Full name | Caldy Rugby Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Ravers |
Founded | 1924 |
Location | Thurstaston, Wirral, England |
Ground(s) | Paton Field (Capacity: 4,000) |
Chairman | Jed Bartley |
Coach(es) | Simon Verbickas, Andi Kiriakou |
League(s) | National League 2 North |
2016–17 | Champions (promoted to National League 1) |
Official website | |
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The Caldy Rugby Football Club (Caldy for short) is an English rugby union team which play in the third tier of English rugby, National League 1. Their home stadium is Paton Field in Thurstaston.
On 8 April 2017 Caldy reached the highest level in the club's history when they beat title rivals Sale 28–26 in front of a crowd of 1,432 at Paton Field (the best attendance at the ground in over a decade) to win National League 2 North and gain promotion to National League 1 (tier 3) for the 2017–18 season. That season they did the double as they won the Cheshire Cup for the 6th time the club's history; beating National League 3 Midlands side, Sandbach, 35–17 in the final.