Blaydon RFC

Blaydon

Full name	Blaydon Rugby Club
Union	Durham County RFU
Founded	1888 (1888)
Location	Swalwell, Tyne and Wear, England
Ground	Crow Trees (Capacity: 2,000 (400 seated))
Chairman	Chris Nunn (C.O.R.)
Coach(es)	Alan Tait (Director of Rugby), Alex Tait, Lee Hogarth
League	Regional 1 North East
2024–25	10th
Team kit
Official website
www.blaydonrfc.co.uk

Blaydon Rugby Club is an English semi-professional rugby union team. The first team currently plays in the fifth tier of the English rugby union system Regional 1 North East and the 2nd XV participates in Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland North. Their home ground is at Crow Trees, Swalwell, Tyne and Wear.

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, 4 May, AJ Bell Stadium)

Honours

• Durham Senior Cup winners (5): 1996, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013
• North East 1 champions: 1994–95
• North 1 v Midlands 1 promotion play-off winner: 2000–01
• National League 3 North champions: 2006–07
• North Premier champions: 2019−20

International players

• Mark Wilson (rugby union)
• Michael Skinner (rugby union)
• Steve Bainbridge
• Trevor Davison
• Selwyn St. Bernard
• Matthew Cook

Notable former players

• Andrew Baggett – fly-half who became the all-time National League 1 points scorer with over 1,700 points, the majority whilst playing for Blaydon. He also represented Yorkshire and Durham and was part of the Yorkshire side that won the 2008 Bill Beamont Cup.

External links

• Official website