Westcliff RFC

Westcliff Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Eastwood, a suburb of Southend-on-Sea in Essex. The club was formed in 1922 as Old Westcliffians Rugby Football Club, for ex-pupils of Westcliff High School and took the current name of Westcliff Rugby Club in the 1990s. They run four senior teams and the full range of junior teams.^[1] The men's 1st XV currently play in Regional 1 South East, level 5 of the English rugby pyramid, having experienced successive relegations from National League 2 East (2022–23) and Regional 1 South East (2023–24) and promotion from Regional 2 Anglia in 2024–25.

Westcliff

Full name	Westcliff Rugby Football Club
Union	Essex RFU
Nickname(s)	The Lions
Founded	1922; 103 years ago (1922)
Location	Eastwood, Southend-on-Sea, England
Region	Essex
Ground(s)	The Gables, Cherry Orchard Way (Capacity: 2,000)
Chairman	James Evans
President	Nick Crowe
Coach(es)	Danny Johnston
Captain(s)	Greg Bannister
League(s)	Regional 2 Anglia
2024–25	1st (promoted to Regional 1 South East)
Official website
www.westcliffrfc.co.uk

Honours

• Eastern Counties 2 South champions: 2002–03
• Essex 1 champions: 2003–04
• London Division 3 North East champions: 2007–08
• London Division 1 North champions (2): 2010–11, 2013–14
• LSE Premier v SW Premier promotion play-off winners: 2018–19
• Regional 2 Anglia champions: 2024–25

See also

• Essex RFU