Trojans Rugby Club
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The Trojans Club based at Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh
, Hampshire
was formed in 1874, initially as a rugby
club.
There are now four very active sections, Rugby, Cricket
, Hockey
and Squash
, covering all ages from Under 8 to Seniors and both men and women, boys and girls. During its long and proud history, the Trojans Club has done much to foster amateur sport
and has, over the years, produced many county and international players.
Eastleigh
Eastleigh is a railway town in Hampshire, England, and the main town in the Eastleigh borough which is part of Southampton Urban Area. The town lies between Southampton and Winchester, and is part of the South Hampshire conurbation...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
was formed in 1874, initially as a rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
club.
There are now four very active sections, Rugby, Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, Hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
and Squash
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
, covering all ages from Under 8 to Seniors and both men and women, boys and girls. During its long and proud history, the Trojans Club has done much to foster amateur sport
Amateur
An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
and has, over the years, produced many county and international players.