Leek Rugby Club is an English

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team based in the village of

Cheddleton Cheddleton is an ancient parish and village in the Staffordshire Moorlands, near to the town of Leek, England. History The earliest reference to the village of Cheddleton is in the Domesday Book when it was held by Roger de Montgomery, Earl o ...

, near

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Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation ''Staffs''.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, ...

. The first XV currently play in

Regional 1 North West Regional 1 North West is a level five league in the English rugby union system, with the twelve teams drawn from across North West England. The other level five leagues are Regional 1 Midlands, Regional 1 North East, Regional 1 South Central, R ...

, a fifth tier league in the

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. This is the highest level at which the club has played and follows promotion as champions from

Regional 2 North Midlands Regional 2 Midlands North is an English level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in the North Midlands including sides from Leicestershire, Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire. It was created following the 202 ...

in 2022–23. The club also runs two other senior teams, a colts side and junior teams for both boys and girls.

Honours

champions: 2022–23 *

Midlands 2 West (North) Counties 1 Midlands West (North) (formerly Midands 2 West (North)) is a level 7 English rugby union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of clubs from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, Staffords ...

champions: 2021–22 *

champions: 2013–14 *

Midlands 3 West (North) Counties 2 Midlands West (West) (formerly Midlands 3 West (North)) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the English Rugby Union Midland Division, Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands (r ...

champions: 2009–10 *

Midlands 4 West (North) Counties 3 Midlands West (North) (formerly Midlands 4 West (North)) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, parts of ...

champions: 2006–07

Notable former players

* Jenny Hesketh: Wales,

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* Morgan Richardson:

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* Andy Poole * Joe Cooper

Sandbach RUFC Sandbach RUFC is a rugby union team based in the Cheshire town of Sandbach. It operates four senior sides, junior and senior colts and ten mini/junior teams. Official club website
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