Abbey RFC - Reading Abbey Rugby Club

Abbey RFC - Reading Abbey Rugby Club Training times:
1st-3rd XV Tuesday & Thursday 7.15pm
Ladies Monday and Wednesday 7.00pm

Reading Abbey was born in the early 1950s as a youth side meeting the playing demand of boys who went to non-rugby playing schools. As a consequence when they wanted adult rugby they were uncomfortable with the established hierarchy at the two clubs in town. So in 1956 they formed Abbey RFC and played in the Town's public park moving from pub to pub for changing and post match refreshments. By 197

1 life had become more heterogeneous and the club scraped together the wherewithal to buy 22 acres of ground and by their own efforts three pitches and a clubhouse were built. With all the energy released by the change of venue and an ever growing membership, it rapidly established itself as a leading club in the area for adult and youth rugby, three of whom have represented England at various youth levels. League rugby saw Abbey start in South West 2 with a declared policy of amateurism aiming to cultivate rugby within the community; membership has thrived and leading it to adopt the name Reading Abbey; the club is proud that its finances are sound and the 22 acres are owned outright without any borrowings. Its playing fortunes have been equally stable for, bar a couple of years in one level below and one level above, Abbey has remained a constant dynamic force at the same level at which it entered the leagues.

Happy Father’s Day to our main men! Our dads, step dads, grandads, adoptive dads and all other father figures who play, ...
21/06/2026

Happy Father’s Day to our main men! Our dads, step dads, grandads, adoptive dads and all other father figures who play, coach, support and volunteer at our club 💙🤍💚

We hope you have the best day and send love to anyone who finds today difficult 💙🤍💚

We have been so fortunate to receive two robotic STIGA UK mowers in partnership with England Rugby to help our amazing g...
15/06/2026

We have been so fortunate to receive two robotic STIGA UK mowers in partnership with England Rugby to help our amazing grounds team keep up with the demands of mowing 6 pitches and training areas 🙏

These mowers are clever but they aren’t geniuses - please help them and our grounds team do their job by:

✅ Clearing up all training/playing equipment and rubbish. Bottles, cones, kit and flags left behind will interrupt their mowing pattern

✅ Not interfering with the mowers and charging station outside the gym building

Want one of these at home? STIGA have also given us a discount code on all products using the code STIGARUGBY-7610 which gives you 15% off your purchase and 5% cashback to the club 👍

Check out our latest club volunteer vacancies 📍 Abbey RFC is a proud, thriving community club run by the hard and tirele...
12/06/2026

Check out our latest club volunteer vacancies 📍

Abbey RFC is a proud, thriving community club run by the hard and tireless work of volunteers and we are seeking new volunteers to fill these roles to share the workload, and to keep our club moving forward.

✅ Fantastic addition to your CV
✅ A couple of volunteer hours work each week
✅ Supported by experienced and supportive Committee Members to aid new volunteers in a new role
✅ Helping to safeguard and grow our club for future generations of rugby players

📧 Interested in any of the advertised roles? DM this page or contact the email address on the flyer for a full job description or to answer any questions.

🏆 ENDEAVOUR CUP 🏆 Derek Dewar 👏 Awarded to the member who does so much unseen work behind the scenes to keep income and ...
10/06/2026

🏆 ENDEAVOUR CUP 🏆

Derek Dewar 👏

Awarded to the member who does so much unseen work behind the scenes to keep income and business coming into our club. To a current member of Friday Club, the organiser behind game day buffets and dinners and also bringing in revenue through sponsorship. Congratulations Del 👏



How stunning do our pitches look 🤩A huge thank you to our Grounds Team for all their hard work so far over the offseason...
10/06/2026

How stunning do our pitches look 🤩

A huge thank you to our Grounds Team for all their hard work so far over the offseason getting the pitches ready for preseason 👏

Clean up your club day 👉 Saturday 4th July from 9am🧽 Jobs for all ages and abilities🧁 Snacks and drinks for all voluntee...
09/06/2026

Clean up your club day 👉 Saturday 4th July from 9am

🧽 Jobs for all ages and abilities
🧁 Snacks and drinks for all volunteers
✅ An excellent way to get into club volunteering

Please let your team manager know if you can help out with even an hour of your time, or pop along on the day 👍

A huge thank you to the Awards Night organisers Gaddy, Mia and Treacle for making Saturday night such a great occasion 👏...
08/06/2026

A huge thank you to the Awards Night organisers Gaddy, Mia and Treacle for making Saturday night such a great occasion 👏

As with many other roles at our club, these three have put in countless of volunteer hours in the last few months to ensure we can all celebrate together at the end of the season. Thank you 🙏

🏆 CULHANE QUART 🏆 Mike Beckly 👏
07/06/2026

🏆 CULHANE QUART 🏆

Mike Beckly 👏

🏆 1XV MEN PLAYERS’ PLAYER 🏆 Alex Langton 👏 ‘You notice the difference in the games he doesn’t play’ - it’s the deserved ...
07/06/2026

🏆 1XV MEN PLAYERS’ PLAYER 🏆

Alex Langton 👏

‘You notice the difference in the games he doesn’t play’ - it’s the deserved double for Alex as he scoops the prestigious Players Player as voted for by his teammates.

🏆 1XV MEN SUPPORTERS’ PLAYER 🏆 Alex Langton 👏 As voted for by you supporters, Alex’s work-rate around the pitch througho...
07/06/2026

🏆 1XV MEN SUPPORTERS’ PLAYER 🏆

Alex Langton 👏

As voted for by you supporters, Alex’s work-rate around the pitch throughout the season, as well as his turnover record at the breakdown, was deservedly recognised.

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