BRFCs first full fixture took place in February 1960 versus a Brentwood XV and since then the club has built steadily, maintaining an enjoyable but highly competitive outlook both on and off the pitch.

I am fairly sure that it all started in 1959 and early records show that our first full fixture was against a Brentwood team on 27 February 1960, followed by a game against Billericay School pupils and staff on 19 March 1960.

Billericay amazingly repeated this feat in 2007 and played Hartpury College, a feeder club to Premiership side Gloucester, in a final at Twickenham on 12 May 2007.

The following excerpts are taken from letters written to current President (Keith Young) to help build his opening speech at our 50th Anniversary celebration which took place in May 2009.

So far as I can recollect, St. John's Cricket Club had sold their ground in the Newlands Road area to a developer and with the proceeds had bought the seven acres at Willowbrook.

With the help of a keen local businessman named Bill Greenwood (who had previously played in Yorkshire at a pretty good standard), Billericay Rugby Club was formed.

Ian Wilson emigrated to New Zealand and Bill Thorne to Canada but we had some good newcomers particularly Jack Angell who had moved to Billericay from Corstorphine, Edinburgh.

Off the field the club is led by President Keith Young and Chairman Neil Jarvis and together with the rest of the committee organise various events throughout the season.