Rosslyn Park F.C.
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Rosslyn Park F.C.
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| Full name | Rosslyn Park Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1879 | |
| Location | Roehampton, London, England [1] | |
| Ground(s) | Priory Lane (Capacity: 2000) | |
| Chairman |  John Adair |
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| President | Peter Berryman |
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| Captain(s) | Mark Lock |
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| League(s) | National League 1 | |
| 2011-12 | 5th | |
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| Official website | ||
| www.rosslynpark.co.uk | ||
Rosslyn Park Football Club is a rugby union team. Founded in 1879 by departees of Belsize Park RFC and named after Rosslyn Hill in NW3, the club became the first club based in England to play rugby internationally when it faced Stade Francais in Paris on 18 April 1892.[2] In 1912, the club played in Prague, Budapest and Vienna in the first rugby matches ever played in those locations.[2] In 1939, Rosslyn Park inaugurated the annual Rosslyn Park Schools Seven Tournament, which expanded from sixteen schools to 350 in 1996.[2] In 1975 and 1976, the club played in the final of the John Player Cup.
The club runs 8 Senior men's sides and a ladies side (the "Slingbacks") who play on Sundays. Rosslyn Park also have one of the country's largest mini- and youth- rugby set-ups with sides at all age groups from under-6s up.
The club plays at Priory Lane, Barnes/Roehampton in South-West London on a ground leased from the next-door Roehampton Club. There is only one pitch on at the main site so additional games are played on pitches in the nearby Richmond Park. Changing facilities for both sets of pitches are at the main site in Priory Lane. The clubhouse has 2 bars, which are named after 2 of the club's famous players - Andy Ripley and Alexander Obolensky. The floodlights for the main pitch were famously provided by the hell-raising actor Oliver Reed who was also a member of the club and occasional player.
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Notable former players
- Alexander Obolensky - Former English international wing
- Andy Ripley - Former English international number 8
- Phil Keith-Roach - Former English international and England Scrum coach 2003 World Cup
- Nick Easter - English international number 8
- Alex King - Former English international fly half
- Martin Offiah - Former English international Rugby League player
- Shane Roiser - Former London Wasps wing
- Jim Unwin - Former English and British & Irish Lions wing
- Mike Friday - Former England Sevens player
- Paul Ackford - Former English international lock
- John Rudd - Former England Saxons wing
- Nick Walshe - Former England scrumhalf
- Mark Odejobi - London Wasps wing
- Adam Thompstone - London Irish wing
- Danny Cipriani - English international fly half
- Rory Hamilton-Brown - Surrey cricket captain
Note: Mark Odejobi, Adam Thompstone, Danny Cipriani and Rory Hamilton-Brown were all in the same mini Rosslyn Park team.
References
- ^ http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/rugby/rugbyengdiv3/rosslynpark.php
- ^ a b c "A brief history". Official site. http://www.rosslynpark.co.uk/?page_id=87. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
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