North Manchester RUFC

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North Manchester Rugby Club
Arms of the City of Manchester.svg
Full nameNorth Manchester Rugby Union Football Club
Union Lancashire RFU
Nickname(s)T'North
Founded1921;103 years ago (1921)(as Prestwich RUFC)
Location Moston Manchester, England
Ground(s)The Tudor Lodge Playing Fields, Victoria Avenue East, M40 5SH (Capacity: 250)
ChairmanDaniel Park
PresidentJohn Greenwood
Coach(es)Andrew Donley (Head), Gary Pugh (Forwards)
Captain(s)Michael Moore, Lewis Barnes (Vice-Captain)
Official website
www.northmanchesterrufc.co.uk

North Manchester Rugby Club (aka North Manchester RUFC) is an amateur sports club situated 5 miles north of the center of Manchester. It is the only rugby union club within the city of Manchester, north of the center.

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Established originally in 1921 in Prestwich as Prestwich Rugby Union Football Club, the club moved to Rhodes Cricket Club in 1951 and changed its name to Prestwich & Middleton Rugby Union Football Club.

A further move in 1985, this time to the current ground Tudor Lodge in Moston saw the club rename again, this time to North Manchester RUFC. In 1991 the club merged with the struggling Oldham Colleges Rugby Union Football Club, maintaining the name of North Manchester.

Club Honours

Club Kit

1st XV Kit
PeriodBrandMain Shirt Sponsor (Front)
1921/2017No BrandVaried
2017/18No BrandLACA Transport
2018/19No BrandLACA Transport
2019/20 Teejac Search
2020/21 Teejac Greengate Metals
2021/22 Teejac Greengate Metals
2022/23 Teejac Greengate Metals
2023/24 Teejac Greengate Metals
2024/25 O'Neills BDSS LTD Traffic Management Services

Season Summaries

1st XV
LeagueLeague PositionPWDLPFPA+/-TBLBPoints
1998/1999

North Lancashire Division 2

3129033071391680014
1999/2000

North Lancashire Division 2

2129033421082340018
2000/2001

North Lancashire Division 2

515816289250390017
2001/2002

North Lancashire Division 2

9184014170457-287008
2002/2003

North Lancashire Division 2

514608214364-1500012
2007/2008

North Lancashire Division 2

6196112289335-460011
2008/2009

North Lancashire Division 2

617908321351-300018
2009/2010

North Lancashire Division 2

6191009420347730020
2010/2011

North Lancashire Division 2

220150559725534212375
2011/2012

North Lancashire Division 1

11269215359572-2131344
2012/2013

North Lancashire Division 1

11214017211767-556124
2013/2014

Lancashire Division 2

121201075615460215097
2014/2015

North Lancashire Division 1

10203017171711-5402014
2015/2016

Lancashire (North)

112660202301010-7802320
2016/2017

Lancashire (North)

9207013361509-1486630
2017/2018

Lancs/Cheshire Division Three (North)

613607193315-1222329
2017/2018

Lancs/Cheshire Division Three (League Cup)

77304172137353212
2018/2019

ADM First Division

6186012274517-2434130
2021/2022

ADM Division 1

11181017114383-269015
2022/2023

Counties 4 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire

9182016178615-43721-13
2023/2024

NOWIRUL Division 3 Central

41812065093801290167
2024/2025

NOWIRUL Division 3 Central

2nd XV
LeagueLeague PositionPWDLPFPA+/-TBLBPoints
2010/2011

NOWIRUL Division 5 East

22416088254333920072
2011/2012

NOWIRUL Division 5 East

32214176174951220065
2012/2013

NOWIRUL Division 4 East

10205114343629-2860029
2013/2014

NOWIRUL Division 4 East

92411112589602-130058
2014/2015

NOWIRUL Division 4 East

92411013586718-1320056
2015/2016

NOWIRUL Division 4 East

9228113405463-580045
2016/2017

NOWIRUL Division 4 East

9228014472717-2450048
2018/2019

NOWIRUL Division 5 East

51610065524001520039
2021/2022

NOWIRUL Division 5 East

716907387320670039
2023/2024

NOWIRUL Division 5 East

Playing Squad

2023/2024
NameNicknamePositionNationality
Matt BramwellFront RowEnglish
Imran DonnelanImmyPropEnglish
Dan ParkPropEnglish
Gary PughPropEnglish
Philip PughGarconFront RowEnglish
Ben RamsdenDaveHookerEnglish
Nathan SmithFront RowEnglish
Craig BradyAce / Unassuming CraigSecond RowEnglish
Lewis Barnes (Vice-Captain)Big LewSecond RowEnglish / Irish
Callum LewisKennySecond RowEnglish
Ben TaylorPushback / GlassbackSecond RowEnglish
Tom BennetFlankerEnglish
Blaine BradyBraineFlankerEnglish / Irish
Luke BrombyMessiFlankerEnglish
Lewis HigginsFlankerEnglish
Mark PrescottSmithyFlankerEnglish
Colin RobinsonVerneFlankerEnglish
Caleb WilkinsonFlankerEnglish
Mike Moore (Captain)8English
Andy DonleyScrum-HalfEnglish
Kyle HowardScrum-HalfEnglish
Alex LileyWeemanScrum-HalfEnglish
Scott DanbyUncle ScottFly-HalfEnglish
Pete DaviesFly-Half / CentreEnglish
Jac BrombyJacques / PinkyCentreEnglish
Louis GalleyCentreEnglish
Jake SullivanJoffrey / JoffCentreEnglish
Mason BarnesBoyWingerEnglish / Irish
Curtis HarveyCrutFullbackEnglish
Joe SteeleWelsh Dave / TaffWingerWelsh
Matt WilsonWingerEnglish
2024/2025
NameNicknamePositionNationality
Matt BramwellFront RowEnglish
Dan ParkPropEnglish
Gary PughPropEnglish
Ben RamsdenDaveHookerEnglish
Nathan SmithFront RowEnglish
Craig BradyAce / Unassuming CraigSecond RowEnglish
Lewis Barnes (Vice-Captain)Big LewSecond RowEnglish / Irish
Callum LewisKennySecond RowEnglish
Ben TaylorPushback / GlassbackSecond RowEnglish
Tom BennetFlankerEnglish
Blaine BradyBraineFlankerEnglish / Irish
Luke BrombyMessiFlankerEnglish
Lewis HigginsFlankerEnglish
Mark PrescottSmithyFlankerEnglish
Colin RobinsonVerneFlankerEnglish
Mike Moore (Captain)8English
Andy DonleyScrum-HalfEnglish
Scott DanbyUncle ScottFly-HalfEnglish
Pete DaviesFly-Half / CentreEnglish
Jac BrombyJacques / PinkyCentreEnglish
Louis GalleyCentreEnglish
Jake SullivanJoffrey / JoffCentreEnglish
Mason BarnesBoyWingerEnglish / Irish
Curtis HarveyCrutFullbackEnglish
Joe SteeleWelsh Dave / TaffWingerWelsh
Matt WilsonWingerEnglish
Mark LargeFly HalfEnglish
RioCentreEnglish
Steve McKeonScrum HalfEnglish
AlexWingerEnglish
John BrandWingerEnglish
Nate CappsBronsonWingerEnglish
DecScrum-HalfEnglish

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