The King's College London Rugby Football Club (also referred to as KCLRFC and King's Rugby) is an English rugby union club based in London.
The club represents King's College London in competitions organised by the British Universities and Colleges Sport. The team plays its home games at the New Malden Sports Ground in Berrylands.
Background KCLRFC runs two competitive sides each entered into the BUCS leagues. The 1st XV compete in the second tier of the South East Region. The 2nd XV upholds a competitive nature in the fourth tier of the South East region. Both teams used to enter the University of London Union (ULU) cup competitions before the ULU was dissolved: the 1st XV competed for the Gutteridge Cup which was open to all University of London 1st XVs (including Imperial College who affiliated to ULU despite the college leaving the federal university in 2007); the 2nd XV competed in the Reserves Plate – open to all 2nd and lower XVs.
The London Varsity is an annual match against their closest rivals UCL played in March, and has recently been played at the Barnet Copthall stadium, the home of Premiership Rugby side Saracens F.C.. It is considered one of the highlights of the University of London's sporting calendar and takes place in front of a crowd of several thousand supporters from both colleges. The winner takes home the George-Bentham Cup, named after King George IV and Jeremy Bentham, associated with the founding of King's College and University College respectively. The club caters for all standards of players, with players new to the game especially welcome.
At the end of each season an annual general meeting is held where club members vote for a new committee who will be responsible for the club the following season. Former head coach John Graves (previously Backs coach for Esher RFC) started coaching at the club from midseason 2007/08. He coached the 1st XV team to progress up two leagues, won the Gutteridge Cup and won the varsity match three times.
Club colours
The 1st XV play in red and navy shirts, navy shorts and red and blue socks. The emblem on the shirts is the university crest and features Reggie the Lion. Below the crest is the club motto which reads 'Sancte et Sapienter' (With Holiness and Wisdom).
Representative honors
Position Name Current Club Former club(s) International Caps Centre Ayoola Erinle retired Biarritz Olympique, Leicester Tigers, London Wasps, Henley Hawks 2 (2009)
Statistics
Year BUCS League Gutteridge Cup Varsity2006/07 6th 2B Runner-up Lost2007/08 6th 2B Q/Final Lost2008/09 Winner 3B Winner Won2009/10 6th 2B Runner-up Lost2010/11 Winner 2B S/Final Won2011/12 8th 1A S/Final Lost2012/13 3rd 2B – Won2013/14 4th 2B – Lost2014/15 Winner 1A – Won2015/16 4th Prem B – Won2016/17 8th South A – Won2017/18 6th South B – Lost2018/19 6th 1A – Lost2019/20 3rd 2B – Won2020/21 - – Lost2021/22 2nd 2B – Lost2022/232nd 2B–Lost2023/245th 2B -Lost2024/254th 2A -Lost2025/263rd 2A -Lost
President/Captain/Treasurer
Year President Captain Treasurer2006/07 Dane Alexander Tim Hutt Ali Macgregor2007/08 Ali Macgregor Will Northover Ben Evans2008/09 Mark Hodson Nicholas Horsthuis Tom Wein2009/10 Ian Adams Jake Janes Ali Goodbrand2010/11 Tom Wall James Duffus Dave Lyons2011/12 Duncan Castle Simon Edwards Joe Calnan2012/13 Jake Seeds Stefan Cook Joe Calnan2013/14 Robin Cumming Tim Fawcett Alex Currie2014/15 Dave Green Barney Lynock Graham Harding2015/16 William Brown George Taylor Kieran Brocken2016/17 Blaise Salle Matthew Radley Finbar Tilford2017/18 Josh Jones Sam Ridgway Luqman Swift2018/19 Aidan Freedman Harry Robb Yazad Sethna2019/20 Henry Thomas Sam Grasby Jih Shenn Foo2020/21 Tom Smaldon Jono Slee James Houghton2021/22 Yazan Issa Joshua Hall Henry Woodfine2022/23 Raphael Azria Jack Costello Alexander Jonsson2023/24Felix PetersenGeorge PeprahTom Simms2024/25Oscar StuartBenjamin NavabiShannon Liew2025/26Tom SimmsSteven CokerCan Kucukcan2026/27Henry CollinsSulaymaan Samir & Liam RecordHector Nouailhetas
See also King's College London King's College London Students' Union
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