Hackney RFC
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| Full name | Hackney Rugby Football Club |
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| Union | Middlesex RFU |
| Nickname(s) | The Griffins |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Location | Upper Clapton, Hackney, London, England |
| Ground(s) | Spring Hill Recreation Ground |
| Chairman | Jess Cobb |
| President | Shaun Rooke |
| Coach(es) | Marcus Tobin, Morgan Whitlock, Sagan Daniels |
| Captain(s) | PJ Lloyd, Lamees Yousif, Damien Bouvier, Paul Baker, Antony Joseph |
| League(s) | London 2 North West |
| 2016-17 | Promoted from London 3 North West (champions) |
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Hackney Rugby Football Club is a rugby club based in Hackney, London, England. Hackney RFC has five senior teams, playing home matches at Spring Hill Recreation Ground. They are currently playing in London 2 North West (a tier 7 league in the English rugby union system), following their promotion as champions of London 3 North West at the end of the 2016-17 season.
Hackney RFC currently fields four senior men's teams and one women's team, playing home matches at Spring Hill Recreation Ground.
The men's 1st XV competes in London 2 North West. The 2nd XV and 3rd XV compete in the Hertfordshire Merit League, in Divisions 2 and 5 respectively.
The 4th XV began playing friendlies in the 2011/12 season, while Hackney Ladies compete in Women's NC London & South East Division 2 North.
Hackney Bulls Youth RFC is the club's thriving youth section which merged with the senior side in 2014, with over 200 children playing from aged 6 up to 16 years old.
The main aim of the club is to create playing opportunities for every group within the London Borough of Hackney and surrounding areas, from mini level continuously up to senior level. The local newspaper, the Hackney Gazette, reports on the club's progress throughout the season.
The club was formed in 1965 for former pupils of Woodberry Down Comprehensive School. The newly created Old Griffins Rugby Football Club adopted the school's colours, motto, and the Griffin from the school crest.
Despite its affiliation, the Old Griffins was an open club from its early days, though it only changed its name to Hackney RFC when it entered into negotiations with Hackney Council over the vacant Spring Hill Recreation Ground.
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