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 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 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 752 | 385 | 367 | 15 | 2 | 77 | ||||||
| 2 | Coventry | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 686 | 406 | 280 | 15 | 2 | 73 | ||||||
| 3 | Cornish Pirates | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 530 | 368 | 162 | 11 | 1 | 66 | ||||||
| 4 | Bedford Blues | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 544 | 473 | 71 | 12 | 4 | 60 | ||||||
| 5 | Doncaster Knights | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 475 | 474 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 53 | ||||||
| 6 | Ampthill | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 500 | 535 | -35 | 12 | 2 | 50 | ||||||
| 7 | Hartpury University | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 540 | 501 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 49 | ||||||
| 8 | Nottingham | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 459 | 607 | -148 | 12 | 2 | 42 | ||||||
| 9 | London Scottish | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 451 | 543 | -92 | 8 | 6 | 32 | ||||||
| 10 | Caldy | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 376 | 619 | -243 | 7 | 1 | 26 | ||||||
| 11 | Cambridge | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 326 | 728 | -402 | 5 | 4 | 17 | ||||||
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| Green background Champions (qualify for Promotion play-off if eligible). Updated: 4 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)
