Blaydon

Full name	Blaydon Rugby Club
Union	Durham County RFU
Founded	1888; 136 years ago (1888)
Location	Swalwell, Tyne and Wear, England
Ground(s)	Crow Trees (Capacity: 2,000 (400 seated))
Chairman	Chris Nunn (C.O.R.)
Coach(es)	Keith Laughlin (Head Coach), Jason Smithson, Sam Stuart, Jim Houghton, Lee Hogarth
League(s)	National League 2 North
2022–23	13th relegated to Regional 1 North East
Team kit
Official website
www.blaydonrfc.co.uk

Blaydon Rugby Club is an English semi-professional rugby union team. The first team currently play in the fifth tier of the English rugby union system Regional 1 North East following their relegation from National League 2 North at the end of the 2022–23 season. Their home ground is at Crow Trees, Swalwell, Tyne and Wear.

Youth rugby

Blaydon run various youth teams, ranging from under-7 to under-19.

Best results

• Under-19 (2008): National semi-final [v Harrogate, 16 March, Crow Trees]
• Under-17 (2009–10): National Plate semi-final [v Sheffield, 23 March, Crow Trees]
• Under-17 (2013–14): National Shield winners (v Dartfordians, 4 May, AJ Bell Stadium)

Honours

• Durham Senior Cup winners (5): 1996, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013
• North East 1 champions: 1994–95
• North 1 v Midlands 1 promotion play-off winner: 2000–01
• National League 3 North champions: 2006–07
• North Premier champions: 2019−20

International players

• Mark Wilson (rugby union)
• Michael Skinner (rugby union)
• Steve Bainbridge
• Trevor Davison (rugby union)
• Selwyn St. Bernard
• Matthew Cook

Notable former players

• Andrew Baggett – fly-half who became the all-time National League 1 points scorer with over 1,700 points, the majority whilst playing for Blaydon. He also represented Yorkshire and Durham and was part of the Yorkshire side that won the 2008 Bill Beamont Cup.^[1]