Footscray RUFC

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England Footscray
File:Footscray RUFC logo.png
Full nameFootscray Rugby Union Football Club
UnionKent RFU, Middlesex RFU
Founded1967; 59 years ago (1967)
LocationNew Eltham, Greenwich, London, England
GroundFootscray Playing Fields
ChairmanDicky Bunton
PresidentBarry Lewis
CoachSam Leese Leigh Rogers
CaptainKelvin Munroe
LeagueKent 2
2019–20Promoted to Kent 1 (2nd)
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/footscrayrufc

Footscray RUFC is a rugby union club based in New Eltham, South East London. The club has three men's teams, a women's team and a mini rugby section.

The club was formed in 1967 by workers at the Kolster-Brandes (later ITT, and then STC) Factory in Foots Cray, Kent. In the early 90s, STC closed the Foots Cray site and the side became homeless, playing home games at a local school for a period. The club moved to New Eltham in 1995.[1]

The club hosts the annual Footscray 7s tournament on the first Saturday in May. The rugby sevens tournament attracts high quality entrants from across the country.

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