Welcome to the Old Whitgiftian Rugby Club in South Croydon, Surrey.

If you are new to the rugby club, we welcome you with open arms as you are joining a rugby club that has started the season with an explosion that will carry us forward to achieve one of our objectives - promotion from Surrey 1.

As a rugby club we are continuing nicely, following some hard work last season, the Wanderers (2nd XV) won their league and the Warriors (3rd XV) won their league topped off with the 1st XV narrowly missing out on promotion. Our 1st XV, Wanderers (2nd XV) and Warriors (3rd XV) are building on their successes of the last rugby season with pre-season training already in hand - and many new faces to both the club and to rugby. We were close to getting numbers together to get a 4th XV out, which would be great if we can encourage friends, family, work colleagues to join the club, so that our growing membership get some proper game time.

In 2011 we celebrated the significant contribution of three OWRFC stalwarts

From (L) to (R) Gerry Bowthorpe - 407 1^st XV caps – seasons 1955 to 1975

Jon Bunn - 396 1^st XV caps (so far) – seasons 1989 to Present

Geoff Austin - 773 OWRFC caps – seasons 1966 to 2003

SUPPORTERS - we need to encourage our teams to success with all the support we can muster on the touchlines. Don't worry about the weather - we've got tea, coffee, and hot food to keep you warm!

We are always keen to grow our rugby playing membership, so bring your mates down to join in the fun!