Wirral Rugby Football Club is a
rugby union club based in Thornton Common Road,
Clatterbridge,
Wirral,
England. It has many mini, junior teams from under-7s upwards, and runs colts and four senior men's teams, a ladies team (Wirral Warriors) and girls age group teams. The club was formed in 1937 and was based at the school in
Hooton, and since 1967, at its present ground. The first team play in
Regional 1 North West, a fifth level league in the
English league system. The team used to be called the "Old Wirralians" due to its historical association with
Wirral Grammar School. A former notable player is
Matt Cairns
Matt Cairns (born 31 March 1979) is a former rugby union footballer who played at hooker for Harlequins and has been capped for the England national side as well as representing England in the Saxons and Sevens teams as well as at several ag ...
who played for England against South Africa in the first test of 2007.
Honours
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South Lancs/Cheshire 2
Lancs/Cheshire Division Two (usually referred to as Lancs/Cheshire 2) was a regional English Rugby Union league for teams in Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and Greater Manchester at level 9 of the English rugby union system. Teams were promo ...
champions: 2001–02
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Cheshire Plate winners: 2003
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Cheshire Vase winners (2): 2009, 2018
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South Lancs/Cheshire 1
Lancs/Cheshire Division 1 (usually referred to as Lancs/Cheshire 1) was a regional English Rugby Union league for teams from Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and Greater Manchester, ranked at tier 8 of the English league system. The top tw ...
champions: 2009–10
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North 1 West champions: 2013–14
References
External links
Wirral RUFC
{{Rugby union in England
English rugby union teams
1937 establishments in England
Rugby clubs established in 1937
Sport in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral