Furness Rugby Club

05/09/2026

Today’s game against Carlisle will be sponsored by our extremely generous main sponsor Peter Helme of Barton Townley Nissan.

On display will be the latest All Electric Nissan Micra so come along and have a look and maybe book a test drive.

02/09/2026

🏉 RFU VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2026

The Awards ceremony takes place this coming Friday the 4th September at ‘HQ’. Following our success at the regional awards held at Kendal earlier this year we are in the mix for a national award.
This is in recognition of the hard work that’s gone into getting the club back playing competitive rugby after several years of staring into the abyss.
It’s been a team effort and whilst it would be great if we could attend en masse we will be capably represented at the prestigious event by the two Ians, Farren and Hanna who have promised not to enjoy the 2 days of free travel, accommodation, food and drink too much!

01/09/2026

Preseason Update 🔵⚪️

Fast approaching week 8 of preseason down at Strawberry Grounds. 🏉

Plenty of contact, fitness improvements and ball handling drills. All made easier with hitting 22+ in attendance regularly. 🏃

The lads now focus their attention towards this weekends opening fixture against Carlisle in the first round of the Cumbria Shield. 🏆

18/08/2026

In our first fixture of the 26/27 season we take on Carlisle 1st XV in the first round of the Cumbria Shield 🔵⚪️

15/08/2026

The RFU has issued a statement on the start of the 2026/27 season, to summarise:

All league fixtures postponed to the 21st September due to ongoing draught.

This decision has been taken by National League Rugby (NLR), as organisers for the RFU.

To prioritise protecting player welfare, fairness of the game and giving teams chance to plan better.

However, friendly games may go ahead. Based off player readiness, local conditions and safety.

🔵 What this means for Furness:

We carry on our Wednesday night sessions 🏉

Catch up on the free weekends for a chuck about and to keep momentum 🏉

More info regarding our Cumbria Shield fixture on the 5th September will be put out once we have further clarity 🏆

Reidy is currently looking to research and implement a high tech sprinkler system to the pitch going forward, similar to what Twickenham has.

A statement on the start of the competitive community rugby season.

05/08/2026

Big thanks to Dan Cargan for coming down and supporting a session with the lads last week.

Dans experience at Superleague level alongside being certified level 3 coach helped the lads with fitness, attack and defence drills . The session supported our preparation go into week 5 of pre season, aligning to our game on 5th September at home Vs Carlisle in the Cumbria shield 🛡

21/07/2026

🔵⚪️ Registration Day - 25/07 🔵⚪️

This Saturday the lads will be having an hours training/chuck about from 2pm 🏉

Following this we will be signing players on to play in our upcoming season and getting photos to update our website/future team sheets.

Finally, there will be a BBQ from 5pm 🍗 with plenty of drinks in the sun ☀️

All kids and partners welcome!

21/07/2026

This Saturday the 25th July sees a re-enactment of Barrow AFC's first ever match against Blackpool 125 years ago. The match is taking place at the venue at which it was played, The Strawberry Grounds, home of Furness RUFC and will be played between teams from the supporters clubs of both sides. The aim is to make it as authentic as possible so we can expect long shorts, even longer moustaches and an extremely heavy leather ball! The match kicks off at 11am, entry is free and all are welcome. There will be a presentation after the match after which all will head off to Holker Street at around 1.30 to watch Barrow take on Blackpool in a pre-season friendly. The rugby club bar will be open throughout.

08/07/2026

First training session back! 🔵⚪️

Fitness tests, passing/tackling/rucking drills, weights and all things rugby!

Every Wednesday down at Strawberry Grounds @6.30pm

03/07/2026

Still picking up the debris from the aftermath of the St Bernard's and Dowdales proms. We seemed to be an outdoor table missing but luckily we found it broken and in pieces tossed in the nettles/brambles!! Looking forward to next year's end of term parties already.