Winchester RFC


Winchester RFC is an English rugby union club that is affiliated with the Hampshire RFU. Winchester currently run three senior men's teams - 1st XV, 2nd XV - who play in Hampshire 2 and a 3rd XV who play in Hampshire 3. There is a Women's team and mini and juniors and Colts sides covering all age groups from U5s upwards. The men's 1st XV currently play in London 2 South West - a tier 7 league in the English rugby union system - having won promotion as champions of London 3 South West at the end of the 2018-19 season.

History

Winchester was founded in autumn 1929 when 17 rugby enthusiasts met at the Cart & Horses pub in Kings Worthy. Up until 1971 their home ground was a field rented from a farmer in Kings Worthy when they moved to their present 10 acre ground at North Walls Park off Hilliers Way.

League record

SeasonDivisionTierPtsPositionOutcome
2002–03Senior Meritchampions
2008–09Senior Merit224/9
2009–10Senior Merit1410/10relegated
2010–11Merit One781/12champions
2011–12Merit One702/12runners up
2012–13Merit One741/12champions, promoted
2013–14Senior Merit216/9
2014–15Solent League503/10
2015–16Solent League274/8
2016–17Solent League146/8
2017–18Solent 1246/8
2018–19Hampshire 110012/12relegated
2019–20Hampshire 211/12

SeasonDivisionTierPtsPositionOutcome
2008–09Merit One352/10runners up
2009–10Merit One401/9champions, relegated
2010–11Merit Two654/12
2011–12Merit Two603/11
2012–13Merit Two751/11champions, promoted
2013–14Merit One356/11
2014–15Hampshire South West831/12champions
2015–16Solent League 2118/8
2016–17Solent League 21912/12
2017–18Waterfall Solent 2423/12
2018–19Hampshire 210616/12relegated
2019–20Hampshire 311/12

Honours