Bredon Star
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Bredon Star
RUGBY CLUB
B
redon Rugby Club started in 1990/91 season with the junior section
being formed. They became known as the ‘Buzzards’ as there were two
buzzards perched on top of the rugby posts at the first home game. However, the
RFU would not insure a junior team, they had to be part of a senior club.
So Dave Taylor and Sam Masters
approached Steve Malpass to form
a senior team. In 1991, the club was
formed and as ‘The Star’ Inn in Overbury
had closed, the then leading players,
including Steve Malpass and Neil Evans
got together to establish the club.
Years earlier Dave Taylor, Ken
Sefton, John Hare and John Dudfield
had started ‘The Star’ rugby club based
at the ‘The Star’ Inn in Overbury. After
the pub closed, and as there was money
left in ‘The Star’ bank account, the only
way to access it was to use ‘The Star’
name, therefore in 1992 Bredon rugby
club became ‘Bredon Star’ rugby club.
Initially fielding just one senior
team, games moved to being played on
a Saturday and were organised against
local clubs from around Gloucestershire
and Worcestershire. After a couple of
years, the club now fielding two senior
sides, decided to enter League rugby
and formally joined the North Midlands
Leagues playing in Division 3.
Initially, this proved very tough
and sometimes the team went to away
matches without 15 players. However, in
2001/2002 season Bredon Star won the
League Title and then moved into North
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