Rochdale RUFC

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Rochdale RUFC
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Full nameRochdale Rugby Union Football Club
Union Lancashire RFU
Founded1921;104 years ago (1921)
Location Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England
Ground(s)Moorgate Avenue, off Bury Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 5LU
Most caps Daniel Kelly (England) {1}
League(s) Regional 2 North East
2024–251st
Official website
www.rrufc.org/site/

Rochdale Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union, non-professional team and RFU accredited club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. The first XV currently play in Regional 2 North East, a level 6 league in the English league system, following the club's promotion from North 2 West at the end of the 2021–22 season. The first XV are the most successful club in the Lancashire Trophy competition, winning the competition five times. The frist XV finished 2024-25 season as champions of Regional North East 2.

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The club has just under six hundred register players across senior and all age grades. Each weekend the club field three senior male sides, a ladies XV, mini & junior teams from under-6's through to senior colts along with three girls teams (U13, U15 & U18s). In the 2018–19 season the club formed its first adult age ladies team. The 'Expendables' (over-35's) play invitational games during the season.

Daniel Kelly, currently with Leicester Tigers and formerly a Rochdale RUFC junior players, was selected for his first cap against Canada at Twickenham and made his international debut for England on 10 July 2021. [1]

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References

  1. "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. "1999-00 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. "2001-02 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  4. "2004-2005 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  5. "2008–2009 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 December 2014.