Sefton RUFC
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Sefton Rugby Union Football Club is an amateur rugby union
team who are based in Liverpool
, England
. Sefton, is the oldest established Rugby Union
Club in Liverpool
. Situated in the West Derby
district of the city, the Club can now claim to field sides from all age groups most weeks of the season. The club is also home to Liverpool Buccaneers
who train and play at sefton from april through to september.
area of Liverpool
Just of Leyfield Road. The clubhouse has had a lot of work done to it in recent years. Most notably including the installation of a brand new kitchen and flooring throughout the changing rooms. The club also has its own carpark that is capable of holding all the cars visiting on busy match days. Sefton has three rugby pitches that are maintained throughout the year. currently two of those pitches are equipped with full pitch flood lights and there are plans to get the third pitch flood lit too. Sefton's 1XV pitch has had a lot of time and money invested into it, In 2010 receiving a drainage system to help prevent any waterlogged games. The pitch also has a stand for supporters/substitutions/coaches which all-in-all makes this pitch possibly the best in the league.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
team who are based in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Sefton, is the oldest established Rugby Union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
Club in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
. Situated in the West Derby
West Derby
West Derby is a suburb in the north of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is also a Liverpool City Council ward. At the 2001 Census, the population of the ward was 14,801 .-History:...
district of the city, the Club can now claim to field sides from all age groups most weeks of the season. The club is also home to Liverpool Buccaneers
Liverpool Buccaneers
Liverpool Buccaneers Rugby League Football Club are an amateur rugby league club from West Derby in Liverpool. The team play home games at Sefton RUFC in West Derby. Currently they play in the North West Premier division of the Rugby League Conference and the North West Merit League.-History:The...
who train and play at sefton from april through to september.
Current squad
| Name | Position | Nationality | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Armstrong | Hooker |  England |
1XV |
| Billy Coulter | Hooker | 1XV | |
| Brian Gardner | Prop | England |
1XV |
| Stuart Bailey (c) | Prop | England |
1XV |
| James Letherbarrow | Prop | England |
1XV |
| Kevin Mainwaring | Prop | England |
1XV |
| Grant Leary | Lock | England |
1XV |
| Geraint Thomas | Lock |  Wales |
1XV |
| John Evans | Flanker | England |
1XV |
| Louis Kempster | Flanker | England |
1XV |
| Tom Fletcher | No 8 | England |
1XV |
| Nathan Smith | No 8 | England |
1XV |
| Matthew Thomas | Scrum Half | Wales |
1XV |
| Jamie Luck | Scrum Half | Wales |
1XV |
| Adam Marnell | Fly Half | England |
1XV |
| Wayne Osbourne | Fly Half | England |
1XV |
| Stephen Moffatt | Centre | England |
1XV |
| Pete Hamlin | Centre | 1XV | |
| Colin Pascoe | Centre | England |
1XV |
| Jamie Cuthbertson | Wing |  Scotland |
1XV |
| Dave Stanistreet | Wing | England |
1XV |
| Andy Thompson | Wing | England |
1XV |
| Liam Brown | Full Back | England |
1XV |
| James Corlett | Full Back | England |
1XV |
| Ste Downing | Flanker | England |
1XV |
Location
Sefton RUFC Is located on Thornhead lane in the West DerbyWest Derby
West Derby is a suburb in the north of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is also a Liverpool City Council ward. At the 2001 Census, the population of the ward was 14,801 .-History:...
area of Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
Just of Leyfield Road. The clubhouse has had a lot of work done to it in recent years. Most notably including the installation of a brand new kitchen and flooring throughout the changing rooms. The club also has its own carpark that is capable of holding all the cars visiting on busy match days. Sefton has three rugby pitches that are maintained throughout the year. currently two of those pitches are equipped with full pitch flood lights and there are plans to get the third pitch flood lit too. Sefton's 1XV pitch has had a lot of time and money invested into it, In 2010 receiving a drainage system to help prevent any waterlogged games. The pitch also has a stand for supporters/substitutions/coaches which all-in-all makes this pitch possibly the best in the league.