Blaydon RFC

Blaydon
Full name	Blaydon Rugby Football Club
Union	Durham County RFU
Founded	1888; 134 years ago
Location	Swalwell, Tyne and Wear, England
Ground(s)	Crow Trees (Capacity: 2,000 (400 seated))
Chairman	Chris Nunn (C.O.R.)
Coach(es)	Keith Laughlin (Head Coach), Jason Smithson, Sam Stuart, Jim Houghton, Lee Hogarth
League(s)	North Premier
2019−20	Champions (promoted to 2021–22 National League 2 North)
	Team kit
	Team kit
Official website
	www.blaydonrfc.co.uk

Blaydon RFC is an English semi-professional rugby union team. The first team currently play in the fourth tier of the English rugby union system (National League 2 North), having been promoted as champions from North Premier at the end of the 2019–20 season. Their home ground is at Crow Trees, Swalwell, Tyne and Wear.

First team[]

The Blaydon first team are presently the joint third highest placed league team in the North East (behind Premiership side, Newcastle Falcons, National League 1 club Darlington Mowden Park R.F.C. and alongside National League 2 North Tynedale RFC). Due to Blaydon's close proximity to the Falcons, many of the Falcon's academy players are given playing experience at Blaydon.

Current standings[]

2021–22 National League 2 North Table

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Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Losing bonus

Points

1

Hull

20

18

0

2

629

234

395

15

2

89

2

Rotherham Titans

18

15

2

1

621

307

314

12

1

77

3

Fylde

20

16

0

4

673

341

332

11

1

76

4

Sedgley Park

18

14

1

3

632

284

348

13

3

74

5

Stourbridge

18

14

0

4

614

432

182

14

2

72

6

Hull Ionians

20

11

2

7

537

428

109

8

4

60

7

Sheffield Tigers

19

9

0

10

363

442

−79

2

4

42

8

Luctonians

20

8

0

12

387

389

−2

4

6

42

9

Tynedale

20

7

1

12

426

566

−140

7

4

41

10

Loughborough Students

19

7

0

12

418

587

−169

8

5

41

11

Wharfedale

19

7

1

11

354

498

−144

4

2

36

12

Chester

19

7

0

12

381

513

−132

5

1

34

13

Bournville

18

5

1

12

451

560

−109

6

5

33

14

Huddersfield

18

5

0

13

320

481

−161

4

28

15

Harrogate

19

3

0

16

275

654

−379

4

2

18

16

Blaydon

19

2

0

17

312

677

−365

3

2

13

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

Number of matches won
Difference between points for and against
Total number of points for
Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 12 February 2022
Source: "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby.

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
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.^[1]

References[]

^ "National One All time leading scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2017.

Coordinates: 54°57′14.48″N 1°41′33.01″W / 54.9540222°N 1.6925028°W / 54.9540222; -1.6925028

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[1] "National One All time leading scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2017.

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