Maldon RFC

Maldon RUFC

Full name	Maldon Rugby Union Football Club
Union	Essex RFU
Nickname(s)	2nd XV Men - 'Vikings', 3rd XV Men - 'Abbotts'
Founded	1947; 79 years ago (1947)
Ground	Drapers Farm
Chairman	Dan Doherty
President	Matt Ager
Main kit Alt kit
Official website
maldonrfc.rfu.club

Maldon Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Heybridge, Maldon District, Essex. The 1st XV Men's team currently competes in Counties 1 Essex, which sits at the seventh tier of the English rugby union league system. The club colours are royal blue and white hoops.

History

The first attempt to establish Rugby in Maldon was spearheaded by Mancunian Leslie Dexter between 1944 and 1946. His idea was to help servicemen get weekly recreation and to raise money for the Red Cross, by running seven-aside competitions against other teams.

The club was founded in the summer of 1947, by Welshman Tommy Harries, who was the landlord of The King's Head Hostelry (public house) on Maldon High Street. He called together a group of mainly ex-servicemen, many of Welsh origin, who played rugby. The inaugural meeting was held on 28 August at the Blue Boar Hotel. In September, the first game was played against Ipswich RFC.

In 1984 the club moved to its present headquarters at Drapers Farm; at this stage the league systems, which are still in place, were introduced. The 1990's was a particularly transformative time for Maldon RFC; with organised coaching and regular training, the club swiftly climbed the ranks from Eastern Counties 3 up to London 3 North East.

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