| Full name | Malvern Rugby Football Club |
|---|---|
| Union | North Midlands RFU |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Location | Malvern, Worcestershire |
| Ground(s) | Spring Lane |
| Chairman | John Holden |
| President | David Smith |
| Coach(es) | Ieuan Mustow |
| League(s) | Regional 2 West Midlands |
| 2022–23 | 6th |
| Official website | |
| www | |
Malvern Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in the town of Malvern, Worcestershire, England. They currently play in Regional 2 West Midlands, a tier 6 league in the English rugby union system – after being relegated from Midlands 1 West at the end of the 2018–19 season. The club has three senior sides; 1st XV, Development XV, and 3rd XV. It also boasts an academy, the Ian Budd Academy, named after the late Ian Budd, the founder of the academy. The club also has junior and mini sides from under-7s all the way up to under-16s, before these players graduate into the Academy, and often into the senior sides from there.
The facilities at Malvern RFC also support rugby in the community, with The King's School, Worcester, 1st XV training there often, under the floodlights, as well as the University of Worcester using the 1st XV pitch for its BUCS fixtures on Wednesdays.
Malvern were relegated from the National leagues at the end of the 2012–13 season and returned to Midlands West One. They appointed former Gloucester Rugby player Rob Cook as director of rugby in 2017.
Notable former players
- Tommy Hayes
- Tim Streather
- George Crook
- Laurie Essenhigh
- Tom "The Cube" Hale
- Joe Wilks
- Ted Hill
Honours
- Pilkington Shield winners: 1993–94
- North Midlands 1 champions: 1994–95
- Midlands West 1[lower-alpha 1] champions: 1998–99
- Midlands 2 West champions (3): 1999–00[lower-alpha 2], 2000–01, 2007–08
- North Midlands Cup winners: 2001–02[1]
- Midlands 2 West (north v south) promotion play-off winners: 2017–18
- North Midlands Shield winners: 2017–18
League history
- 1993-1994 Promotion to North Midlands 1
- 1994-1995 League Promotion to Midlands West 2
- 1995-1996 League Promotion to Midlands West 1
- 1996-1997 Runners-up in Midlands West 1
- 1997-1998 Midlands West 1
- 1998-1999 League Promotion to Midlands 2
- 1999-2000 Winners Midlands 2 but no promotion due to RFU league re-organisation
- 2000-2001 League winners - Promotion to Midlands 1
- 2001-2002 Midlands 1;
- 2002-2003 League relegation back to Midlands 2 (West)
- 2003-2004 Midlands 2 (West)
- 2004-2005 Runners-up Midlands 2 (West)
- 2005-2006 Midlands 2 (West)
- 2006-2007 Midlands 2 (West);
- 2007-2008 League Promotion to Midlands 1
- 2008-2009 Midlands 1
- 2009-2010 National 3 Midlands ( North Midlands Reserve League Worcs/Hfds Merit Table)
Notes
- ↑ Not to be confused with Midlands 1 West.
- ↑ The 1999-00 title win was when division was a single league known as Midlands 2.
References
- ↑ "NM CUP PREVIOUS WINNERS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ↑ "Malvern RFC History: Club honours". Malvern RFC. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
