Welcome to Spalding Rugby Club, whether you are viewing the new website for the first time or as a regular visitor I hope you find points of interest and information which will keep you informed about the development of Spalding Rugby Club.

We welcome players and supporters young and old to visit us at the Memorial Field and if you require further information please do not hesitate to contact me.

SRFC was formed in 1923 and apart from a short period during the second world war has provided facilities for playing rugby for players of all ages. We have now been at the Memorial Field by kind permission of the Governors of Spalding Grammar School since the mid 1950’s and in 1973 the club built its first permanent clubhouse and changing facilities at the Memorial Field. Since then the club has continued to expand and in the early eighties fielded four sides on a regular basis. Since then the senior side of the club has been reduced to three senior teams but a major expansion has been made of Youth and Junior sides. The club recognised that to secure its future then it needed to invest in personnel, time and resources in the youth and junior sections.
We now have two coaches for each age group from under 6’s to Colts all with a minimum of level one coaching qualifications. We also have a number of other coaches qualified to level two, one qualified at level three and another proceeding towards level three qualification later this year. The club over the last few years has benefited from the investment in Junior Rugby seeing a number of players progress into the first team squad and others gain valuable experience in the Development Team which has a blend of youth and experience in its players.   

At the beginning of this season the club was fortunate to be able to appoint Ben Hausermann as player coach for the senior teams. Ben has bought a high standard of fitness and understanding of the game to players as well as creating a great deal of enthusiasm through out the club. Ben must take a great deal of the credit for the way the first team squad has progressed this season. On the community side the club has been able to appoint Jamie Anthony as the Community Rugby Coach for the South Holland area. Jamie who qualified last year at Leeds University with a degree in Sports management is now directly employed by the Spalding High School Sports Partnership bringing rugby and other sports to schools in our area. This position is supported financially by the Spalding Rugby Club.

The Club has a wide range of social activities taking place through out the year which can be viewed in the Club News section of the web site but they include a Summer Ball, Members Golf Day, Vice Presidents lunches and Vice Presidents Dinner. 

As a club we wish to encourage more people to play rugby at whatever level and to become involved as supporters either with the many tasks involved in running a successful club or just on the touchline. Have a look through our website and we would be delighted if you contact us.

Geof Nichols   ~   Chairman.