London Welsh Occies

Welcome to the London Welsh 'Occies'

The London Welsh Occies is a long standing tradition of London Welsh Rugby Club. It is a team that in this ever changing world of Rugby Union tries to retain that unique atmosphere that makes our game special as well as bringing the unique flavour of the Welsh Rugby Club to a corner of Richmond to be enjoyed by everyone not just homesick Welshman.

The driving force behind the Occies though for as long as anyone can remember is Em Williams and its thriving social scene. The age range spans early 20s' to years too advanced to mention. Recent events have included a fantastic 70's style coach trip to watch Wales V Scotland in cardiff, tour to Puerto Banus, A black tie ball and every Saturday there is a sizeable group doing something as passive as loads of beer at the club and a curry to clubbing in Richmond or Clapham.

Update 22nd April 2009

The last two weeks bring mixed fortunes for the Occies Ones and the Vets.

Headlines from the last weeks

Saturday 4th April saw the Occies lose to Rosslyn Park by 34 to 16 in the Merit League final, a huge disappointment as we did the double over them in the league that we ended up topping.

Saturday 18th April saw the Vets beat Harlequins Vets 40 to 10 to finish Surrey Vets Div 2 winners.

Go to the forum to read the match reports.

Upcoming events

This Friday the lucky few depart for a tour of Budapest to meet up with Old Occie Mike Powell and sample a few beers.
May the 8th is the Occies end of season dinner at the club. Let the Rev know if you are attending.

With Thanks to Dave Williams among others we now have enough material to launch Occies TV. Click on the picture to the left to go there or alternately you'll find a link from the Gallery

If you fancy joining the Occies go to the membership page and join up. If already a member bring your mates especially Props and Locks.

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The London Welsh Occies has a long and distinguished history in the annals of social rugby at London Welsh. In the days when London Welsh, like many clubs put out countless teams

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The Rev is taking his flock to Budapest to see an old member of his flock who lost the way years ago.