Seghill RFC
Rugby team
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Full name | Seghill Rugby Football Club |
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Union | Northumberland RFU |
Founded | 1921; 103 years ago (1921) |
Location | Seghill, Northumberland, England |
League(s) | Durham/Northumberland 3 |
2019–20 | 6th |
Official website | |
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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 1999 [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]