John Bailey 1930-2020
It is with deep regret I have to inform the club of the passing of John Bailey today after a long illness. He has been confined to Hoylake Cottage Hospital for over 18 months. Jon Joined the Club in the…
It is with deep regret I have to inform the club of the passing of John Bailey today after a long illness. He has been confined to Hoylake Cottage Hospital for over 18 months. Jon Joined the Club in the…
Last Saturday’s emphatic 41-7 victory over a powerful Loughborough Students side was a very good result in difficult conditions for league leaders Caldy. The platform for the win was laid down by their dominant pack and a suffocating defensive effort…
The first match after the Christmas break is always a challenge so last week’s 40-7 victory against as tough a side as 4th placed Sheffield Tigers should have been hugely pleasing for all at Caldy. However not everyone seemed as…
Last time out Caldy recorded a sparkling win away to close rivals Chester with a comprehensive 7 try performance to end the calendar year unbeaten at the top of the National 2 North league table. The firmness and pace of…
According to Stourbridge’s Director of Rugby Neil Mitchell, Caldy produced a rugby master class in last Saturday’s 54-7 demolition of the Midlands side. It wasn’t a perfect performance by the league leaders, but it was close to it. The level…
Last week Caldy returned from the 350-mile round trip to Tynedale satisfied with a 47-14 bonus point win away to a good side who made them battle for the victory as Head Coach Matt Cairns acknowledged. “The score didn’t really…
Last week’s 49- 21 victory over North West rivals Preston Grasshoppers gave Caldy 10 wins from 10 outings and should have kept a smile on the face of Director of Rugby Gareth Davies. However, although Caldy’s normally taciturn supremo was…
Last Saturday looked to be a most difficult day for Caldy and their opponents Scunthorpe RFC and as Caldy’s former President John Butler explained it was nothing to do with rugby. “After the previous week’s tragic news of the very…
Last week’s hard earned 25-18 win over close rivals Fylde RFC was not enough to lift the Wirral side back to the top of the table after the previous week’s postponement against Sedgley Park but with eight wins out of…
Last week’s weather induced postponement of Caldy’s match away to third placed Sedgley Park left the door open for this week’s visitors to Paton Field to supplant the Wirral club at the top of the National 2 North league table.…