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| Full name | Macclesfield Rugby Union Football Club | |
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| Union | Cheshire RFU | |
| Nickname(s) | Blues | |
| Founded | 1874 (present club formed in 1927) | |
| Location | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | |
| Ground(s) | Priory Park (Capacity: 1,250 (250 seats)[1][2]) | |
| Chairman | Robert Cooke | |
| League(s) | National League 2 West | |
| 2023–24 | Promoted from Regional 1 North West (champions) | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
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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.
- ^ "Cheshire FBU Response to 'Draft' Corporate Plan & IRMP 2011/2012" (PDF). Cheshire Fire Authority. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Harper hoping for a Macc makeover". The RUGBYPaper. No. 441. Rugby Paper Ltd. 26 February 2017. p. 43.
- ^ Club website 'About our Club' page