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WELCOME TO TYNEDALE PARK
This Saturday we welcome all the players, officials and supporter of Scunthorpe RUFC to Tynedale Park for our final home league game of the 2026-2027 season.
Tynedale played Scunthorpe away on the 6th. December 2025, and we now look forward to welcoming them to Corbridge for the return match, for their first visit since January 2020.
We also welcome to Tynedale Park guests from Northern and Boroughmuir who play our Raiders and Hadrians.

Also at Tynedale Park this Saturday we host a Darlington U18 v Boroughmuir U18 match which kicks off at 12 Noon.

We also, of course, extend a very warm welcome to all of this week’s match officials who make our matches possible.

To EVERYBODY - Enjoy your day!

INCREASED CAPACITY
After its success at the last home match we are again erecting a heated marquee on the new patio to the west of the clubhouse.
This increase in capacity will allow more people to enjoy in comfort the club’s hospitality throughout the day.

COW PAT CHALLENGE
After today’s 1stXV match we stage our very popular, and unusual, Cow Pat Challenge.
At 6pm Clarence the Cow will be led onto the main pitch to do her business.
CLICK HERE for details.

SCUNTHORPE RUFC
Scunthorpe Rugby Club was formed in 1929 and played its first fixtures in a field owned by a local farmer, on condition that the goal posts were moved after each game so that the animals could return to graze.
From these humble beginnings the club progressed and was able to move to its own ground in 1952. Since then the club have been based at Haslam Park in the middle of Scunthorpe, which they share with Scunthorpe Town cricket club.

[bWELCOME BACK SCUNTHORPE [/b]
We were delighted to see Scunthorpe RUFC back in the National Leagues this season after five seasons away.
Scunthorpe gained promotion from Regional 1 North East in April 2025 with the top of the table looking like:-

Almost identical results but Scunthorpe won four losing-bonus points from the five matches they lost, whilst Huddersfield only won two.

SCUNTHORPE RUFC v TYNEDALE RFC
The two clubs have played each other nine times. They first met in season 2001/2002 at Corbridge. There have been eight more league matches since then and the results have favoured Tynedale:-

8 Sept 2001 - Tynedale 43 Scunthorpe 16 National 3 (North)
16 March2002 - Scunthorpe 19 Tynedale 16 National 3 (North)
7 Sept 2002 - Tynedale 46 Scunthorpe 5 National 3 (North)
7 Dec 2002 - Scunthorpe 19 Tynedale 20 National 3 (North)
12 Nov 2016 - Scunthorpe 15 Tynedale 17 National 3 (North)
11 Mar 2017 - Tynedale 25 Scunthorpe 10 National 3 (North)
12 Nov 2019 - Scunthorpe 17 Tynedale 59 National 3 (North)
25 Jan 2020 - Tynedale 54 Scunthorpe 5 National 3 (North)
6 Dec 2025 - Scunthorpe 5 Tynedale 47 National 2 (North)

8 wins to Tynedale (327 points); 1 win to Scunthorpe (111 points)

FIRST LEAGUE MATCH BETWEEN CLUBS
The first league match between the clubs took place at Tynedale Park on 8th September 2001 in what was then called National League 3 North (level 4).

Tynedale won that match 43-16 with Scunthorpe gaining revenge later in the season with a 19-16 victory at Scunthorpe in the return fixture. in the return fixture. Tynedale went on to finish 5th in the league that season, Scunthorpe finishing 6 points behind us in 9th position.

The Tynedale squad that day was:-
BACKS: J Shotton, E Holmes, G Fleming, A Moses, A Roberts, S Allen, K Dungait
FORWARDS: A Johnson, A Charlton, P Winter, K Johnson, S Turnbull, A Robson, G Rastall, J Murray
REPLACEMENTS: C Johnston, R Parker, E Parker, G Smith
SCORERS: Murray-try, Robson-2 tries, Holmes-try, A Johnson-try, K Johnson-try, Moses - pen, 5 conv

Craig Johnston is now our Bar Manager and Groundsman while Steve Turnbull is Head Coach of our Colts.

SCUNTHORPE THIS SEASON
Scunthorpe have found their season back in National 2 (North) very difficult, opening the season with only one victory in their first 12 games - not helped by a string of injuries to key players.
The team has, however, recently shown signs of a resurgence recording 3 victories in their last 7 matches with a win at Fylde being particularly noteworthy.

Scunthorpe currently sit 2nd bottom in the table, 3 points behind Rossendale and 8 points behind Otley with a game in hand over both sides.
Our 1stXV know that they will be facing a fired-up Scunthorpe side on Saturday.
CLICK HERE to view promotion/relegation/play-off details

Scunthorpe’s league results to date:-
Scunthorpe 29 Darlington MP 61
Otley 59 Scunthorpe 8
Scunthorpe 18 Sheffield Tigers 19
Rossendale 54 Scunthorpe 29
Scunthorpe18 Hull Ionians 24
Preston Grasshoppers 74 Scunthorpe 7
Scunthorpe 27 Fylde 45
Hull 25 Scunthorpe 27
Scunthorpe 14 Macclesfield 66
Scunthorpe 19 Billingham 27
Scunthorpe 5 Tynedale 47
Wharfedale 34 Scunthorpe 28
Scunthorpe 29 Otley 22
Scunthorpe 7 Rossendale 13
Hull Ionians 47 Scunthorpe 26
Fylde 33 Scunthorpe 36
Scunthorpe 41 Hull 32
Macclesfield 50 Scunthorpe 19
Sheffield Tigers 25 Scunthorpe 21
Scunthorpe 31 Sheffield 55
Billingham 31 Scunthorpe 17
Scunthorpe 61 Preston Grasshoppers 33

COMPETITION FOR THE ONE PLAY-OFF PLACE
This season play-offs have been re-introduced and with Sheffield already confirmed champions it leaves Tynedale, Macclesfield and Hull Ionians to compete for the runners-up position which qualifies for entry into a four team play off to decide who plays in National One next season.
CLICK HERE to view play-off details

LEAGUE TABLE

MATCHES OUSTANDING
11th April
Tynedale v Scunthorpe
Darlington MP v Macclesfield
Hull Ionians v Billingham
18th April
Billingham v Tynedale
Macclesfield v Otley
Preston Grasshoppers v Hull Ionians
25th April
Wharfedale v Tynedale
Sheffield Tigers v Macclesfield
Hull Ionians v Fylde

SCUNTHORPE WEBSITE
https://www.scunthorperugby.com/

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell
AR1: James Gray
AR2: Simon O'Neil

BALL BOYS
Tynedale Under 15’s

WEATHER FORECAST
Sunny Intervals, light south-westerly wind, 10 degrees

OTHER SENIOR FIXTURES THIS SATURDAY
Tynedale Raiders v Northern Wanderers (1pm) – CaNDY 1 League
Tynedale Hadrians – Boroughmuir U23 (1pm) - Friendly
Tynedale Centurions – No fixture
Tynedale Colts - Hawick 7’s (2.15pm)

OTHER MATCH AT TYNEDALE PARK ON SATURDAY
Darlington U18 v Boroughmuir U18 (12 Noon)

OTHER NATIONAL 2 NORTH MATCHES THIS WEEKEND
Darlington MP v Macclesfield (3pm)
Hull Ionians v Billingham (3pm)
Otley v Hull (3pm)
Rossendale v Preston Grasshoppers (3pm)
Sheffield Tigers v Fylde (3pm)
Wharfedale v Sheffield (2pm)

SELECTED SQUADS