Caldy Rugby Football Club
# Caldy Rugby Football Club

Caldy Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team which play in the Championship, the second tier of English rugby, following their promotion from National League 1 at the end of 2021-22. Their home stadium is Paton Field in Thurstaston.

On 23 April 2022 Caldy reached the highest level in the club's history when they beat title rivals Sale 13–9 in front of a crowd of 3,000 at Paton Field to win National League 1 and gain promotion to the RFU Championship (tier 2) for the 2022–23 season.

## Honours

* National Old Boys Sevens Winners: 1970–71
* Cheshire Cup winners (6): 1971, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
* North West 2 champions: 1997–98
* South Lancs/Cheshire 1 champions: 2002–03
* North Division 2 West champions: 2004–05
* North Division 1 champions: 2006–07
* National League 2 North champions (2): 2016–17, 2019–20
* National League 1: champions 2021–2022

## Current standings

2022–23 RFU Championship Table

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| | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ealing Trailfinders | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 547 | 248 | 299 | 12 | 2 | 62 |
| 2 | Jersey Reds | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 441 | 274 | 167 | 11 | 0 | 61 |
| 3 | Coventry | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 393 | 320 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 47 |
| 4 | Bedford Blues | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 449 | 413 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 43 |
| 5 | Doncaster Knights | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 367 | 327 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 39 |
| 6 | Hartpury | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 319 | 339 | −20 | 4 | 2 | 38 |
| 8 | Caldy | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 322 | 392 | −70 | 7 | 1 | 32 |
| 8 | Cornish Pirates | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 275 | 312 | −37 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| 9 | Nottingham | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 326 | 382 | −56 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Ampthill | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 278 | 308 | −30 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Richmond | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 282 | 443 | −161 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| 12 | London Scottish | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 241 | 482 | −241 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 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 Championship winners will be promoted to the Premiership, subject to minimum standards criteria. Red background will be relegated. Updated: 30 January 2023 Source: "The Championship". England Rugby. |||||||||||||||

## International players

* Ben Johnston (England)
* Chris Bentley (England Under 21)
* Andy Maxwell (England)
* Gavin Kerr (Scotland)
* Shaun Woof (England Under 21)
* Gavin Woods (England Counties)
* Stuart Turner (England)
* Sam Dickinson (England Saxons)
* Elliot Gourlay (Scotland Under 20)
* Rhys Björn Hayes (Sweden Rugby)
