| In the beginning
The Club was officially born on the 13th June 1931. Initially, there
was no Clubhouse, conditions were sparse, a barn full of hay was
the changing room, zinc baths (filled infrequently) removed the mud.
In l933, a seven year lease was acquired on a plot of land in Northolt.
Money was extracted, donated and earned, hours of work were put in
by players and supporters and the result was a ground and pavilion
that was in use by the start of the 1933/4 season. By l938, three
teams were being fielded each week and the future looked promising.
However, that summer, the pavilion was burned down and with the outbreak
of war; all rugby matters were temporarily shelved. |
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After the War
In 1946, the School moved to Cobham and the Club was reformed.
The Governors of the School kindly agreed to give us a pitch and
space for a Clubhouse in the school grounds.
Clubhouse number two was built by the members and opened in 1952.
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On the move again
However, by the late 1960’s, the School was expanding and
needed the land that the Old Boys were using. In 1971, we were
on the move again and under the guidance of John Rogers and John
Laidman the players and members set about the construction of Clubhouse
number three at Whiteley Village. The new building was opened in
1972 and celebrated by a match between the Club and Surrey County
Clubs. In 1979/80, Bob Potter captained the 1st XV to an unbeaten
season.
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| On Tour
In 1981, to commemorate the Club’s 50th Anniversary, some
45 members embarked on a memorable tour to Texas and Louisiana. In
1988, the 0ld Reedonians ventured off on their travels again, this
time to Canada, and in 1990/91 - the Club’s 60th Anniversary
they toured the Southern States of America. |
| Change of name
During the last few years the fortunes of the Senior Club, on the
field at least, have been disappointing, in common with many other
local clubs we have found that other Saturday afternoon activities
have found preference that in turn has meant the club fielding fewer
sides.
In 2002 the Club decided that in order to widen its appeal locally
it would need to change the name, the obvious choice was an association
with the nearest local town, Weybridge, so we are now known as Reeds
Weybridge R.F.C.
The Club now plays in Surrey League four with fixtures across the
County, we are a young side with plenty of enthusiasm, big forwards
are in short supply so we tend to run the ball around the park, it
certainly keeps the spectators on the edge of their seats. |
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