Thurrock RFC
{{short description|Rugby team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| teamname = Thurrock
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| union = Rugby Football Union
| fullname = Thurrock Rugby Football Club
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| countryflag = ENG
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1928}}
| location = Grays, Essex, England
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| ground = Oakfield
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| chairman = Andy Stanford
| ceo =
| president = Brian Howells
| captain = Ben Timson
| coach = Andy Yarrow
| top scorer = Jake Barrand
| caps = Charlie Russo(204)
| url = http://www.thurrockrfc.com/
| league = London Anglia East 2
| season = 2019–20
| position = 10th
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Thurrock Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Grays, Essex. The club runs four senior sides, a colts side and the full range of junior teams. The club also operates women's teams in both union and league. The senior side is called T-Birds with the two youth sides called T-Chicks.{{cite web |url=http://www.thurrockrfc.com/ |title=Home |website=thurrockrfc.com}} The first XV currently plays in London 1 North after having been level transferred to London 1 South for the 2017-18 season and then back to London 1 North ahead of the 2020-21 season.
History
Thurrock Rugby Football Club was formed in 1928 as Grays Rugby Football Club and adopted their present identity after World War II to reflect the wider area from where players were drawn from. The club saw plenty of success during the 1970s, including completing the Eastern Counties Cup and the Essex Cup Double three years in a row from 1974 to 76. Four years later the club reached the final rounds of the Middlesex 7s.[http://www.hertfordrfc.co.uk/history.htm Club website history page] The introduction of the league system in 1987 saw the club placed in London 2 North and won promotion to London 1 three seasons later. The 1991/92 season saw the club win another promotion, this time to National 4 South but were relegated back into London 1 the following season. The club returned to the National Leagues in 2012 following promotion from what was by now London 1 North.[http://www.thurrockrfc.com/historical-diary.php Club statistics 1987 to date]
Club Honours
- London 1 North champions (2): 1989–90, 2011–12{{#tag:ref|London 1 North was formerly known as London 2 North when Thurrock first won the league title back in 1989-90.|group=a}}
- London Division 2 North East champions: 2009–10
See also
- Thurrock T-Birds – women's side
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.thurrockrfc.com// Official club website]
{{Rugby union in England}}
Category:Rugby clubs established in 1928