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| Full name | Stockton Rugby Football Club | ||
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| Union | Durham County RFU | ||
| Founded | 1873 | ||
| Ground(s) | The Grangefield Ground | ||
| Chairman | Graham Newton | ||
| President | Brendan Thornton | ||
| Director of Rugby | Scott Powell | ||
| Coach(es) | Mark Skirving Robert Green Geoff Parling Shaun McLaren | ||
| Captain(s) | Charlie Doherty | ||
| League(s) | Regional 2 North | ||
| 2023–24 | 11th (relegated to Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland | ||
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Stockton Rugby Football Club is an English amateur rugby union club, situated in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. Founded in 1873, it currently competes in the Durham/Northumberland 1 division, the seventh tier of the English rugby union league system, following their relegation from Regional 2 North in 2024.[1] They have played at The Grangefield Ground since 2015, after their move from Norton.[2]
The club were known in their earlier days for having an excellent young team.[3] The introduction of professionalism into the game resulted in the club having a major downfall, though have recently recovered, and are currently respected for their constant pushes for promotion.[3]
Scott Powell serves as director of rugby. Mark Skirving, Robert Green, Geoff Parling and Shaun McLaren are the other members of the coaching staff, their most recent league finish was fifth out of fourteen participating teams in the 2019–20 season; the season was abandoned prior to the season's conclusion due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The club currently runs six senior teams, four academy teams, six junior teams and three women's teams.[4]
- ^ "Durham/Northumberland One". Pitchero. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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