Over a decade ago, a group of volunteers commissioned an in-depth report from an extraordinary man and former club skipper, Joe Rayner.
Joe’s report didn’t pull any punches. It highlighted the challenges facing Stockton RFC and concluded that, as a community rugby club, we were approaching the point of no return.
Those recommendations became the foundation of our future.
We listened. We changed. We rebuilt.
That journey led to our community partnership with The Grangefield Academy and, in 2019, recognition by The Times as one of the top four community clubs in the country—described as “ordinary people doing extraordinary things” and “a story of rebirth.”
We still challenge ourselves every year in memory of Joe and all those who came before us.
The scarification is complete. Another step towards transforming Grosvenor Road.
What are we trying to achieve?
🌱 The best natural grass playing surface in the North East. 🏉 A pitch that matches our ambitions. 🤝 A home that strengthens our partnership with Yarm Wolves ARLFC ✨ A facility that gives every player, volunteer and visitor that wow factor.
The pitch has now been scarified, the drainage runs have been marked out, and another important step has been taken in bringing the surface back to where it needs to be.
Thursday Throwback. ❤️🤍
Over a decade ago, a group of volunteers commissioned an in-depth report from an extraordinary man and former club skipper, Joe Rayner.
Joe’s report didn’t pull any punches. It highlighted the challenges facing Stockton RFC and concluded that, as a community rugby club, we were approaching the point of no return.
Those recommendations became the foundation of our future.
We listened. We changed. We rebuilt.
That journey led to our community partnership with The Grangefield Academy and, in 2019, recognition by The Times as one of the top four community clubs in the country—described as “ordinary people doing extraordinary things” and “a story of rebirth.”
We still challenge ourselves every year in memory of Joe and all those who came before us.
We go again… 156 years and counting
Our Town. Our Club. ❤️🤍
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The new drainage runs are going in.
The scarification is complete.
Another step towards transforming Grosvenor Road.
What are we trying to achieve?
🌱 The best natural grass playing surface in the North East.
🏉 A pitch that matches our ambitions.
🤝 A home that strengthens our partnership with Yarm Wolves ARLFC
✨ A facility that gives every player, volunteer and visitor that wow factor.
The surface our players deserve.❤️🤍
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🔴⚪️ Under 16s Player of the Year.
Wilf Walker.
What a talent. What a season.
Wilf now makes the exciting step up into Colts rugby, and we can’t wait to see what comes next. The future is bright.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
We’re recruiting now for both our Under 16s and Colts (Under 18s) squads.
If you want to develop your rugby, make lifelong friends and be part of a club that’s going places, we’d love to hear from you.
Our Town. Our Club.
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It was great to see Steph Binks at our Presentation Evening on Saturday.
Steph recently joined the Rockets and became our 500th registered player this season.
It’s amazing to look back and see how far the club has come in such a short space of time.
Welcome to the Rockets , Steph. ❤️🤍
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🔴⚪️ Plenty happening at Grosvenor today.
The pitch has now been scarified, the drainage runs have been marked out, and another important step has been taken in bringing the surface back to where it needs to be.
We’re making real progress.
Slowly getting there. ❤️🤍
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Our Rockets were presented with their league winners’ plaque at their Presentation Evening last night.
An incredible achievement for a special group of players:
🏆 2 unbeaten league titles in 3 years.
The future of women’s rugby at Stockton RFC has never looked brighter.
Congratulations to all of our players, coaches and volunteers. ❤️🤍
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