History 2 of 3

2. Part 2


The first posts to be used were wooden scaffold poles purchased from a local builder. Only one XV was ran, although a junior XV was raised when occasion required. Opposition was found by playing various Grammar School teams. Many of the players, who were originally with the youth club, returned and played for the club, or when home from university.

Old Biertonians Rugby Football Club was formed from the old boys of Bierton Road School, which had a very successful rugby side, made up mostly of fifth formers, with much support from the school and staff. Such were the bonds of friendship, however, that they maintained contact and discussed the possibility of forming an Old Boys side, with advice and support from Mr R Parfitt Snr, a Police Cadet Rugby manager.

The idea became a reality and on the 12th September 1964, they played their first fixture against, as it so happened, Yardley Church Rugby Club, at the Oakland's.

Old Biertonians, like Yardley had to rely on parks pitches and education grounds, changing home grounds quite frequently.

Yardley and Old Biertonians, both being local clubs, had regular fixtures over the years with a Boxing Day game becoming something of a tradition.