End of season play off finals

REGIONAL 1 – PLAY-OFFS

NLR 2 Accession Final 1

12th National 2 North v Winner of SF 1

Regional 1 Play-Off Semi-Final

2nd v 3rd

Regional 1 Play-Off Final 1

North West SF Winner v North East SF Winner

Regional 1 Play-Off Final 2

South Central SF Winner v South East SF Winner

Regional 1 Play-Off Final 3

Midlands SF Winner v South West SF Winner

⁃ The first promotion round takes place within each Regional 1 League.

⁃ 2nd hosts 3rd.

⁃ Winner of the Semi-Final qualifies for the Regional 1 Play-Off Finals.

⁃ The Survival Play-Off takes place within each Regional 1 League on the same weekend.

⁃ 9th host 10th with the loser participating in the Regional 1 Accession Finals.

⁃ The next round is competed on a regional basis in a one-off tie.

⁃ Pairings are North West/North East, South Central/South East,

Midlands/South West.

⁃ The highest seeded qualifier in each pairing will host the tie (order in

graphic is illustrative only).

⁃ The winner of each Play-Off Final will qualify for the Accession Finals.

⁃ The NLR 2 Accession Finals are the last stage of the Play-Offs.

⁃ There will be 3 Finals, corresponding with the 3 National 2 Leagues.

⁃ 12th place in each National 2 League will host their respective Regional 1

Play-Off Final winners.

⁃ Winner of each Accession Final will play in National 2 the following

season.

NLR 2 Accession Final 2

12th National 2 East v Winner of SF 2

NLR 2 Accession Final 3

12th National 2 West v Winner of SF 3

Regional 1 Survival Play-Off

9th v 10th

Loser participates in Regional 1 Accession Fina

Remembering Gerry Curtis

Gerry Curtis (Gerald Claude Curtis) -29 th October 1933 – 6 th September 2025.

It is with sadness that we announce the death of Gerry Curtis who passed away at the beginning of September 2025.

Gerry was a Member of Southend RFC for well over 70 years.

A young lithe and very fit Gerry made his SRFC debut in the “C”XV against Barnet RFC. Playing at fly half Gerry scored 3 tries in a 14-13 win. Without having played rugby before this was a momentous start for Gerry and he went on to enjoy many happy playing seasons with SRFC with the other colourful personalities in the lower sides. Gerry was also a founder of the “Newts” Sunday side.

Having hung up his boots Gerry became a major sponsor of the Club. Gerry with his brother Alan sponsored the construction and fitted out the 1 st XV changing room at our new clubhouse at Warner’s Park in memory of their father Claude and also continued providing very generous financial support to the Club for many years. A splendid supporter of the Club Gerry was deservedly elected as a Life Member in 1992.

Gerry had a private funeral but the Club are proposing to arrange a celebration at the Club to honour Gerry’s memory and details will follow.

The Club sends best wishes and condolences to Gerry’s wife and family for their sad loss.

New signing

Taine heading to Warner’s Bridge!

We’re delighted to announce the signing of Taine Mason, who will link up with the senior squad next month when he arrives from New Zealand.

Welcome Taine!

SRFC OPPORTUNITY

Dear Southend RFC member

Essex RFU has introduced a new scheme for club volunteers that will allow a volunteer to receive an ILM (City & Guilds) award in Leadership and Management Level 3, following completion of a specific project within the club; please see attached.

Unlike other volunteer schemes this gives the successful candidate a professionally recognised qualification which can only enhance an individual’s CV.

We’d like to target young individuals (age 16-25), as we see the benefit that this could bring to the club in developing the next generation of leaders. That said, we would be happy to hear from any candidate who would like to be considered.

Please read the attached for further information. If you or anyone that you know is interested in volunteering for this initiative then please contact David Short davidshortiam@sky.com or Andy Hutchison thorpebaymarine@btconnect.com by the 12th November 2025.

Many thanks

SRFC Management Committee

Mini & Midi’s Festival

Bayo Alaba MP

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On Sunday, I attended the Southend Rugby Club ‘Mini and Midi’s’ Festival

The day was everything you would expect from such an exceptional local rugby club, it was packed with youth teams from across Essex taking part in an early season fixture.

The sense of community, teamwork and fun, was palpable!

A particular huge thank you to Paul Bach, Youth & Mini’s Chairman, and Lianne Brauton, Head of Minis and Midis, who took time out of her busy schedule to show me around the various pitches, teams, and their coaching staf

Having Fun

Bayo Alaba MP with Paul and Lianne

New signings and Contract extensions

New signings: Grant Lowe, Harry Phelps - Knight, Dan Ulph, Taine Mason.

Contract Extensions: Co-Capt Ben Lloyd, Stu Watling, Tom Day. John Kenward

The Passing of Peter Thomas

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Peter Thomas

Pete joined Southend RFC in 1974 and started playing for the Colts team. He then moved into the senior side and quickly became a 1st team regular pick in the back row. Pete retired in 1985 due to serious illness but always supported SRFC.

Pete is one of only 2 people to have held the SRFC Presidents role twice for a total of 8 years.

He will be sadly missed.

RIP Pete

#TogetherSouth

Phil Reid’s funeral Update

It is with great sadness that I report the death of club stalwart Phil Reid. He died away peacefully early Saturday morning. Phil was a well-known and respected 1st team player for the club in the 70’s who later went on to become a well known and respected referee. He also coached  the youngsters and for the past few years has turned out weekly for the Tuesday working party.

He will be missed by many.

His funeral will be held at 1pm on Friday the 1st August at Southend Crematorium 

The family invite you to drinks and buffet at SRFC after the ceremony.

Priors 25/26 season

Message from Josh.

The Priors have been accepted into the Hertfordshire League starting next season 25/26. It consists of 10 teames who play at level 7. This is great news for the club.