RFU’s Keith Kent addresses the delegates at Moseley RFC
twelve, and has played representative rugby for his county and England under 19s and under 21s.
Moseley was founded in 1873 and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 1998. The team adopted its signature red and black colours in 1874. Moseley originally played its home matches at The Reddings, in Birmingham, their home until the end of the 1999-2000 season. For the following five years, the club
were without a home and played out of Birmingham University. However, in 2005, Birmingham City Council offered them facilities at Billesley Common and have since given the club a long term lease on an area to the north of the site, where the club’s facilities and 1st XV pitch are located. These temporary facilities include a clubhouse and changing rooms, a covered stand, club
Trevor Edge and Adam Caves
shop, and hospitality boxes. The pitch is extremely highly-rated for its playing surface, although it gently slopes to the north-east. There are also outer pitches on the common for the 2nd XV, development XV, colts, women's, minis and juniors, as well as an all-weather pitch with the latest rubber-crumb technology.
Moseley is a member of the English Championship, formerly National Division One, and is among the top twenty-four clubs in England. It is owned by a consortium of members and supporters who successfully gained RFU approval to run the club in August 2002. Currently playing in the Championship and, unfortunately, with a relegation battle on their hands, the club are focused on developing their ground with the overall aim of building the
appropriate facilities to allow them entry into the Premiership - of course they would have to win the championship to do that!
Plans for the replacement of the temporary facilities with permanent buildings were first exhibited to the general public in 2007. In the autumn of 2009, the plans were formally submitted to Birmingham City Council for the construction of a 5000 seat stand along the east side of the pitch, allowing the overall capacity to be expanded to 7500. Planning approval was granted by councillors on the 21 January 2010 with construction expected to start once funding is obtained.
In the meantime the club ‘make do’, but have invested in the pitches. In 2006, a brand new sand based pitch, with integral pop up watering system, was
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