Clapham Feelers
London's first gay touch rugby team, started in July 2015 by six people in the park and now over 50 players on Clapham Common. No membership fee at all: turn up on a Saturday morning.
South · Sat, Wed · Free · Beginners
Gay rugby in London
6 clubs and groups you can join, with training nights, fees and the beginner route into each.
East End Electric
The Kings Cross Steelers' official touch rugby partner: four mixed teams at Memorial Park in West Ham, two in the IGR Southern Touch Series leagues and two for people starting out, with an Intro to Touch group on Wednesdays.
East · Wed, Sat · Beginners
East London Vixens
East London RFC's women's side and the Kings Cross Steelers' partner club, training on the same Memorial Park ground and taking complete beginners. A partner club, not a gay club.
East · Mon, Wed · Beginners
Kings Cross Steelers RFC
The world's first gay and inclusive rugby union club, founded in 1995, four men's XVs and an old boys' side at Memorial Park in West Ham, and 2026 Bingham Cup champions.
East · Tue, Thu · Beginners
The London Stags RFC
South London's gay rugby club, listed by IGR from 2019: one men's union XV and one mixed-gender touch side at Mitcham and Carshalton Rugby Club, with a free New Members Day twice a year and a four-week beginner course.
South · Sat, Wed · Beginners
West London Warriors
Mixed-gender, mixed-ability touch rugby in Chiswick, part of the West London Queer Project and in the IGR Touch South Series. Their page says Saturday mornings at Homefields Recreation Ground; the project's own calendar listed no touch rugby in September 2026, so message first.
West · Sat
The long read
Hear when something new is added.
New clubs, changed training nights, and the occasional weekend. No more than that.
Or come and meet people all at once.
A weekend away with a group of gay men, and nothing to prove.