Caldy – That Friday Feeling 14th March ’25

It should be Springtime but the current weather pattern is as bleak and barren as Caldy’s fixture list. There are no games for Caldy tomorrow. The last Championship league fixture at Paton Field was 18th January when the Ravers overcame a good Nottingham side. The next 1st xv fixture at Paton Field is Saturday week, 22nd March when Caldy take on Chinnor in a hugely important fixture.

How any rugby club can build momentum on and off the pitch when the league fixtures are so sporadic and disjointed is questionable, when that rugby club is one of the smallest in the top 4 divisions of English Rugby it is just that much harder.

Caldy depends massively on its strong home support to maintain its Championship status but the haphazard nature of the Championship fixture list breaks up the habit for supporters who in the absence of regular league rugby understandably fill in with other more predictable past times. Something has to change.

This coming Monday the RFU’s ‘National Engagement Roadshow’ touches down at Liverpool St Helens RUFC from 7pm – 9pm and representatives from Caldy will be present to air their views to Bill Beaumont and Bill Sweeney. Bookings for this in-person event are now closed but if you have any views or questions you wish to be raised on your behalf then please email our Club Secretary – [email protected]

u20s Six Nations tonight
Good luck to Tom Burrow, Sale Sharks / Caldy dual-reg lock, who is captaining the England u20s tonight in the fifth and final round of the u20s Six Nations – Wales v England at Cardiff Arms Park kick off 19.30pm. England need to beat Wales to secure back-to-back u20s Six Nations titles and a first Grand Slam since 2021.
You can watch live coverage on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app, with the Wales v England match also available on the Red Button.

Guinness Men’s Six Nations Super Saturday on TV in the clubhouse tomorrow
Italy v Ireland ko 2.15pm
Wales v England ko 4.45pm
France v Scotland ko 8.00pm 

Caldy clubhouse Bar will be open tomorrow from 1.00pm tomorrow 

Community Rugby this Sunday 16th March
It’s the start of the Festival season this Sunday with the Cheshire Mini’s Festival taking place across Cheshire. Good luck to all the Minis teams that have entered !
Caldy will be proudly hosting the u12s Cheshire Festival, so a busy day in prospect at Paton Field ! Consequently, there will be no other home matches or training at Paton Field.
Good luck to the Junior Colts who are playing their final league game of the season in a winner takes all match away at Chester to decide who wins the NW Halbro Junior Colts League A for 24-25 season. Kick-off at 12.00pm.

Minis
u6s no training
u7s Cheshire Festival at Bowdon
u8s Cheshire Festival at Macclesfield
u9s Cheshire Festival at Chester
u10s Cheshire Festival at Sandbach
u11s Cheshire Festival at Winnington Park
u12s Cheshire Festival at Caldy, Paton Field gate opens from 8.30am 
Juniors
u13s away v Birkenhead Park
u14s away tbc 
u15s away v Ormskirk & Sale
u16s away v Birkenhead Park
Girls
u14s, u16s, u18s no training
Junior Colts
u17s away v Chester kick off 12.00pm  
Senior Colts
Rest weekend

Good luck to everyone & enjoy your rugby weekend !

But please remember “No referees, No games” – disrespect or verbal abuse of rugby match officials is totally unacceptable & has no place in rugby.

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Rugby coming up the following weekend :
Caldy 1st xv at Paton Field Saturday 22nd March
The Championship
Caldy 1st xv v Chinnor 1st xv kick off 3.00pm
Match tickets are available to buy via our club website –
please go to https://caldyrugbyclub.com/buy-tickets-membership/

Caldy 2nd xv at Paton Field Saturday 22nd March
Halbro NW Bathtime Premier League
Caldy 2nd xv v Preston Grasshoppers 2nd xv kick off 3.00pm

Caldy 3rd xv at Paton Field Saturday 22nd March
Halbro NW The Bay Travel Div 3 West
Caldy Rav3rs v Ruskin Park kick off 3.00pm

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Save the date
Saturday 14th June 2025
Caldy Rugby Club – End of Season Ball
Details to follow in due course

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Next Dicky’s Dinner SOLD OUT  
Friday 4th April 2025