Whitley Bay Rockcliff RFC
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox rugby team
| teamname = Rockcliff RFC
| fullname = Whitley Bay Rockcliff Rugby Football Club
| image = Whitley_Bay_Rockcliff_RFC.png
| imagesize = 200px
| union = Northumberland RFU
| location = Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, England
| countryflag = England
| founded = {{Start date and age|1887}}
| league = Durham/Northumberland 1
| season = 2022-23
| position = 6th
| url = http://www.rockcliffrfc.co.uk/
}}
Whitley Bay Rockcliff RFC is a rugby union team based in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside in north-east England. The club play in Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland - at the seventh tier of the English rugby union system - following the club's promotion as champions of Durham/Northumberland 2 at the end of the 2018–19 season.
History
The rugby club was founded in 1887 at a large meeting held at Landreth's Hotel [now the Victoria], Whitley...it was resolved to re-establish The Rockcliff Football Club. The proceedings were most enthusiastic and the club commences with a very considerable list of members.".{{cite web|url=http://www.rockcliffrfc.co.uk/news/happy-birthday-rockcliff-1908263.html|title=Rugby - Happy Birthday Rockcliff|publisher=Rockcliff RFC|accessdate=24 August 2017}}
Rockcliff currently reside in Durham/Northumberland 2 since promotion from Durham/Northumberland 3 in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2004-2005/group/11195|title=2004-05 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=23 August 2017}}
Rockcliff rugby club have since been promoted to Durham/Northumberland 1 in the
2018–2019 season winning every game in the process
Honours
- Northumberland Senior Cup (13): 1890, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1905, 1909, 1920
- Northumberland Senior Plate: 2023
- Durham/Northumberland 1 champions: 1988–89
- Durham/Northumberland 2 champions: 2018–19
Notable players
- Stan Anderson, one Test match for England in the 1899 Home Nations Championship.
- Craig Hamilton Ex-Scottish international (5 caps), who previously played for both Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby joined Rockcliff IXV in 2018 as player coach. He still continues to play in a social capacity at Rockcliff.
- [https://www.newcastlefalcons.co.uk/players/nathan-greenwood/ Nathan Greenwood], England Rugby Under-18’s Sevens 2021-22 season and Newcastle Falcons winger since summer of 2022