Footscray
Full nameFootscray Rugby Union Football Club
UnionKent RFU, Middlesex RFU
Founded1967 (1967)
LocationNew Eltham, Greenwich, London, England
Ground(s)Footscray Playing Fields
ChairmanDicky Bunton
PresidentBarry Lewis
Coach(es)Sam Leese Leigh Rogers
Captain(s)Kelvin Munroe
League(s)Kent 2
2019–20Promoted to Kent 1 (2nd)
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/footscrayrufc

Footscray RUFC is a rugby union club based in New Eltham, South East London. The club has three men's teams, a women's team and a mini rugby section.

The club was formed in 1967 by workers at the Kolster-Brandes (later ITT, and then STC) Factory in Foots Cray, Kent. In the early 90s, STC closed the Foots Cray site and the side became homeless, playing home games at a local school for a period. The club moved to New Eltham in 1995.[1]

The club hosts the annual Footscray 7s tournament on the first Saturday in May. The rugby sevens tournament attracts high quality entrants from across the country.

See also

References

  1. Kent, Dan. "Footscray website".
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