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

P

Sedgley Park

26

24

1

931

384

547

19

1

118

2

Fylde

25

21

1

3

849

401

448

19

1

106

3

Hull Ionians

26

19

0

7

850

610

240

16

3

95

4

Rotherham Titans

26

15

0

11

810

570

240

15

5

80

5

Otley

25

15

0

10

594

553

41

11

6

77

6

Tynedale

26

13

0

13

594

674

−80

10

7

69

7

Chester

26

13

0

13

620

629

−9

9

6

67

8

Wharfedale

26

10

0

16

602

574

28

9

10

59

9

Sheffield Tigers

26

11

0

15

510

660

−130

6

56

10

Sheffield

26

9

0

17

605

679

−74

11

5

52

11

Preston Grasshoppers

26

8

1

17

543

725

−182

9

8

51

12

Huddersfield

25

11

0

14

530

690

−160

6

5

50

−5

R

Blaydon

25

4

1

20

416

907

−491

8

3

24

−5

R

Harrogate

26

5

0

21

418

816

−398

4

23

−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: 29 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.