 4 | 81 | ||||||
| 6 | Bury St Edmunds | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 716 | 570 | 146 | 14 | 2 | 80 | ||||||
| 7 | Old Albanian | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 709 | 583 | 126 | 17 | 1 | 76 | ||||||
| 8 | Tonbridge Juddians | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 632 | 559 | 73 | 12 | 2 | 66 | ||||||
| 9 | Guernsey Raiders | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 671 | 658 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 56 | ||||||
| 10 | Canterbury | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 595 | 727 | −132 | 11 | 3 | 46 | ||||||
| 11 | Sevenoaks | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 483 | 694 | −211 | 8 | 7 | 39 | ||||||
| 12 | North Walsham | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 551 | 836 | −285 | 7 | 2 | 37 | ||||||
| 13 | Rochford Hundred | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 458 | 916 | −458 | 11 | 3 | 36 | ||||||
| R | Westcliff | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 347 | 1370 | −1023 | 4 | 2 | 1 | −5 | |||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places. Source: "National League 2 East". RugbyEngland. | |||||||||||||||||
See also
References
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