{{Short description|English rugby union club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{unreferenced|date=April 2014}} {{Infobox rugby team | teamname = Old Blues RFC | image = Old_Blues_RFC_logo.png | imagesize = | union = [[Surrey Rugby Football Union|Surrey RFU]] | fullname = Old Blues Rugby Football Club | nickname = | shortname = | countryflag = ENG | countryflagvar = rugby | founded = 1873 | location = [[Motspur Park]], [[London Borough of Merton|Merton]], [[London]] | region = | ground = Dornan Fields | capacity = | chairman = | ceo = <!-- If the union/club has a Chief Executive Officer --> | president = Andrew ‘God’ Cosedge | captain = Joseph Ede | coach = Ed Marsh and Terangi Maeva | caps = Dan Harding | url = www.oldbluesrfc.com/ | league = [[Surrey 2]] | season = 2021-2022 | position = 2nd | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=|pattern_so1=|pattern_sh1= <!-- these are for specific uploaded kit images--> | leftarm1=000000|body1=000000|rightarm1=000000|shorts1=000000|socks1=000000|
}} Founded in 1873, '''Old Blues RFC''' is an English [[rugby union]] club. As of the 2002-23 season the 1st XV competes in RFU [[Surrey 2]] and the 2nd XV competes in [https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1729&division=14199&season=2019-2020#results Surrey Combination 1 North]. Both sides play home matches in [[Motspur Park]], South West London.
The club welcomes players from all over London and Surrey operating three senior teams during the season and a Vets (35+) team on select weekends. During the off season the club tours annually and enters several 7's tournaments in the Surrey and South London area.
The Old Blues added new playing and social facilities, including a balcony overlooking the pitches completed in 2022. The organization is seeking to expand its membership and facilities.
Training is on Wednesdays 19:30 - 21:00. With regular guest coaches from across professional game.
==History==
Originally composed of former pupils of [[Christ's Hospital]] (known as "Old Blues"), Old Blues Rugby was founded two years after the [[Rugby Football Union]] itself and the year after the very first [[Oxford University]] vs. [[Cambridge University]] [[The Varsity Match|Varsity Match]] was played. This makes the Club one of the oldest clubs in the World. The first match was played in November 1873 against the Christ's Hospital 1st XV, on a field in Palmer's Green. The School Won.
==Club honours== *[[Surrey 1]] champions: 1989–90 *[[London 2 South West|London 3 South West]] champions: 1990–91 *[[Surrey 3]] champions: 2008–09 *[[Surrey Bowl]] winners: 2009 *[[Surrey 2]] champions (2): 2009–10, 2016–17
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.oldbluesrfc.com/}}
{{Rugby union in England}}
[[Category:Rugby union teams in England]] [[Category:Christ's Hospital]]