History

Roskilde Vikings Rugby Klub started life on 22 August 2010 when around 15 players attended the first ever training session. There had apparently also been an earlier attempt to start a rugby club in Roskilde, but little is known about this.

The club was established under the auspices of Vor Frue Idræts Forening after committee member Kenneth Nielsen noticed that the club's facilities were under-utilised. He had first encountered rugby as an exchange student in Perth, Australia in 1995 and thought it might bring it much-needed new membership.

The board of Vor Frue IF agreed and invested in the necessary equpment to get things started and continues to oversee the sporting activities while the rugby club focuses on promoting the game of rugby and raising funds.

Since 2010, the membership has grown steadily, with a youth section added in 2016 and a women's team in 2019.

Read more about Vor Frue IF here.

Historie

Roskilde Vikings Rugby Klub startede den 22. august 2010, hvor ca. 15 spillere deltog i den første træning. Der har tidligere været en rugby klub i Roskilde, men der findes ingen viden om denne klub.

Klubben blev etableret som en del af Vor Frue Idrætsforening, da kasserer Kenneth Nielsen bemærkede at faciliterne ikke blev udnyttet fuldt ud. Han havde stiftet bekendtskab med rugby som udvekslingsstudent i Perth i Australien i 1995, og så sporten som en mulighed for at øge medlemstallet. 

Den daværende bestyrelse var meget støttende, og accepterede indkøb af det nødvendige udstyr og er forsat vært for de sportslige aktiviteter, mens Roskilde Vikings Rugby Klub holder fokus på at promovere sporten og skaffe midler hertil.

Siden 2010 er medlemstallet steget stille og roligt bl.a pga. opstarten af børne- & ungdomsrugby i 2016 og senere med et kvindehold i 2019. 

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