Horden Rugby Club

Horden & Peterlee Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club who play in the Durham/Northumberland 1.

Horden & Peterlee Rugby Club
Full nameHorden and Peterlee Rugby Football Club
UnionDurham County RFU
Founded1925 (1925)
LocationPeterlee, County Durham, England
Ground(s)Eden Park
Captain(s)Christopher Wood
League(s)Durham/Northumberland 1
2019–2011th
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/hordenrugbyclub

History

Horden & Peterlee Rugby Football Club was formed in 1925.

Club Structure

Horden and Peterlee have four senior teams within the club.

  • 1st Team
  • 2nd Team (Harlequins)
  • 3rd Team (Spartans)
  • Ladies Team (Valkyries)

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Niall Greenlaw Hooker England
Chris Wood Hooker England
Michael Thompson Prop England
Gareth Malcolm Prop England
Harvey Ward Prop England
Paul James Prop England
John Paul Cairnes Prop England
Paul Malcolm Lock England
Craig Heckles Lock England
Andrew Wood Lock England
Ciaran Render Lock England
Mark Hendry Lock Scotland
Kieren Corner Lock England
Phil Coxon Lock England
Carl Brown Back row England
Alex Key Back row England
Andrew King Back row England
Brad Jackson Back row England
Ryan Holloway Back row England
Carl Oliver Back row England
Jamie Lawrence Back row England
Luke Watson Back row England
Liam Ellis Back row England
Player Position Union
Neil Hartley Scrum-half England
Stephen Hunt Scrum-half England
Joe Thubron Fly-half England
Andrew Turner Fly-half England
Ben Crake Centre England
Darren Edwards Centre South Africa
Dale Thompson Centre England
Andrew Docherty Centre England
David Heckles Centre England
Andrew Crossley Centre England
Jonny Dixon Centre England
Reece Brown Wing England
David Smith Wing England
Adam Richardson Wing England
David Mason Wing England
Ethan Dowse Wing England
Niall Sidney Fullback Scotland
Zak Robinson Fullback England

Mini & Junior

Horden have a very successful mini & junior set up with teams from U8 > U18. February 2012, saw Horden have their U13s, U16s and U18s all in the respective County Cup semi-finals for the 2011/12 season. Horden now have successful U15's and U18's girls teams.

A number of players from Horden have gone on to represent Durham County and the club currently has a number of players at the regional school of rugby.

Rivals

In recent years, Horden's main rivals have been Hartlepool Rovers. West Hartlepool are the other main local derby.

Club Honours

References

    • [www.pitchero.com/clubs/hordenrugbyclub - Official Club Website]
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