Esher RFC News

London Scottish have decided, following the past year of uncertainty related to the Covid pandemic, to play one final season, starting in September 2021, at the Richmond Athletic Ground. The club announced that after 127 years, it 'didn't feel right' to leave without one last full season at the RAG The agreed deal to play at Esher will be kept...

Whilst we have been in lockdown we continue to move forward off the field. As well as converting the majority of our lighting to LED we have now installed Solar Panels on the club roof to reduce costs, improve our green energy credentials and improve our carbon footprint. We are just waiting for the sun to shine!

 Former Esher fullback, fly half and kicking supremo Rob Kirby names his dream team in the Rugby Paper and includes a number of Esher heroes: Jack Clifford, Charlie Walker, Mark Atkinson and Tom Cheeseman

There are actually some people in the world who really do 'need no introduction.' The Pope is probably one. Hugh McHardy is another - certainly in the context of Esher Rugby Club. The first series of 'In the Sin Bin' ends with 10 minutes in the company of possibly the club's greatest ever Bon Viveur. He also played, captained, coached, and went to ...

Esher Rugby's Podcast, episode 2 of "In the Sin Bin with…" Ciaran Bird was a back row forward and Esher captain in the era when under Hugh McHardy's coaching , the club surged up the leagues. He talks about the hilarious end to his professional rugby career at London Irish, how Chris Evans lured him to Esher and how, as a leading figure now in the ...

COPY TO BE ADDED The 3rd guest in our Sin Bin is the most prolific goal kicker in Esher's recent history. The metronomic Jon Gregory was our Jonny Wilkinson and won innumerable matches for the club 20 years ago with his remarkable strike rate, averaging nearly 13 points a game across more than 100 matches. He discusses how to kick a rugby ball, and...

Each week during the Six Nations, Esher Rugby will be running a 'GUESS THE TOTAL POINTS SCORED' for each round played.  Entry costs just £5, guess the exact number of total points scored to win 70% of the prize pot.  If there is more than one 'winner' then the prize will be shared equally. Or, if there is no 'winner' .... the person ...

Starting this week, and for the next 12 weeks, the Esher Sin Bin podcast, brought to you by Advanta Wealth, when John Inverdale talks to Esher players, past and present, about their lives then and now. First up, to coincide with the start of the Six Nations, Jack Clifford reminisces about long bus journeys with Esher, getting taught a few lessons b...

We are delighted to advise that we have now received donations of 15 laptops for the 'Laptop Initiative to help School Children at Home' The first 7 received have been professionally wiped and new operating systems and software installed by volunteer and Head Coach of Esher Under 14s – Richard Hayler (pictured) Richard delivered the first 4 to Cran...

A decade ago this shirt was part of a framed collection of John Inverdale's tour shirts hung in the Downey suite at Esher Rugby but it mysteriously disappeared after one Saturday afternoon of rugby - removed, as used to happen in that era, as a trophy by one of the visiting teams. It was spotted a few years later ...

Hello everyone! My friends and I have taken it upon ourselves to hike 100km along the Jurassic coast in less than 30 hours, starting on the 15th May 2021. We are doing this in order to raise funds for Cancer Research UK, a charity that funded £455 million worth of research into the leading types of cancer last year. The foremost of these are Breast...

Read more here  (16) England Rugby on Twitter: "Following yesterday's Government announcement, all community rugby is suspended until further notice. This means a return to Stage A on the Return to Community Rugby Roadmap. For more guidance, support and details please follow the link below." / Twitter

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Esher Rugby is very lucky to now be supported by an Elmbridge community lottery page. Tickets cost from just £1 per week and you can win prizes of up to £25,000 while supporting us and other local good causes. Just click on the link below Esher Rugby Football Club - Support - Elmbridge Community Lottery (elmbridgelottery.co.uk) Download PDF File He...

 Tyrone Lawless - Esher Rugby head of HR and Compliance pictured with Heather Bickley - Head of Communications at Ashford and St Peters NHS Trust. Esher Rugby Mini section have donated their Xmas Chocolates to thank Doctors, Nurses and Support staff working on Christmas Day and Boxing Day

Seasons Greetings to all and hope you have a safe and festive Xmas. Please find a message using the link below for all players, members, volunteers and supporters from 1st XV Skipper Harrison Collins  https://youtu.be/cqCRk_kFdBY

MESSAGE FROM ESHER RUGBY CLUB With Greater London currently in Tier 3 and following the latest Government announcement today that Surrey are to enter Tier 3 on Saturday it is with much regret that the Trials Game due to take place on Saturday, 19th December is now cancelled. We hope that in time this game can be rescheduled. The Club...