Rockcliff Rugby Club

The Vikings served up another great performance but were just edged out by Alnwick in this Northumberland league 3b match.

Rockcliff won their first game in eight matches in a close encounter with Medicals last saturday. With a strong wind blowing down the pitch both sides served up some good rugby with the vistors backs looking particularly impressive.

The Vikings picked up two valuable league points in this hard fought game against Shields. As they showed against Wallsend in last weeks cup semi final the pack is playing well and they were the platform for this win, with man of the match Dan Timney outs

Rockcliff's woes continue as they lost again, this time to North Shields who gave their survival chances a boost with this win. Rockcliff opened brightly, using the cross wind to kick the ball into the corner and from the resultant pressure Andrew Telford

This was a typically abrasive game at winlaton, with high winds influencing the game and both teams opting to use the boot when the wind favoured them. Rockcliff started poorly and let in two soft tries in quick succession as the Winlaton scrum half and c

Rockcliff started with a strong wind in their faces and received the kick off and from the outset it was obvious that Team Northumbria wanted to play at a quick pace.

The Vikings made it through to the next round of the cup when they prevailed in this closely fought tie. The sides were level at half time, with the score 0-0, and then Neil Mather and man of the match Richie Hennigan scored tries, both converted by Chris

The Rangers dropped out of the County No 5 Cup competiton at the quarter final stage as they lost out to old rivals Alnwick.

Rockcliff struggled to get into gear in this league game at Ponteland and after a penalty littered first half found themselves 12-0 down at half time. Ponteland added a penalty to extend their lead in the first half before Rockcliff finally made an effort

The Vikings matched their opponents in the first half and turned round just10-9 down at the break with Chris Foster notching three conversions. The Rockcliff pack matched their larger counterparts all the way but Ashington had the edge in the backs and th

Rockcliff came back fro 3-0 down at half time to edge out Acklam in the second half of this league match at Hillheads. The first half had been a stalemate until Dan Ashton put Acklam ahead just before half time.

The Vikings notched a good win on the road up at Consett, setting up a 14-0 lead and then defending well to hold out the home side as they tried to snatch a late win.

The home side prevailed in a drab Durham and Northumberland Division 2 encounter at Barnard Castle. The home side opened the scoring early in the first half with a converted try and thereafter the game settled into a midfield stalemate with neither side a

Rockcliff let first division outfit Ashington off the hook as they opened the New Year with a closely run game at Hillheads. In the first half Rockcliff had a free rein and were running Ashington all over. Stand off Andrew Webster opened the scoring when

The Junior and Mini sections were both busy over the festive period with both sections involved in fund raising through bag packs. The Juniors raised over £800 from a bag pack at Whitley Bay Morrisons and the Minis followed this up with £1400 being rais

Just under 20 brave souls came to the "Run off the Christmas Dinner" Touch Rugby session at Rockcliff on Boxing Day morning.

A late come back by Rockcliff saw them share the league points and the honours in the Malcolm Flockton Cup match, although Shields, as holders, keep the trophy for another year as a result of the match being drawn.

With the first team game between the two sides being cancelled due to the pitch at Novos being frozen, attention turned to the friendly between the two reserve sides and both sides served up an entertaining match despite the weather. The two packs were e

A late penalty from North Shields cost Rockcliff dearly as they dropped out of the County Plate competition in the first round. Steve Pendleton made his debut as hooker for the visitors as they looked to build on last weeks win against Winlaton.