Caldy Rugby Football Club
The Caldy Rugby Football Club (Caldy for short) is an English rugby union team which play in the fourth tier of English rugby, National League 2 North, following their relegation from National League 1 at the end of 2018-19. Their home stadium is Paton Field in Thurstaston.
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| Full name | Caldy Rugby Football 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 | Jed Bartley | ||
| Coach(es) | Matt Cairns | ||
| League(s) | National League 2 North | ||
| 2019–20 | Champions (promoted to 2020–21 National League 1) | ||
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On 8 April 2017 Caldy reached the highest level in the club's history when they beat title rivals Sale 28–26 in front of a crowd of 1,432 at Paton Field (the best attendance at the ground in over a decade) to win National League 2 North and gain promotion to National League 1 (tier 3) for the 2017–18 season.[1] In the same season they ″did the double″ winning the Cheshire Cup for the 6th time, beating National League 3 Midlands side, Sandbach, 35–17 in the final.[2]
Honours
- 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
Current standings
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | ||||||||
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| 1 | Caldy (C) | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1002 | 279 | 723 | 19 | 0 | 119 | ||||||
| 2 | Fylde | 25 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 790 | 447 | 343 | 16 | 4 | 90 | ||||||
| 3 | Hinckley | 25 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 634 | 461 | 173 | 12 | 5 | 85 | ||||||
| 4 | Sedgley Park | 25 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 627 | 549 | 78 | 11 | 4 | 83 | ||||||
| 5 | Loughborough Students | 25 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 749 | 605 | 144 | 13 | 5 | 74 | ||||||
| 6 | Chester | 25 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 690 | 618 | 72 | 12 | 4 | 70 | ||||||
| 7 | Stourbridge | 25 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 679 | 616 | 63 | 13 | 9 | 68 | ||||||
| 8 | Hull | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 479 | 472 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 63 | ||||||
| 9 | Wharfedale | 25 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 528 | 539 | -11 | 5 | 6 | 59 | ||||||
| 10 | Huddersfield | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 528 | 592 | -64 | 9 | 4 | 57 | ||||||
| 11 | Tynedale | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 583 | 592 | -9 | 10 | 7 | 57 | ||||||
| 12 | Sheffield Tigers | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 516 | 570 | -54 | 5 | 3 | 56 | ||||||
| 13 | Luctonians | 25 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 496 | 609 | -113 | 8 | 8 | 54 | ||||||
| 14 | Otley (R) | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 508 | 628 | -120 | 5 | 5 | 52 | ||||||
| 15 | Preston Grasshoppers (R) | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 385 | 656 | -271 | 3 | 4 | 29 | ||||||
| 16 | Scunthorpe (R) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 341 | 1302 | -961 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 14 March 2020 Source: "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby. | |||||||||||||||||
- Notes
International players
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)
References
- "Caldy land title after stunning fightback". The RUGBYPaper (447). Rugby Paper Ltd. 9 April 2017. p. 32.
- "Battling Sandbach are blown away by big guns". Crewe Chronicle. 19 April 2017.
- "Honours". Caldy RUFC. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
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