Old Wheatleyans RFC

Our 1st XV Captain James Fisher, his partner Gabby and colleagues at CTT Private Client (who have sponsored two of our players this season) are doing the 3 Peak Challenge this weekend 🤩

Fishy 🗣️
In Memory of Tim Whitehouse – Supporting Mind
This year, we are coming together to raise funds for Mind, in memory of our colleague and friend, Tim Whitehouse.
Tim worked alongside us and made a lasting impact on so many people. In his memory, we want to do something positive and meaningful — supporting a cause that helps others when they need it most.

Show your support for them and the wonderful charity Mind ❤️

Donate here ⬇️

https://www.justgiving.com/page/ctt-group-2

Our 2026/27 league 🤩🏉

Some new grounds to visit, some old rivalries renewed… and we can’t wait to get started.

A night celebrating our incredible 1st XV ❤️

Ant & Dec (Dru & Lowey) handed over the hosting baton to Mini Ant & Dec (Stef & Moff), while Wrighty & Craigy dipped in and out presenting awards & of course dishing out the yearly 🍻

Clarky presented the majority of the awards and spoke brilliantly about his team & his love for the club, while Phill delivered yet another belting poem👏

We say it a lot, but where this team was 18 months ago compared to where it is today is unbelievable. From being one game away from pulling out of the league due to availability issues, to finishing this season just one win away from promotion.

That turnaround is down to an unbelievable group of players, coaches, presidents, volunteers and everyone who gives their time to the Wheats.

THERE WERE SOME MASSIVE MOMENTS THIS SEASON:

🏉 Putting 50 on Nuneaton away without conceding a try
🏉 Grinding out a one-point away win at Atherstone
🏉 Doing the double over local rivals Keresley, Stoke & Pinley
🏉 A performance of the season contender at home to Handsworth before Christmas

Like every season, there were lows too. Heavy away defeats to Bedworth & Broadstreet never dented the boys spirit, while serious injuries to Mann, Oddy, Burnsy, Reece & Moff ruled key players out for long spells. Losing skipper Fish for weeks was tough, but Gaz stepped up to lead the side.

Liam McCrea brought up 200 Wheats appearances while helping lead the young pack alongside Charlie, Tom Evans & the slightly older Leigh😉
Azzy McKain & workhorse Rob barely missed a game.

The social twins Stef & Moff ran the back row, joined by big Morgz & his terrifying carries. New boy Bainsey made his mark in both the front & back row and nobody has ever been happier to collect multiple Dick of the Day awards😂

The youngest, quickest & most skilful half-back pairing the Wheats has ever seen in Ethan & Matty J controlled games beyond their years. Gaz & Hancox formed a centre partnership full of sit-downs & managed just the 28 tries between them 👀

Fly Burdy Fly 🪽 tore it up on the wing in his first season, while Josh Mann returned from injury quicker than Bainsey can down a pint.
Big Stevo was a constant at 15, throwing dummies all over the gaff.

Whenever they pulled on the shirt, the Thorpe bros, Max, TJ, Aaron & Dan Vincent always gave 110%, while Conor Godber’s first season showed all the signs of a future Wheats legend 👏

Massive credit also to Coach Clarky & his sidekick Craigy. Plenty of praise when deserved, but a few strong words at the right times helped drive the boys on all season.

A hugely promising year for the Wheats and big things are happening at this club 👊🏻

ROLL ON NEXT SEASON…
AND A NEW SIGNING FROM ONE OF THOSE LOCAL RIVALS 😉

Tonight 🤩

A huge thank you to all of our player sponsors for backing the lads throughout the season. Your support means everything to the club and each lad you sponsored 💙

Isabella
Zenith Contract Services
Yellow Wood
The Chestnut Tree
OP Sports Therapy
Sapphire Louvres
Perfume Bodega Coventry
CTT Private Client
Seagap Photography
Old Wheatleyans Vice Presidents
Landscape Design Architecture

Massive thank you to our main club sponsors for your incredible support and backing this season 💙

Safegate - Lift Shaft Safety
Clear Insurance Management
Mister Shenanigans Coventry
AJKBRICKWORK

The 2025/26 season wrapped up for the 1st XV💙

A 4th place finish in the league is one to be proud of! Some incredible tries scored, some amazing wins, some tough defeats but the boys loved every second!

Coach Clarky to sum it up 🗣️

What a turnaround it’s been for us this season. After last year’s relegation battle and genuine fears over the future of the club, to have been in the mix with promotion contention is something nobody outside the club could have imagined.

The biggest difference has been the spirit around the place. Week after week the lads showed commitment, resilience and pride in the shirt, rebuilding not just results on the pitch but the culture of the club as a whole. From hard-fought wins to massive performances when backs were against the wall, this season has felt like the Wheats rediscovering exactly what the club is about.

Credit has to go to everyone involved — players, families, volunteers and supporters — because clubs don’t bounce back from the brink of non-existence without people pulling together. To go from survival mode to competing near the top is something every person connected to the club should be proud of. The foundations are back in place and the future feels exciting again.

Couldn’t be prouder to be part of it 💙

UP THE WHEATS 👊

The team and the season will be celebrated on Saturday evening at the end of season awards night!

Help Wheats player Jack Oddy and his partner Millie get to Australia to represent Great Britain 🤩 🇬🇧

Link for the Go Fund Me page in the comments ⬇️

Come and celebrate our wonderful 1st XV as the season comes to an end 💙

Tickets still available 🤩