Welcome to Westcliff Rugby Football Club
– formerly Old Westcliffians Rugby Football Club incorporated 1922 –
Honesty
Respect
Teamwork
Work Rate
Humility
Fun
The Chairmans August Statement
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Membership Subscriptions
Changes to Membership subscriptions for the New Season – Click HERE to read more.
Westcliff RFC is a Level 4 rugby club that is a non-profit Community Amateur Sports Club whose members come from across Essex and further afield. The members are from various backgrounds and are welcomed into an inclusive club environment where the key principles of Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline, and Sportsmanship are developed out in the fresh air.
Westcliff RFC Senior Teams compete in:
Mens 1st XV National 2 EAST (Nat 2 East)
Ladies 1st XV National Championship 2 South East – East
Mens 2nd XV Shepherd Neame Essex Mens Merit League Division 1 (SNEML D1)
Mens 3rd XV Shepherd Neame Essex Merit League Division 4 (SNEML D4)
We run Youth and Mini Teams for girls and boys from our Academy of Under 18’s and 17’s to our Under-6’s, and a girls Youth section called the Wildcats. We also run an expanding and increasingly popular Lion Cub section for children aged 2-5 on a Saturday morning.
The Club benefits from a brand new purpose-built facilities that matchs our progressive ambitions and goals for the years to come. We take great pride in developing players from within we are also an open and inclusive club that invites players of all levels of experience and ability to join us. If that sounds like you, we would very much like to hear from you and welcome you to The Gables.
Autumn Internationals
Annual Cricket match v Los CC
The LoSCC v WRFC youngsters cricket match will go ahead on bank holiday Sunday 28th August 2022 at Chalkwell Park
The Fat Boyz have retired gracefully.
Baby Banny will organise the WRFC team and Babies Sexton (Joe and Jack) the LoSCC team.
All WRFC members are invited and are of course very welcome.
Bar open from midday
Match starts at 2pm.
BBQ .
WESTBUS 2021-2022 – CAN YOU ASSIST US?
Dear Member/ Vice President
It certainly seems an age ago that we last saw the 1st XV in league action – to be precise, the 29th of February 2020 saw us narrowly edged out by Tonbridge Juddians in a match where we were able to pick up a bonus losing point which ultimately turned out to be vital. A possibly unexpected but fully-deserved victory at…….Click to Continue Reading
Our thanks go out to our westbus 2021-22 Doners
| 27/11 Lunch raffle winner | John Pacey | Pete Jones |
| Alex Knight | John Rollason | Phil Parmenter |
| Barbara Dilley | John Wilkins | Phil Parmenter |
| Bea Bard | Keith & Helen Dolman | Philip Miller |
| Bob Maynard | M Chamberlin | Steve Diggins |
| Chris Bard | Mick & Pam McKeith | Steve Johnson |
| Chris Tansley | Micky Owens | Steve Monk |
| Christine Roskams | Mike Maynard | Steve Skinner |
| Hayley Pacey | Mike Turner | Stuart Richmond |
| Ian Francis | Nick Fennell | Tim Eastwell |
| Jerry Holmes | Nigel Roskams | Tony Fayers |
| Jof Dilley | Paul & Sally Battle | Tony Mudd |
| John & M Coxhead | Paul Whiting |
Home Match Lunches
| Date | Visiting Team | Sponsor/Cause |
| 3rd Sept | Sevenoaks | Contact to Enquire/Sponsor |
| 17th Sept | Canterbury | Contact to Enquire/Sponsor |
| 1st Oct | Old Albanians | Contact to Enquire/Sponsor |
| 22nd Oct | Henley Hawks | Contact to Enquire/Sponsor |
| 5th Nov | Tonbridge Juddian | Contact to Enquire/Sponsor |
| 12th Nov | Barnes | Contact to Enquire/Sponsor |
| 3rd Dec | Worthing | Contact to Enquire/Sponsor |
| 17th Dec | Rochford | Sponsorship in discussion |
| 14th Jan | Bury St Edmunds | Contact to Enquire/Sponsor |
| 28th Jan | Guernsey | Contact to Enquire/Sponsor |
| 25th Feb | North Walsham | Contact to Enquire/Sponsor |
| 25th Mar | Blackheath | Contact to Enquire/Sponsor |
| 15th Apr | Dorking | Sponsorship in discussion |
Interested in next seasons Home Lunch Sponsorship
We are promoting joint sponsorship lunches
Sole Sponsorship is also available upon request
| Date | Team | Opponents | Venue | Kick off |
| 3rd Sept | 1st XV | Sevenoaks RFC | Home | 3pm |
| tba | Lions | tba | tba | – |
| tba | Rhinos | tba | tba | – |
| 25th Sept | Ladies | Thurrock Ladies II | Away | – |
| tba | Under 18’s | tba | tba | – |
| tba | Under 17’s | tba | tba | – |
| tba | Under 16’s | tba | tba | – |
| tba | Under 15’s | tba | tba | – |
| tba | Under 14’s | tba | tba | – |
| tba | Under 13’s | tba | tba | – |
| tba | Mini’s | tba | tba | – |
| Date | Team | Opponents | Score | |
| 5th Mar | 1st XV | Old Albanians (A) | 14-18 |  |
| 4th Mar | Lions | Southend (A) | 22-31 | |
| 12th Feb | Rhinos | Canvey (A) | 31-5 |  |
| 6th Mar | Ladies 1st XV | Stanford Le Hope (A) | 5-52 | |
| 6th Mar | Under 18’s | Eton Manor(A) | 27-27 | |
| 21th Nov | Under 17’s | Upminster (H) | 43-24 | |
| 6th Feb | Under 16’s | Witham (A) | 17-10 | |
| 6th Mar | Under 15’s | Basildon (H) | 20-12 | |
| 6th Feb | Under 14’s | Basildon (H) | 49-7 | |
| 6th Feb | Under 13’s | South Woodham (H) | 20-45 | |
Club News
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Friday Night Lights - Squad List
Tonight we're playing our local rivals @southendsaxons in a pre-season friendly at Warners Bridge - kick off's at 8pm.
Here's our squad list - get down there to support the return of rugby.
#westcliff #rugby #southend #essex #fridaynightlights
Best of luck to U18 Jake Bausor playing for @Saracens U18s in the Academy League against @ExeterChiefs
#rugby #academyleague #saracens #westcliff
National League Rugby have announced that The National League Rugby Review Show will
be available for free this season on their brand new YouTube channel.
They’ll be a new show each week - subscribe to the channel on YouTube!
500 Club Winners
Mar 2022 Winners
1st Prize of £500: Alec Hartopp
2nd Prize of £250: Barry Allum
3rd Prize of £100: Adrian Livermore
4th Prize of £50: Jerry Leonard
5th Prize of £25: Jack Redhead
Find out more about the 500 Club, Click Here
Interested in Venue Hire
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