Malvern Rugby Football Club is a
rugby union
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club based in the town of
Malvern,
Worcestershire
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,
England
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. They currently play in
Regional 2 West Midlands
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, a tier 6 league in the
English rugby union system
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– after being relegated from
Midlands 1 West
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at the end of the 2018–19 season. The club has three senior sides; 1st XV, Development XV, and 3rd XV. It also boasts of an academy, the Ian Budd Academy, named after the late Ian Budd, the founder of the academy. The club also has junior and mini sides from under-7s all the way up to under-16s, before these players graduate into the Academy, and often into the senior sides from there. Malvern were relegated from the National leagues at the end of the 2012–13 season and returned to Midlands West One. They appointed former
Gloucester Rugby
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The club was formed in 1873 and since 1891 has played its home matches ...
player
Rob Cook as director of rugby in 2017.
The facilities at Malvern RFC also support rugby in the community, with
The King's School, Worcester
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, 1st XV training there often, under the floodlights, as well as the
University of Worcester
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History
In 1946 an Emerg ...
using the 1st XV pitch for its
BUCS
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fixtures on Wednesdays.
Notable former players
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Tommy Hayes
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Tim Streather
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George Crook
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Tom "The Cube" Hale
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Joe Wilks
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Ted Hill
Honours
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Pilkington Shield winners: 1993–94
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North Midlands 1 champions: 1994–95
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Midlands West 1 champions: 1998–99
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Midlands 2 West champions (3): 1999–00, 2000–01, 2007–08
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North Midlands Cup
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winners: 2001–02
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Midlands 2 West (north v south) promotion play-off winners: 2017–18
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North Midlands Shield
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winners: 2017–18
League history
*1993-1994 Promotion to North Midlands 1
*1994-1995 League Promotion to Midlands West 2
*1995-1996 League Promotion to Midlands West 1
*1996-1997 Runners-up in Midlands West 1
*1997-1998 Midlands West 1
*1998-1999 League Promotion to Midlands 2
*1999-2000 Winners Midlands 2 but no promotion due to RFU league re-organisation
*2000-2001 League winners - Promotion to Midlands 1
*2001-2002 Midlands 1;
*2002-2003 League relegation back to Midlands 2 (West)
*2003-2004 Midlands 2 (West)
*2004-2005 Runners-up Midlands 2 (West)
*2005-2006 Midlands 2 (West)
*2006-2007 Midlands 2 (West);
*2007-2008 League Promotion to Midlands 1
*2008-2009 Midlands 1
*2009-2010 National 3 Midlands ( North Midlands Reserve League Worcs/Hfds Merit Table)
Player of the Season Award
*2024-25 Jack Curtis
2nd Team Player of the Season
*2024-25 Archie Strutton
Ladies Touch Player of the Season
*2024-25 Olivia Giggle
Presidents Cup
Awarded to the young player of the season.
*2024-25 Ben Gaubert
Chairmans Cup
Awarded to the volunteer of the season.
*2024-25 Helen Owen
Notes
References
External links
Official Malvern RFC website
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