A recent piece in the Telegraph described how Richmond Rugby Club has been “breaking down gender barriers with its ‘One Club’ philosophy”. It emphasised the progressive nature of integrating the male and female club rugby players, and the advantages that this brings to the women’s team, and indeed the men’s team too. It’s an interesting […]
We’re on a break they said. The good kind, where you just have a rest from each other, Like a trip to Copenhagen to eat nice food by the river. Not the kind which leads to a Conscious Uncoupling. There’s been the odd lapse: Sevens tournaments are always a moment of weakness. Touch and tag – […]
“…..Players dressed as wombles for whom the ability to stand up seems a more useful short-term aspiration”
As a club we are proud of our history, it is surprisingly well documented with photos from as far back as the late 1800s adorning the wall, match day programmes and fixture cards from decades ago stand testament to a time when Streatham-Croydon was one of the top clubs in the country. Just past the […]
You have to live under a rock to have not seen that today is International Women’s Day. With all the incredible positivity we’ve seen in the media around women’s sport, #thisgirlcan, and specifically women’s rugby today, I wanted to reflect on my personal experiences of how far we’ve come, and how far we have to go. There are […]
