RNRU Royal Navy Rugby Union

United Services Portsmouth RFC is celebrating its 140th birthday! Whilst the RNRU was lying back and enjoying the sun in Weymouth for the beach rugby festival, United Services Portsmouth RFC was busy doing all those crucial administrative tasks that ensure they’ll be celebrating many more birthdays to come. President, Mr Jed Stone OBE, wished the club Happy Birthday while also stating that he was looking forward to the 150th party if someone else has taken up the mantle of President by then! He highlighted that for the time being the club will not appoint a Director of Rugby, because Joel Crook (Team Manager) and PO(CIS) Nathan ‘Pony’ Moore (Lead Coach) have dealt so...

The Royal Navy Rugby Union is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Chair. Rear Admiral Steve Moorhouse OBE took over the reins from Commodore Roger Readwin at HMS Excellent on Wednesday 6 July 2022. Steve has played rugby throughout his career, starting as an Officer Cadet at BRNC Dartmouth representing the College and then on to representing the Royal Navy in the Under 21 side. He represented the Senior Mens XV in some of the pre-IS matches and played for a number of years for Penryn while serving at Culdrose. Prior to joining the Royal Navy, he had the honour of playing and winning in the very first Daily Mail Schools Cup Final at Twickenham and was Club Captain at Birmi...