Old Leamingtonians and Wasps
At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Old Leamingtonians Rugby Football Club held on Monday 24th September 2018, the members voted in favour of updating their constitution to allow their officers to enter into a contractual arrangement with Wasps under which the Premiership Rugby Club will establish their permanent training base at OLs Home Ground, The Crofts, Bericote Road, Leamington Spa.
Wasps will lease, on a long term basis, a number of pitches which will be improved to premiership training standard and they will also establish a customised clubhouse and training centre with car parking, all subject to planning regulations.
The deal includes the Old Leamingtonians increasing their total sporting area in order to accommodate the needs of all of its sections including a strong Mini and Junior section and Ladies. There will also be the ability to allow other local community organisations to hire a state of the art all weather pitch with improved floodlighting to be laid down on the current Pitch 2 Area.
Club Chairman, Phil Eales stressed that the Old Leamingtonians Rugby Football Club remains an amateur club providing sporting facilities for all sections of the community including men, ladies, mini, junior, and mixed ability rugby and that the Wasps deal will not adversely impact the members’ facilities.
Rather they will be extended and improved and the new arrangements when completed will be a fantastic legacy for future generations of rugby players and other community sporting opportunities.
Further information on the progress of the arrangements will be communicated as they become available.
Enquiries concerning this announcement can made to the following

Nick Crighton
OLRFC Press & Publicity Officer
07768775601