# Blaydon RFC > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Blaydon_RFC > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Blaydon_RFC.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaydon_RFC > Source revision: 1352877850 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) English rugby union club, based in Swalwell This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Blaydon RFC" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Rugby team Blaydon Full name Blaydon Rugby Club Union Durham County RFU Founded 1888; 138 years ago (1888) Location Swalwell, Tyne and Wear, England Ground Crow Trees (Capacity: 2,000 (400 seated)) Chairman Chris Nunn (C.O.R.) Coach(es) Alan Tait (Director of Rugby), Alex Tait, Lee Hogarth League Regional 1 North East 2024–25 10th Team kit Official website www.blaydonrfc.co.uk **Blaydon Rugby Club** is an English semi-professional [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) team. The first team currently play in the fifth tier of the [English rugby union system](/source/English_rugby_union_system) [Regional 1 North East](/source/Regional_1_North_East) following their relegation from [National League 2 North](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_National_League_2_North) at the end of the 2022–23 season. Their home ground is at Crow Trees, [Swalwell](/source/Swalwell%2C_Tyne_and_Wear), [Tyne and Wear](/source/Tyne_and_Wear). ## 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](/source/Durham_County_RFU_Senior_Cup) winners (5): 1996, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013 - [North East 1](/source/North_East_1) champions: 1994–95 - [North 1 v Midlands 1](/source/National_League_3_North#Promotion_play-offs) promotion play-off winner: 2000–01 - [National League 3 North](/source/National_League_2_North) champions: [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_National_Division_Three_North) - [North Premier](/source/North_Premier) champions: 2019−20 ## International players - [Mark Wilson (rugby union)](/source/Mark_Wilson_(rugby_union)) - [Michael Skinner (rugby union)](/source/Michael_Skinner_(rugby_union)) - [Steve Bainbridge](/source/Steve_Bainbridge) - [Trevor Davison](/source/Trevor_Davison) - [Selwyn St. Bernard](/source/Selwyn_St._Bernard) - [Matthew Cook](/source/Matthew_Cook_(rugby_union)) ## Notable former players - [Andrew Baggett](/source/Andrew_Baggett) – [fly-half](/source/Fly-half) who became the all-time [National League 1](/source/National_League_1) points scorer with over 1,700 points, the majority whilst playing for Blaydon. He also represented [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire_Rugby_Football_Union) and [Durham](/source/Durham_County_Rugby_Football_Union) and was part of the Yorkshire side that won the [2008 Bill Beamont Cup](/source/County_Championship_(rugby_union)).[1] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["National One All time leading scorers"](http://rugby.statbunker.com/alltimestats/AllTimeLeadingTopScorers?comp_code=8218482). Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2017. ## External links - [Official website](https://www.blaydonrfc.co.uk/) v t e National League 2 North 2026–27 teams Billingham Chester Darlington Mowden Park Fylde Harrogate Heath Huddersfield Hull Ionians Otley Preston Grasshoppers Sedgley Park Sheffield Tigers Tynedale Wharfedale Former clubs Ampthill Aspatria Barkers Butts Bedford Athletic Beverley Birkenhead Park Birmingham & Solihull Blaydon Bournville Bradford & Bingley Broadstreet Bromsgrove Broughton Park Caldy Cleckheaton Darlington Derby Doncaster Knights Dudley Kingswinford Durham City Halifax Hereford Hinckley Hull Kendal Leeds Tykes Leicester Lions Lichfield Liverpool St Helens Longton Loughborough Students Luctonians Lymm Macclesfield Manchester Morley New Brighton Northern Nuneaton Orrell Peterborough Lions Rotherham Titans Roundhay Rossendale Rugby Lions Sale FC Sandal Scunthorpe Sheffield Solihull South Leicester Stockport Stoke-on-Trent Stourbridge Towcestrians Vale of Lune Walsall Waterloo West Hartlepool Westoe West Park St Helens Whitchurch Winnington Park Worcester Seasons Area League North 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 National Division 4 North 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 National Division 4 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 National Division 4 North 1996–97 National Division 2 North 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 National Division 3 North 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 National League 2 North 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 2026–27 [54°57′14.48″N 1°41′33.01″W / 54.9540222°N 1.6925028°W / 54.9540222; -1.6925028](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Blaydon_RFC¶ms=54_57_14.48_N_1_41_33.01_W_scale:3125_region:GB) This English rugby union team article is a stub. 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