Dorking R.F.C.

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Dorking R.F.C.
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Full nameDorking Rugby Football Club
UnionSurrey RFU
Founded1921; 100 years ago (1921)
LocationBrockham, Surrey, England
Ground(s)The Big Field (Capacity: (1,000+) all standing)
ChairmanShaun Hammond
PresidentJon Watts
Coach(es)Armand Roux
Captain(s)James Catton, Tom Budd
League(s)London & South East Premier
2019–205th
Official website
www.dorkingrfc.com

Dorking Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union football club, originally based in Dorking, Surrey and play in the nearby village of Brockham. The club currently play in the fifth tier (London & South East Premier) of English club rugby.

About[]

With over 700 active registered players, the club runs four senior sides and is a home-club to many internationals such as Elliot Daly, George Kruis,[1] and Kay Wilson; a ladies team,[2] and a large youth section aged between 5 and 18.[3]

History[]

Dorking RFC was founded in 1921 with a single team; a second team followed in 1928. The club ceased to play in 1940 due to the demands of World War II. It was re-established in 1946, initially with a single team, but grew rapidly as 2nd (1947), 3rd (1948) and 4th (1954) teams were formed.[4]

Brockham Big Field (NT)

The club moved to The Big Field in Brockham in 1972 when it was granted a 50-year lease by the National Trust. This was extended with another 50-year lease in 2011.[4]

The first youth team – Dorking Schoolboys XV – was formed in 1951 with a single team of 13- to 18-year-olds. By 1965 this had grown to the point of splitting into three age banded teams. A mini section (for girls and boys aged 6–12) followed in 1980 and the first ladies team in 1988.[4] Dorking youth teams have twice triumphed in the National under-17 cup, winning the main competition in 2007 and the Shield in 20012.

The 1st XV was promoted to the RFU National Leagues (National League 3 London & SE) in 2009 and at the end of the 2013–14 season won promotion to National League 2 South, finishing fourth in 2014–15, their highest league position to date.[4] However the 2015–2016 season saw the club lose many key stars such as hooker Ross Grimstone to Richmond F.C. & scrum half Will Crow to Rosslyn Park F.C. who represented the England Counties side in a game against Romania in the summer prior to the end of 2014–15[clarification needed].

After the disappointing injury led 2015–16 season, the club had an major restructure resulting with the departure of director of rugby Richie Andrews and the appointment of the former 1st XV captain Armand Roux.

The 2021/22 has season Dorking start sharply, with just 1 loss in the first half of the season as they sit top of (National League 3 London & SE).

John Douglas Youth Development Fund[]

The official launch of the John Douglas Youth Development Fund took place on Wednesday 15 March 2017. Joined by members of John's family and his former colleagues from Surrey RFU, it was a fitting tribute to a man who gave so much to DRFC and the wider rugby community over many years and whose enormous passion for the sport has benefited so many of our players. The primary aim of the JDYDF is to "fund or part fund specific projects or initiatives in the support of obtaining the highest possible standard and engagement of rugby through Dorking Rugby Club with particular emphasis on Youth Development".

Honours[]

Current standings[]

2015–16 National League 2 South Table · · discuss
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Cambridge (C) 30 25 2 3 1029 532 497 25 1 130
2 Old Albanian (P) 30 25 1 4 1040 468 572 23 3 128
3 Bishop's Stortford 30 22 1 7 912 436 476 21 5 116
4 Redruth 30 22 1 7 752 547 205 16 4 110
5 Taunton Titans 30 20 1 9 896 611 285 16 5 103
6 Chinnor 30 13 0 17 802 748 54 13 8 73
7 Bury St Edmunds 30 13 0 17 735 753 –18 12 7 71
8 Redingensians Rams 30 13 1 16 670 746 –76 12 5 71
9 Old Elthamians 30 13 2 15 669 770 –101 8 6 70
10 Canterbury 30 13 0 17 700 871 –171 12 6 70
11 Worthing Raiders 30 13 1 16 636 684 –48 10 5 69
12 Clifton 30 11 2 17 732 749 –17 12 6 66
13 Barnes 30 10 4 16 677 827 –150 15 3 66
14 Dorking (R) 30 10 0 20 598 822 –224 9 7 56
15 Southend Saxons (R) 30 7 3 20 574 845 –271 8 4 46
16 Launceston (R) 30 0 1 29 290 1303 –1013 2 6 5[b 1]
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 30 April 2016
Source: "National League 2 South". NCA Rugby.
Notes
  1. ^ *Launceston were deducted 5 points for playing an unregistered player against Bury St Edmunds on 19 March 2016.[5]

London & SE Premier 2021 - 2022 

 Team    P  W  D  L Pts

1 Dorking 10 10 0 0 49

References[]

  1. ^ "Senior Team Home". Dorking RFC. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Ladies". Dorking RFC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Youth Section (Minis and Juniors)". Dorking RFC. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e "History". Dorking RFC. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Club Discipline Season 2015-2016". NCA. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

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