Haywards Heath RFC
| Full name | Haywards Heath Rugby Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Heath |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Location | Cuckfield, West Sussex, England |
| Ground(s) | Whitemans Green |
| Chairman |  James Melody |
| President | Nicholas Soames |
| Coach(es) | Hew Jenkins & Peter Kerins |
| Captain(s) | Nicolas Main |
| League(s) | London 2 South East |
| 2019–20 | Champions (promoted to London 1 South) |
| Official website | |
| www | |
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 (level 12). 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:
- London Division 2 South champions (2 times): 2000–01, 2007–08
- London 1 v South West 1 promotion playoff winners: 2002–03
- Shepherd Neame Kent 1 v Sussex Spitfire 1 promotion playoff winners: 2015–16
- London 2 South East champions: 2019–20
2nd Team:
- Sussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate champions: 2014–15[n 1]
- Sussex Late Red 3 champions: 2015–16
- ^ Despite winning the league - Haywards Heath II would be demoted to Sussex Late Red 3 due to the Haywards Heath 1st team being demoted into Sussex Spitfire 1.
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
