Westcliff RFC

Westcliff
Full nameWestcliff Rugby Football Club
UnionEssex RFU
Nickname(s)The Lions
Founded1922 (1922)
LocationEastwood, Southend-on-Sea, England
Ground(s)The Gables, Cherry Orchard Way (Capacity: 2,000)
ChairmanJames Evans
PresidentNick Crowe
Coach(es)Danny Johnston
Captain(s)Greg Bannister
League(s)Regional 1 South East
2023–2412th (relegated to Regional 2 Anglia)
Official website
www.westcliffrfc.co.uk

Westcliff Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Eastwood, a suburb of Southend-on-Sea in Essex. The club was formed in 1922 as Old Westcliffians Rugby Football Club, for ex-pupils of Westcliff High School and took the current name of Westcliff Rugby Club in the 1990s. They run four senior teams and the full range of junior teams. The men's 1st XV currently play in Regional 2 Anglia, level 6 of the English rugby pyramid having experienced successive relegations from National League 2 East in 2022-23 and Regional 1 South East in 2023-24.