Rochdale RUFC
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Full name | Rochdale Rugby Football Club |
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Union | Lancashire RFU |
Founded | 1921; 103 years ago (1921) |
Location | Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England |
Ground(s) | Moorgate Avenue, off Bury Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 5LU |
Chairman | Iain Coates |
President | David Hodgkinson |
Most caps | 1 Daniel Kelly (England) |
League(s) | Regional 2 North East |
2022–23 (Regional 2 North) | 4th |
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Rochdale Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union non-professional team and RFU accredited club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
For the 2023 - 2024 season the first XV plays in Regional 2 North East, a level 6 league in the English league system, following the club's promotion from level 7 at the end of the 2021–22 season.
The first XV are the most successful club in the Lancashire Trophy competition, winning the competition a total of 5 times.
Each weekend the club field 4 senior male sides, a ladies XV, mini & junior teams from under 6's through to senior colts along with 3 Girls teams (U13, U15 & U18s). In the 2018/19 season the club formed its first adult age Ladies team. The 'Expendables' (over 35's) play invitational games during the season.
Daniel Kelly, currently with Leicester Tigers and formerly one of Rochdale RUFC junior players, was selected for his first cap against Canada at Twickenham. [1] and made his international debut for England on 10 July 2021.
Club Honours
- North West 3 champions: 1999–00[2]
- North Lancs/Cumbria champions: 2001–02[3]
- South Lancs/Cheshire 1 champions: 2004–05[4]
- North Division 2 West champions: 2008–09[5]
References
- ^ "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "1999-00 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "2001-02 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "2004-2005 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2008–2009 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
External links
- Official club website
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competitions
- Regional 1 South East
- Regional 1 South Central
- Regional 2 Anglia
- Regional 2 South Central
- Regional 2 South East
- Regional 2 Thames
- London 1 North
- London 2 North East
- London 2 North West
- London 2 South East
- London 2 South West
- London 3 North West
- London 3 South East
- London 3 South West
- London 3 Eastern Counties
- London 3 Essex
- Eastern Counties 1
- Eastern Counties 2
- Eastern Counties 3
- Essex 1
- Hampshire Premier
- Hampshire 1
- Hampshire Cups
- Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex
- Herts/Middlesex 2
- Hertfordshire Cups
- Middlesex Cups
- Kent 1
- Kent 2
- Kent Cups
- Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex
- Counties 2 Surrey
- Counties 3 Surrey
- Counties 4 Surrey
- Counties 5 Surrey
- Surrey Cups
- Counties 2 Sussex
- Sussex 1
- Sussex Cups
- Regional 1 Midlands
- Regional 2 North Midlands
- Regional 2 West Midlands
- Regional 2 East Midlands
- Midlands 2 West (North)
- Midlands 2 West (South)
- Midlands 2 East (North)
- Midlands 2 East (South)
- Midlands 3 West (North)
- Midlands 3 West (South)
- Midlands 3 East (North)
- Midlands 3 East (South)
- Midlands 4 West (North)
- Midlands 4 West (South)
- Midlands 4 East (North)
- Midlands 4 East (South)
- Midlands 5 West (South)
- Leicestershire Cups
- North Midlands Cups
- Staffordshire Cups
- Warwickshire Cups
- Regional 1 North East
- Regional 1 North West
- Regional 2 North
- Regional 2 North East
- Regional 2 North West
- North 1 East
- North 1 West
- North 2 West
- Lancs/Cheshire 1
- Lancs/Cheshire 2
- Cheshire Cups
- Lancashire Cups
- Counties 1 Cumbria
- Cumbria Cups
- Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland
- Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland
- Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland
- Durham Cups
- Northumberland Cups
- Counties 1 Yorkshire
- Counties 2 Yorkshire
- Counties 3 Yorkshire
- Counties 4 Yorkshire
- Yorkshire Cups
- Regional 1 South West
- Regional 2 Severn
- Regional 2 South West
- Counties 1 Southern North
- Counties 1 Southern South
- Counties 1 Western North
- Counties 1 Western West
- Counties 2 Cornwall
- Counties 3 Cornwall
- Cornwall Cups
- Counties 2 Devon
- Counties 3 Devon East
- Counties 3 Devon West
- Devon Cups
- Gloucester Premier
- Gloucester 1
- Gloucester 2 North
- Gloucester 2 South
- Gloucestershire Cups
- Somerset Premier
- Somerset 1
- Somerset 2 North
- Somerset 2 South
- Somerset 3 North
- Somerset 3 South
- Somerset Cups
- Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier
- Oxfordshire Cups
- Dorset & Wilts 1 North
- Dorset & Wilts 1 South
- Dorset & Wilts 2 North
- Dorset & Wilts 2 South
- Dorset & Wilts 3 North
- Division 1
- Division 2
- Division 3
- Anglo-Welsh Cup
- Cornwall/Devon League
- Divisional Championship
- National League 2 South
- North Premier
- RFU Knockout Cup
- South West 1 East
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