▁The ▁main ▁aim ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁is ▁to ▁create ▁playing ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁every ▁group ▁within ▁the ▁London ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁H ack ney ▁and ▁surrounding ▁areas , ▁from ▁mini ▁level ▁continu ously ▁up ▁to ▁senior ▁level . ▁The ▁local ▁newspaper , ▁the ▁H ack ney ▁Gazette , ▁reports ▁on ▁the ▁club ' s ▁progress ▁throughout ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Form ation ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁for ▁former ▁pup ils ▁of ▁Wood berry ▁Down ▁Com pre h ensive ▁School . ▁The ▁newly ▁created ▁Old ▁Griff ins ▁Rugby ▁Football ▁Club ▁adopted ▁the ▁school ' s ▁colours , ▁mot to , ▁and ▁the ▁Griff in ▁from ▁the ▁school ▁cr est . ▁ ▁Despite ▁its ▁affili ation , ▁the ▁Old ▁Griff ins ▁was ▁an ▁open ▁club ▁from ▁its ▁early ▁days , ▁though ▁it ▁only ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁H ack ney ▁R FC ▁when ▁it ▁entered ▁into ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁H ack ney ▁Council ▁over ▁the ▁vac ant ▁Spring ▁Hill ▁Rec re ation ▁Gr ound . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁XV ▁and ▁Lad ies ▁ 1 st ▁XV ▁plays ▁in ▁a ▁quarter ed ▁k it , ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁ 3 ▁colours ▁from ▁the ▁Old ▁Griff ins ▁combined ▁with ▁a ▁fourth ▁colour ▁( green ) ▁gained ▁from ▁partner ing ▁with ▁a ▁French ▁club . ▁The ▁other ▁sides ▁play ▁in ▁variations ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Old ▁Griff ins ▁colours ▁ ▁Club house ▁fire ▁ ▁The ▁prospect s ▁for ▁H ack ney ▁R FC ▁were ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁when ▁its