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Rugby Union

The Intramural Rugby Union programme at Newcastle is one of the largest of its kind in University Sport.

Where and when

The season runs from October to June. All fixtures are played midweek, mainly on Wednesdays from 14:00 onwards, with one Tuesday evening game per week at our city pitches at Cochrane Park and Heaton.

League and cup competition format

Each team plays each other once in a league format before the league splits in two to form the Championship and Plate with teams playing each other once more in their qualified league to crown the overall league champions.

A cup competition runs alongside the league campaign, as well as a 10s tournament as a curtain raiser to the league and 7s tournament to conclude the season. This gives your team extra opportunities to claim some silverware and an intramural title.

At the end of the season, league, cup, 10s and 7s champions come away with a shiny crystal trophy and winners medals, as well as a place in Intramural history.

Northumberland Rugby Football Union 

At Newcastle University we have a strong partnership with Northumberland Rugby Football Union. All teams are affiliated to NRFU with qualified referees assigned to every game. If you are interested in becoming a referee please contact us for more information.

Looking to join a team?

Teams will run pre-seasons, open training sessions and trials in Freshers Week and early October- all new players looking for a team should contact the captains directly via the contacts tab listed below. It is still possible to join a team once the season has started, you should contact the captain to discuss if a team has space for additional players.

Find out more

For more information on Rugby Union, contact:

Tom Brearley, Intramural Sport Officer

Telephone: 0191 208 8548

Email: tom.brearley@newcastle.ac.uk 

 

 

Need to know

Fixtures, results and tables

IM RU 2024/25 Season

League Table & Fixtures 24/25

 

 

Contacts

Captains Contact Details 2024/25

Engines 1 & 2 Michael Toher M.Toher2@newcastle.ac.uk 07710 705698
Cheeky Ladies Josh Anthony  J.Anthony2@newcastle.ac.uk 07949 616533
Agrics 1 Andy Taylor A.Taylor30@newcastle.ac.uk 07501 867472
Agrics 2 Archie Hall a.hall16@newcastle.ac.uk 07544 501424
Medics 1 & 2 Maxwell Shelton m.shelton3@newcastle.ac.uk 07885 401003
Armstrong  Sam Marriott s.marriott2@ncl.ac.uk 07947 215630
Law Blacks  Johnny O'Kane J.O'Kane2@newcastle.ac.uk 07860 162301
Registering a team

2024 - 25 Season

Registration for the Intramural Rugby Union league will open in August 2023.

Registration operates on a first come first served basis with space for 8 teams.  The registration fee is:

•          £150 per team

To secure a place in the 2024/25 league please email tom.brearley@newcastle.ac.uk

League fixtures will start week commencing Monday 7th October 2024

To participate in the league, all players must be Newcastle University Students and Sports & Fitness Centre Members (Sport or Sport & Fitness)

New players should contact our teams directly for information on training and trials.

Contact

Tom Brearley, Intramural Sport Officer

Telephone: 0191 208 8548

Email: tom.brearley@newcastle.ac.uk 

 

 

 

Venues

Intramural Rugby at Newcastle University is played on an extensive portfolio of outdoor sports grounds which provide excellent venues for Intramural training and matches throughout the season.

Cochrane Park Sports Ground

Etherstone Avenue
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7JX

3 rugby pitches on 3G 

1 rugby pitch on grass

Heaton Sports Ground

Cartington Terrace
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 5QQ

2 rugby pitches on grass

 

Captain’s induction

As captain of an Intramural Rugby Union team, you are expected to manage and co-ordinate the following team responsibilities.

Registration

  1. Complete the relevant Sport & Fitness Centre registration forms.
  2. Pay the £150 league registration fee.

Pre-season

  1. Attend the organsied captain’s meeting - detials will be emailed to team captains at the strt of term.
  2. Submit your squad list to Intramural Sport Officier (Tom Brearley) before your first league fixture. Failure to do this will result in a £25 fine.
  3. Ensure all your squad members are Newcastle University Students and Sport & Fitness Centre members (Sport or Sport & Fitness). Any non-members will be ineligible to play.
  4. Forward all your squad members a copy of the league rules.

