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Chesterfield Panthers is an

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club. They play in the lower tiers of the Midlands Division, currently participating in Midlands Division 4 East (North).

History

Chesterfield Panthers was formed in 2008 following the merger of Chesterfield RUFC and North Derbyshire RUFC. The move, which has the full support of the RFU, heralded the formation of one stronger club in the area of Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire. The Panthers made their lair at Sheffield Road, Stonegravels at the ground previously used by the Chesterfield club and fielded Senior Men's and Ladies' teams in the RFU league and cup competitions for the coming season. In November 2012 new playing facilities were established at a new venue followed in July 2013 by a new clubhouse at 2012 Dunston Road, 2.5 north of the town centre. This was the culmination of 2 decades of planning and over £1.8m capital spending. The Men's 1st XV team joined

Midlands 5 East (North) Counties 4 Midlands East (North West) / (North East) (formerly Midlands 5 East (North)) are level 10 English Rugby Union leagues and level 5 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the East Midlands region including Der ...

and subsequently won promotion to

Midlands 4 East (North) Counties 3 Midlands East (North East) / (North West) (formerly Midlands 4 East (North)) are level 9 English Rugby Union leagues and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the East Midlands region including cl ...

. In the first season (2013/14) at the new site, the Men's 1st XV earned promotion to Midlands 3 East (North) by winning the Championship after 20 wins, 1 draw and only one loss over the whole season. The club fields senior male and female squads plus a burgeoning number of youth teams.

Club Honours

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champions (2): 1989–90, 1991–92 *

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champions: 2003–04 *

champions: 2013–14

Notable former players

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(Northampton Saints, Leicester Tigers, Bristol Bears and current London Irish coach) *

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(first England player to score 2 tries against the All Blacks) *

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(Northampton Saints, Wasps, Stade Francais, Newport and Gwent Dragons)

References

External links

Club Website
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