Villager FC were scheduled to play against Stellenbosch Rugby Football Club in the first official match at Newlands Stadium after it opened on 31 May 1890.

[2] Many notable South African rugby players began their careers at the club, including Paddy Carolin, vice-captain on the 1906 Springbok tour to Europe, and former 800m track world record holder Marcello Fiasconaro.

The club's name derives from the number of villages that spread west from Cape Town towards Simonstown during the colonial period, which later became suburbs of the city.

Villager Nick Mallet not only played in 2 tests but also coached the national sides of South Africa and Italy.

Since 1925 Villager FC have won either the Grand Challenge Cup or Western Province Super League A title 13 times.