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| Full name | Imperial Medicals Rugby Club |
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| Union | Middlesex RFU |
| 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 RFC(itself a merger of two older sides) |
| Location | Heston, Hounslow, London, England |
| Ground(s) | Heston Sports Ground (Capacity: 400) |
| Chairman | Mr Nigel Mendoza |
| Director of Rugby | James Snape |
| Captain(s) | Daniel Pethers (Club Captain) Connor Youmans (1XV Captain) |
| League(s) | BUCS South East 2B |
| Official website | |
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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.
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, 11, 14
- United Hospital Cup Sevens Winners - 00, 04, 05, 06, 08, 12, 13, 17
- JPR Williams Cup Winners (IMRFC v Imperial College) - 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 14
- Winners of Herts/Middlesex 1 Courage League and Promotion to London North West 3 - 1999
- Promotion to BUSA Premiership South in 1999, 2003, 2006, 2010
- 2nd XV United Hospitals Cup Winners - 01, 03, 06, 07, 08, 10, 11, 14
- 2nd XV Varsity Match Winners - 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 15
- 2nd XV Middlesex Merit League Division 3 Winners - 07
- 3rd XV United Hospitals Cup Winners - 01, 02, 03, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
- 3rd XV Varsity Match Winners - 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 14, 17
| Hospital Team | First Competed | Last Competed | Current Status | Wins | Total Wins including constituent elements |
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| Imperial Medics | 1998 | present | Active | 13 | 51 |
| 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:
Ireland - : D J Cussen (1921-27)
England - Tuppy Owen-Smith (1934-37) - captain, also 5 caps for the South Africa cricket team- England - Tommy Kemp (1937-48) - captain
- England - Edward Scott (1947-48) - captain
- England - Nim Hall (1947-55)
- England - Norman "Billy" Bennett (1947-48)
- England - Lewis Cannell (1948-57)
- Ireland - : Jim Murphy-O'Connor (1954)
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)
Imperial Medicals
- England - Nnamdi Obi - England Sevens, England Students
- England - James Logan - England Students
Greece - Dimitri Amiras - Greece- England - Tom Rees
Cyprus - Vaki Antoniou
Notable non-internationals
- David Rocyn-Jones, a former president of the Welsh Rugby Union
- Josh “Bosh” Bates, police officer
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
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