Fylde Hawks

The Hawks lineup for the big one - The 2nd XV Christmas Cracker! 💪

The Hawks are on the road to new boys in the league Vikings, tomorrow. 3pm kick-off at carrington Lane. Letssss goooooo! 💪

The Hawks go again at The Woodlands. 3pm Kick-off versus 2nd XV.

💥 THE HAWKS SEASON BEGINS 💥

And what better way to kick off the season than a home fixture against 2nd XV at The Woodlands.

12.30pm Kick-off - get down and support the lads.

🦅 The Hawks are back! 🏉

Our first team sheet of the season is here as we kick off pre-season at The Woodlands against Newcastle Staffs RUFC Official.

📅 Saturday 16th August 2025
⏰ 12:30pm KO
📍 FY8 4EL – Woodlands Memorial Ground

Let’s get down early and support the boys! 💛❤️

A huge thank you to this seasons sponsors:

Firstly our main sponsor who offer care and support for people with a range of complex support needs.

Then a massive shout out to and our very own Reedy for his support - go give King Street Dental Surgery a follow.

A very tasty shout out to Abir at - we'll be in soon for another incredible meal.

AND, last but no means least, a huge thanks to Danny at for always keeping us looking sharp on and off the pitch and of course, for sponsoring the lads.

Let’s goooooo! 12.30pm kick-off this Saturday. Get down and support the boys. 🏉

FYLDE ARE BACK 🏉🏉

The 2025/26 season kicks off THIS Saturday with our first pre-season friendlies both on the main pitch! 🏟️

Saturday 16th August
Fylde Hawks V at 12:30pm
Fylde 1XV v at 3pm

FREE ENTRY 📣📣

See you this Saturday at The Woodlands🏉

PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY - With just 6 days to go until The Hawks face Newcastle Staffs RUFC Official, the boys are getting pretty pumped about this pre-season friendly.

As a curtain raiser to the Fylde RFC 1st XV v Lymm Rugby Club, it promises to be a great day.

With FREE entry to both games we hope you get down early and support the lads.

Pre-season continues tonight! 7pm start at AKS. Let’s goooooooo! 💪

Hawks 60 - 7 Manchester: report by Steve Gough

I fully expected Saturday's game to be a little unstructured and for the Hawks to take a while to get into the game having not played or trained for a few weeks. It actually only took us 9 mins to get the scoreboard ticking over, with an opportunist try and quick thinking from Tom Forster (making his first Hawks appearance of the season) to score under the posts with Atherton adding the extras.

From then on, we capitalised on the mistakes from Manchester. Every time they spilled possession; we counter attacked and seemed to have the vision to create opportunity for the speedsters to score. This was the story of the first half and the Hawks went on to score 35 unanswered points. The second half started in the same style with the Hawks wanting to push the ball wide at every opportunity and it was the first score of the second half that light up the massive crowd as Sebastian Krippner on debut (With his noisy Kirkham fan club in tow) scored a superb solo try from 60 meters. A truly exciting talent and one that we are fortunate to have with the club.

There was a period that the Hawks drifted off to sleep and allowed Manchester to score, but this just served to wake up the boys and take the game to 60 points. Had the referee not decided to blow up 5 mins early I am sure we would have broken the 70-point barrier.

The boys again showed, class, invention and ex*****on in running in 10 tries against a team that was on a 6 run winning streak. Of course, there is a massive game coming up on Saturday, 21st December, away at Chester who will be smarting from a 60 point loss at the Woodlands earlier in the season and we have to be right on it for this game to end the year in fine spirits.

Scorers:
Tries
Lanagan x 3
Forster x 1
Slawson x 1
Krippner x 1
Pissarra x 1
Macauley x 1
Murray x 1
llhan x 1

Conversions
Atherton x 3
Slawson x 2

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Half term Fylde Hawks report by Steve Gough

"I am not sure we expected that!!" That's what I keep hearing at the moment, and I disagree. I was expecting it from the Hawks squad. The boys have a will and a desire to win, this just doesn't happen by turning up and playing.

It's down to all the hard work on the training paddock with Loney, Briersy and I just step in on a Thursday and shout a bit, plus put a bit of information in on Saturdays. I think I have mentioned it before, the talent and depth is driving standards across the senior squad and it's an easy job when you have players who are motivated and driven to be the best versions of themselves and each week that are changing the picture and finding different ways in which to play.

Take this week's exciting finish from the 1st team as a good example, desire, ability, and belief was absolutely to the fore and that's what keeps the players motivated.

As my role at Fylde is mostly to help develop talent through the aspirational pathway it does excite me that there has been 9 players who have "Walked across the corridor" into the first team changing room. My firm belief is that we could genuinely develop more talented players to cross over to performance level.

Giving players that opportunity to step up is what we are all about and looking at some of these guys, you will see that in the very near future starting for the 1st XV. Our challenge now is to keep the flow of players coming to the club and that work never stops!

EVOLVE, DEVELOP AND CREATE OPPORTUNITY.

I have to mention our Portuguese lads who have embraced the club's culture and have absolutely added to the style and cohesion of the Hawks. Unfortunately, Vince has returned to Lisbon and Fran will be leaving after the game on Saturday. On a personal note, and I'm not so sad that they are going home to pursue opportunity for Portugal U20's world cup home. I am happy that they came to Fylde and shared their talent and they both go with our blessing and we will keep an eye on their progress and hopefully they will return!

Hawks stats to date, 2024-25 season

Played 11 games with 1 concede
Scored 498
Against 177
Points diff 321
Won 10
Lost 1
Tries 81
Conversions 54
Penalties - 0

Number of players used: 31
Number of players walking "Across the corridor" 9
Averaging 10 tries per game

Top try scores
Macauley - 16
Slawson - 14

Conversions
Slawson - 25
Pissarra - 13

Top points
Slawson - 110
Macauley - 80
Pissarra - 36

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First run out for the boys…

Fylde RFC is seeking applicants for Physiotherapist/ Therapist roles.

FYLDE HAWKS THERAPIST & ASSISTANT

Salary: Part time - paid by training session/ match day (monthly invoice)

Location - Training sessions at Fylde Rugby Club (FY8 4EL) (Tuesday and Thursday 6-9pm) and match days home and away on Saturday. (Fylde and clubs across the North of England).

Contract type: Permanent (Part time)

Closing date: Monday 19th August

Job Description - Therapist for Fylde Hawks.

The role will require attendance at training sessions (Tuesday and Thursday 6-9pm) and match days on Saturday. You will be assessing and treating sporting injuries. A strong communicator is required to liaise with club officials, players and the multidisciplinary team effectively

Role requirements:

* Assess and treat a variety of sporting injuries
* Managing pitch side treatment, including concussion and trauma
* Communicate with players and staff appropriately
* Document treatment in line with professional requirements

Essential criteria:

* BSc (hons) Physiotherapy/ Sports Therapy/ Sports Rehabilitation
* Appropriate governing body membership CSP/SST/ BASRAT
* Strong communicator
* Pre-Hospital Immediate Care in Sport (PHICIS) Level 2 (or equivalent)
* Evidence based approach to managing sporting injuries

Desirable criteria:

* Post graduate S+C or exercise therapy qualification
* Experience in semi-professional sport

How to apply:

If you feel you can evidence the above criteria and you are interested in the role, or you have any queries, please contact Warren Atkinson (Rugby Operations Manager) via email [email protected] or on 07429 456955