Rosslyn Park were founded in 1879 by cricketing friends in North London. At the end of their first season, Charles Hoyer Millar proposed forming a rugby club to keep the players together during the winter. Their home ground is Priory Lane, holding a capacity of 2,000 spectators on match days. The club have several notable former players who have gone on to gain international honours, including Nick Easter, Martin Offiah and Danny Cipriani. Saturday's opposition are also notable for the Rosslyn Park Sevens Tournament. Founded in 1939, the competition has grown to include some 7,000 players annually, making it one of the world’s largest rugby tournaments.

Rosslyn Park currently sit in 10th place in the National One table with 52 points. So far, this season they have recorded 8 wins, 2 draw and 13 defeats. Rosslyn Park’s last game was away to Hull Ionians where they lost 27-26.

Top Points Scorer- Harry Leonard (Fly Half), 147 Points.
Top Try Scorer- Andrew Henderson (Centre), 10 Tries.

National 1 as it stands:

1 Coventry 109
2 Darlington Mowden Park 83
3 Plymouth Albion 77
4 Ampthill 77
5 Blackheath 71
6 Old Elthamians 67
7 Moseley 65
8 Bishops Stortford 57
9 Caldy 57
10 Rosslyn Park 52
11 Esher 52
12 Cambridge 51
13 Hull Ionians 44
14 Loughborough Students 43
15 Old Albanian 37
16 Fylde 18

When the sides met earlier this season at the Arena, it was on our spectacular Forces Day. Mowden backed up the off-field activities with a 36-7 win, taking a maximum 5 points from the game. Mowden scored 6 tries to Rosslyn’s 1 try.

Saturday 11th November 2017

Mowden Park 36
Tries- Wood, G. Connon (2), Mackenzie, Seals, Appleby
Conversions- B. Connon (3)

Rosslyn Park 7
Tries- Penalty Try

Mowden will be eager to get going again this weekend after last weekend’s fixture was postponed due to weather and losing 2 previous games against Plymouth Albion and Coventry. Rosslyn Park will be looking to climb their way up the table, whilst Mowden will be looking to get back to winning ways and stay in 2nd position.

Address for Travelling Support:
Rosslyn Park FC
Priory Lane
Upper Richmond Road
London
SW15 5JH