Caldy RFC
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.
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| 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
- 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
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| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | |||||||
| 1 | Jersey Reds | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 804 | 391 | 413 | 18 | 0 | 100 | ||||||
| 2 | Ealing Trailfinders | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 915 | 359 | 556 | 19 | 3 | 98 | ||||||
| 3 | Coventry | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 733 | 523 | 210 | 18 | 1 | 88 | ||||||
| 4 | Bedford Blues | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 697 | 619 | 78 | 16 | 3 | 67 | ||||||
| 5 | Cornish Pirates | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 510 | 516 | −6 | 7 | 2 | 61 | ||||||
| 6 | Doncaster Knights | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 565 | 583 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 52 | ||||||
| 7 | Hartpury | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 504 | 571 | −67 | 7 | 3 | 50 | ||||||
| 8 | Ampthill | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 512 | 626 | −114 | 10 | 3 | 47 | ||||||
| 9 | Nottingham | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 548 | 655 | −107 | 12 | 3 | 43 | ||||||
| 10 | Caldy | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 452 | 721 | −269 | 8 | 3 | 39 | ||||||
| 11 | London Scottish | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 419 | 706 | −287 | 5 | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| R | Richmond | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 413 | 762 | −389 | 5 | 4 | 21 | ||||||
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| Green background Champions (there is no promotion this season). Red background will be relegated. Updated: 29 April 2023 Source: "The Championship". England Rugby. | |||||||||||||||||
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)
- Sam Dickinson (England Saxons)
- Elliot Gourlay (Scotland Under 20)
Rhys Björn Hayes (Sweden Rugby)
Andy Darlington (Netherlands)
References
- "Honours". Caldy RUFC. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
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