# Caldy RFC

Caldy Rugby Club is an English rugby union club which play in the RFU 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 the Wirral Peninsula.
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 2021–22

## Current standings

2024–25 RFU Championship table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ealing Trailfinders | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 548 | 213 | +335 | 10 | 1 | 51 | Promotion place |
| 2 | Bedford Blues | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 305 | 242 | +63 | 6 | 0 | 38 | |
| 3 | Coventry | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 301 | 253 | +48 | 6 | 0 | 38 | |
| 4 | Nottingham | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 297 | 217 | +80 | 5 | 3 | 32 | |
| 5 | Hartpury University | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 294 | 245 | +49 | 6 | 2 | 32 | |
| 6 | Cornish Pirates | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 254 | 225 | +29 | 4 | 3 | 31 | |
| 7 | Doncaster Knights | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 275 | 242 | +33 | 4 | 3 | 27 | |
| 8 | London Scottish | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 250 | 303 | −53 | 4 | 3 | 23 | |
| 9 | Chinnor | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 236 | 240 | −4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | |
| 10 | Ampthill | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 193 | 355 | −162 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| 11 | Cambridge | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 188 | 474 | −286 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| 12 | Caldy | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 191 | 323 | −132 | 3 | 2 | 13 | Relegation place |
* 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

## Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Johnson Chandigere | Hooker | England |
| Ollie Hearn | Hooker | England |
| Ted Stagg | Hooker | England |
| Rhys Williams | Hooker | Wales |
| Louis Beer | Prop | England |
| Ciaran Booth | Prop | Ireland |
| Andrew Darlington | Prop | Netherlands |
| Matt Deehan | Prop | England |
| Jack Ellam | Prop | England |
| Ryan Higginson | Prop | England |
| Liam Isaacs | Prop | England |
| Ben Jones | Prop | Wales |
| Robin Lowndes | Prop | England |
| Matthew Mountney | Prop | England |
| Matthew Rabbette | Prop | England |
| Nathan Rushton | Prop | England |
| Will Sanderson | Prop | England |
| Joe Sproston | Prop | England |
| Freddie Arista | Lock | England |
| Callum Atkinson | Lock | Scotland |
| Ben Eaves | Lock | England |
| Adam McNamee | Lock | Ireland |
| Sam Olyott | Lock | England |
| Callum Ridgway | Lock | England |
| Adam Aigbokhae | Back row | England |
| Finn Collins | Back row | England |
| JJ Dickinson | Back row | England |
| Sam Dickinson | Back row | England |
| Adam Kelly | Back row | England |
| Paul Lewis | Back row | England |
| Ewan Murphy | Back row | England |
| Tom Sanders | Back row | England |
| Freddie Stevenson | Back row | England |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Jacob Ainscough | Scrum-half | England |
| Lewis Barker | Scrum-half | England |
| Rhys Hayes | Scrum-half | England |
| Chris Pilgrim | Scrum-half | England |
| Jacob Mitchell | Scrum-half | England |
| Nye Thomas | Scrum-half | England |
| Ollie Wynn | Scrum-half | England |
| Rob Cooke | Fly-half | England |
| Max Jones | Fly-half | England |
| Will Robinson | Fly-half | England |
| Sam Rogers | Fly-half | England |
| Michael Cartmill | Centre | England |
| Martin Gerrard | Centre | England |
| Joe Murray | Centre | England |
| Connor Wilkinson | Centre | England |
| Michael Barlow | Wing | England |
| Efan Edwards | Wing | Wales |
| Tom Parry | Wing | England |
| Nicholas Royle | Wing | England |
| Toby Elkerton | Fullback | England |
| Matt Gallagher | Fullback | England |
| Matt Kilcourse | Fullback | England |
| Tom Williams | Fullback | Wales |

## 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)
* Andy Darlington (Netherlands)