Millwall Rugby Club
| Full name | Millwall Rugby Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 as Millwall Albion |
| Location | London, England |
| Ground(s) | Millwall Park & Hackney Marshes (Capacity: Limitless) |
| Chairman | Matt Bovaird |
| President |
 Jim Fitzpatrick MP
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| Captain(s) | Tom Bradfield (Men's) & Jo Sicler (Ladies') |
| League(s) | Essex League 1 |
| 2014/15 | 5th |
| Official website | |
| www |
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Millwall Rugby Club is an English amateur rugby union team. The men's first team was born from Millwall Albion RUFC who were formed in 1995 on the Isle of Dogs. Also known as Millwall RFC or Millwall RUFC.
Millwall currently play their home games at Millwall Park or on Victoria Park (also known as Fortress Vicky), which is located in Bow. There is a First XV and also a 2nd men's XV called the "Llamas", a 3rd men's XV unofficially dubbed the "Pumas" and since 2009 a 4th XV has also been entered in the Essex BL Merit Table. Hackney Marshes is also used on the rare occasions that 3 or more teams are playing at home on the same day. As well as adult men's rugby, there is a women's team called Venus and a very successful youth section called the Millwall Lions.
Millwall Albion Rugby Union Football Club was founded in 1995 as a small, informal collection of local men sharing a common interest following on from the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Interest quickly began to grow and as more people joined in sessions on Millwall Park and it was decided to formalise things into a registered and RFU affiliated Rugby Club. From humble beginnings using borrowed shirts and as more funds came in it was possible to buy proper rugby kit and the recognisable black, white and red strip became a fixture in the local area. Millwall Rugby Club quickly gained players and in September 1996 was granted league status and accepted into Division 5 of the Eastern Counties Rugby Union (the regional organisers of rugby in an area covering Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex) winning the division in its first season.
After an unprecedented season in 2006/07 many players and coaching staff were acquired by another very successful rugby club. This led to a player shortage on all fronts but was also the catalyst for many players from the other teams within the club to show their worth and many of these players have now made the positions and teams their own. Although all teams within the club struggled for the first season after many departures, they have all gone on to dominate their respective leagues within the Essex County setup.
In the summer of 2003, 18 players from the Adult Section of the club volunteered to take the training course to become qualified as RFU Level 1 (Youth) Coaches to help get a Youth Section up and running. Jamie Rockman, who was also running the Adult 1st team at the time, agreed to become the club's first "Youth Chair".
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