Bolton Buccaneers

01/06/2026

Great article on the England Rugby website about the first every county level MA Rugby fixture in the country. Lots of Buccaneers involved… oh and Lancashire won 😉🌹🏴‍☠️

Last month saw England’s first ever county-level Mixed Ability (MA) rugby match take place at Sedgley Park RUFC.

13/05/2026

Now the dust has settled, the bodies healed and the hangovers have subsided... What a brilliant TryIt Rugby MA Rugby tournament it was at Bolton Rugby Club on Saturday.
Smiles and positivity everywhere from the first minute and the atmosphere and camaraderie was infectious.
We're hugely grateful to Catherine Jones at TryIt Rugby for pulling the whole thing together and making it a massive success - everyone is so appreciative.
So rugby-wise, the humungous Buccaneers squad set to work with a narrow win against Stafford RUFC Mixed Ability Rugby, then our first ever game against our new mates Malone Tornadoes which saw Tornadoes sn**ch it by 2pts. As the heavens opened it was time for Buccaneers against Halifax Magpies Mixed Ability Rugby - with a few Buccaneers pulling on Magpies shirts - Buccaneers got the win in atrocious conditions.
Then it was party time in the clubhouse - huge shout out to Conal Duffy for playing rugby all afternoon then entertaining everyone with some brilliant music & Karaoke.
Great day for the club, for the Buccaneers and most of all MA Rugby. We can't wait for next year.
That's a wrap this season for the Buccaneers with another chapter in our amazing MA Rugby journey finished. Lots of social activity planned over summer with pre-season commencing in August.
Thank you to all our sponsors, supporters, friends, families and players this season - we can't do this without you.

Ability Rugby International

07/05/2026

Well it looks like half of Bolton has confirmed on Spond for this one.... Huge squad assembled for the Buccaneers' final action of the season at the TryIt Rugby Mixed Ability Rugby Festival this coming Saturday.
With four games to play we'll need every Buccaneer, we can't wait. The games start from 10am throughout the day.
Get down to Bolton Rugby Club and support all the teams in what promises to be a cracking day of rugby. 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

Ability Rugby International

05/05/2026

We can't wait for this weekend's TryIt Rugby Mixed Ability Rugby Festival. This year it's on home turf at the 'Theatre of Trees' and It's going to be a celebration of all that is amazing about the wonderful sport of MA Rugby.
We're looking forward to catching up with our rugby brothers from across the country and making new friends with teams we've not played before
The action kicks of at 10am with MA Rugby matches featuring the mighty Buccaneers, Derby Bucks Mixed Ability Team, Stafford RUFC Mixed Ability Rugby, Littleborough RUFC, Malone Tornadoes, Bradford And Bingley Rugby Club, Halifax Magpies Mixed Ability Rugby & TryIt Rugby.
There's a Women's game at midday between TryIt Rugby & Stafford RUFC Mixed Ability Rugby. Then the big finale is a Mental Health Charity game TryIt Rugby vs LooseHeadz at 3pm.
After all the rugby there will be live music in the clubhouse and the bar will be open. It's going to be a brilliant day, get down to Bolton Rugby Club and support all the teams 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

Ability Rugby International

03/05/2026

BOLTON BUCCANEERS 25
STAFFORD MARVELS 27

On an unusually sunny Saturday in Bolton our mixed ability brothers Stafford RUFC Mixed Ability Rugby travelled up the M6 to take on the Bolton Buccaneers at Avenue Street. With tight games from the past two encounters, everyone knew it was going to be a great competitive game ahead.
From the first whistle, the game was extremely physical with big hits from both sides. But throughout the 60 minutes it was always played in the spirit of mixed ability rugby. Bolton took the early advantage and managed to get a two score lead but soon found that they were defending tirelessly to keep it that way. Going into the last 20 minutes, Bolton were still in the lead but found fatigue kicking in and injuries forcing changes. 60 seconds to go and a 5 point lead seemed enough before sheer persistence and determination from Stafford saw a try in the last play of the game bringing scores level before their conversion was slotted through the posts to seal the victory.
The huge crowd (some say a lot were there for the Lancs final after our game but we know the draw of MA Rugby) were treated to an MA Rugby spectacle showing the best of rugby, camaraderie and sportsmanship. 🏉🏴‍☠️

BOLTON TRIES:
Richard 'bollard' Polley
Paul ‘The Hunter’ Hunter
Nick ‘Binman’ Lewis
Benny ‘The Wizard’ Evans
CONS:
Matty Brennan
Karl Jacques

Big shout out to Kieran Leroy Broxton’s Kieframe Motions for the pics 🙏
Ability Rugby International

29/04/2026

Last game of the season, we're at home, and who better than to cap off the season than with our mates Stafford RUFC Mixed Ability Rugby. We're looking forward to this one, brilliant club and always great games played in the best spirit. Buccaneers have assembled a strong squad and brilliant to have Nick Palmer in the coaching set up until he gets back on the pitch. Kick off has been brought forward to 1:30pm, get down to Avenue Street and give both teams a cheer!
🏴‍☠️🏉

Ability Rugby International

27/04/2026

There’s quite a few Buccaneers connections in this team, Cmon the Valkyries 🪽🏴‍☠️

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT

We’re hugely proud to announce that in addition to Monday night women’s touch rugby, our Bolton Valkyries have their first ever touch rugby game on Weds 29th April against the Ashton Valkyries. This represents a huge milestone to get Women’s rugby back at the club, come down and give both teams your support, kick off at 7pm, the bar will be open!
Here's the team news for the big match! 🏉🪽

24/04/2026

The Buccaneers are back on club duties next weekend with our final game of the season against our pals from Stafford RUFC Mixed Ability Rugby at Avenue Street. This will be the last fixture ahead of the TryIt Rugby mixed ability rugby festival at Bolton Rugby Club on 9th May where we’ve been drawn against Stafford again! Get down to the club next Saturday 2nd May and give both teams your support, kick off 2pm and the bar will be open 🏴‍☠️🏉🍻

Ability Rugby International

23/04/2026

We can’t wait 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️