Caldy RFC

Caldy Rugby Club is an English rugby union club which play in Champ Rugby, the second tier of English rugby, following their promotion from National League 1 at the end of 2021–22. Their home stadium is Paton Field in Thurstaston on the Wirral Peninsula.

Caldy

Full name	Caldy Rugby Club
Union	Cheshire RFU
Nickname(s)	The Ravers
Founded	1924; 101 years ago (1924)
Location	Thurstaston, Merseyside, England
Ground(s)	Paton Field (Capacity: 4,000)
Chairman	Mark Loughran
Coach(es)	Matt Cairns
League(s)	Champ Rugby
2024–25	11th
Team kit
Official website
caldyrugbyclub.com

On 23 April 2022 Caldy reached the highest level in the club's history when they beat title rivals Sale 13–9 in front of a crowd of 3,000 at Paton Field to win National League 1 and gain promotion to the RFU Championship (tier 2) for the 2022–23 season.

Honours

• National Old Boys Sevens Winners: 1970–71
• Cheshire Cup winners (6): 1971, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
• North West 2 champions: 1997–98
• South Lancs/Cheshire 1 champions: 2002–03
• North Division 2 West champions: 2004–05
• North Division 1 champions: 2006–07
• National League 2 North champions (2): 2016–17, 2019–20^[1]
• National League 1: champions 2021–22

Current standings

2025–26 Champ Rugby table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Ampthill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Play-off semi-finals
2	Bedford Blues	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Caldy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Play-off quarter-finals
4	Cambridge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Chinnor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Cornish Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Coventry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Doncaster Knights	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Ealing Trailfinders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Hartpury University	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	London Scottish	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Nottingham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation play-off
13	Richmond	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Worcester Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegated

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Number of matches won
2. Number of matches drawn
3. Difference between points for and against
4. Total number of points for
5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
6. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Johnson Chandigere Hooker England Ollie Hearn Hooker England Ted Stagg Hooker England Rhys Williams Hooker Wales Louis Beer Prop England Ciaran Booth Prop Ireland Andrew Darlington Prop Netherlands Matt Deehan Prop England Jack Ellam Prop England Ryan Higginson Prop England Liam Isaacs Prop England Ben Jones Prop Wales Robin Lowndes Prop England Matthew Mountney Prop England Matthew Rabbette Prop England Nathan Rushton Prop England Will Sanderson Prop England Joe Sproston Prop England Freddie Arista Lock England Callum Atkinson Lock Scotland Ben Eaves Lock England Adam McNamee Lock Ireland Sam Olyott Lock England Callum Ridgway Lock England Adam Aigbokhae Back row England Finn Collins Back row England JJ Dickinson Back row England Sam Dickinson Back row England Adam Kelly Back row England Paul Lewis Back row England Ewan Murphy Back row England Tom Sanders Back row England Freddie Stevenson Back row England

Player Position Union Jacob Ainscough Scrum-half England Lewis Barker Scrum-half England Rhys Hayes Scrum-half England Chris Pilgrim Scrum-half England Jacob Mitchell Scrum-half England Nye Thomas Scrum-half England Ollie Wynn Scrum-half England Rob Cooke Fly-half England Max Jones Fly-half England Will Robinson Fly-half England Sam Rogers Fly-half England Michael Cartmill Centre England Martin Gerrard Centre England Joe Murray Centre England Connor Wilkinson Centre England Michael Barlow Wing England Efan Edwards Wing Wales Tom Parry Wing England Nicholas Royle Wing England Toby Elkerton Fullback England Matt Gallagher Fullback England Matt Kilcourse Fullback England Tom Williams Fullback Wales

International players

• Ben Johnston (England)
• Chris Bentley (England Under 21)
• Andy Maxwell (England)
• Gavin Kerr (Scotland)
• Shaun Woof (England Under 21)
• Gavin Woods (England Counties)
• Stuart Turner (England)
• Sam Dickinson (England Saxons)
• Elliot Gourlay (Scotland Under 20)
• Rhys Björn Hayes (Sweden Rugby)
• Andy Darlington (Netherlands)