Haywards Heath RFC
Haywards Heath Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team. The first XV currently plays in London 2 South East, the eighth tier of English rugby union competition, following their promotion from London 3 South East as league runners up at the end of the 2016-17 season. The club also has a number of other teams, with their 2nd XV currently playing in the Sussex Late Red 3. They used to run a 4th Team called "The Dinos" named after the dinosaur fossil discovered by Gideon Mantell on what is now their playing fields.Club Honours
1st Team:
2nd Team:
- Sussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate champions: 2014–15
- Sussex Late Red 3 champions: 2015–16
Club Colours
The current club colours are black and red hoops.Notable Former Players
Haywards Heath have a long-standing record of developing players who go on to play professional rugby. These include the following players :
- Adam Vander - England A, Bath, Richmond, Bristol
- Ben Broster - Wales, Northampton RFC
- Joe Marler - England, Harlequins
- Billy Twelvetrees - British & Irish Lions, England, Leicester Tigers, Gloucester Rugby
- Roy Winters - England, Harlequins, Bristol
- Nick Killick - Harlequins
- Ollie Tomasczczyk - Worcester Warriors, Falcons
- Ben Maidment - Cornish Pirates, Esher
- Perry Parker - Esher, Edinburgh
- Ross Chisholm - Harlequins
- James Chisholm - Harlequins