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Imperial Medicals Rugby Club [[Image: |200px]] Full name Imperial Medicals Rugby Club Union Rugby Football Union Nickname(s) Imperial Medics Founded 1997 through merger of two older sides
Constituent elements:
1865 - St Mary's Hospital RFC
1984 - Charing Cross & Westminster Hospitals RFCitself a merger of two older sides)Location Teddington, London, England Ground(s) Udney Park Road (Capacity: 400) Chairman Professor Dudley Sinnett Director of Rugby Kevan Bell Captain(s) Jamie Rutter League(s) London 3 NW
BUSA Prem BOfficial website www.imperialmedicals.co.uk Imperial Medicals Rugby Club ("Imperial Medics") is the name given to the rugby union team of Imperial College School of Medicine Students' Union, a modern amalgam of three formerly distinct hospital rugby clubs each with a long history, having all been founded in the nineteenth century. The teams from Charing Cross Hospital and Westminster Hospital were the first to merge in 1984 following the union of their respective Medical Departments. When St Mary's Hospital, London also merged in 1997 the team was strengthened by one of the two most successful hospital sides in London. Imperial Medics is notable for its recent dominance of the oldest competition in rugby, the United Hospitals Cup, as well as its history and the joint history of its constituent elements which have produced a large number of international players.
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History
The history of Imperial Medicals Rugby Club is the combined history of three older sides, and their joint history from the point of merger:
- St Mary's Hospital Medical School - October 1865
- Charing Cross Hospital Medical School - 1875
- Westminster Hospital Medical School - 1897
- Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School - 1981
- Imperial College School of Medicine - 1997
Competitions
Since Inauguration in 1997 IMRFC have enjoyed the following successes:
- United Hospitals Cup Winners - 98, 99, 00, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 10
- United Hospital Cup Sevens Winners - 00, 04, 05, 06, 08
- JPR Williams Cup Winners (IMRFC v Imperial College) - 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10
- Winners of Herts, Middlesex 1 Courage League and Promotion to London North West 3 - 1999
- Promotion to BUSA Premiership South in 1999, 2003, 2006,
- 2nd XV United Hospitals Cup Winners - 01, 03, 06, 07, 08, 10
- 2nd XV Varsity Match Winners - 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10
- 2nd XV Middlesex Merit League Division 3 Winners - 07
- 3rd XV United Hospitals Cup Winners - 01, 02, 03, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10
- 3rd XV Varsity Match Winners - 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10
United Hospital Challenge Cup wins Hospital Team First Competed Last Competed Current Status Wins Total Wins including constituent elements Imperial Medics 1998 present Active 12 50 St Mary’s 1874 1997 Part of Imperial Medics 32 32 Charing X/ Westminster 1983 1997 Part of Imperial Medics 3 6 Westminster 1897 1982 Part of Imperial Medics 3 3 Charing Cross 1875 1982 Part of Imperial Medics 0 0 Notable former players
Internationals
St Mary's
Source:[1]
- Ireland - : D J Cussen (1921-27)
- England - Tuppy Owen-Smith (1934-37) - captain, also 5 England cricket caps
- England - Tommy Kemp (1937-48) - captain
- England - Edward Scott (1947-48) - captain
- England - Nim Hall (1947-55)
- England - Norman "Billy" Bennett (1947-48)[2]
- England - Lewis Cannell (1948-57)
- Ireland - : James Murphy O'Connor (1954) - possibly the first player to use the round-the-corner style of goal-kicking at international level and the brother of Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
- Scotland - N M Campbell (1956)
- England - Trevor Wintle (1966-69)
- Wales - JPR Williams (1969-81)
- England - Kevin Simms (1985-88)
- Wales - Richard Wintle (1988)
Westminster
- Sidney Nelson Crowther (1903)[3]
Notable non-internationals
- David Rocyn-Jones, a former president of the Welsh Rugby Union
Tours
International Tours
Template:Imperial Medicals are known for their touring, most recently enjoyed an unbeaten tour to the west coast of canada.
Cornwall Tour
Template:This is the oldest continuous tour in rugby history. It has been running since 1925.
Schools' Tour
Template:An annual tour to welcome new members to the club
Scholarships
Cockburn Scholarship
Ian Kenyon Award
References
- ^ Brendan Gallagher, St Mary's Paddington a rugby powerhouse, 19 Mar 2008
- ^ Norman Bennett profile at scrum.com
- ^ Crowther was part of the Great Britain team that toured Australia and New Zealand in 1904 although he never represented his country.
External links
United Hospitals Cup – The Oldest Rugby Competition Governing body United Hospitals RFCCompetitions United Hospitals Cup · United Hospitals Plate · United Hospitals SevensCurrent participants St. George’s Hospital Medical School RFC · RUMS RFC · Royal Hospitals RFC (Barts and the London Rugby Club) · GKT RFC · Imperial Medics RFCPast participants – merged into current The London Hospital RFC · Barts Hospital RFC · University College Hospital RFC · Middlesex Hospital RFC · Royal Free Hospital RFC
· St Mary's Hospital RFC · Charing Cross & Westminster Hospitals RFC · Westminster Hospital RFC · Charing Cross Hospital RFC · Guy's Hospital FC · St Thomas' Hospital RFC · Guy's and St. Thomas' RFCPast participants – no longer eligible to compete Kings College Hospital RFCSee also United HospitalsUnited Hospitals Members CurrentBarts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry • Imperial College School of Medicine • King's College London School of Medicine • Royal Veterinary College • St George's, University of London • UCL Medical SchoolFormer and defunctCharing Cross and Westminster Medical School1 • Charing Cross Hospital Medical School1 • Guy's Hospital Medical School2 • King's College Medical School2 • Middlesex Hospital Medical School4 • Royal Free Hospital Medical School4 • Royal Postgraduate Medical School1 • St Bartholemew's Hospital Medical School3 • St Mary's Hospital Medical School1 • St Thomas's Hospital Medical School2 • The London Hospital Medical College3 • United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals2 • University College and Middlesex School of Medicine4 • University College Medical School4 • Westminster Hospital Medical School1Student life Medgroup • Medical Student Newspaper • Competitions • Combined Teams • United Hospitals Cup • United Hospitals RFC
1Now part of Imperial College School of Medicine 2Now part of King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry 3Now part of Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry 4Now part of UCL Medical School
CategoryCategories:- Student clubs of Imperial College
- Rugby clubs established in 1997
- English rugby union teams
- Imperial College London
- University and college rugby union clubs in England
- Rugby union clubs in London
- Student societies in the United Kingdom
- UH member clubs
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