They lost in a closely fought match to Swansea, whose win was the sixth in seven seasons.

Two future captains of England, Eric Evans and Jeff Butterfield played for the club in this period, as did Ray Williams, who eventually became Secretary of the Welsh Rugby Union.

John Robins left Loughborough in 1967, and was replaced by the Scotland and Lions international Jim Greenwood.

The team won the UAU in 1977, 1978 and 1979, with the 1978–79 side captained by the young centre Clive Woodward.

Rex Hazeldine, later England's first fitness coach, replaced Greenwood and is credited with being an integral part of the revolution of attitudes to the game at international level.

In the 1985–86 season a team led by Andy Robinson won through to the third round of the John Player Cup, going out to London Wasps.

League promotions in 2001–02 and 2002–03 engendered confidence and the club was further enhanced by the presence of a number of excellent players including Tom Evans Jones, Edward Binham, Justin Abrahams, Andy Vilk, Peter Janes, James Jones, Sam Ulph and captain Charlie Cooper.

Dave Morris took over as head coach from Westgate and immediately gained League promotion in 2007 to Midlands 1.