Caldy RFC

Caldy

Full name	Caldy Rugby Club
Union	Cheshire RFU
Nickname	The Ravers
Founded	1924 (1924)
Location	Thurstaston, Merseyside, England
Ground	Paton Field (Capacity: 4,000)
Chairman	Mark Loughran
Coach	Matt Cairns
League	Champ Rugby
2024–25	11th
Team kit
Official website
caldyrugbyclub.com

Caldy Rugby Club is an English rugby union club which play in Champ Rugby, 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

2025–26 Champ Rugby table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Ealing Trailfinders	26	26	0	0	1125	437	+688	23	0	127	Play-off semi-finals
2	Bedford Blues	26	18	1	7	802	643	+159	20	3	97
3	Coventry	26	16	0	10	1053	723	+330	22	7	93	Play-off quarter-finals
4	Worcester Warriors	26	15	0	11	899	652	+247	21	6	87
5	Chinnor	26	16	0	10	697	635	+62	12	6	82
6	Hartpury	26	15	2	9	772	632	+140	14	3	81
7	Cornish Pirates	26	13	1	12	770	671	+99	16	3	73
8	Doncaster Knights	26	12	3	11	729	655	+74	15	4	73
9	Nottingham	26	12	1	13	639	647	−8	14	8	72
10	Ampthill	26	12	0	14	828	890	−62	18	5	71
11	Caldy	26	9	0	17	574	814	−240	11	5	52
12	Richmond	26	7	1	18	525	823	−298	7	4	41	Relegation play-off
13	London Scottish (R)	26	6	0	20	475	923	−448	8	3	35
14	Cambridge (R)	26	0	1	25	447	1190	−743	7	4	13	Relegated

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2026. Source: England Rugby
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Number of matches won
2. Number of matches drawn
3. Difference between points for and against
4. Total number of points for
5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
6. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Current squad

For player movements before or during the 2025–26 season, see List of 2025–26 Champ Rugby transfers § Caldy.

The Caldy squad for the 2025–26 season is:

Caldy 2025–26 Champ Rugby squad
Props Ryan Higginson Cian Jackson Ralph McEachran Matthew Rabbette Joew Sproston Nathan Rushton Monty Weatherby Hookers Matt Gallagher Ollie Hearn Locks Roubs Birch Adam McNamee Sam Olyott Tom Sanders Jack Wilson	Back row Drew Davison JJ Dickinson Martin Gerrard Patrick Hogg Jordan Jones Max Loboda Reuben Logan Tom Parry Dan Owen Callum Ridgway Scrum-halves Tom Akehurst Tom Hanson Michael McDonald Jacob Mitchell Nye Thomas Ollie Wynn Fly-halves Lewis Barker Dan Rabbette Kieran Wilkinson	Centres Mike Barlow Joe Bedlow Osian Roberts Connor Wilkinson Wings Dylan Carroll Obi Ene Will Robinson Rhys Tudor Lucas Wiggins Fullbacks Charlie Hyde Matt Kilcourse
(c) denotes the team captain. (vc) denotes vice-captain. Bold denotes internationally capped players. ST denotes a short-term signing. Source:

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)
• Will Robinson (Scotland Under 21)

External links

• Official website