Rugby

Crewe & Nantwich 1sts win 53-13 away at Evesham

Crewe & Nantwich 1sts win 53-13 away at Evesham

Crewe & Nantwich RUFC’s long trip to Evesham proved fruitful as the 1st team ran out comfortable 53-13 winners.

Evesham had started the better of the two sides and Crewe conceded a succession of penalties in the opening 20 minutes and couldn’t get out of their own half.

February 6, 2023
Crewe & Nantwich 1sts cruise to fine 38-13 win over Stratford

Crewe & Nantwich 1sts cruise to fine 38-13 win over Stratford

Crewe & Nantwich RUFC 1sts secured a fine 38-13 win over Stratford to continue their improving form.

Stratford are having a good season, sitting sixth in the table.

January 30, 2023
Crewe & Nantwich 1sts push league leaders all way in narrow loss

Crewe & Nantwich 1sts push league leaders all way in narrow loss

Crewe & Nantwich 1sts produced a fine performance to give league leaders Old Halesonians a real scare in their own backyard.

The leaders, currently on a 12-game winning streak, had to rely on a dramatic late penalty try with Crewe down to 14 men.

January 23, 2023
Powerful display by Crewe & Nantwich earns win over Malvern

Powerful display by Crewe & Nantwich earns win over Malvern

A powerful forwards display by Crewe & Nantwich 1sts earned a fine victory of high flying Malvern at the Vagrants.

Before the kick off the visitors were in third place in the league and pushing the leaders, while Crewe were back in 10th.

January 16, 2023
Crewe & Nantwich RUFC 1sts thump Droitwich 77-5

Crewe & Nantwich RUFC 1sts thump Droitwich 77-5

Crewe and Nantwich RUFC 1sts put on a dazzling display to overwhelm Droitwich and run out 77-5 winners at the Vagrants.

Droitwich have found results hard to come by in the first half of the season and the hosts did not show any mercy

December 5, 2022
Crewe & Nantwich 1sts earn 17-14 victory over Wolverhampton

Crewe & Nantwich 1sts earn 17-14 victory over Wolverhampton

Crewe and Nantwich RUFC 1sts secured a narrow 17-14 victory over their old rivals Wolverhampton at the Vagrants.

Crewe started with the wind behind their backs and started the brighter of the two teams with a combination of good attacking play and strong defence.

November 28, 2022
Crewe Vagrants Sports Club launch floodlight appeal

Crewe Vagrants Sports Club launch floodlight appeal

Crewe Vagrants Sports Club in Willaston have launched a funding bid to replace floodlights for its well-used astro pitch.

The current floodlights were installed in 1994 and have served exceptionally well over the past 28 years.

November 24, 2022
Crewe & Nantwich 1sts battle hard in defeat to rivals Whitchurch

Crewe & Nantwich 1sts battle hard in defeat to rivals Whitchurch

Crewe and Nantwich RUFC 1sts put up a brave battle but lost away at neighbours Whitchurch who sit just one place above them in the league.

Crewe started the better of the two sides and in the first minute, centre Joe Gammage scored a brilliant individual effort to put the visitors 0-5 ahead.

November 15, 2022
Crewe & Nantwich Ladies play England Women’s Deaf team

Crewe & Nantwich Ladies play England Women’s Deaf team

Crewe and Nantwich RUFC Ladies welcomed the England Women’s Deaf (EDRU) team to Nantwich, just hours after watching the England Red Roses narrowly beaten in the World Cup Final!

The fixture at the Vagrants was part of The Women’s deaf squad’s lead up to some international fixtures and the defence of their world 7s title in Argentina next April.

November 14, 2022
Crewe & Nantwich 1sts suffer heavy defeat to Walsall

Crewe & Nantwich 1sts suffer heavy defeat to Walsall

Crewe & Nantwich 1sts suffered a heavy defeat to Walsall, the club who were promoted alongside the Vagrants outfit last season.

It was an uncharacteristically slow start by Crewe which led to a difficult first half as the hosts conceded several tries to an impressive Walsall side.

November 8, 2022
Crewe and Nantwich 1sts battle hard in defeat at Stratford

Crewe and Nantwich 1sts battle hard in defeat at Stratford

Crewe & Nantwich 1sts battled hard against Stratford-upon-Avon but could not prevent slipping to another defeat.

Despite missing key players due to injuries and unavailability, Crewe headed south full of confidence on a beautiful Autumn day.

November 1, 2022
Young Crewe & Nantwich 1sts lose 24-45 to Old Halesonians

Young Crewe & Nantwich 1sts lose 24-45 to Old Halesonians

A young Crewe & Nantwich 1st team scored four tries in a spirited performance against a strong Old Halesonians team before eventually succumbing to a 24 -45 defeat.

In an entertaining match, Old Halesonians opened the scoring after 10 ten minutes with an unconverted try.

October 25, 2022
Crewe & Nantwich 1sts lose 22-0 to experienced Malvern

Crewe & Nantwich 1sts lose 22-0 to experienced Malvern

Crewe and Nantwich 1st XV made the long journey to Malvern and lost out 22-0 to their more experienced hosts.

Played against the backdrop of the Malvern Hills, both sides struggled to find any attacking rhythm and at half time Malvern led 3-0 through a penalty.

October 18, 2022