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Lewes Rugby Football Club, was founded in 1930 and runs several rugby teams at various ages and competitive levels, including two senior men's sides, with the 1st XV currently playing in the Sussex 1 (level 9 of the English rugby union system) following their relegation from London 3 South East at the end of the 2018–19 season. Additional the club operates two senior women's sides, with the Ladies 1st XV currently playing in the Championship 2 South East league. View images of Lewes RFC Lewes RFC's home ground is the Stanley Turner Ground,
Lewes Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. It is the police and judicial centre for all of Sussex and is home to Sussex Police, East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, Lewes Crown Court and HMP Lewes. The civil parish is the centre of ...
. In 2008 the club working in partnership with Lewes District Council and the Sussex Rugby Football Union offered young people in the area the chance to learn and take part in Tag rugby as a means to increasing the profile of the sport in the area.


Club Honours

Men's * London 3 South East champions: 1996–97 * London 2 (south-east v south-west) promotion playoff winners: 2003–04 *
Sussex Spitfire 1 Sussex 1 (known as Harvey's of Sussex 1 due to sponsorship reasons) is an English level 9 Rugby Union League. It is made up of teams predominantly from Sussex. Teams play home and away matches from September through to April. The league champ ...
champions: 2015–16 Women's * Women's Junior Cup winners: 2016–2017 RFU womens cup competitions
retrieved 7 June 2018


References


External links


Club website


See also

* Lewes Priory Cricket Club Rugby union teams in England Rugby union in East Sussex {{england-rugbyunion-team-stub