At Westcliff we boast the best possible facilities for the full enjoyment of rugby football, both on and off the field.

Bob Smith, Director of Rugby
"Our plan at Westcliff RFC is to remain as an amateur club. Many sides are turning semi professional and this brings wholesale changes to the way those clubs are structured and operate. It also inevitably means that their players are recruited from far and wide. My vision is to see the core of Westcliff RFC’s 1st XV being lads who have been developed by the club from a young age. Most importantly we want to see people enjoying playing rugby at Westcliff.

What a fantastic season it has been for Westcliff Rugby Club!

For once, we have over-achieved and we have realised so many of our rugby objectives for the season:

• To establish the 1st XV as a force to be reckoned with.

• To increase the number of lads attending training

• To win the Colts Cup

• To run a Lions XV

• To retain more of our youth players in senior rugby

• To continue increasing numbers in the mini and youth section.

I am very proud that this season we have had no fewer than ten colts play 1st XV rugby, not because we were desperate for players while in the depths of a losing streak, but because they were good enough to help keep us winning. The secret of our success in the 1st XV this season is the depth of playing resources that we have in the club. Over fifty players have played 1st XV rugby this season and helped us to win eighty-five per cent of the games we have played.

I would like to thank the many volunteers who have done so much hard work and without whom Westcliff Rugby Club would not exist.

I would also like to thank our sponsors who have allowed us to have the best-dressed club in Essex!

Our preparations for next season have already begun. We have a young side which can only improve with time. However, we realise that everything we do, both on and off the field, we will need to do better if we are to flourish in the higher altitude of London Division Two North.

Thank you for your support and have a refreshing Summer"

LONDON DIVISION THREE NORTH EAST LEAGUE TABLE 2007/8

*  Ipswich deducted two points