Wilmslow RUFC
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| union = Cheshire RFU
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| location = Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
| ground = Memorial Ground
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| chairman = Ric Noden
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| url = https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/wilmslow
| league = North 1 West
| season = 2019–20
| position = 5th
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Wilmslow Rugby Club is an English rugby union club based in Wilmslow, Cheshire. The first XV team presently competes in North 1 West, which is a level six league within the English rugby union system. This follows their relegation from North Premier at the conclusion of the 2018–19 season.
History
In 2018, Wilmslow reached the national levels of the sport for the first time by achieving promotion through winning the 2017-18 North 1 East/North 1 West promotion play-off.{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/wilmslow/teams/18795/match-centre/0-4012879|title=Escapologists Never Say Die|publisher=Wimslow RUFC (Pitchero)|date=12 May 2018}} Nonetheless, this transition proved to be challenging. The club concluded at the bottom of the North Premier league{{cite web|title=North Premier 2018–2019|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2018-2019/group/26451|website=England Rugby|accessdate=13 April 2019}} and subsequently faced immediate relegation back into North 1 West.
Club honours
- Cheshire Cup winners: 1971–72
- North West 2 champions: 1993–94
- Cheshire Plate winners: 1994–95
- South Lancs/Cheshire 1 champions (2): 2001–02, 2007–08
- Cheshire Vase winners: 2014–15
{{cite web|url=http://www.cheshirerfu.co.uk/archive/1971%20-%201972/COMMITTEES%20REPORT%201971%20-%201972.pdf |title=COMMITTEES REPORT 1971-72 |publisher=Cheshire RFU|accessdate=19 January 2017 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.cheshirerfu.co.uk/archive/1994%20-%201995/ANNUAL%20GENERAL%20MEETING%2012TH%20JUNE%201995.pdf |title=ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 12 JUNE 1995 |publisher=Cheshire RFU|accessdate=19 January 2017 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2007-2008/group/12309|title=2007-2008 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=16 March 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cheshirerfu.co.uk/cheshire-vase-bowl-plate-finals-4th-april-2015/ |title=Cheshire Vase, Bowl & Plate Final Results |publisher=Cheshire RFU |date=7 April 2015 |access-date=18 June 2019 |archive-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202025719/http://www.cheshirerfu.co.uk/cheshire-vase-bowl-plate-finals-4th-april-2015/ |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- [https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/wilmslow Official club website]
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Category:Rugby union in Cheshire
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