Ashington Touch Rugby Club

31/10/2026

Ready to step up? North East Raiders Open Trials are officially open! 🙌🏉

We're recruiting across our Open, Seniors, Masters, Men’s, and Women’s teams for the upcoming season!

Trial Details:
🗓️ 14th Nov: Guisborough RFC (TS14 7BB)
🗓️ 28th Nov & 12th Dec: Billingham RFC (TS23 4BA)
⏰ Time: 9 am – 1 pm
💷 Cost: £5 per session

⚠️ Registration is required! Please fill out the form here to confirm your spot:
🔗https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4pQ3nlwGAaKBqsNnFTeHjGT3LuzMAR5HN5oy4R2y1ry6XHQ/viewform

See you on the field! 👊

27/08/2026

What an amazing achievement by all involved. We are delighted to have 10 youth players heading down to Nottingham to represent the region.

Go well, have fun and try and stay dry!...

🔥 HISTORY MADE FOR THE RAIDERS! 🔥

For the first time ever, North East Raiders are taking FIVE teams to the Nationals in Nottingham this weekend! 🏆 🙌

Bringing together 69 players across 11 local clubs, this is a massive milestone for our region's Touch Rugby community. A huge effort from players, coaches, parents, and clubs to make this happen!

Here’s who’s representing us on the big stage:
🏉 U12 Boys
🏉 U12 Girls
🏉 U14 Boys
🏉 U14 Girls
🏉 U17 Boys

Shoutout to all 11 contributing clubs making up our 69-strong squad:
Ashington Lionz (10) | Cleckheaton (2) | Driffield (6) | Guisborough (22) | Percy Park Pirates (13) | Redcar (1) | Rockcliff (3) | Scarborough Touch (2) | Stockton Steelers Touch (7) | Wakefield (1) | Whitby (2)

Best of luck to all players and management heading down to Nottingham—bring it home, Raiders!

14/08/2026

He's off and running, our very own Charlie is captaining the Scottish U15 Boys. They are one game in today and another against China this afternoon at 4pm and it will be in the livestream via the link below.

https://youtube.com/?si=WEddQLQMeFnkYuNj

Go well and enjoy the experience 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

04/07/2026

Congratulations to our players who have been selected to represent the nations this year in the European Youth Touch Championships at the university of Warwick in Coventry and the European touch championship in Vichy France! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🎉🙌🏉

Proud as punch for these guys 💪

20/06/2026

The thriving Ashington Rugby Club received a grant from Ashington T...

18/06/2026

Sad to it end but a great chance for the team integrate the youth and.... erm senior players.

We had some ups and downs this year but coming away with the fair play award was welcomed especially the voucher for Front Row Biltong South African Shop 🤤 maybe that was better than winning the league.... 🫢

We can't forget the acknowledgement of Charlie pushing himself forward and gain more experience as a ref taking onboard the coaching from other refs this has truly helped the team to develop in more ways than one.

Well done to all and thank you to for putting on an brilliant league

Ashington Rugby Club
Blackadders Touch Rugby

03/06/2026

Last night's action shots Blackadders Touch Rugby 🏉💪

Thanks Karen for the Pics this week, and thanks to Rob for jumping in to support 🏉💪

Onto tonights start of the Newcastle Red Bulls Foundation 8 week summer of touch league.... Let's see how that goes.....

29/05/2026

This week's action shots from Tuesdays league @ Blackadders Touch Rugby

Thanks for the pics Iain
🏉💪👏

26/05/2026

Snaps of last week! League continues tonight 💪🏉
Thanks to and for the pics and videos

05/05/2026

🏉 RUGBY FOR ALL! 🏉

​Ever thought about giving rugby a go but wanted to skip the heavy hits? The North East Raiders are hosting an Adult Touch Rugby "Try It" Session!

​📅 The Details:
​WHAT: Adults Touch Rugby (Non-Contact)
​WHEN: Saturday, 9th May | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
​WHERE: Billingham RFC
​WHO: Adults of ALL abilities and genders welcome! 🤝

​Why Come?
​🏃‍♂️ Get Fit: It's a fantastic, fast-paced workout!
​😎 Non-Contact: All the skill, none of the impact.
​👋 Meet People: Fun, inclusive environment to meet new people.

​Just bring comfortable sports gear, water, and plenty of energy! No experience needed.

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