Caldy
Full nameCaldy Rugby Club
UnionCheshire RFU
Nickname(s)The Ravers
Founded1924 (1924)
LocationThurstaston, Merseyside, England
Ground(s)Paton Field (Capacity: 4,000)
ChairmanGary Devaney
Coach(es)Matt Cairns
League(s)RFU Championship
2022–2310th
Team kit
Official website
caldyrugbyclub.com

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.

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

Current standings

2023–24 RFU Championship Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1Ealing Trailfinders65012271141135126
2Doncaster Knights7502205178274125
3Bedford Blues6501233136974024
4Coventry7403232164686022
5Nottingham8404229252-236022
6Cornish Pirates6402176112643120
7Ampthill7304193204-114117
8Hartpury8305205237-323217
9Caldy6303137197-603015
10London Scottish7106129193-64239
11Cambridge8107154333-179329
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background Champions (qualify for Promotion play-off if eligible).
Red background will be relegated (there is no relegation this season).
Updated: 26 December 2023
Source: "The Championship". England Rugby.

Current Squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Adam Aigbokhae Prop
Andrew Darlington Prop England England

International players

  • England Ben Johnston (England)
  • England Chris Bentley (England Under 21)
  • England Andy Maxwell (England)
  • Scotland Gavin Kerr (Scotland)
  • England Shaun Woof (England Under 21)
  • England Gavin Woods (England Counties)
  • England Stuart Turner (England)
  • England Sam Dickinson (England Saxons)
  • Scotland Elliot Gourlay (Scotland Under 20)
  • Wales Sweden Rhys Björn Hayes (Sweden Rugby)
  • Netherlands Andy Darlington (Netherlands)

References

  1. "Honours". Caldy RUFC. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

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