RACING RUGBY

Our Story

Racing Rugby Club of Melbourne is proudly a junior-only rugby club — created for kids, supported by families, and driven by community spirit. Inspired by the colours of France’s Racing 92, our journey began in 2015 with a clear purpose: to give local families across Bayside, Glen Eira, Kingston, and Port Phillip a place where children can discover rugby, build friendships, and grow through sport.


Everything we do is centred on juniors. From our first season with four teams on the field, Racing has grown into a welcoming home for boys and girls from age four and up. Our focus is simple and deliberate: help kids learn what to do, learn how to do it, and develop the confidence to do it themselves — on and off the field.

Through qualified coaching and age-appropriate pathways, our players build strong fundamentals, game understanding, and self-belief in a safe, supportive environment. Fun, teamwork, and fair play sit at the core of every session. Whether a child is brand new to rugby or comes from a proud rugby background, everyone is encouraged to participate, improve, and enjoy the game. Families from all walks of life — including those new to the sport and expats from rugby nations — find a genuine sense of belonging at Racing.

Our juniors have gone on to achieve representative honours in Victoria and with the Melbourne Rebels, celebrated Rugby 7s success, and claimed a U11 premiership in 2022. While we’re proud of these milestones, our true measure of success is seeing confident kids running onto the field, backing themselves, supporting their teammates, and loving their rugby.

As a community-led club, we actively partner with local schools and sports providers to introduce rugby through school programs and after-school care. We run gala days, skills academies, and holiday clinics to make it easy for kids to try rugby — and even easier to stick with it.

Racing Rugby is committed to building a strong, sustainable future for the game in Melbourne by developing confident, capable, and connected young players.


2026 Committee

Racing Rugby Committee


President

Sean Roberts
  • President@racingrugbymelbourne.org.au

  • 0420 567 604

Vice President

James Bennett
  • vice.president@racingrugbymelbourne.org.au

  • 0433 508 110

Treasurer

Solange Pivan-Petit-Galland
  • treasurer@racingrugbymelbourne.org.au

  • 0428 288 876

Secretary

Fleur Bagshaw
  • secretary@racingrugbymelbourne.org.au

  • 0409 115 266


Parent Testimonials

We annually collect feedback from all parents and use this to improve our club - here is a snippet from our 2025 surview
"Great club, everyone very welcoming and all kids included and encouraged."
"Such an incredible community."
"Love it, good culture and vibes"
"Fantastic community with highly engaged staff and parents, keep encourage this!"