Blaydon RFC

Blaydon
Full name	Blaydon Rugby Football Club
Union	Durham County RFU
Founded	1888
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)	National League 2 North
2021–22	14th
	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

2022–23 National League 2 North Table

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Losing bonus

Points

Points adj

1

Sedgley Park

24

22

1

823

360

463

17

1

108

2

Fylde

23

19

1

3

781

366

415

17

1

96

3

Hull Ionians

24

17

0

7

711

577

134

14

3

85

4

Otley

22

15

0

7

552

473

79

11

5

76

5

Chester

24

13

0

11

573

550

23

7

6

65

6

Rotherham Titans

23

12

0

11

687

536

151

12

5

65

7

Tynedale

23

12

0

11

530

557

−27

8

6

62

8

Sheffield Tigers

23

11

0

12

462

509

−47

6

5

55

9

Wharfedale

23

8

0

15

513

0

7

10

49

10

Preston Grasshoppers

24

7

1

16

509

675

−166

8

46

11

Huddersfield

23

10

0

13

484

615

−131

5

45

−5

12

Sheffield

23

7

0

16

506

593

−87

9

5

42

R

Harrogate

24

5

0

19

379

740

−361

3

4

22

−5

R

Blaydon

23

3

1

19

359

805

−446

6

3

18

−5

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. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 1 April 2023

Source: "National League 2 North". RugbyEngland.

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

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.

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