The People
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4. The People


A rugby club only stands on it's members and in it's first fifty years Southam have had some fine specimens, who have made the club 'a good place to be', as one of recent member who has moved away commented, after trying some new clubs (and not being welcomed), 'You don't what a special little club you have at Southam'.

Some of the people below have been associated with the club for nearly all of its first fifty years, some have sadly passed on and the rest have been associated with it all of their adult life and all have served the club well on and off the field.

Rex Montgomery - Player & Supporter, Chairman 1964-75, President 1975-85
Bob Jones - Player, Supporter, Club President & Warks RFU President
Andy Mitchell - Player, Supporter, Chairman & President
Dave Hazelwood - Player, Club Captain, Supporter & Chairman

Barry Cox, Mick Lee, John Shears, Ray Gubbins, Fred Moreton, Nick Fox, Clive Wright, Geoff Haville, John Pearson, Lenny Edwards, Ed Sturley, Mike Willis, Gerry Robbins, Jack Gordon, Dave Cooper, Martin Gilkes, Dave Adams, Joe Ross, Bob Mander, Tim Perkins, Tony Cross, Ivan Harvey, Mike Mann, Mike Haville, Mark Grimes, Alan Mudd, Mark Harvey, Simmy Rawbone, Gary Gilkes, Andy Else, Jim Frogley, Olly Hoffman, Rick Frogley, Dan Batchelor, Dan Winfield, Russ King, Andy King, Pete Burnell, Linda Harvey, Karen Gilkes & Alison Else.

Some eminent names in the clubs history will have been missed and should be on this list - please contact Mike H with the names.

(The picture above right is Rex at his 80th birthday do - more pictures here )

If you have any pictures / documents please send them to Mike Haville