Weekly duties

  1. Check the weekly e-mail for up to date information on venue, kick-off time, opposition, referee, or any changes.
  2. Ensure all players wear appropriate playing kit. Boots and gum shields are compulsory. All jewellery and facial piercing must be removed before the start of the game.
  3. Inform the Intramural Sport Officier of all match results with 24 hours of the match ending. E-mail the result to tom.brearley@newcastle.ac.uk
  4. If any of your players are taken to hospital as a result of an incident in an Intramural fixture, you must inform the Participation & Fitness Manager, via phone or e-mail ASAP after the accident.

Under no circumstances should you field a player who is NOT a:

  1. Newcastle University Student or Staff
  2. Sport & Fitness Centre Member

This offence will incur:

  • lose the game
  • 3 point deduction, and
  • £50 fine

Contact

Tom Brearley, Intramural Sport Officer

Telephone: 0191 208 8548

Email: tom.brearley@newcastle.ac.uk 

 

First Aid and Accident Report

All Intramural sports fixtures at outdoor grounds will have a designated first aider. Note: a first aider may be covering multiple games so you may need to check other pitches in order to locate them.

In the event that there is no first aider available due to them treating another player for e.g. teams should inform the grounds staff of any injury or illness who will provide first aid treatment.

If an injury or illness occurs during training or friendly match in which a first aider is not provided teams should inform our grounds staff who will provide first aid treatment.

If a member of your team leaves our outdoor sports grounds and their injury or illness deteriorates resulting in attendance at a hospital, urgent care centre or doctors then we require the captain to submit the Intramural Accident Report form. This should be emailed to the Participation & Fitness Manager or handed in at the University Sport & Fitness Centre ASAP after the incident.

Following any report of an illness or injury you will be contacted by the Participation & Fitness Manager to see if any further assistance or support can be provided during any phase of recovery.

For head and concussion injuries, a SCAT test is available from the University Physio in order to determine a timescale for your return to playing sport. Costs for this will be paid for by Sports Services.

Accident Report Form

Download the Intramural Accident Report for submission.

Contact

Tom Brearley, Intramural Sport Officer

Telephone: 0191 208 8548

Email: tom.brearley@newcastle.ac.uk 

 

Rules and guidelines
Past winners
YEARLEAGUE CHAMPIONSCUP CHAMPIONS7s CHAMPIONS10s CHAMPIONS
2005/06 Agric 1 Agric 1 Cheeky Ladies N/A
2006/07 Gorilla Tactics Cheeky Ladies Gorilla Tactics N/A
2007/08 Cheeky Ladies Agric 1 Larrikins N/A
2008/09 Engines Cheeky Ladies Southern Fairies N/A
2009/10 Cheeky Ladies Titans Southern Fairies N/A
2010/11 Titans Titans Southern Fairies N/A
2011/12 Armstrong Armstrong New Uni 1sts N/A
2012/13 Southern Fairies Agric 1 New Uni 1sts N/A
2013/14 Cheeky Ladies Agric 1 Agric 1 Agric 1
2014/15 Agric 1 Agric 1 The Old Guard Newcastle University Academy
2015/16 Cheeky Ladies Agric 1 Super Hands Cheeky Ladies
2016/17 Cheeky Ladies Cheeky Ladies Super Hands Cheeky Ladies
2017/18 Cheeky Ladies Agrics 1 Cheeky Ladies Cheeky Ladies
2018/19 Agrics 1 Cheeky Ladies Cheeky Ladies No Tournament
2019/20 Cheeky Ladies Agrics 1 Cheeky Ladies No Tournament
2020/21 No League No Cup Armstrong Armstrong

*New Format Introduced*

YEARCHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS PLATE WINNERSCUP CHAMPIONS7s CHAMPIONS10s CHAMPIONS
2021/22 Cheeky Ladies Titan Medics Cheeky Ladies  Armstrong  Cheeky Ladies
2022/23 Law Blacks  Medics 1's Law Blacks  Armstrong  Cheeky Ladies 
2023/24 Medics 1's  Agrics 1's  Law Blacks   Agrics 1's  Cheeky Ladies 
2024/25         Agrics 1's