Malvern Rugby Football Club is a
Rugby Union
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club based in the town of
Malvern,
Worcestershire
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,
England
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. They currently play in
Midlands 2 West (South)
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- a tier 7 league in the
English rugby union system
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- after being relegated from
Midlands 1 West
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at the end of the 2018–19 season. The club has 3 very active senior sides; 1st XV, Development XV, and 3rd XV. It also boasts a thriving academy, the Ian Budd Academy, named after the late Ian Budd, the founder of the academy at Malvern RFC. The club also has junior and mini sides from Under 7s all the way up to U16s, before these players graduate into the Academy, and often into the senior sides from there.
The facilities at Malvern RFC also support rugby in the community, with
The King's School, Worcester
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, 1st XV training there often, under the floodlights, as well as the
University of Worcester
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, mottoeng = ''Aspire to Inspire''
, established = 1946 – Worcester Emergency Teacher Training College 1948 – Worcester Teacher Training College 1976 – Worcester College of Higher Education 1997 – ...
using the 1st XV pitch for its
BUCS
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fixtures on Wednesdays.
Malvern were relegated from the National leagues at the end of the 2012-13 season and returned to Midlands West One.
They appointed former
Gloucester Rugby
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The club was formed in ...
player
Rob Cook as director of rugby in 2017.
Notable former players
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Tommy Hayes
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Tim Streather
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George Crook
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Laurie Essenhigh
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Tom "The Cube" Hale
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Joe Wilks
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Ted Hill
Club Honours
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Pilkington Shield winners: 1993–94
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North Midlands 1
North Midlands (South) 1 (formerly North Midlands 1) was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Birmingham, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands 4 West (South) and relegated te ...
champions: 1994–95
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Midlands West 1 champions: 1998–99
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Midlands 2 West champions (3): 1999–00, 2000–01, 2007–08
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North Midlands Cup
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winners: 2001–02
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Midlands 2 West (north v south) promotion play-off winners: 2017–18
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North Midlands Shield
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winners: 2017–18
League History
*1993-1994 Promotion to North Midlands 1
*1994-1995 League Promotion to Midlands West 2
*1995-1996 League Promotion to Midlands West 1
*1996-1997 Runners-up in Midlands West 1
*1997-1998 Midlands West 1
*1998-1999 League Promotion to Midlands 2
*1999-2000 Winners Midlands 2 but no promotion due to RFU league re-organisation
*2000-2001 League winners - Promotion to Midlands 1
*2001-2002 Midlands 1;
*2002-2003 League relegation back to Midlands 2 (West)
*2003-2004 Midlands 2 (West)
*2004-2005 Runners-up Midlands 2 (West)
*2005-2006 Midlands 2 (West)
*2006-2007 Midlands 2 (West);
*2007-2008 League Promotion to Midlands 1
*2008-2009 Midlands 1
*2009-2010 National 3 Midlands ( North Midlands Reserve League Worcs/Hfds Merit Table)
Notes
References
External links
Official Malvern RFC website
{{Rugby union in England
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Rugby clubs established in 1934
Sport in Worcester, England
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