Peterlee & Horden RFC
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| Full name | Peterlee and Horden Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | Durham County RFU | |
| Founded | 1925 | |
| Location | Peterlee, County Durham, England | |
| Ground | Eden Park | |
| Coach(es) | Paul Armstrong, Jon Hudson, Neil Harrop | |
| Captain(s) | Christopher Wood and David Heckles | |
| League | Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland | |
| 2024–25 | 3rd | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
Peterlee & Horden Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club who play in the Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland.
History
Peterlee & Horden Rugby Football Club was formed in 1925 as Horden RFC.[1]
Structure
Peterlee & Horden have four senior teams within the club.
- 1st team
- 2nd team
- 3rd team
- Ladies team (Valkyries)
Mini & Junior
Peterlee & Horden have a very successful mini & junior set up with teams from U8 to U18. February 2012, saw Horden (as was) have their U13s, U16s and U18s all in the respective County Cup semi-finals for the 2011–12 season. Peterlee & Horden now have successful U12s, U14s and U16s girls teams.
A number of players from the club have gone on to represent Durham County and the club currently has a number of players at the regional school of rugby.
Rivals
In recent years, Peterlee & Horden's main rivals have been Hartlepool Rovers. West Hartlepool are the other main local derby.
Honours
- Counties 2 Durham and Northumberland champions (1): 2023–24
- Durham/Northumberland 1 champions (4): 1991–92, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2013–14
- North East 2 Champions (1): 1993–94
References
- ↑ Featonby, W; Groves, J. "Club History". Horden & Peterlee RFC. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
