Beaconsfield Rugby Club
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Beaconsfield Rugby Football Club, from Beaconsfield
, England
, was founded in 1952 by Jack Hickman, a rugby enthusiast and a leading light at Ealing RFC.
Because of the distance he had to travel to support Ealing, he decided to form a new local club and an advert was placed in the Bucks Free Press, along with local contacts. Eventually the first match was played on 1953-10-03 against Windsor Ex 'A'.
Beaconsfield have always played on the pitches at Oak Lodge Meadow, but sometimes used the local Army Camp pitch. Before the first clubhouse was obtained, the sides changed at the Army Camp, had tea in the Puffins Tea Shop in the old town and adjourned to The White Horse to entertain the opposition.
In 1958, small Burnham Hall was obtained to become the clubhouse. The present clubhouse was completed in 1971.
The club regularly field three senior sides, and its youth rugby provides the opportunity for some 400 players to enjoy the game from Under-6s all the way through to Colts. Beaconsfield is one of the founding clubs of mini rugby
. Beaconsfield Rugby Club is home to the second largest mini's and youth rugby teams in the country (one behind London Irish).
During this season (2008-2009) Beaconsfield is setting up a girls team for U18s and U15s. They are working with Aylesbury, Chesam, Milton Keyenes and Slough - who already have established girls teams and play together as Bucks Jesters - to train with.
Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield is a market town and civil parish operating as a town council within the South Bucks district in Buckinghamshire, England. It lies northwest of Charing Cross in Central London, and south-east of the county town of Aylesbury...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, was founded in 1952 by Jack Hickman, a rugby enthusiast and a leading light at Ealing RFC.
Because of the distance he had to travel to support Ealing, he decided to form a new local club and an advert was placed in the Bucks Free Press, along with local contacts. Eventually the first match was played on 1953-10-03 against Windsor Ex 'A'.
Beaconsfield have always played on the pitches at Oak Lodge Meadow, but sometimes used the local Army Camp pitch. Before the first clubhouse was obtained, the sides changed at the Army Camp, had tea in the Puffins Tea Shop in the old town and adjourned to The White Horse to entertain the opposition.
In 1958, small Burnham Hall was obtained to become the clubhouse. The present clubhouse was completed in 1971.
The club regularly field three senior sides, and its youth rugby provides the opportunity for some 400 players to enjoy the game from Under-6s all the way through to Colts. Beaconsfield is one of the founding clubs of mini rugby
Mini rugby
Mini rugby also known as New Image Rugby is a form of rugby union designed to introduce the sport to children. It uses a smaller ball and pitch than standard rugby, and has nine players a side....
. Beaconsfield Rugby Club is home to the second largest mini's and youth rugby teams in the country (one behind London Irish).
During this season (2008-2009) Beaconsfield is setting up a girls team for U18s and U15s. They are working with Aylesbury, Chesam, Milton Keyenes and Slough - who already have established girls teams and play together as Bucks Jesters - to train with.