A rugby lodge for Hertfordshire gets the green light
The proposal for The Hertfordshire Rugby Lodge has been endorsed by the Hertfordshire Executive and the Provincial Grand Master, R.W.Bro. Neil Connolly.
A lodge in formation · Province of Hertfordshire
The Values of Rugby. The Strength of Brotherhood.
A new Hertfordshire lodge for players, coaches, referees, volunteers, parents and supporters of the game. Built from scratch, on the values we already live by in rugby.
30+Rugby clubs across Hertfordshire
30,000Players, coaches, volunteers and supporters
2027Consecration, date to be confirmed
3Meetings a year, taken to the clubs
Rugby and Freemasonry ask the same things of a person: play by the laws, respect the official, look after the man next to you, and do the right thing when nobody is watching.
We are forming a new lodge under the United Grand Lodge of England, sponsored by Old Albanians Lodge No. 4999 and due for consecration in 2027. A peripatetic lodge: we take Freemasonry to where rugby lives, meeting at clubs and venues across the county.
You do not need to have played. If you have stood on a touchline in the rain because your boy was playing, you already understand most of what we are about.
How membership works →What we stand for
The five core values of the game, and the four principles we take from them into the lodge.
Teamwork · Respect · Enjoyment · Discipline · Sportsmanship
- 01
Integrity
Respect the referee's call, play to the laws, do the right thing when nobody is watching. The game teaches it; the Craft builds on it.
- 02
Friendship
The bond of the changing room, carried into the lodge. Players, coaches, parents and volunteers from every club, meeting as equals.
- 03
Respect
For opponents, officials and each other. A welcoming lodge where newcomers are looked after and every brother has a part to play.
- 04
Service
Giving back to the grassroots game: kit for junior sections, bursaries for clubs and support for inclusive rugby across Hertfordshire.
We arrive at a club with something to give
A lodge that meets at rugby clubs and gives nothing back is just a lodge using a function room. These come with us.
01
At the clubs
Attending Captains' Days, Presidents' Day lunches and end-of-season dinners across the county, on the clubs' terms.
02
Kit for juniors
At each engagement, a gift for the host club's youth or junior section: tackle pads, training equipment, whatever they need most.
03
Club bursaries
An annual grant programme clubs can apply to for kit, facilities, coaching qualifications or youth tournament travel.
“We are not renovating an old clubhouse. We are laying a new foundation, with its own warrant, its own number and its own founding members.”
Where and when we meet
Three regular meetings a year: January, May (Installation) and October, with dinner afterwards. Our administrative home is Mayflower Place, Hertingfordbury.
- TBC2027
Consecration of the lodge
Date and venue to be confirmed by the Province.
Endorsed by the Provincial Grand Master and sponsored by Old Albanians Lodge No. 4999. The consecration date will be confirmed by the Province.
How the lodge came about
All news and dates →Old Albanians Lodge to sponsor; Mayflower Place our home
Old Albanians Lodge No. 4999 will sponsor the new lodge, with Mayflower Place as its administrative home.
Where it began: an idea shared between friends
The lodge started not in a committee room but in a conversation between friends, and a series of founders' meetings in Datchworth.
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Club visits, kit handovers and dates as they are confirmed. No cookies load until you choose to.
Love the game? Come and meet us.
Whether you are already a Freemason or have never set foot in a lodge, it starts the same way: one enquiry, answered personally by the Secretary. Asking commits you to nothing.
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