South Shields Westoe RFC

South Shields Westoe
Full nameSouth Shields Westoe RFC
UnionDurham County RFU
Founded1875; 149 years ago (1875)
LocationSouth Shields, Tyne and Wear, England
Ground(s)Wood Terrace
ChairmanDerek Tighe
Coach(es)head coach -Chris Judson, forwards coach -Graeme Smith [1]
Captain(s)Andrew Kirton [1]
League(s)Durham/Northumberland 1
2019–204th
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/westoerfc/

South Shields Westoe RFC (formerly Westoe RFC) is a Rugby Union Football Club which currently plays in Durham/Northumberland 1 (tier 7 of the English rugby union system) at Wood Terrace, South Shields.[2][3] The club changed its name from Westoe RFC to South Shields Westoe RFC in August 2015, using the new name from the 2015-16 season onwards.[4]

  1. ^ a b Crickmer, Clive (8 September 2008). "Sam's still the man for Westoe".
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference westrfc1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Westoe RFC". Westoe RFC. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
  4. ^ "Westoe Rugby Club 'driving' forward with a new name and a new sponsor". South Shields Westoe RFC (Pitchero). 18 August 2015.