Seghill RFC

Seghill

Full name	Seghill Rugby Football Club
Union	Northumberland RFU
Founded	1921; 104 years ago (1921)
Location	Seghill, Northumberland, England
League(s)	Durham/Northumberland 3
2019–20	6th
Official website
seghillrfc.rfu.club

Seghill RFC is a rugby union team based in Seghill, Northumberland in north-east England. The club currently competes in Durham/Northumberland 3 the ninth tier of the English rugby union system.

History

The rugby club was founded in 1921 due to the boredom during the 1921 coal stoppage, and revulsion from association football.[1]

Seghill currently reside in Durham/Northumberland 3 since relegation from Durham/Northumberland 2 in 1995 [2]

Honours

• Northumberland Senior Cup (4): 1925, 1929, 1930, 1932

Notable players

• Bill Wallace, one Test match and 6 tour matches for the British & Irish Lions on the 1924 British Lions tour to South Africa.[3]

References

1. "Rugby - Seghill History". Seghill RFC. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
2. "1998-99 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
3. "Our History". Seghill RFC. Retrieved 11 April 2021.