Waterloo
Full name	Waterloo Rugby Football Club
Founded	1882
Union	English Rugby Union
Location	Crosby, Merseyside, England
Ground	St Anthony's Road, Blundellsands
President	Colin Fisher
Coach	Dave Blythe
League	National League Division 1
Team colours
Official website
www.waterloorugby.com

Waterloo Football Club is an English Rugby Union team based at St Anthony's Road, Blundellsands, Crosby in the north of Liverpool. 2006/7 will be its 124th season, having been founded in 1882 by brothers Sidney and Harry Hall and George Abercrombie. From 1882 until 1884 the club was known as Serpentine after the road near its original ground. In 1884 a dispute prompted a relocation to Waterloo and so the club's name was changed. The club returned to the Blundellsands area in 1892 and has remained there ever since. Image File history File links Waterloo_rugby. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the rugby union governing body in England. ... Crosby may refer to: Geography Crosby, Merseyside Crosby, North Dakota People Bing Crosby - 1940s era entertainer Bobby Crosby - Oakland As baseball player Bubba Crosby - New York Yankees baseball player David Crosby - Musical artist from Crosby Stills Nash and Young Gary Crosby - singer and actor, son of Bing Crosby Sidney... Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... National Division One is the second tier of the English Rugby Union leagues. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... A rugby union scrum. ... Blundellsands or Blundell Sands is an area in Crosby, in the metropolitan borough of Sefton, Merseyside). ... Crosby may refer to: Geography Crosby, Merseyside Crosby, North Dakota People Bing Crosby - 1940s era entertainer Bobby Crosby - Oakland As baseball player Bubba Crosby - New York Yankees baseball player David Crosby - Musical artist from Crosby Stills Nash and Young Gary Crosby - singer and actor, son of Bing Crosby Sidney... Liverpool skyline. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Waterloo with Seaforth was an Urban District in the administrative county of Lancashire until 1937 when it was annexed to the municipal borough of Crosby, Merseyside. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

They play in myrtle green, white and scarlet hooped shirts, green shorts and green socks. Their badge features a Lancastrian red rose with a black griffin in the centre. Myrtle is a type of green. ... Scarlet (from the Persian saqirlat or latin astacus= crayfish) is a color with a hue between red and orange. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Composite of Pomeranian heraldic charges of griffins. ...

Former players include Dick Greenwood, Ben Kay, Will Greenwood, Andy Titterrell, Watcyn Thomas, Kyran Bracken, Austin Healey, and Paul Grayson. Dick Greenwood (born 11 September 1940) is a former England Rugby international flanker who also coached the side. ... Benedict James Kay MBE (born 14 December 1975) is an English international rugby union footballer who plays lock forward for Leicester Tigers and England. ... William John Heaton Greenwood MBE (born October 20, 1972 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is a former English rugby union player. ... Andy Titterrell (born 10 January 1981) is a rugby union player who plays at Hooker for Sale and England. ... Watcyn Thomas (1906 - 1977) was a Welsh rugby union player who captained Wales in the early 1930s. ... Kyran Paul Patrick Bracken MBE (born 22 November 1971 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is a former rugby union footballer who played at scrum-half for Saracens, Bristol and Waterloo R.F.C. He won a total of 51 England caps and captained the team on three occasions, retiring from... Austin-Healey was a brand of sports car. ... Paul James Grayson (born 30 May 1971 in Chorley) is the head coach of Northampton Saints rugby union club. ...

Notes

• In 1977 they were the runners-up in the John Player Cup.

• They competed in the top division of English rugby for the first two seasons after the league structure was introduced but were relegated in 1989.

• In Season 2003/2004 the 1st XV gained promotion to National League Division 2, reached the final of the Powergen Shield at Twickenham and was Rugby World Magazine 'Team of the Year'.

• In 2005/2006 they secured promotion to National League Division 1.

• In 2005 club president and former England women’s rugby union international Gill Burns received an M.B.E. for services to sport.

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2005/2006 Season

The 2005/2006 season saw both the men's & women's teams near the top end their respective divisions. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

The men's XV finished in second position behind divisional champions Moseley, this secured them promotion to National Division One. In April the coaching team of Ian Aitchison and Phil Winstanley announced they would be stepping down after the end of the season because of the demands of trying to balance their fulltime occupations and coaching a first division rugby team. The final league table for National Division Two (rugby union) for the 2005/06 Season. ... Moseley Rugby Football Clubor Moseley RFC, or Moseley Rugby Club is a Rugby Union club based in south Birmingham, founded 1873. ... National Division One is the second tier of the English Rugby Union leagues. ...

