Medicals RFC is a

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club in

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who have been in existence since 1898. They currently play in the

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league having been promoted from

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in the 2009-10 season. Medicals RFC are most famous for the 1995-6 side that reached the final of the RFU Pilkington Shield at

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and won the trophy – beating Helston RFC,

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16 v 6. The uniform of the Club is maroon jerseys with white collars, white shorts and maroon stockings with white tops.

Medicals RFC History

The club was formed in 1898 as the

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College of

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R.F.C. Medicals RFC was then elected a senior member of the

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Rugby Union in 1920. A Junior Club between 1934 and 1937 when they were again elected a Senior Member of the N.R.U. They were

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Winners in 1922, 1923, 1952 and 1953.

Club Honours

* Pilkington Shield winners: 1996 *

winners (4): 1922, 1923, 1952, 1953 * Northumberland Senior Plate winners (2): 2012, 2022 *

champions: 1998–99 *

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champions: 2006–07

Notable players

The Club has produced five Internationals: * Dr EE. Chapman, 1910-14. (The first man to score a try and kick a goal at Twickenham) * Dr R. Armstrong, 1924. * Dr Stephen Peel, a wartime cap. * W.G.D. Morgan, 1960-61. * O.W.N. Caplan 1978. Trialists also include Dr G.C.Taylor, Mr G. Scott-Page and Dr Maurice Jones.

RFU Presidents

Medicals RFC also has the honour and distinction of having two members elected to the position of President of the RFU * Mr D.D.Serfontein, 1992-1993. * Mr W.G.D. Morgan 2002-2003

Pilkington Shield (1996)

The finest hour of the club's achievement was on 4 May 1996

, winners of the National Junior Club Knock-out Competition, The Pilkington Shield. Medicals RFC beat Helston RFC (

) by 16 points to 6.

Current Information

Currently, Medicals RFC play in

. Recently Medicals RFC have been successful within the Durham & Northumberland league competitions: English rugby union teams University and college rugby union clubs in England Rugby clubs established in 1898 1898 establishments in England {{England-rugbyunion-team-stub