Английская Википедия:Esher RFC
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox rugby team Esher Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Surrey, England. Esher currently play in the fourth division of the English league system; National League 2 East following their relegation from National League 1 at the end of the 2022–23 season.
History
The club was formed in 1923 when four rugby enthusiasts agreed to start a club.
When the league system was introduced in 1987 Esher were placed in London 1, but were relegated in the first season and did not win promotion back to that league until 1993.
Esher were first promoted to the national leagues system for the 1997–98 season, finishing fourth in National League 2 South. They led for most of the season the following year but finished second, but won promotion in 1999–00. The club set a new points record when winning National Division Two in 2006–07 and were thus promoted. They were promoted into the second tier, the RFU Championship after winning National League 1 in 2009–10. During this season they broke the world record when they beat Manchester 148 – 0. They played in the Championship for two seasons before being relegated back into National League 1 for the 2012–13 season.[1]
In 2020, the club announced a two-year agreement to share their ground with RFU Championship side London Scottish starting in 2021–22.[2] However it was later confirmed that Scottish would remain at Richmond Athletic Ground.[3]
Current standings
Шаблон:2023–24 National League 2 East
Honours
- Surrey Cup winners (8): 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1994, 1996, 2011, 2012
- London Division 2 South champions: 1993–94
- London Division 1 champions: 1996–97[4]
- National League 2 South champions: 1999–00, 2021–22
- National League 1 (formerly National League 2) champions (2): 2006–07, 2009–10
Notable former players
- Шаблон:Flagicon Neil Hallett - scored 1,301 points for Esher in all competitions between 2004–10 to become one of the most prolific points scorer in tier 3 history. Also capped by the Barbarians and England Counties XV as well as captaining Surrey.
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ladislav Vondrasek - captain of the Czech Republic national team played for Esher between 2005–07.
References
External links
Шаблон:National League 1 Шаблон:National League 2 South Шаблон:Elmbridge
