North Manchester RUFC explained
Teamname: | North Manchester Rugby Club |
Fullname: | North Manchester Rugby Union Football Club |
Nickname: | T'North |
Founded: | (as Prestwich RUFC) |
Ground: | The Tudor Lodge Playing Fields, Victoria Avenue East, M40 5SH |
Capacity: | 250 |
Chairman: | Daniel Park |
Coach: | Andrew Donley (Head), Gary Pugh (Forwards) |
Captain: | Michael Moore, Lewis Barnes (Vice-Captain) |
Url: | http://www.northmanchesterrufc.co.uk |
President: | John Greenwood |
Manager: | Second XV - Phil Pugh |
North Manchester Rugby Club (aka North Manchester RUFC) is an amateur sports club situated 5 miles north of the center of Manchester. It is the only rugby union club within the city of Manchester, north of the center.
Established originally in 1921 in Prestwich as Prestwich Rugby Union Football Club, the club moved to Rhodes Cricket Club in 1951 and changed its name to Prestwich & Middleton Rugby Union Football Club.
A further move in 1985, this time to the current ground Tudor Lodge in Moston saw the club rename again, this time to North Manchester RUFC. In 1991 the club merged with the struggling Oldham Colleges Rugby Union Football Club, maintaining the name of North Manchester.
Club Honours
Club Kit
Season Summaries
2nd XV!League!League Position!P!W!D!L!PF!PA!+/-!TB!LB!Points2010/2011 NOWIRUL Division 5 East | 2 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 825 | 433 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
2011/2012NOWIRUL Division 5 East | 3 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 617 | 495 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
2012/2013NOWIRUL Division 4 East | 10 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 343 | 629 | -286 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
2013/2014NOWIRUL Division 4 East | 9 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 589 | 602 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
2014/2015NOWIRUL Division 4 East | 9 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 586 | 718 | -132 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
2015/2016NOWIRUL Division 4 East | 9 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 405 | 463 | -58 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
2016/2017NOWIRUL Division 4 East | 9 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 472 | 717 | -245 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
2018/2019NOWIRUL Division 5 East | 5 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 552 | 400 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
2021/2022NOWIRUL Division 5 East | 7 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 387 | 320 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
2023/2024NOWIRUL Division 5 East | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Playing Squad
2023/2024!Name!Nickname!Position!NationalityMatt Bramwell | | Front Row | English |
Imran Donnelan | Immy | Prop | English |
Dan Park | | Prop | English |
Gary Pugh | | Prop | English |
Philip Pugh | Garcon | Front Row | English |
Ben Ramsden | Dave | Hooker | English |
Nathan Smith | | Front Row | English |
Craig Brady | Ace / Unassuming Craig | Second Row | English |
Lewis Barnes (Vice-Captain) | Big Lew | Second Row | English / Irish |
Callum Lewis | Kenny | Second Row | English |
Ben Taylor | Pushback / Glassback | Second Row | English |
Tom Bennet | | Flanker | English |
Blaine Brady | Braine | Flanker | English / Irish |
Luke Bromby | Messi | Flanker | English |
Lewis Higgins | | Flanker | English |
Mark Prescott | Smithy | Flanker | English |
Colin Robinson | Verne | Flanker | English |
Caleb Wilkinson | | Flanker | English |
Mike Moore (Captain) | | 8 | English |
Andy Donley | | Scrum-Half | English |
Kyle Howard | | Scrum-Half | English |
Alex Liley | Weeman | Scrum-Half | English |
Scott Danby | Uncle Scott | Fly-Half | English |
Pete Davies | | Fly-Half / Centre | English |
Jac Bromby | Jacques / Pinky | Centre | English |
Louis Galley | | Centre | English |
Jake Sullivan | Joffrey / Joff | Centre | English |
Mason Barnes | Boy | Winger | English / Irish |
Curtis Harvey | Crut | Fullback | English |
Joe Steele | Welsh Dave / Taff | Winger | Welsh |
Matt Wilson | | Winger | English | |
2024/2025!Name!Nickname!Position!NationalityMatt Bramwell | | Front Row | English |
Dan Park | | Prop | English |
Gary Pugh | | Prop | English |
Ben Ramsden | Dave | Hooker | English |
Nathan Smith | | Front Row | English |
Craig Brady | Ace / Unassuming Craig | Second Row | English |
Lewis Barnes (Vice-Captain) | Big Lew | Second Row | English / Irish |
Callum Lewis | Kenny | Second Row | English |
Ben Taylor | Pushback / Glassback | Second Row | English |
Tom Bennet | | Flanker | English |
Blaine Brady | Braine | Flanker | English / Irish |
Luke Bromby | Messi | Flanker | English |
Lewis Higgins | | Flanker | English |
Mark Prescott | Smithy | Flanker | English |
Colin Robinson | Verne | Flanker | English |
Mike Moore (Captain) | | 8 | English |
Andy Donley | | Scrum-Half | English |
Scott Danby | Uncle Scott | Fly-Half | English |
Pete Davies | | Fly-Half / Centre | English |
Jac Bromby | Jacques / Pinky | Centre | English |
Louis Galley | | Centre | English |
Jake Sullivan | Joffrey / Joff | Centre | English |
Mason Barnes | Boy | Winger | English / Irish |
Curtis Harvey | Crut | Fullback | English |
Joe Steele | Welsh Dave / Taff | Winger | Welsh |
Matt Wilson | | Winger | English |
Mark Large | | Fly Half | English |
Rio | | Centre | English |
Steve McKeon | | Scrum Half | English |
Alex | | Winger | English |
John Brand | | Winger | English |
Nate Capps | Bronson | Winger | English |
Dec | | Scrum-Half | English | |
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