Camberley RFC
{{Short description|English rugby union club, based in Surrey}}
{{Infobox rugby team
| teamname = Camberley
| union = Surrey RFU
| fullname = Camberley Rugby Football Club
| nickname = The Squirrels
| founded = {{Start date and age|1931}}
| director of rugby =
| head coach =
| location = Camberley, Surrey, England
| ground = Watchetts Recreation Ground {{cite web |title=Camberley RFC |url=https://www.camberleyrugbyclub.co.uk/contact |website=Camberley Rugby Football Club |access-date=31 May 2023}}
| url = https://www.camberleyrugbyclub.co.uk
| league = Regional 1 South Central
| season = 2023–24
| position = 2nd
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Camberley Rugby Football Club is a sports club based in Camberley, Surrey. Camberley RFC Mens 1st XV competes in Regional 1 South Central (level 5). The club also runs three other men's senior sides (2nd XV, Development XV and Vets)https://www.pitchero.com/camberleyrfc/teams as well as Kids (Under 7's to Under 11's), Youth (Under 12's to Under 16's) and a women's section.{{Cite web|url=https://familyinformationdirectory.surreycc.gov.uk/fsd|title=Sussex County Council Camberley RFC Family Information Directory}}
History
Camberley Rugby Football Club was founded in 1931 and played its first game at Watchetts Recreation Ground in October of that year.{{cite book |editor-last= Stone |editor-first= Mike |year= 1981 |title= 50 years of rugby 1931-1981 : Camberley R. F. C. |publisher= Camberley R. F. C. |location= Camberley |page=13}} The club affiliated to the Surrey Rugby Union in 1933.{{cite news |title= Camberley Rugby Club to be affiliated to Surrey Rugby Union |date= 2 September 1933 |work= Surrey Advertiser and County Times |volume= XXIX |issue= 9593 |page= 9}} Initially Camberley had use of the cricket pavilion as tenants of the cricket club, but constructed their own clubhouse in 1970.{{harvnb|Stone|1981|p=35}} In March 1973, the first team won the Surrey Cup.{{cite news |title= Congratulations Camberley! Ice cool Gibson right on target in a thriller |date= 16 March 1973 |work= Camberley News }}
When league rugby was introduced in 1987, the club was placed in London 2 South.
Men's Honours
Men's 1st XV
League
- London 2 South champions: 1992–93{{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94|date=1993|publisher=Headline Book Publishing Ltd|location=London|isbn=0-7472-7891-1|pages=151–167|edition=22nd}}
- London 3 South West runners up: 2010–11
- London 3 South West champions: 2015–16{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2015-2016/group/19831|title=2015–16 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}}
- London 2 South West champions: 2017–18{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2017-2018/group/23050|title=2017–18 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=21 April 2018}}
- London 1 South champions (2): 2021–22{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=261&division=34329&season=2021-2022#table |website=England Rugby |title= Fixtures & results |publisher=RFU |access-date=11 August 2022}}
Cup
- Surrey Cup winners (3): 1972–73, 1994–95, 1997–98
- Surrey Trophy winners 2015–16{{cite web|url=http://www.camberleyrugbyclub.co.uk/teams/101306/match-centre/0-3319067|title=Cam Sign Off with Surrey Trophy|publisher=Camberley RFC (Pitchero)|date=2 May 2016 }}
Men's Rugby
=Men's 1st XV Previous Seasons=
2000/01-2009/10
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Season ! League ! Finish ! Number of Teams |
| 2000-01
| | | |
| 2001-02
| | | |
| 2002-03
| | | |
| 2003-04
| London 1 | 11th | 12 |
| 2004-05
| London 2 South | 12th | 12 |
| 2005-06
| London 3 South West | 4th | 12 |
| 2006-07
| London 3 South West | 11th | 12 |
| 2007-08
| London 4 South West | 7th | 12 |
| 2008-09
| London 4 South West | 8th | 12 |
| 2009-10
| London 3 South West | 9th | 12 |
2010/11-2019/20
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Season ! League ! Finish ! Number of Teams |
| 2010-11
| London 3 South West | 2nd | 12 |
| 2011-12
| London 2 South West | 7th | 12 |
| 2012-13
| London 2 South West | 12th | 12 |
| 2013-14
| London 3 South West | 11th | 12 |
| 2014-15
| Surrey 1 | 2nd | 10 |
| 2015-16
| London 3 South West | 1st | 12 |
| 2016-17
| London 2 South West | 2nd | 12 |
| 2017-18
| London 2 South West | 1st | 12 |
| 2018-19
| London 1 South | 3rd | 14 |
| 2019-20
| London 1 South | 3rd | 14 |
2020/21-
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Season ! League ! Finish ! Number of Teams |
| 2020-21
| align=center colspan="7" |COVID-19 |
| 2021-22
| London 1 South | 1st | 13 |
| 2022-23
| Regional 1 South Central | 3rd | 12 |
| 2023-24
| Regional 1 South Central | 2nd | 12 |
| 2024-25
| Regional 1 South Central | TBC | 12 |
Women's Rugby
=Women's 1st XV Previous Seasons=
2020/21-
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Season ! League ! Finish ! Number of Teams |
| 2020-21
| align=center colspan="7" |COVID-19 |
| 2021-22
| Women's NC 3 South East (South) | 6th | 7 |
| 2022-23
| Women's NC 3 South East (South) | 5th | 6 |
| 2023-24
| Women's NC 3 South East (West) | 4th | 7 |
| 2024-25
| Women's NC 3 South East (West) | TBC | 7 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
Main Links
- [https://www.camberleyrugbyclub.co.uk Official website]
Social Media
- [https://www.instagram.com/camberley_rugby/ Instagram]
- [https://x.com/Camberleyrfc1 X (formerly known as Twitter)]
- [https://www.linkedin.com/company/camberley-rugby-club/ Linkedin]
- [https://www.facebook.com/camberleyrfc Facebook]
Category:Rugby clubs established in 1931