THE achievements of Harlow Rugby Club were celebrated on Thursday 22 June at the first ever Gems of Harlow reception. The reception was held at the Civic Centre to recognise the rugby club’s outstanding 2022 to 2023 season.  Officials from the club and players from…

A CHARITY day in memory of a much-loved and much-missed player is set to take place in late May. The Bully 10s is held in memory of former player Chris “Bully” Ball, who passed away in 2008. The afternoon involves a mini-rugby tournament on the…

IN many many years time, the players and coaches at Harlow Rugby Club may be asked “Did you ever play at Twickenham? Imagine the answer being “Yes”. That may not be a lot of compensation to the team that lost 34-7 in the final of…

HARLOW and Old Alleynians will go head-to-head in a mouth-watering Papa Johns Men’s Counties 1 Championship Final at Twickenham.   Both sides had sensational league seasons, with Harlow going unbeaten, while Old Alleynians lost just twice.   That form has translated into the Papa Johns Community Cup,…

HARLOW Rugby Club will be travelling to the home of rugby next week after beating Cockermouth 27-12 at Latton Park on Saturday. On a warm spring afternoon, hundreds flocked in anticipation of seeing history being made by the Redmen. But they were also aware that…

COCKERMOUTH will take a full squad to Harlow for their Papa John’s semi-final tie tomorrow. Head coach Jeff Clare says that 22 players will travel for the long trip south, although only 18 will be involved in the game through competition rules. Click below for…

HARLOW Rugby Club face one of the biggest games in their history on Saturday afternoon. Harlow host Cumbria side Cockermouth in the Semi Final of The Papa Johns National Cup on Saturday with a place in the final at Twickenham up for grabs. The club…

THE HARLOW Under-16s Rugby team were celebrating on Sunday after winning the league title. This has been a tremendous season for the girls who have remained unbeaten at home and very competitive away. They have shown determination and been described as not only great ambassadors…

HARLOW put on a champions performance in Romford on Saturday to overrun a gallant but outplayed Campion side by 96 points to nil. The visitors took advantage of their ability to break first up tackles to amass fourteen tries which were fortified by the ever…

NOW the league season has finished, Harlow Rugby Club look forward to the 2023/24 season. Having been promoted as Champions to Level 6, they are looking for players with Level 5/6 experience to join a thriving, progressive club. Please get in contact via the details…

ON a gloomy afternoon on the road Harlow fended off a hard working Braintree side by 36 -6. With pre match rain forcing the game from the clubhouse pitch, the Redmen negotiated tricky conditions to take a well-deserved victory. On a playing surface that was…

HARLOW Rugby Club sealed promotion with an emphatic 67-5 victory against East London at Latton Park on Saturday afternoon. Hundreds had turned out to see the Redmen gain promotion to the highest level they had achieved in nearly thirty years. The atmosphere at the community…

AS we wrote earlier, it was quite a sight to see all the pitches at Harlow Rugby Club being occupied by women and girl teams. So we spoke to Girls Manager, Cindy Blunden about the development of the game at the Howard Way development. Has…

ON SUNDAY afternoon, every pitch down at Harlow Rugby Club was occupied by female players. It is a testament to the quiet revolution that has been going on at the club off Howard Way in Harlow. As part of our International Women’s Day coverage, we…