{{Short description|English rugby union club, based in Swalwell}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2009}} {{Use British English|date=June 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox rugby team | teamname = Blaydon | image = Blaydon rfc logo.png | imagesize = 100 | fullname = Blaydon Rugby Club | union = [[Durham County Rugby Football Union|Durham County RFU]] | location = [[Swalwell, Tyne and Wear|Swalwell]], [[Tyne and Wear]], England | founded = {{Start date and age|1888}} | chairman = Chris Nunn (C.O.R.) | coach = Alan Tait (Director of Rugby), Alex Tait, Lee Hogarth | league = [[Regional 1 North East]] | season = 2024–25 | position = 10th | ground = Crow Trees | capacity = 2,000 (400 seated) | url = https://www.blaydonrfc.co.uk/ |pattern_la1= |pattern_b1=_thinblacksides |pattern_ra1= |pattern_sh1= |pattern_so1= _blacktop |leftarm1= ff0000 |body1= ff0000 |rightarm1=ff0000 |shorts1=000000 |socks1=ff0000 }}
'''Blaydon Rugby Club''' is an English semi-professional [[rugby union]] team. The first team currently play in the fifth tier of the [[English rugby union system]] [[Regional 1 North East]] following their relegation from [[2022–23 National League 2 North|National League 2 North]] at the end of the 2022–23 season. Their home ground is at Crow Trees, [[Swalwell, Tyne and Wear|Swalwell]], [[Tyne and Wear]].<!-- ==First team== The Blaydon first team are presently the joint third highest placed league team in the North East (behind [[English Premiership (rugby union)|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. -->
==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 County RFU Senior Cup|Durham Senior Cup]] winners (5): 1996, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013 * [[North East 1]] champions: 1994–95 * [[National League 3 North#Promotion play-offs|North 1 v Midlands 1]] promotion play-off winner: 2000–01 * [[National League 2 North|National League 3 North]] champions: [[2006–07 National Division Three North|2006–07]] * [[North Premier]] champions: 2019−20
==International players== * {{flagicon|England}} [[Mark Wilson (rugby union)]] * {{flagicon|England}} [[Michael Skinner (rugby union)]] * {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Bainbridge]] * {{flagicon|England}} [[Trevor Davison]] * {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Selwyn St. Bernard]] * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Matthew Cook (rugby union)|Matthew Cook]]
==Notable former players== * {{flagicon|ENG}} [[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 Rugby Football Union|Yorkshire]] and [[Durham County Rugby Football Union|Durham]] and was part of the Yorkshire side that won the [[County Championship (rugby union)|2008 Bill Beamont Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rugby.statbunker.com/alltimestats/AllTimeLeadingTopScorers?comp_code=8218482 |title=National One All time leading scorers |publisher=Rugby Statbunker |date=29 April 2017 }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website}}
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