Essington was formed from a merger of 3 teams:

- Rubery Owen RFC was formed as a works team in 1954 and continued in this form until the factory closed in the 1980's. For the next few years it has a nomadic existance, playing on various school pitches with a local Community Association as it's social base.
In the late 1980's the club rented premises and built its own clubhouse and bar for the first time, while continuing to play on school pitches. This was very successful: an Under 19's team was formed and was in profit after a few years.
In 1993 the club decided to look for premises with pitches, changing facilities and a training area on one site, which resulted in agreement with Essignton Council to take a short term lease on High Hill site.

- Old Oaks RFC was formed in the 1990's and successfully ran their own club and bar of around 10 years, until the merger with Rubery Owen.

- Wulfrun RFC was formed at Wulfrun College (now City of Wolverhampton College) in the 1970's and was a very successful team, Three years after the merger of Rubery Owen and Old Oaks, Wulfrun were asked to merge, which prompted the change of name to Essignton RUFC.

Club logo

The club logo contains a bird, which is a Shitehawk. A scavenging bird of prey, this was a name given to various avian species encountered in India by British troops from the 18th century.