Wirral Rugby Club
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Wirral Rugby Club is based in Thornton Common Road, Clatterbridge
, Wirral
, England
. Wirral Rugby Club is a thriving Club on the Wirral. It has many Minis and Juniors teams from under 8s upwards, and runs Colts and Four Senior teams. The Club was formed in 1937 and was based at the School, at Hooton
, and since 1967, at its present ground. As of the 2010/11 season, the first team play in North West One.
The team used to be called the "Old Wirralians" based around Wirral Grammar School
.
One former asset to the club is England debutant Matt Cairns
who played for England against South Africa in the first test of 2007.
Clatterbridge
Clatterbridge is a hamlet located on the Wirral Peninsula, England. It is situated to the west of the town of Bebington, close to the M53 motorway....
, Wirral
Wirral Peninsula
Wirral or the Wirral is a peninsula in North West England. It is bounded by three bodies of water: to the west by the River Dee, forming a boundary with Wales, to the east by the River Mersey and to the north by the Irish Sea. Both terms "Wirral" and "the Wirral" are used locally , although the...
, 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...
. Wirral Rugby Club is a thriving Club on the Wirral. It has many Minis and Juniors teams from under 8s upwards, and runs Colts and Four Senior teams. The Club was formed in 1937 and was based at the School, at Hooton
Hooton, Cheshire
Hooton is a village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England in the south of the Wirral Peninsula near Ellesmere Port.- History :...
, and since 1967, at its present ground. As of the 2010/11 season, the first team play in North West One.
The team used to be called the "Old Wirralians" based around Wirral Grammar School
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Wirral Grammar School for Boys, founded in 1931, is situated on Cross Lane, Bebington, on the Wirral Peninsula in England.-Admissions:It is a foundation school, located within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and requires all potential pupils to take, and pass, the eleven plus exam exam prior to...
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One former asset to the club is England debutant Matt Cairns
Matt Cairns
Matt Cairns is a rugby union footballer who plays at hooker for Harlequins and has been capped for the England national side as well as representing England in the Saxons and Sevens teams as well as at several age group levels...
who played for England against South Africa in the first test of 2007.