Bancroft Rugby Club

Bancroft Rugby Club Bancroft RFC is located in Buckhurst Hill, North East London / Essex border. Sports facilities and function hall for hire. Are you looking to host a party?

BRFC plays in Essex Merit Table Div 2 and is open to all players at Senior Mens and Junior & Mini levels for boys and girls. Bancroft Rugby Club is a Community Amateur Sports Club in North East London. We run Junior and Senior Rugby teams from Under 7 to Under 14, and two Senior teams competing in Essex League 1 and in the Merit Tables respectively. Senior training on Tuesdays with playing on Satu

rday afternoons. Juniors train and play on Sundays, some older age groups also train on weekday evenings. New playing members are always welcome in the Senior and Junior sections, as well as Social Rugby supporters. Membership is available for individuals with discounts for Family groups and for full-time Students. Discretionary discounts are available for hardship cases, contact the membership secretary direct. The clubhouse including bar is open for training and sporting events evenings except Sunday and Monday, and all day Saturday and Sunday from midday. Bancroft are delighted to offer their extensive facilities for hire at competitive rates. Do you need a venue? look no further. The Club House is a prefect venue for various events, be it a Birthday Party, Wedding Reception, Christening, Kids Parties or business conferences, training and meetings. The Club is ideally situated on Buckhurst Way, Buckhurst Hill Essex IG9 6JD next to the Central Line Tube and adjacent to the M11 and M25 for your guests travelling from farther a field. Separate small and large function rooms equipped with separate bars, flexible furniture, catering facilities, TV / PA system with large 3m x 2m projection screen for training / presentations or just Sports events, a secure children's play garden complete with BBQ and seating area, and 24 acres of green belt land we are confident that whether your event is small or large scale, daytime or evening, indoor or outdoor, winter or summer, a one off event or long term arrangement, we have a venue solution to suit your needs. Please feel free to browse our facilities and take a look at the range of activities we already entertain at our website www.bancroftrfc.com For more information or to book a personal viewing and discuss your requirements, please contact us:
0208 506 0195
[email protected]

🏉 BANCROFT RFC WELCOMES A NEW SPONSOR 🏉We are delighted to announce that Valley Hill Builders Merchant has joined the Ba...
03/06/2026

🏉 BANCROFT RFC WELCOMES A NEW SPONSOR 🏉

We are delighted to announce that Valley Hill Builders Merchant has joined the Bancroft RFC family as a pitchside advertising sponsor.

As a local independent builders merchant, Valley Hill has built an excellent reputation for supplying quality building materials, expert advice and outstanding customer service to both trade professionals and DIY customers.

Their new pitchside board is now proudly on display at the club, and we are grateful for their support of grassroots rugby and our local community.

If you’re planning a building project, renovation or landscaping job, please consider supporting the businesses that support your local rugby club.

📞 0208 508 3168
📞 0208 508 8010
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.valleyhillbuildersmerchant.co.uk

Interested in promoting your business through Bancroft RFC?

With over 1,000 members and visitors using the club throughout the year, we offer a range of sponsorship opportunities including pitchside advertising, team sponsorship, event sponsorship and digital promotion through our social media channels.

To find out more, contact:

📧 [email protected]

Thank you to Valley Hill Builders Merchant for supporting Bancroft RFC. We look forward to a successful partnership.

Here at Valley Hill Builders Merchant, we are your local building merchants, offering a range of building supplies and products in Loughton, call us today.

The 1st of our new sponsors. Thank you so much to Valley Hill Builders Merchants for sponsoring Bancroft Rugby Club.If y...
03/06/2026

The 1st of our new sponsors. Thank you so much to Valley Hill Builders Merchants for sponsoring Bancroft Rugby Club.
If you would like to sponsor our club or know someone/company who may, please email for more information
[email protected]

United by our grief, we celebrated the passing of a legend yesterday. In a chapel that seated 150 it was standing room o...
23/05/2026

United by our grief, we celebrated the passing of a legend yesterday. In a chapel that seated 150 it was standing room only as huge numbers turned out to say goodbye to one of the good’uns. Jim’s authenticity touched so many people and we’re the better for having known him and played alongside him. As Jim himself (almost certainly) would have described us, “we’re a soppy bunch of ***ts”. RIP brother.

19/05/2026

We held a minute’s applause in memory of Jim Driver at the annual awards evening last week while watching this montage of photos assembled by his friends. It’s hard to manage the conflicting emotions watching these images and being reminded of the good times. We’ll miss you Jimbo.

08/05/2026

Asking a few of our minis what they enjoy about playing rugby.

We are sad to learn about the passing of former Bancroft player, Jim Driver, over the weekendThere are some people who b...
27/04/2026

We are sad to learn about the passing of former Bancroft player, Jim Driver, over the weekend

There are some people who become part of the fabric of a rugby club wherever they go...Jim Driver was one of these guys.

Joining Bancroft from Ilford in the early 2000s, Jim became a mainstay in the Bancroft first team and the bedrock of a powerful scrum that secured an Essex Cup win and promotion to the London leagues. Jim left the club in 2017 to be closer to home and joined Shelford Rugby Club where he continued his successful club journey.

Jim will rightly be remembered for his skills as a tough and uncompromising prop, but is loved for the person he was. First to put his hand up and offer help, first to the bar, first to be selected for boat races and first with a broad smile and hug when needed.

News of Jim’s passing at such a young age brings enormous sadness but, alongside that sadness is a deep sense of gratitude for having had the chance to know him, play alongside him, share in his friendship, and call him a teammate.

Our love and thoughts go out to his family.

Gone too soon, but never forgotten.
RIP Driver.

Address

The Club House, Bradfords Close, Buckhurst Way
Buckhurst Hill
IG96JD

Opening Hours

Tuesday 7pm - 11pm
Thursday 7pm - 11pm
Friday 7pm - 11pm
Saturday 12pm - 11pm
Sunday 10am - 10pm

Telephone

+442085040429

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