Peterlee & Horden RFC

Horden & Peterlee Rugby Club

Full name	Horden and Peterlee Rugby Football Club
Union	Durham County RFU
Founded	1925 (1925)
Location	Peterlee, County Durham, England
Ground(s)	Eden Park
Captain(s)	Christopher Wood
League(s)	Durham/Northumberland 1
2019–20	11th
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/hordenrugbyclub

Horden & Peterlee Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club who play in the Durham/Northumberland 1.

History

Horden & Peterlee Rugby Football Club was formed in 1925.

• Official Club History

Club Structure

Horden and Peterlee have four senior teams within the club.

• 1st Team
• 2nd Team (Harlequins)
• 3rd Team (Spartans)
• Ladies Team (Valkyries)

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Niall Greenlaw Hooker England Chris Wood Hooker England Michael Thompson Prop England Gareth Malcolm Prop England Harvey Ward Prop England Paul James Prop England John Paul Cairnes Prop England Paul Malcolm Lock England Craig Heckles Lock England Andrew Wood Lock England Ciaran Render Lock England Mark Hendry Lock Scotland Kieren Corner Lock England Phil Coxon Lock England Carl Brown Back row England Alex Key Back row England Andrew King Back row England Brad Jackson Back row England Ryan Holloway Back row England Carl Oliver Back row England Jamie Lawrence Back row England Luke Watson Back row England Liam Ellis Back row England

Player Position Union Neil Hartley Scrum-half England Stephen Hunt Scrum-half England Joe Thubron Fly-half England Andrew Turner Fly-half England Ben Crake Centre England Darren Edwards Centre South Africa Dale Thompson Centre England Andrew Docherty Centre England David Heckles Centre England Andrew Crossley Centre England Jonny Dixon Centre England Reece Brown Wing England David Smith Wing England Adam Richardson Wing England David Mason Wing England Ethan Dowse Wing England Niall Sidney Fullback Scotland Zak Robinson Fullback England

Mini & Junior

Horden have a very successful mini & junior set up with teams from U8 > U18. February 2012, saw Horden have their U13s, U16s and U18s all in the respective County Cup semi-finals for the 2011/12 season. Horden now have successful U15's and U18's girls teams.

A number of players from Horden have gone on to represent Durham County and the club currently has a number of players at the regional school of rugby.

Rivals

In recent years, Horden's main rivals have been Hartlepool Rovers. West Hartlepool are the other main local derby.

Club Honours

• Durham/Northumberland Division 1 champions (4): 1991-92, 2001-02, 2005-06, 2013-14
• North East 2 Champions (1): 1993-94

External links

• [www.pitchero.com/clubs/hordenrugbyclub - Official Club Website]