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The club was founded in 1928 due to the efforts of Len Whittaker who
left St. Barts Grammar School in 1924. The first game played by the
newly formed club took place on 15th. September 1928 against Midlands team,
Stoke. This was the first of 23 games
that season during which the Club won 13 matches and lost 10
Even throughout the early years of the Club, the standard of play
encouraged such major sides as Northampton, Gloucester, Harlequins and
Wasps to come and play against Newbury. In 1932 the Club found a
permanent home where we stayed until 1952 at which
time the Club moved to Pinchington Lane to the south of the town.
It was not until 1958 that a Clubhouse could be built on the site which was
less than a mile from our present headquarters at Monks Lane where we
have 5 pitches, of which three are
fully floodlit. The 1938/39 season saw Newbury unofficially crowned
by the local press as "Champions of Berkshire".
The first game to be played after the War was on 13th. April 1946.
Despite the inauspicious date, the Club won 37 - 0 against Windsor.
Since that time, the Club has gone from strength to strength winning honours both regionally and at County level. A continuing policy of youth development has meant that many of our players have progressed from Junior to Senior level with the club. More recently, other Newbury players have gone on to greater heights with clubs such as Gloucester and Bedford. Today Newbury Rugby Club, which is sponsored by locally based VODAFONE, fields 18 teams from First XV to Under 7's, including the recently formed Women's team. |
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