Durham City RFC

💛 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 💙

Our rearranged preseason schedule is here! 🏉

📆 𝗦𝗮𝘁 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 | 𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬
💛 City Saracens 🆚 Hartlepool B.B.O.B
📍 Old Friarage

📆 𝗙𝗿𝗶 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 | 𝟭𝟵:𝟭𝟱
💙 1st XV 🆚 Durham University
📍 Hollow Drift

📆 𝗦𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 | 𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬
💛 1st XV 🆚 Stockton RFC
💙 City Saracens 🆚 Stockton RFC
📍 Hollow Drift
👕 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘬𝘪𝘵 & 𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘮 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘢𝘵 19𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 12:00

Dates for the diaries, get yourself down, enjoy a drink on our pitch-facing balcony & cheer on the lads 🍻

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💙 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 - 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 💛

We’re delighted to announce our captains & vice captains for the oncoming season 🏉

🔵 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗫𝗩
Captain - 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝘽𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙡
Vice Captain - 𝙎𝙖𝙢 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙣

🟡 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀
Captain - 𝙍𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙨
Vice Captains - 𝙅𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝘽𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙖 & 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙨

🐉 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝘀
Co-Captains - 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙝 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣 & 𝙀𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙡

A huge thank you to Alex Garden & Rachael Kirkley for their leadership, commitment and everything they’ve done & achieved for the club & their respective teams over their tenure 👏

Now it’s over to the new leadership teams - wishing our new & returning captains the best of luck for the new season 🏉

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💛 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 𝐀𝐓 𝐃.𝐂.𝐑.𝐅.𝐂 💙

Here’s what’s happening at Durham City RFC this week:

🏉 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗻 + 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
Tuesdays & Thursdays from 18:45

🐉 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
Wednesdays from 18:00 & Thursdays from 18:30

🏉 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵
From 19:00

Whether you’re stepping onto the pitch for the first time or making your comeback, there’s a place for you at DCRFC 💙💛

🍻 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday from 17:30
Midweek daytime: 10:00–15:00
Kitchen open 12:00-14:00 Monday-Friday

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📸 Ten top snaps from our inter-club training match last week

More minutes in the tank for the lads as we continue our preparations for the new season 💛💙

A massive thank you to for the photos 📷 and Andy Black for keeping the lads in order 🏉

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🏉 RUGBY’S DELAYED, BUT THE BAR’S OPENING TIMES AREN’T 🍻

The drought has pushed us back until the week commencing 21st September, but that’s not stopping our preseason preparations 🏉

The club is still open, so hydrated responsibly before the season finally gets underway 🍻

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Stewart Eddie 1950 - 2026
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/durhamcityrugbyfootballclub/news/stewart-eddie-1950-2026-2992516.html

🏉 𝐏𝐑𝐄-𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 🏉

The First XV & City Saracens are both back in action after the summer break as we welcome Stockton to Hollow Drift in a kick-start to our preparations for the season ahead 💛💙

🗓️ 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁
⏰ 𝟯:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝗞𝗢

Mark your calendar, get yourself down & support the lads and enjoy a proper pre-season Saturday 💥

THE DRAGONS ARE RECRUITING! We’re looking for new players to join the family! 🔋 Preseason is the best time to get to know a new team so what are you waiting for?!

🤟 Great coaching
🤟 Welcoming team
🤟 Access to physio
🤟 Lots of socials

We’re training tonight 6-7:15 and tomorrow 6:30-8 pm 🪩 all welcome! 🏉