DURFC is proud to have been at the forefront of university rugby since 1875. Our impressive roster of alumni, who have gone on to achieve great things, both domestically and internationally, is a testament to the club's tradition of excellence. We continue to provide promising players with the training and opportunities necessary to contribute to the rich history of DURFC. However, we believe it is important to continue to pay homage to those who laid the foundation for us today.

Durham University Rugby Football Club (founded in 1875) is one of the oldest sporting clubs in the University, dating back to the foundation of the University in 1832, and has a proud tradition, with many successes in the UAU, BUSA and BUCS competitions.

Many international players have come through DURFC including England captains Phil de Glanville and Will Carling to name but a few.

Since their separation from Newcastle in 1963, thirty-five Durham players have won international honours. In recent times Durham Alumni, Will Greenwood, Tim Stimpson, Duncan Hodge, David Walder and Charlie Hodgson have all represented their countries. Three Durham players have also captained England and five have played for the Lions. Guy Pepper, currently playing for Bath, has also represented England A against Portugal last year.

Durham University Rugby Club continue to develop more Premiership players than any other Academic University, with Josh Beaumont (Captain 2012-13) representing Sale Sharks and Simon Hammersley (Captain 2013-14 ) representing Newcastle Falcons in the Premiership after studying and playing at Durham University.

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This trend continues for Durham with players such as Fitz Harding becoming Bristol captain, Fred Davies (Captain 2021-22) playing for Doncaster Knights, Ewan Murphy (Captain 2022-23) playing for Sale Sharks, Paul Brown-Bampoe playing for Exeter Chiefs and Jamie Adamson and Max Pepper representing GB 7's.

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