Belsize Park RFC is one of only two central London rugby clubs and plays out of Regents Park. It was also a founding member of the Rugby Football Union (RFU).
The Club runs three teams:
- The 1st XV were promoted to Herts/Middlesex 1 at the end of the 2010/11 season
- The 2nd XV compete in the Middlesex Merit Table
- The Bulls offer a social rugby at its most traditional, play friendlies most weekends and are regular participants in invitational tournaments
1st XV captain, James Berry, celebrates promotion at the end of 2010-11 (left), and lines up in 2011-12 (right)
In addition, the Club also has an occasional Vets side, a summer touch and sevens side and provides year-round training in central London
The Club’s ambition is to continue its progress up the league structure, maintain and fully enjoy the best elements of amateur rugby, and to share in that exercise with as many of you as possible.
Club History and Tours
Belsize Park was founded in 1871, and in the same year was one of the eight founding member clubs of the Rugby Football Union. Since then it has been playing a high standard of rugby while maintaining a very strong and unique social culture.
The Club has a proud and illustrious history of touring and is considered to be the most widely toured amateur club in the world. With two tours a year (one national and one international) for over thirty years, Belsize has toured extensively across North America and Europe, as well as reaching destinations as far-flung as China, South Africa, Brazil and Argentina.
