After two weekends without Champ rugby round 20 sees the Ravers travelling to Thame to take on Chinnor. Since their elevation to the Champ 8th placed Chinnor have wasted little time in putting down a considerable marker that signals they are here to stay. They have realistic top six ambitions for this season and will have targeted this fixture for a 5-point haul. Chinnor bested Caldy in an emphatic 28-36 five point victory at Paton Field back in November 2025 with powerful Georgian loose head prop Ramaz Rukhadze opening the try scoring for Chinnor and former Bath and Ealing Trailfinders number 10 bagging an 11-point haul. This powerful performance by Chinnor was acknowledged by Ravers’ supporters who considered Chinnor to be the best side to have visited Paton Field in the 2025/26 season
Caldy has yet to win against the Thame side since their promotion to level 2 and Head Coach Matt Cairns has no illusions of the size of tomorrow’s task. “Chinnor are very well coached and consistently do the simple things brilliantly, which is the hallmark of all top sides. We will have to match them physically and be pretty much error free if we are to get anything out of the game”
Two of Caldy’s Welsh contingent Dan Owen and Jordan Jones are involved in lambing and other seasonal farming duties and accordingly are not available for the Ravers this weekend. However, to maintain the Ravers’ IQ levels Cairns has been able to draft in two other Welshmen into the match day squad. 19-year-old former Anselmian Dylan Hodkinson starts his second game for Caldy, and debutant backrower Huw Davies will enter the fray from the bench.
Caldy’s Head Coach Matt Cairns has picked the following squad for tomorrow’s away fixture against Chinnor at the Rectory Pavilion, Kingsey Road.
The match against Chinnor kicks off at 3.00 pm.
1. Monty Weatherby
2. Ollie Hearn
3. Joe Sproston
4. Max Loboda
5. Dylan Hodkinson
6. Sam Olyott
7. Callum Ridgway
8. JJ Dickinson (c)
9. Ollie Wynn
10. Kieran Wilkinson
11. Will Robinson
12. Michael Barlow
13. Connor Wilkinson
14. Rhys Tudor
15. Charlie Hyde
Replacements : Matt Gallagher, Nathan Rushton, Ryan Higginson,
Martin Gerrard, Huw Davies, Tom Akehurst, Matt Kilcourse, Lewis Barker
For those unable to travel to Chinnor tomorrow this game will be live streamed on TV in the clubhouse
Caldy Clubhouse Bars & Kitchen catering open from 1.00pm tomorrow
Caldy’s 2nd xv match against Sale FC has been forfeited by the Manchester club as they were not able to raise a side.
The 3rd xv travel to play second placed Birchfield in the Nowirul 3rd division west fixture.
Saturday 21st March – NOWIRUL Div 3 West
Birchfield v Caldy 3rd xv kick off 3.00 pm at Wilmere Lane, Widnes WA8 5UP
Rav3rs squad for tomorrow’s away game ;
1. Harry Evans
2. Dave Edge
3. Grant Wratten
4. Ben Wilson
5. Elliot Cotton
6. Tom Marray
7. Ewan Dale
8. tbc
9. Adam Horrocks
10. Felix Clarke
11. Ben Leek
12. Tom Shanahan (c)
13. tbc
14. Leo Grist-Corf
15. Harri Williams
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Community Rugby – Sunday 22nd March
This Sunday, we have a cornucopia of Cheshire Cup action with the highlight of Caldy hosting the u12 Cheshire Cup Festival at Paton Field.
Good luck to all the teams in action this Sunday. In addition, to the Cheshire Cup Festival, we also have the Senior Colts last home game vs Lymm.
u6s no training
u7s Cheshire Festival at Bowden
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
Girls no training
u13s Cheshire Cup Cluster at Chester
u14s Cheshire Plate Semi-Final v Hoylake away
u15s tbc
u16s Cheshire Bowl Final v Winnington Park at Lymm
Junior Colts away on tour !
Senior Colts Cheshire Cup Semi-Final v Lymm 2.00 pm kick off at Paton Field
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Good luck to everyone & enjoy your rugby this 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
Saturday 28th March – Champ Rugby round 21
Caldy v Ealing Trailfinders kick off 3.00 pm at Paton Field
Match Tickets are available to buy here : https://caldyrugbyclub.com/buy-tickets-membership/
Hospitality details & bookings please contact Kenzie email : [email protected]
Saturday 28th March – NOWIRUL Div 3 West
Caldy 3rd xv v Sefton 2nd xv kick off 3.00 pm at Paton Field
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Events coming up
Caldy RFC End of Season Ball
Caldy RFC End of Season Ball is now open for bookings !
Whether you’d like a table for family, friends, colleagues, or just a small group. It’s a great opportunity to enjoy a fantastic evening’s entertainment at Thornton Hall Hotel including welcome drinks, 3 course dinner, Senior Rugby Awards, live music plus £1000 prize box !
Don’t miss out – book your places / table today and be part of this special end of season celebration.
Community Rugby section – please contact Mary Campbell 07940 233303 to book
Senior Rugby section & all others – please contact Lynn Ridgway 07714 992685 to book
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Caldy RFC’s first-ever Armed Forces Day will be taking place on Saturday 11th April at Paton Field. This special day celebrates and supports our Armed Forces community, and we would love for you to be part of it.
There will be Champ Rugby – Caldy v Hartpury, plus Div 3 West – Rav3rs v Crosby St Mary’s.
The day will be a joint fundraiser for Caldy RFC and our charity partner Walking With The Wounded (WWTW), a UK charity that supports veterans living with physical, mental, or social injuries, helping them regain purpose and independence.
We welcome bookings of any size into our ‘Mess Hall’, whether you’d like a table for family, friends, colleagues, or just a small group. It’s a great opportunity to enjoy a fantastic day at the club, support a worthy cause, and connect with the wider Caldy RFC community.
Don’t miss out – book your table today and be part of this special day !
Please contact Kenzie Allen :
email : [email protected]
mobile : 07940 233303
Join us on Friday 15th May at Heswall Golf Club for the Caldy RFC Golf Day.
Team stableford competition with a shotgun start, food included and prizes throughout the day.
£595 per team of four ball ( VAT included)
Prizes for nearest the pin, longest drive, beat the pro and team places.
To enter or for more information please contact Kenzie Allen :
email : [email protected]
mobile : 07940 233303
