This weekend Caldy’s 1^st xv have a 7.45 pm Friday night clash at Rotherham’s Clifton Lane ground, the 2^nd xv are playing in the more normal Saturday 3pm slot against an always strong Lymm 2^nd xv at Paton Field and the 3^rd xv travel away to play Helsby’s 1^st xv at 3 pm Saturday.

Rotherham v Caldy tonight 7.45 pm

Newly promoted Rotherham have made an outstanding start to life in the Elior Champ. Last season’s National One champions beat Coventry and Bedford in their first two games at Clifton Lane but came unstuck away at last season’s Champions Worcester Warriors.

Rotherham’s instant acclimatization to the strenuous demands of Champ rugby is not a surprise to knowledgeable rugby supporters. Under the guidance of their Director of Rugby Harvey Biljon, who previously guided Jersey Reds to the Championship title the Titans have recruited well and have the pedigree and the ability to secure their position in the Elior Champ.

Matt Cairns is taking a strong squad to Clifton Lane for a 7.45 pm kick off. Caldy supporters who are unable to travel can watch the match at the clubhouse. The Caldy squad is:

Caldy have only been to Clifton Lane once previously back in 2019, JJ Dickinson and Calum Ridgway the only players from that game still in a Caldy shirt today! Take a look back at a few photos from that game:

Story of the Stats

ELIOR CHAMP RUGBY · ROUND 4

Rotherham Titans v Caldy

Rotherham Titans

• Rotherham Titans have won both of their all-time meetings with Caldy, scoring 62 points to Caldy’s 34 across those two fixtures.
• Isaac Shaw was Rotherham Titans’ standout performer in their most recent match, earning an Impact Score of 8.8 while making 87 metres and contributing 192 kick metres.
• Rotherham Titans have stolen 5 lineouts this season (3rd), averaging 1.7 per match (3rd), a threat that will be tested against Caldy’s league-leading lineout operation.
• Jackson Barling leads the league for tackle turnovers won both in total with 3 and per 80 minutes with 1.5.

Caldy

• Caldy won 100% of their rucks in their most recent match and held 56% of possession.
• Ollie Davies was Caldy’s standout performer in their most recent match, earning an Impact Score of 8.6 by scoring 2 tries and kicking 5 conversions.
• Caldy are joint-top of the league for scrums win rate with a perfect 100%, and they lead the league for mauls won with 28,averaging 9.3 per match.
• Caldy are top of the league for both lineout success rate (90.2%) and second for total lineouts won with 46.
  
  Thanks to Oval Insights for the stats

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Caldy 2^nd xv v Lymm 2^nd xv tomorrow at 3 pm Paton Field

An opening hard-fought league away win at Wirral by 7-62 was just the start that Caldy coach Andrew Soutar would have wanted for his side in the HG Stephenson Premier League. However, this weekend Sooty believes that they will be up against one of the strongest challengers to their status as long unbeaten league champions. “We nearly lost our winning record last September against Lymm. A last-minute score allowed us to scrape home 39-36 and I expect it is going to be a really tight contest again tomorrow.”

Lymm’s 1^st xv are in third position in National 2 West having won 4 of their opening 5 fixtures. This strong early league showing by Lymm’s 1^st xv is particularly commendable given the significant opposition and challenges that they face competing in National 2 West.

Tomorrow, Lymm’s 1^st xv travel to face Taunton and during the season amongst other long-range fixtures they will have to travel to Redruth, Exeter, Barnstaple, Plymouth (Devenport RFC), Bristol (Old Redcliffians RFC), Clifton, Cinderford (Gloucester), and Western Super Mare (Hornets). Their other ‘away’ trips to Loughborough, Hereford (Luctonians), Hinkley and Bournville are almost local derbies by comparison!

This will be a really tough fixture for Caldy’s 2^nd xv and Sooty and CJ are hoping to get a lot of support from the Bank to encourage their young side. The match kicks off at 3 pm.

Andrew Soutar and Christian Jones have picked the following squad for the match against Lymm

15. G Mault, 14. F McGrath 13. E Banks 12. C Brown 11. E Edwards 10. C Attis 9. F Davies 1. M Rabbette 2. M Wilson 3. M Sangare 4. R Williams 5. M Faasavalu 6. F Collins 7. J Wilson 8. E Dale 16. T Bywater 17. C Ford 18. L Denn 20. J Done

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Helsby v Caldy 3^rd xv.

Last week, playing an exhilarating brand of rugby, the 3^rd xv showed what they can produce with a 52-10 win in the Trevolution division 3 west league against Port Sunlight. 1^st xv. This weekend they travel to take on another 1^st xv in Helsby.

The Rav3rs team to play Helsby away, 3 o’clock ko

15. J Pickering 14. G Wratten 13. H Williams 12. J Manuel 11. R Hughes 10. H Pickering 9. A Horrocks 1. H Evans 2. T Hughes 3. T Williams 4. B Banks 5. M Jones 6. H Wilson 7. K Austin 8. D Edge

Community Rugby – Sunday 11th October 

Next up, we renew local rivalries with our friends from Birkenhead Park with the Minis away and the Juniors at home. Our u13s have a match versus Sale and u14s have a double header with Warrington joining Park.

u12s girls at home Caldy Ravens v Chester Eagles, ko 1.00pm

With all Juniors at home, u15s and u16s will play Caldy side to facilitate the u13 and u14 on the smaller Glasspool pitches.

For the u17s Junior Colts, it’s Cheshire Cup action with an 1^st round scintillating match-up away at Sale !

Sunday 11th October as follows :

u6s training at home
u7s, u8s, u9s, u10s, u11s away v Birkenhead Park
u12s to be confirmed
u12s Girls at home v Chester Eagles – ko 1.00pm
u14s – u18s Girls training at home
u13s at home v Sale
u14s at home v Birkenhead Park / Warrington
u15s, u16s at home v Birkenhead Park
u17s Junior Colts away v Sale, Cheshire Cup round one – ko 12.30pm
u18s Senior Colts – rest week

Caldy Ravens – u12s Girls first home game  

Guinness Men’s Six Nations 2027 tickets ballot

The 6 Nations 2027 is coming into view and we have reserved a number of tickets for England’s home games at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.

Sunday 14^th February – England v France ko 15.10

Saturday 20^th February – England v Italy ko 16.40

Saturday 13^th March – England v Scotland ko 16.40

We have reserved tickets for both the France and Scotland games. All tickets for the France and Scotland games are priced at £135, with a £30 additional admin fee. 

Tickets for the Italy game may also be available but will be purchased on a demand basis and are at a similar price bracket.

Members are invited to enter a ballot for tickets using the link below and submitting requests via the google form. Members can initially apply for up to 4 tickets for each game. 

The ballot will be run week commencing 12^th October from all requests submitted via forms at that point. Good luck !

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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.