Sevenoaks Rugby Football Club – historical notes
Early days
· Founded 1925
· October 1925 first match, against Lensbury (won)
· First home pitch – Hitchen Hatch Lane
· First changing rooms - Sennocke Hotel, Tub’s Hill, subsequently renamed the Farmers
· Soon moved into Knole Paddock; council granted the club the use of the rugby pitch in perpetuity
· 1930s - golden period for the club in playing terms; players in London Division, Kent, England trials
· In 1947 the club arranged with the Vine Cricket Club the use of its pavilion for changing and post-match hospitality
· 1952 - official opening of first club house on a piece of land between Knole Paddock and Raleys Field
· 1958/59 season - U21 side was established followed a year or two later by an U18 side
· From the mid-sixties the club was regularly fielding six sides, as it continues to do today
· 1966 - first tour to Pontoise – twinned with Sevenoaks
Recent history
· 1978/79 season - mini rugby started; existing clubhouse opened
· 1984/85 - first club coach appointed; floodlights installed
· 1987 - first ever League fixture beat Old Shootershillians 4-3 at home ( Kent 1)
· 1988 - relegated from Kent 1 to Kent 2
· 1989 - champions of Kent 2 with 100% record played 10 won 10
· 1990 - Kent County Sevens runners up
· 1995 - beat Old Elthamians 134-13 and to clinch Kent 1 title with another perfect record played 12 won 12
. Also won the Kent 2nd XV Championship with a won 11 lost 1 record
· 1997 - beat Canterbury 41-3 to clinch promotion from London 3 South East
· 1997 - beat Canterbury 28-24 to win t he Kent Cup for the first (and only) time
· 1997 - beat Old Brockleians 163-0 to record our highest ever win. At the time this was the highest win recorded in the RFU Championships.
· 1999 - lost to Dudley Kingswinford 8-10 in quarter final of the RFU Intermediate Cup
· 1999 - finished 2nd in London 2 South, our highest ever final League position
· 1999 - lost to Westcombe Park in Kent Cup Final
· 1999 - beat Blackheath 1st XV 41-40 in 3rd Round of the Tetley National KO Cup. Lost to Thurrock 23-24 in Round 4
· 2000 - 75th anniversary Dinner in the Rose Room at Twickenham
· 2000 - Dave Flatman becomes first former player to win full England cap
· 2002 - Chris Crang and Malcolm McCulloch first players to make 100 League appearances
· 2003 - relegated to London 3 South East
· 2003 - SRFC member Robert Horner elected President of the RFU
· 2004 - Andy Titterrell becomes second former player to win full England cap
· 2004 - Damian Manning made his 100th League appearance during the season
· 2004 - hosted Kent Cup final
· 2005 - Andy Titterrell wins selection for British Lions tour
· 2005 - won promotion back to London 2 South. Mark Ridout made 100th League appearance
· 2006 - hosted Kent Cup final
· 2007 - Simon Gandon made 100th League appearance
· 2008 - relegated from London 2 South. George Roffey made his 100th League appearance
. 2010 - U17s become first side at SRFC and in Kent to win a National title by winning the National Plate at Northampton Saints.