Altrincham Kersal RFC

Altrincham Kersal

Full name	Altrincham Kersal Rugby Football Club
Union	Cheshire RFU
Nickname(s)	AK
Founded	1897;128 years ago (1897)
Location	Timperley, Trafford, England
Ground(s)	Stelfox Avenue
Chairman	Tim Marston
Captain(s)	Steve Richardson
League(s)	Regional 2 North West
2024–25	7th
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/altrinchamkersalrfc/

Altrincham Kersal Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Timperley, Trafford. The club runs three senior men's teams, and mini and junior rugby from age 5. ^[1] The first XV currently play in Regional 2 North West, a level six league in the English league system, following the club's promotion as champions of Lancs/Cheshire 1 at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Honours

• North-West East 1 champions: 1991–92
• Lancs/Cheshire 1 champions (3): 1996–97, 2014–15, ^[2] 2018–19 ^[3]
• Cheshire Plate winners: 1997-98 ^[4]
• North Division 1 West champions (2): 2003–04, ^[5] 2010–11 ^[6]
• Cheshire Vase winners (2): 2011, ^[7] 2014

Notable players

England

The following Altrincham Kersal players have represented England at full international level.

• Frank Handford
• Mark Cueto
• John Orwin

British and Irish Lions

The following Altrincham Kersal players have also represented the British and Irish Lions.

• Frank Handford: 1910
• Mark Cueto

References

1. Club website home page
2. "2014-2015 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
3. "2018-19 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
4. "ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 16 JUNE 1998" (PDF). Cheshire RFU. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
5. "2003–2004 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
6. "2010–2011 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
7. "Cheshire Vase Final - Anselmians 22 Altrincham Kersal 51". Manchester Evening News. 11 May 2011.

External links

• Official club website