CHESHAM
CHESHAM
Based on Chartridge Lane in Buckinghamshire, Chesham Rugby Club currently competes
in the Berks/Bucks and Oxon Premier League. They run three senior men’s sides, a
women’s team as well as a thriving mini and junior section. They are led by the team
of Chairman Simon Harris and Cliff Davies and have made a considerable amount of
progress under their guidance.
The club’s core idea is, “if you want a game, you
get a game” and they pride themselves on offering
reasonable membership fees, competitive rugby, high
class coaching and great facilities. They encourage
as many people as possible from the local community
to get involved and are known as ‘Bucks Friendliest
Rugby Club.’
The club has a history of which they have every
right to be proud of having first been established on
October 22nd 1981 in The Red Lion. Councillor John
Downes was at the heart of this, announcing that the
club was being formed and inviting further discussion
on the broader policies of the club and its future.
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Downes announced, “I can think of no greater honour
than that of playing for one’s town”. To this day they
are still made up of many local players but also attract
members from further afield. They have certainly
flourished over the years and are now a club that
provides rugby to all ages, sexes and abilities.
From a playing point of view they had a superb
season in 2013/14, managing to win the Buck’s Bowl
and also establishing themselves in the Premiership.
In the league they managed to put together a record
of having won 7, drawn 1 and lost 12 of their 20
matches which saw them finish in a safe mid-table
position with 41 points on the board.