ESRC The Elephants 1
first team · men · fifteens
- 2025/26 · 2e Klasse Heren Zuid — 1e fase · completed seasonMen’s lower leagues
Reviewed 13 Aug 2026
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Also shown as ESRC The Elephants
E.S.R.C. The Elephants is an Eindhoven student rugby club founded in 1972 and based at Sportcomplex Eindhoven-Noord. Its first men’s team is connected to the completed 2025/26 Tweede Klasse Heren Zuid first phase.
A story worth knowing
In a 1982 TU/e interview, founder and trainer Jacques de Mooy said Elephants and former Elephants were closely involved in starting and training clubs in Valkenswaard, Budel and Lelystad.
The historical account places the student club inside the spread of rugby beyond Eindhoven.
Practical details checked against club and rugby sources.
Club and team identity
Each team below is a side the club entered in a named season. Teams stay separate participant identities; they never become duplicate club profiles.
first team · men · fifteens
The official records this profile was checked against, with the date each was checked.
Official E.S.R.C. The Elephants identity, 12 October 1972 founding date, student-club character, Eindhoven locality, Sportcomplex Eindhoven-Noord venue and club website destination. Checked 13 Aug 2026.
Rugby Nederland directory identity, 12 October 1972 founding date, green-and-white colours, student-men category and official website destination for E.S.R.C. The Elephants. Checked 13 Aug 2026.
ESRC The Elephants 1 participation in the completed 2025/26 2e Klasse Heren Zuid first phase. Checked 13 Aug 2026.
Exact public governing-body URL for Rugby Nederland; this destination does not independently establish competition format, season participation, native-data access, or reuse permission. Checked 12 Aug 2026.
Published 2025/26 lower-league family, phase, fixture and result destinations. Checked 10 Aug 2026.
Reviewed 13 Aug 2026
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Also shown as ESRC The Elephants
E.S.R.C. The Elephants is an Eindhoven student rugby club founded in 1972 and based at Sportcomplex Eindhoven-Noord. Its first men’s team is connected to the completed 2025/26 Tweede Klasse Heren Zuid first phase.
A story worth knowing
In a 1982 TU/e interview, founder and trainer Jacques de Mooy said Elephants and former Elephants were closely involved in starting and training clubs in Valkenswaard, Budel and Lelystad.
The historical account places the student club inside the spread of rugby beyond Eindhoven.
Practical details checked against club and rugby sources.
Club and team identity
Each team below is a side the club entered in a named season. Teams stay separate participant identities; they never become duplicate club profiles.
first team · men · fifteens
The official records this profile was checked against, with the date each was checked.
Official E.S.R.C. The Elephants identity, 12 October 1972 founding date, student-club character, Eindhoven locality, Sportcomplex Eindhoven-Noord venue and club website destination. Checked 13 Aug 2026.
Rugby Nederland directory identity, 12 October 1972 founding date, green-and-white colours, student-men category and official website destination for E.S.R.C. The Elephants. Checked 13 Aug 2026.
ESRC The Elephants 1 participation in the completed 2025/26 2e Klasse Heren Zuid first phase. Checked 13 Aug 2026.
Exact public governing-body URL for Rugby Nederland; this destination does not independently establish competition format, season participation, native-data access, or reuse permission. Checked 12 Aug 2026.
Published 2025/26 lower-league family, phase, fixture and result destinations. Checked 10 Aug 2026.
