Esher RFC News

​Leicester Lions 17 Esher 20 National Division 2 South Saturday January 18, 2020 Peter Winterbottom's call for Esher to show their steeliness at the back was answered in just the right manner as they held on for a first victory of 2020. Defeats at the hands of Dings Crusaders and Bury St Edmunds had made a sobering start to the new year for the Elm...

By MARK BENGOECHEA ESHER must rediscover their defensive steel if they are to claim a rare win on the road at Leicester Lions on Saturday. That was the message from Eees Director of Rugby Peter Winterbottom this week after disappointing defeats at Dings Crusaders and at home to Bury St Edmunds. Winterbottom feels both were games Esher should have w...

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Excitement is building for the Esher Rugby Ladies LEAP Day Lunch and Charity Match in aid of Princess Alice Hospice on Saturday 29th February 2020 and now is your chance to order a personalised match day shirt with all profits going to Princess Alice Hospice, details in the flyer above. There are still a few places left at the pre-match lunch ...

Esher 14 Bury St Edmunds 21 National Division Two South Saturday January 11 Giving away two tries in the first dozen minutes set Esher on the way to a second defeat as Bury St Edmunds completed the double over them. Keen to avenge their reverse in Suffolk back in September, the hosts made that task all the harder when a stray pass from fly-half Tri...

By MARK BENGOECHEA ESHER have been told to "meet fire with fire" against Bury St Edmunds on Saturday to stand a chance of avenging their defeat in Suffolk in September. The Eees return to Molesey Road still smarting from last week's patchy display at Dings Crusaders that saw them go down 45-33 and leave them in ninth spot in National League Divisio...

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Dings Crusaders 45 Esher 33 National Division 2 South Saturday January 4 2020 So often masters of the comeback in the old year, Esher looked set for another victorious rally in their first outing of 2020 only to be beaten by a pair of late tries. Having been 31-14 down at half time, they dominated the next 30 minutes of the match and three unanswer...

By MARK BENGOECHEA PETER WINTERBOTTOM has called for his Esher side to cure their awayday blues as they start the New Year hoping to complete a league double at Dings Crusaders on Saturday. The Eees have lost five of their eight games on their travels and that poor record leaves them in eighth place in National League Division Two, although they ha...

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Last Friday (27th December) the Esher Walking Rugby Group invited family and friends to join them to help walk off the excesses of Christmas week. Eight regulars welcomed five guests to a relaxed and fun session, and after some passing / catching practice and a warm-up, everyone enjoyed six 10-minute playing sessions. Not only were calories shed by...

Tony Gibbons joined Esher Rugby in 1956. He played hooker for Esher 1st XV and he was a Vice President of Esher. Tony passed away on the 29th December after a bout of flu. He can be seen above with his son Nigel standing behind him at the Xmas lunch on 14th December. His funeral will be held on Friday 10th January at 3.45pm at the Guildford Cremato...

Further to a pitch inspection by the RFU we announce that the match this afternoon has been postponed however, the Christmas Lunch is still on! 

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By MARK BENGOECHEA PETER WINTERBOTTOM is demanding more consistency from his Esher side as they start the second half of the campaign aiming to complete the double over local rivals Barnes at Molesey Road on Saturday. The Eees have been dogged by lapses in concentration in the first half of the season that has thwarted their promotion ambitions and...

​During the month of November the Esher Walking Rugby Group sponsored the Movember charity for men's health. Their target was for £25.00 to be raised from a £2.00 per moustache minimum entry fee for a "best moustache" competition. The prize was 6 bottles of Desperado beers for best "tache" or "Mo". On their last playing session on 29th November the...

Esher produced a stirring second half fightback against visitors Clifton on Saturday, overturning a half-time deficit of 18 points to record a thrilling 32-26 bonus point win over the West Country side at Molesey Road. The home team got off to the worst possible start as Clifton gathered possession from the kick-off and made a break down the left w...