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About London Media |
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The Past
London Media RUFC was formed
approximately 20 years ago by a group of lads
who worked in the Media industry.
We had played together for a year or so at
Osterley Rugby Club, and we decided to form our
own club based in central London, and using all
of our contacts in the media industry to build a
team…who would have believed that after all
those years we would now be putting out three
teams and we would still be playing!
You will notice that I have been a tad vague as
to how long we have been in existence, a lot of
drink and other substances have been consumed in
the interim, and none of us original founders
are exactly sure when it all happened I am
afraid!
I do remember that our first ‘official’ match as
London Media RUFC resulted in a 4-0 victory
against the mighty Feltham RFC. Since then we
have led a fairly nomadic existence, involving a
number of temporary pitches in South and West
London, before landing at our ‘spiritual’ home,
Battersea Park. |
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The Present
The ethos of the club is to have fun,
both on and off the pitch, with all monies
raised throughout the year going towards
subsidising our annual rugby tour.
To date we have played against Cuba, The Cayman
Islands, The Durban (SA) Harlequins, Helsinki,
Kiev, Lithuania, Estonia, Ghent, Dublin, Ajax
Amsterdam and numerous other tours that fade in
the memory as any of you who have toured with a
rugby club before would be able to empathise
with.
Next year we have ambitious plans to organise a
tour to South America, with London Media
subsidising the tour heavily as usual (this
year's tour to Ghent cost the players £49
each!). |
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The Future...
As to the future, that will depend entirely on
the current crop of players, but with an
experienced power base of forwards, and a
dynamic group of young ‘pencil necks’ the future
looks rosy.
Anyone wishing to join a club that places an
emphasis on a players social (drinking) skills
as much as there rugby ability, then get in
contact and play your part in keeping the social
fabric of the club intact, and simultaneously
taking the club upwards and onwards through the
Surrey Leagues. |
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