Blaydon RFC

Blaydon

Full name	Blaydon Rugby Football Club
Founded	1888 (1888)
Location	Hexham Road, Swalwell, Tyne and Wear NE16 3BN
Ground(s)	Crow Trees
Chairman	Jim Knight
Coach(es)	Micky Ward
League(s)	National League 1
2015–16	11th
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 third tier of the English rugby union system (National League 1), since they won the National Division Three North in 2006–07. Their home ground is at Crow Trees, Swalwell, Tyne and Wear.

Club honours

• North 1 v Midlands 1 promotion play-off winners: 2000–01
• National League 3 North champions: 2006–07

Current standings

2015–16 National League 1 Table
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
1	Richmond (C)	30	23	2	5	854	534	320	16	4	116
2	Hartpury College	30	21	0	9	966	558	408	15	5	104
3	Blackheath	30	21	2	7	794	488	306	9	6	103
4	Ampthill	30	20	2	8	746	620	126	14	5	103
5	Rosslyn Park	30	20	0	10	745	578	167	12	3	95
6	Darlington Mowden Park	30	19	0	11	766	640	126	11	4	91
7	Esher	30	17	0	13	801	603	198	14	6	88
8	Plymouth Albion	30	22	0	8	733	647	86	11	3	72
9	Coventry	30	13	2	15	710	653	57	9	6	71
10	Fylde	30	11	1	18	736	804	–68	11	10	67
11	Blaydon	30	10	0	20	565	772	–207	10	7	57
12	Hull Ionians	30	9	0	21	645	872	–227	10	11	57
13	Loughborough Students	30	9	0	21	680	774	–94	10	9	55
14	Wharfedale (R)	30	6	1	23	592	869	–277	10	7	43
15	Cinderford (R)	30	7	1	22	545	969	–424	7	4	41
16	Henley Hawks (R)	30	6	1	23	478	975	-497	5	3	29
Points system: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 point if a team loses by seven points or less (losing bonus); 1 point if the team scores four or more tries in a match (try bonus) 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: 30 April 2016 Source:

First team

The Blaydon first team are presently the second highest placed league team in the North East (behind Premiership side, Newcastle Falcons). Due to Blaydon's close proximitey to the Falcons, increasingly this season, many of the Falcon's promising academy players have been given invaluable experience at Blaydon. The first team squad is formed entirely by semi-professional players.

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, 4th May, AJ Bell Stadium)

International players

• Selwyn St. Bernard
• Matthew Cook