Founded in 1873, Old Blues RFC is one of the world's oldest rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 clubs.

Originally comprising Old Blues

Old Blues

Founded in 1873, Old Blues RFC is one of the world's oldest rugby union clubs.Originally comprising Old Blues, Old Blues Rugby was founded two years after the Rugby Football Union itself and the year after the very first Oxford University vs. Cambridge University Varsity Match was played...

, Old Blues Rugby was founded two years after the Rugby Football Union

Rugby Football Union

The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886...

 itself and the year after the very first Oxford University vs. Cambridge University Varsity Match

Varsity match

A varsity match is a sporting fixture between two university rivals; in its original and most common form, it is used to describe meetings between Oxford University and Cambridge University.-Popular British and Irish Varsity matches:*University of Oxford v...

 was played. This makes the Club one of the oldest clubs in the World.

The first match was played in November 1873 against the Christ's Hospital 1st XV, on a field in Palmer's Green. The School Won.

The club is now open to allcomers and competes in RFU Surrey 1, playing home matches at Motspur Park

Motspur Park

Motspur Park, also known locally as West Barnes is a suburb in South West London situated across the boundary between the London Borough of Merton and the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. It owes its identity to the railway station of the same name, which has six trains an hour to London's...

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