In the following year Harlequins and London Welsh came on to our list.On 18th April 1892, we became the first English club to play rugby in Europe when we played against Stade Francais in Paris. Rosslyn Park FC, Priory Lane, Upper Richmond Road, London SW15 5JH. All rights reserved. 1's, 2's, 3's, Vets, Touch, Mixed Touch Rosslyn Park Rugby Club is a sports facility located in Wandsworth, London and is available to book online. 35p) and there were 43 members.During the first ten years most of the matches were against the second teams of the then leading clubs. Rosslyn Park FC (no games held here) Priory Lane, Upper Richmond Road, London, SW15 5JH. By 1928, 2683 people had been elected to membership. Whilst Baron Loughborough, the first Earl of Rosslyn once lived at Rosslyn House, its name was only changed from ‘Shelford Lodge ‘ to ‘Rosslyn House’ after his death. 25.07.2020 12:00 @ Rosslyn Park. Until 1890 the longest away fixture was in Greenwich but in that year we played South Northants in Northampton. In 1894 the club moved to the Old Deer Park, Richmond, which it shared with Old Merchant Taylors for many years as tenants of Richmond Cricket Club. By 1914 there were some 300 members. Rosslyn Park FC,Priory Lane,Upper Richmond Road,LondonSW15 5JH.Tel 020 8876 1879Fax 020 8876 7527.█║▌│█│║▌║││█║▌ © ORIGINAL PAGE OF CHELSEA FC FANS الصفحة الرسمية لمشجعي تشيلسيCurrently in Leatherhead and District LeagueLondon Phoenix is a cycling club that welcomes those who want to compete in race or endurance events.
South-west London #Nat1 rugby club SUBSCRIBE for National League 1match highlights, post-match interviews, training clips and loads of exclusive content! And in any case he died more than 60 years before the club was formed! Tel 020 8876 1879 Fax 020 8876 7527. Thank you to those who gave so much 75 years ago The area was, in any case earmarked for a depot when the tram reached Hampstead.The club was founded in 1879 when a group of young cricketers decided to form a football club in order to stay together during the winter months. If the Committee passed a resolution of which he disapproved he would not record it in the Minutes, and so when at the next meeting someone got up and said, “I thought we resolved at our last meeting to…………” Burly would say “I have no record of that” and that was that!In 1879/80 matches were played at South End Green on a pitch 100 yards or so south of Hampstead Heath station. The return journey cost £13 per head! New players welcome.
In 1902/3 disaster struck. By 1900 we were running up to 4 teams. It is the world’s largest Sevens Tournament. Rosslyn Park FC (no games held here) Priory Lane, Upper Richmond Road, London, SW15 5JH. We scored two tries to their one but there was no winner because no goals were scored. The press thought the fixture unwise, and one scribe wrote, “it might lead to international complications”.So in 1880/81 the club moved a mile or so further up Fleet Road to Gospel Oak, where a field was leased from a local farmer.
Since 1939 Rosslyn Park has organised and run the Schools Seven Tournament. ‘Burly’ was a lovable man but could be ‘crafty’. The early 1920s were a rebuilding process. In 1951 there was a further landmark when our Seven won the Ladies’ Cup at Melrose and thus became the first club to bring a trophy south of the border. Fixtures were arranged with Oxford University, London Scottish, Blackheath and Richmond.
In 1939, sixteen schools participated. The club opened its doors to all comers.
All games held at Richardson Evans Memorial pitches SW15 3PQ Those who were there say that our victory was greeted in almost total silence!When the RFU introduced its own knockout competition, Rosslyn Park twice reached the final at Twickenham. They had originally played their scratch games of cricket in the grounds of Rosslyn House, part of the Rosslyn Park Estate and had therefore taken the name “Rosslyn Park” for their cricket club. No one knows why the Maltese Cross was chosen. Use … Rosslyn Park FC ... Redeem your reservations now. The march of professionalism has made life more complicated for the club, but at present we are in National League 1 and it is worth reminding ourselves that we are nevertheless among the top 30 clubs in the country with over 800 playing members in the Senior, Ladies, Junior, Youth and Mini Sections.© 2020 National Schools Sevens and respective partners.