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London Welsh Rugby Football Club is a Rugby Union club based in London that currently plays in National Division One , the second level of the English rugby union league system (below the Guinness Premiership ). London Welsh, established by and for London's Welsh community, has played senior-level rugby in England since its formation in 1885 . Over the years the club has contributed 177 players to the (now London Welsh president), JPR Williams , Gerald Davies , Mervyn Davies , John Taylor (now board member and ITV commentator), Mike Roberts and Geoff Evans (now a WRU Committee man). London Welsh is one of the few 'senior' clubs that have retained the atmosphere of an amateur club. Unlike many clubs in the professional era, who have tended to run a 1st XV squad and distance themselves from 2nd, 3rd and lower sides, London Welsh still run multiple senior sides. They also have a successful social section, the Occasionals (or 'Occies'), who go a long way towards maintaining the 'amateur ethos' of enjoying a game and a pint on a Saturday. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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