PREVIEWING OUR OPPONENTS: ROSSLYN PARK

Year Founded: 1879

Nickname: Park

Ground: The Rock (Capacity 2,000)

This season: Fifth (P24 W15 D0 L9 TB21 LB4 Pts 85)

Last season: Second (P26 W19 D0 L7 TB19 LB2 Pts 97)

Previous five games Vs. Rams:

Rosslyn Park 29-40 Rams (December 2025)

Rams 49-40 Rosslyn Park (April 2025)

Rosslyn Park 27-26 Rams (December 2024)

Rosslyn Park 17-21 Rams (January 2024)

Rams 31-20 Rosslyn Park (September 2023)

Recent Form:

Park racked up the highest team score of the season in walloping Leicester Lions 88-7 last Saturday.

And they have been involved in some high-scoring affairs before hand, going down 59-33 at Bishop’s Stortford after a 43-40 home win versus Clifton.

Park triumphed 35-31 at Birmingham Moseley, having lost 45-38 at Leeds after a 36-34 victory against Sale FC.

The week before they snapped a two-game losing streak with a 33-19 success at Sedgley Park, having gone down to the top two of Rotherham Titans (36-26, home) and Plymouth Albion (41-10, away).

Rosslyn began 2026 with a fine 36-19 triumph against Blackheath, and remain the last team to beat Club.

The Londoners suffered a crippling pre-Christmas injury list which torpedoed their campaign, losing four in five games – Tonbridge Juddians (17-12, h), Rams (40-29, h), Bishop’s Stortford (28-27, h) and Clifton (37-29, a) – around a 26-13 victory at Leicester Lions.

Park started the season in red-hot fashion with eight wins in their first nine matches.

In reverse order, they trounced Leeds Tykes 53-7, edged past Sale 27-24 and hammered Sedgley Park 68-19.

They were squeezed out 27-26 in the clash of the unbeaten top two at Rotherham in Round Six.

Prior to that they beat Plymouth Albion (29-14, h), Blackheath (31-27, a), Moseley (47-24, h), TJs (29-22, a) and Dings Crusaders (45-10, h).

Players to Watch:

Charlie Piper – Hooker recently reached 100 appearances for Park, and is leading forwards try-scorer with 10 to his name this term.

Educated at Cranleigh School and Hurstpierpoint, he was a World Championship Under 20s winner in 2016.

Progressing through the Harlequins Academy, he played in the Champions Cup for the first team.

Charlie Walker – Former Harlequins speedster has been as prolific as ever this term

Having also played for Zebre in Italy and Ealing Trailfinders, he arrived at The Rock in the summer of 2023 and was included in the National One Team of the Season.

On song again this term with 16 tries to date.

Luke Mehson – Fellow wing was on the same number until a league record-equalling seven against Leicester Lions leaves him on 23.

Former Exeter Chief and Wasp, the GB 7s flyer has also been with Championship sides Nottingham and London Scottish.

Scored two first-half tries against Rams back in December.

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