Nomads RFC


Nomads Rugby Football Club play in Counties 4 League, England.

History

Nomads RFC, now known as Southsea Nomads RFC, was formed in May 1978 by a group of players who had all been members of the now defunct Portsmouth Civil Service RFC. That club disbanded at the end of season ‘77-78 and some players not wishing to join other local clubs decided to form one of their own. So with a meeting held at the “Old House at Home” Paulsgrove, Nomads RFC was born.
The name was chosen because the team had no home and the logo of a Snail wearing a scrum cap soon followed, as a snail is a Nomad who carries its home on its back.
Some of the original members are still around the club.
The Nomads have had several temporary homes over the years; the “John Barleycorn”, Great Southsea St., which was its first home and now has been turned into a private dwelling, the Royal Sailors Home Club, Queen Street, from 1981, and Watersedge Park Community Centre which became its clubhouse from 1987.
Our Current ground is Cockleshell Community Sports Club which Nomads Share the site with Meon Milton Football Club, Portsmouth Community Cricket Club and Mayville High School.
our former grounds include,
The John Barleycorn, Great Southsea Street
Farlington Playing Fields
Alexandra Park, Portsmouth
Eastern Road Sailing Centre Ground
Portsmouth University Grounds Langstone, Portsmouth
St Johns Playing Fields, Drayton, Portsmouth
Warblington School, Warblington
They were founder members of the then Courage Leagues in 1989, forming part of the Hampshire league set up.
They were the first club in Hampshire to form and run a Women's team, though this team disbanded at the end of the 1999–2000 season.
They have run three sides for Men in the past but are reduced to two now as there seems to be a general reduction in the numbers of people playing Rugby.
Kevin Darnley of Portsmouth started with Nomads, as did Douggie Setchell of Gosport, Robbie Allsopp, Tony Armstrong of Havant, and most recently John Brothers of Trojans.
The side was in Hampshire Division One, led by skipper Chris Groves.

Club Motto

Relinque numquam mulsum adiacentem, which, very roughly, translates to "never leave your beer loafing".

Club Honours

Notable former players