Medicals RFC
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| Full name | Medicals Rugby Football Club |
|---|---|
| Union | Northumberland RFU |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Location | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England |
| Ground(s) | Cartington Terrace, Heaton, Newcastle (Capacity: 1,000) |
| Captain(s) |  Will Moore |
| League(s) | Durham & Northumberland 1 |
| 2022/23 | 4th |
| Official website | |
| www | |
Medicals RFC is a rugby union club in Newcastle Upon Tyne who have been in existence since 1898. They currently play in the Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland league having been promoted from Durham/Northumberland 2 in the 2009-10 season.
Medicals RFC are most famous for the 1995-6 side that reached the final of the RFU Pilkington Shield at Twickenham and won the trophy – beating Helston RFC, Cornwall 16 v 6.
The uniform of the Club is maroon jerseys with white collars, white shorts and maroon stockings with white tops.
Medicals RFC History
[edit]The club was formed in 1898 as the Durham University College of Medicine R.F.C. Medicals RFC was then elected a senior member of the Northumberland Rugby Union in 1920.
A Junior Club between 1934 and 1937 when they were again elected a Senior Member of the N.R.U. They were Northumberland Senior Cup Winners in 1922, 1923, 1952 and 1953.
Club Honours
[edit]- Pilkington Shield winners: 1996
- Northumberland Senior Cup winners (4): 1922, 1923, 1952, 1953
- Northumberland Senior Plate winners (2): 2012, 2022
- Durham/Northumberland 1 champions: 1998–99
- Durham/Northumberland 3 champions: 2006–07
Notable players
[edit]The Club has produced five Internationals:
- Dr EE. Chapman, 1910-14. (The first man to score a try and kick a goal at Twickenham)
- Dr R. Armstrong, 1924.
- Dr Stephen Peel, a wartime cap.
- W.G.D. Morgan, 1960-61.
- O.W.N. Caplan 1978.
Trialists also include Dr G.C.Taylor, Mr G. Scott-Page and Dr Maurice Jones.
RFU Presidents
[edit]Medicals RFC also has the honour and distinction of having two members elected to the position of President of the RFU
- Mr D.D.Serfontein, 1992-1993.
- Mr W.G.D. Morgan 2002-2003
Pilkington Shield (1996)
[edit]The finest hour of the club's achievement was on 4 May 1996 Twickenham, winners of the National Junior Club Knock-out Competition, The Pilkington Shield. Medicals RFC beat Helston RFC (Cornwall) by 16 points to 6.
Current Information
[edit]Currently, Medicals RFC play in Durham/Northumberland 1. Recently Medicals RFC have been successful within the Durham & Northumberland league competitions:
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