Caldy Rugby Club is an English rugby union club which play in the RFU Championship, the second tier of English rugby, following their promotion from National League 1 at the end of 2021–22. Their home stadium is Paton Field in Thurstaston on the Wirral Peninsula.
Full name | Caldy Rugby Club | |
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Union | Cheshire RFU | |
Nickname(s) | The Ravers | |
Founded | 1924 | |
Location | Thurstaston, Merseyside, England | |
Ground(s) | Paton Field (Capacity: 4,000) | |
Chairman | Gary Devaney | |
Coach(es) | Matt Cairns | |
League(s) | RFU Championship | |
2022–23 | 10th | |
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Official website | ||
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On 23 April 2022 Caldy reached the highest level in the club's history when they beat title rivals Sale 13–9 in front of a crowd of 3,000 at Paton Field to win National League 1 and gain promotion to the RFU Championship (tier 2) for the 2022–23 season.
Honours edit
- National Old Boys Sevens Winners: 1970–71
- Cheshire Cup winners (6): 1971, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
- North West 2 champions: 1997–98
- South Lancs/Cheshire 1 champions: 2002–03
- North Division 2 West champions: 2004–05
- North Division 1 champions: 2006–07
- National League 2 North champions (2): 2016–17, 2019–20[1]
- National League 1: champions 2021–22
Current standings edit
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Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | |||||||
1 | Ealing Trailfinders | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 764 | 405 | 359 | 15 | 2 | 77 | Champions | |||||
2 | Coventry | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 698 | 428 | 270 | 15 | 2 | 73 | ||||||
3 | Cornish Pirates | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 552 | 380 | 172 | 11 | 1 | 70 | ||||||
4 | Bedford Blues | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 578 | 504 | 74 | 13 | 4 | 65 | ||||||
5 | Doncaster Knights | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 495 | 486 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 57 | ||||||
6 | Hartpury University | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 584 | 537 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 54 | ||||||
7 | Ampthill | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 536 | 579 | -43 | 13 | 2 | 51 | ||||||
8 | Nottingham | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 459 | 607 | -148 | 12 | 2 | 42 | ||||||
9 | London Scottish | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 482 | 577 | -95 | 9 | 7 | 34 | ||||||
10 | Caldy | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 407 | 647 | -240 | 8 | 1 | 31 | ||||||
11 | Cambridge | 19 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 354 | 759 | -405 | 6 | 5 | 19 | ||||||
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Green background Champions (ineligible for Promotion play-off). Updated: 11 May 2024 Source: "The Championship". England Rugby. |
Current squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
International players edit
- Ben Johnston (England)
- Chris Bentley (England Under 21)
- Andy Maxwell (England)
- Gavin Kerr (Scotland)
- Shaun Woof (England Under 21)
- Gavin Woods (England Counties)
- Stuart Turner (England)
- Sam Dickinson (England Saxons)
- Elliot Gourlay (Scotland Under 20)
- Rhys Björn Hayes (Sweden Rugby)
- Andy Darlington (Netherlands)