Blaydon RFC
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| Full name | Blaydon Rugby Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1888 | |
| Location | Hexham Road, Swalwell, Tyne and Wear NE16 3BN | |
| Ground(s) | Crow Trees | |
| Chairman | Jim Knight | |
| Coach(es) | Micky Ward | |
| League(s) | National League 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 11th | |
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Blaydon RFC is an English semi-professional rugby union team. The first team currently play in the third tier of the English rugby union system (National League 1), since they won the National Division Three North in 2006–07. Their home ground is at Crow Trees, Swalwell, Tyne and Wear.
Club honours
- North 1 v Midlands 1 promotion play-off winners: 2000–01
- National League 3 North champions: 2006–07
Current standings
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| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | |||||||
| 1 | Hartpury College | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 634 | 186 | 448 | 14 | 0 | 70 | ||||||
| 2 | Birmingham Moseley | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 402 | 310 | 92 | 6 | 1 | 51 | ||||||
| 3 | Plymouth Albion | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 430 | 287 | 143 | 8 | 3 | 51 | ||||||
| 4 | Blackheath | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 376 | 261 | 115 | 8 | 1 | 49 | ||||||
| 5 | Ampthill | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 369 | 294 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 47 | ||||||
| 6 | Coventry | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 438 | 354 | 84 | 6 | 2 | 40 | ||||||
| 7 | Rosslyn Park | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 369 | 286 | 83 | 4 | 5 | 35 | ||||||
| 8 | Old Albanian | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 360 | 375 | −15 | 8 | 3 | 35 | ||||||
| 9 | Loughborough Students | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 435 | 473 | −38 | 7 | 1 | 34 | ||||||
| 10 | Cambridge | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 371 | 469 | −98 | 8 | 2 | 34 | ||||||
| 11 | Esher | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 376 | 388 | −12 | 6 | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| 12 | Fylde | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 326 | 457 | −131 | 7 | 3 | 30 | ||||||
| 13 | Darlington Mowden Park | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 257 | 400 | −143 | 3 | 2 | 25 | ||||||
| 14 | Hull Ionians | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 279 | 458 | −179 | 2 | 4 | 22 | ||||||
| 15 | Blaydon | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 296 | 520 | −224 | 5 | 3 | 18 | ||||||
| 16 | Macclesfield | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 293 | 493 | −200 | 4 | 3 | 17 | ||||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. | |||||||||||||||||
First team
The Blaydon first team are presently the second highest placed league team in the North East (behind Premiership side, Newcastle Falcons). Due to Blaydon's close proximitey to the Falcons, increasingly this season, many of the Falcon's promising academy players have been given invaluable experience at Blaydon. The first team squad is formed entirely by semi-professional players.
Youth rugby
Blaydon run various youth teams, ranging from under-7 to under-19.
Best results
- Under-19 (2008): National semi-final [v Harrogate, 16 March, Crow Trees]
- Under-17 (2009–10): National Plate semi-final [v Sheffield, 23 March, Crow Trees]
- Under-17 (2013–14): National Shield winners (v Dartfordians, 4th May, AJ Bell Stadium)
International players
References
Coordinates: 54°57′14.48″N 1°41′33.01″W / 54.9540222°N 1.6925028°W