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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| 1 | Blackheath | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 698 | 219 | 479 | 14 | 2 | 76 | ||||||
| 2 | Dorking | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 582 | 316 | 266 | 11 | 2 | 63 | ||||||
| 3 | Worthing Raiders | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 620 | 461 | 159 | 13 | 2 | 63 | ||||||
| 4 | Barnes | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 505 | 352 | 153 | 12 | 3 | 59 | ||||||
| 5 | Bury St Edmunds | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 501 | 401 | 100 | 10 | 2 | 56 | ||||||
| 6 | Henley Hawks | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 440 | 355 | 85 | 8 | 4 | 56 | ||||||
| 7 | Old Albanian | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 447 | 406 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 55 | ||||||
| 8 | Tonbridge Juddians | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 481 | 402 | 79 | 10 | 2 | 52 | ||||||
| 9 | Guernsey Raiders | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 521 | 450 | 71 | 9 | 4 | 43 | ||||||
| 10 | Canterbury | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 448 | 544 | −96 | 8 | 2 | 34 | ||||||
| 11 | Sevenoaks | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 329 | 471 | −142 | 5 | 4 | 29 | ||||||
| 12 | Rochford Hundred | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 327 | 633 | −306 | 9 | 2 | 27 | ||||||
| 13 | North Walsham | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 347 | 596 | −249 | 4 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 14 | Westcliff | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 236 | 876 | −640 | 2 | 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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