Macclesfield R.U.F.C.

Macclesfield
Full nameMacclesfield Rugby Union Football Club
UnionCheshire RFU
Nickname(s)Blues
Founded1874; 150 years ago (1874) (present club formed in 1927; 97 years ago (1927))
LocationMacclesfield, Cheshire, England
Ground(s)Priory Park (Capacity: 1,250 (250 seats)[1][2])
ChairmanRobert Cooke
League(s)National League 2 West
2023–24Promoted from Regional 1 North West (champions)
Team kit
Official website
www.macclesfieldrufc.co.uk
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Macclesfield RUFC is a rugby union team based in the Cheshire town of Macclesfield and operates three senior sides, senior and junior colts and ten mini/junior teams.[3] The first XV currently play in the fourth tier of the English rugby union system, National League 2 West, following their promotion from Regional 1 North West at the end of the 2023–24 season. The second XV plays in the Cotton Traders Premier League and the third XV play in NOWIRUL division 3.

  1. ^ "Cheshire FBU Response to 'Draft' Corporate Plan & IRMP 2011/2012" (PDF). Cheshire Fire Authority. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Harper hoping for a Macc makeover". The RUGBYPaper. No. 441. Rugby Paper Ltd. 26 February 2017. p. 43.
  3. ^ Club website 'About our Club' page