# Old Blues RFC > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Old_Blues_RFC > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Old_Blues_RFC.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Blues_RFC > Source revision: 1346418549 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) English rugby union club This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Old Blues RFC" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Rugby team Old Blues RFC Full name Old Blues Rugby Football Club Union Surrey RFU Founded 1873 Location Motspur Park, Merton, London Ground Dornan Fields President Andrew ‘God’ Cosedge Coach(es) Ed Marsh and Terangi Maeva Captain Joseph Ede Most caps Dan Harding League Surrey 2 2021-2022 2nd Team kit Official website www.oldbluesrfc.com Founded in 1873, **Old Blues RFC** is an English [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) club. As of the 2002-23 season the 1st XV competes in RFU [Surrey 2](/source/Surrey_2) and the 2nd XV competes in [Surrey Combination 1 North](https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1729&division=14199&season=2019-2020#results). Both sides play home matches in [Motspur Park](/source/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](/source/Christ's_Hospital) (known as "Old Blues"), Old Blues Rugby was founded two years after the [Rugby Football Union](/source/Rugby_Football_Union) itself and the year after the very first [Oxford University](/source/Oxford_University) vs. [Cambridge University](/source/Cambridge_University) [Varsity Match](/source/The_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](/source/Surrey_1) champions: 1989–90 - [London 3 South West](/source/London_2_South_West) champions: 1990–91 - [Surrey 3](/source/Surrey_3) champions: 2008–09 - [Surrey Bowl](/source/Surrey_Bowl) winners: 2009 - [Surrey 2](/source/Surrey_2) champions (2): 2009–10, 2016–17 ## External links - [Official website](http://www.oldbluesrfc.com/) v t e Rugby union in England Governing body Rugby Football Union Rugby Football Union for Women (merged into the RFU) National teams Men's England England A 7's U-21 U-20 U-18 British & Irish Lions England Counties XV Women's Women's 7's U-20/21 International competitions Men's World Cup Six Nations Rugby World Cup Sevens Sevens World Series Sevens Grand Prix Series Commonwealth Games Women's World Cup Six Nations World Series Sevens Competition divisions Men's Prem Rugby Champ Rugby National Leagues London and SE Division Northern Division Midland Division South West Division United Hospitals Cup Women's Premiership Women's Rugby European competitions European Rugby Champions Cup European Rugby Challenge Cup National competitions Prem Rugby Premiership Cup Champ Rugby National League 1 National League 2 East National League 2 North National League 2 West RFU Intermediate Cup RFU Senior Vase RFU Junior Vase Premiership Rugby Sevens Series Women's Premiership Premier 15s London and South East competitions Regional 1 South East Regional 1 South Central Regional 2 Anglia Regional 2 South Central Regional 2 South East Regional 2 Thames London 1 North London 2 North East London 2 North West London 2 South East London 2 South West Counties 2 Hertfordshire London 3 South West Counties 2 Eastern Counties London 3 Essex Eastern Counties 1 Eastern Counties 2 Eastern Counties 3 Counties 2 Essex Counties 2 Hampshire Counties 3 Hampshire Counties 4 Hampshire Hampshire Cups Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex Counties 1 Middlesex Counties 2 Middlesex Herts/Middlesex 2 Hertfordshire Cups Middlesex Cups Counties 1 Kent Counties 2 Kent Counties 3 Kent Counties 4 Kent Counties 5 Kent Kent Cups Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex Counties 2 Surrey Counties 3 Surrey Counties 4 Surrey Counties 5 Surrey Surrey Cups Counties 2 Sussex Sussex 1 Sussex Cups Midland competitions Regional 1 Midlands Regional 2 North Midlands Regional 2 West Midlands Regional 2 East Midlands Counties 1 Midlands West (North) Counties 1 Midlands West (South) Counties 1 Midlands East (North) Counties 1 Midlands East (South) Midlands 3 West (North) Midlands 3 West (South) Midlands 3 East (North) Counties 2 Midlands East (South) Midlands 4 West (North) Midlands 4 West (South) Counties 3 Midlands East (North) Counties 3 Midlands East (South) Midlands 5 West (South) Leicestershire Cups North Midlands Cups Staffordshire Cups Warwickshire Cups Northern competitions Regional 1 North East Regional 1 North West Regional 2 North Regional 2 North East Regional 2 North West North 1 East North 1 West North 2 West Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire Lancs/Cheshire 1 Lancs/Cheshire 2 Cheshire Cups Lancashire Cups Counties 1 Cumbria Cumbria Cups Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland Durham Cups Northumberland Cups Counties 1 Yorkshire Counties 2 Yorkshire Counties 3 Yorkshire Counties 4 Yorkshire Yorkshire Cups South West competitions Regional 1 South West Regional 2 Severn Regional 2 South West Counties 1 Southern North Counties 1 Southern South Counties 1 Western North Counties 1 Western West Counties 2 Cornwall Counties 3 Cornwall Cornwall Cups Counties 2 Devon Counties 3 Devon North & East Counties 3 Devon South & West Devon Cups Counties 2 Gloucestershire Counties 3 Gloucestershire Counties 4 Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Cups Counties 2 Somerset Counties 3 Somerset Counties 4 Somerset North Counties 4 Somerset South Somerset 3 North Somerset 3 South Somerset Cups Counties 2 Berks/Bucks & Oxon Counties 3 Berks/Bucks & Oxon Counties 4 Berks/Bucks & Oxon Oxfordshire Cups Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts South Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts North Counties 3 Dorset & Wilts North Counties 3 Dorset & Wilts South Dorset & Wilts 3 North County competitions Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Discontinued competitions Anglo-Welsh Cup British and Irish Cup Championship Cup Cornwall/Devon League Divisional Championship National League 2 South North Premier RFU Knockout Cup South West 1 East Related articles International players Clubs Churchill Cup Calcutta Cup Millennium Trophy Ella–Mobbs Trophy Hillary Shield Other English rugby union system Timeline of rugby union on UK television --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Old Blues RFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Blues_RFC) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Blues_RFC?action=history)). 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