The women's XV finished top of the northern regional division and so entered the promotion playoffs against the winners of the Midlands, South West and South East divisions. They won the playoffs and gained promotion into the Premiership 2 division.

At the end of the season Waterloo players Neil Kerfoot, Freeman Payne, Jan Van Deventer, Steve Nutt, Martin O'Keefe and Dan Palmer made a notable contribution to Lancashire's national county championship campaign culminating in a 32-26 triumph over Devon at Twickenham. Twickenham Stadium (usually known as just Twickenham or Twickers[1]) is a stadium located in Twickenham, a suburb of south-west London (in the historic county of Middlesex). ...

2006/2007 Season

The close season saw 37-year-old Australian Mick Melrose installed as coach with Ian Aitchison moving from chief coach to director of rugby. Gill Burns stepped down as club president to be succeeded by former Waterloo and Scotland forward Colin Fisher. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Full back Peter Murchie has joined from Bath, Prop Johnathon Hopgood has signed from Marist St Pats in Wellington, New Zealand and Scottish lock Rory McKay & Jonathan Brandling Harris have arrived from Australian club Manly and Chad Erskine arrived from the USA. A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15[1]. Depending upon the competition, there may be up to seven replacements. ... Official website bathrugby. ... A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15[1]. Depending upon the competition, there may be up to seven replacements. ... Manly Rugby Union Football Club are a rugby union club based in [[Manly], a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. ...

Front Rower Rob O'Donnell left the club to join Guinness Premiership Champions Sale. The Guinness Premiership is the present name for the leading (not for much longer) rugby union league competition for English clubs. ... Official website www. ...

The challenge of stepping up to the higher level proved to be a difficult one, Mick Melrose was replaced by former player Dave Blythe during the course of the season. Although there were creditable victories along the way against Cornish Pirates and Exeter Chiefs the team were bottom of the league for most of the campaign and with 2 games to go Waterloo were relegated.

Colts

Waterloo has a strong Colts Rugby section (U17-U19). In the 2002-03 season, the Colts won their league, beating various highly renowned clubs along the way. The following season, in an historic victory in Fleetwood, the team won the Lancashire Cup. This highly successful squad was captained by Tom Benbow at scrum half, and featured a strong forward pack spearheaded by Martin Bell, Sean Miller, Matt Daley and Jim Davies, as well as a potent back division including players such as Tom White and Michael Bates.

They currently compete in the Senior B league of the Lancashire Colts section (a division also featuring Preston Grasshoppers, Kirkby Lonsdale and Liverpool Collegiate). They are captained by Danny Ormersher. Preston Grasshoppers Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from Preston, Lancashire. ...

Internationals

The full list of Waterloo players to earn international caps is as follows :

England : Alan Ashcroft 1956-59, Jasper Bartlett 1951, Reg Bazley 1952-55, N.O. Bennet 1948, Eric Bole 1946, John Cain 1950, Roy Foulds 1929, Dick Greenwood 1966-69, Dicky Guest 1939-49, Jack Heaton 1935-47, Chris Jennins 1967, Roy Leyland 1935, Humphrey Luya 1948-49, Graham Meikle 1934, Steve Meikle 1929, Joe Periton 1925-30, Sam Perry 1948, Gordon Rimmer 1949-54, Jim Syddall 1982-84, Peter Thompson 1959, Bert Toft 1936-39, Dick Uren 1948-50, Harold Uren 1946, Jack Wallens 1927, Bob Weighill 1947-48. Dick Greenwood (born 11 September 1940) is a former England Rugby international flanker who also coached the side. ...

Ireland : Robin Godfrey 1954.

Scotland : Alistair Fisher 1947, Colin Fisher 1975-76, Jackie McArthur 1932, Sammy McQueen 1923, Allan Roy 1939, J.W. Scott 1928-30.

Wales : Raymond Bark-Jones 1933, Watcyn Thomas 1931-33. Raymond Bark-Jones was a Wales international rugby union player during the 1930s. ... Watcyn Thomas (1906 - 1977) was a Welsh rugby union player who captained Wales in the early 1930s. ...

USA : Chad Erskine 2006

Other

• They are affiliated with Liverpool's Capital of Culture 2008 promotions (official website).

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External links

• Official Website
• Current National League 1 Table (BBC)
• Liverpool Echo Rugby Union pages
• Waterloo on itsrugby.co.uk
• Aerial view of Waterloo's ground at Blundellsands
• Map of the surrounding area