Amersham and Chiltern RFC are an

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team located in

Amersham Amersham ( ) is a market town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Buckinghamshire, England, in the Chiltern Hills, northwest of central London, from Aylesbury and from High Wycombe. Amersham is part of the London commuter belt. ...

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. Founded as Chiltern RFC in 1924, the club would be renamed as Amersham and Chiltern RFC in 1992. They are a member club of the

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. For the 2020-21 season the 1XV will play in

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(RFU Level 6), the 2XV will play in Bucks Berks Oxon 1 & the 3XV will play in Herts Middlesex Merit Table 3. The club colours are claret and white.

Club history

Chiltern Rugby Club was formed on 20 December 1924 when a meeting was called to the house of Eric Redfern, "By The Way", Clifton Road,

Chesham Bois Chesham Bois (traditionally , but now more commonly ) is a village in the Chiltern Hills, in Buckinghamshire, England, adjacent to both Amersham and Chesham. History Initially a hamlet in the parish of Chesham, the manor was assessed at 1½ ...

. It was to serve the expanding unities of Amersham and

Chesham Chesham (, , or ) is a market town and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, south-east of the county town of Aylesbury, north-west of central London, and part of the London commuter belt. It is in the Chess Valley, surrounded by farmla ...

. The first game was played against Berkhamsted School Old Boys XV on Boxing Day, 26 December 1924. The first home grounds were a site behind the Pineapple Public House in White Lion Road,

Amersham Common Amersham ( ) is a market town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Buckinghamshire, England, in the Chiltern Hills, northwest of central London, from Aylesbury and from High Wycombe. Amersham is part of the London commuter belt. ...

together with a field in Cokes Lane until the Copperkins Lane ground was leased from the

Shardeloes Shardeloes is a large 18th-century country house located one mile west of Amersham in Buckinghamshire, England (). A previous manor house on the site was demolished and the present building constructed between 1758 and 1766 for William Drake, ...

estate in 1929. The ground, with two pitches and a new pavilion was formally opened at the start the 1929–30 season with a game against

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The 1st XV has seen success recently by being promoted for successive seasons and reaching the National Leagues. Success at age group rugby has also been seen with the u17's winning the National Plate in the 2013–14 season. World Cup winner Josh Lewsey played club Rugby at Amersham and Chiltern from a young age. Most recently Amersham & Chiltern have seen success across the board. In the 2011–12 season the club won silverware from U13 to senior level.

1st XV League History

Club Honours

1st Team: * Bucks/Oxon 1 champions (2): 1988–89, 1993–94 * Southern Counties champions: 1995–96 * Southern Counties (north v south) promotion playoff winners (2): 2003–04, 2009–10 * South West Division 1 East champions: 2010–11 *

champions: 2015–16 2nd Team: *

Berks/Bucks & Oxon 1 Berks, Bucks and Oxon Division 1 is an English rugby union league featuring teams from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. As with all of the divisions in this area at this level, the entire league is made up of second and third teams of c ...

champions: 2013-14 3rd Team: * Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 North champions: 2008–09 * Berks/Bucks & Oxon 1 North champions: 2009–10 * Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 North champions: 2012–13 *

Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 Berks, Bucks and Oxon Division 2 is an English rugby union league featuring teams from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. As with all of the divisions in this area at this level, the entire league is made up of second and third teams of ...

champions: 2013-14

Notable former players

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.chilternrugby.co.uk/ English rugby union teams Rugby clubs established in 1924 Rugby union in Buckinghamshire Amersham Chesham