That Friday Feeling – 19th April 2024

Tomorrow Championship leaders Ealing Trailfinders come to Paton Field to take on the Ravers in their penultimate home game in this Championship season. Over the last few years Ealing have consistently been the strongest side outside the Premiership. Earlier this year Ealing narrowly lost the semi – final of the Premiership Cup against Leicester Tigers after dominating for large parts of the game.

Ravers’ supporters understand how difficult matches against fully professional sides are but they also understand that upsets do happen, with none bigger than last season’s giant killing at Paton when previously unbeaten Ealing were vanquished 26-24 with a try from Caldy’s Louis Beer in the last play of the game. The video clip of the score and the unbridled jubilation from a clutch of Caldyminis went viral throughout the rugby world, racking up more than 5 million views within 48 hours. To repeat the feat is going to be quite a challenge!

Earlier on Saturday Caldy’s 2nd xv will play their final game of the Halbro Premier League against 2nd placed Preston Grasshoppers with an early midday kick off at Paton Field. Hoppers have enjoyed a terrific latter half of the season winning their last 9 games and they pose a significant threat to Caldy’s remarkable 5 year unbeaten streak. It promises to be a very hard fought but enthralling encounter

Head Coach Matt Cairns has selected the following squad for Saturday’s 1st XV Championship fixture at Paton Field against Ealing Trailfinders with a 3 pm kick off.

1. R.Higginson
2. M. Gallagher
3. N. Rushton  (Captain)
4. C. Atkinson
5. A. McNamee
6. S. Olyott
7. T. Woodman
8. C Ridgway
9. J. Murray
10. R. Hayes
11. B.Jones
12. C Wilkinson
13. M. Cartmill
14. W. Robinson
15. M.Kilcourse
16. O Hearn
17. A. Aigbokhae
18. J. Sproston
19. A. Kelly
20. S. Dickinson
21. O. Wynn
22. M. Barlow
23. N. Royle

We will mark the passing of our former Chairman, sponsor & one of our club’s longest and most dedicated supporters, Russell Black, with a minute’s silence before kick off at 3 pm.

Community Rugby
We are now entering the festival season for the Mini’s and it is great to see that after quite a few years’ hiatus, Caldy u12s will be hosting the u12 Cheshire Festival this Sunday. Teams will be turning up from 09.30 at Paton Field with the games getting under way from 11.00 across the 1^st and 2^nd team pitches. We are expecting quite a few cars and people on site, so there will be no other training or games at Home this Sunday.

Sunday 21 April
– u6s No training at home
– u7s – u11s Minis all away at Cheshire Festivals hosted by
Bowdon, Macclesfield, Chester, Sandbach,
Winnington Park or Whitchurch Festival
– u12s Minis at home hosting Cheshire u12s Festival at Paton Field

– u13s Juniors away TBC
– u14s Juniors at away Caldy v Ellesmere Port & Anselmians
– u15s Juniors at away Caldy v Wirral
– u16s Juniors rest weekend
– Girls TBC
– u17s Junior Colts no game
– u18s Senior Colts end of season celebration tonight at Paton Field

Everyone is welcome to please come along to Paton Field / JJ’s Bank to support all the Caldy teams this weekend

Good luck to all the Caldy teams & enjoy your rugby !