Third XV – Burnage Rugby Football Club

Welcome to the Third XV at Burnage RFC

We are a rugby club with serious aspirations to return to the National Leagues.

After 6 successful seasons at Level 5 playing National 3 North between 2011 and 2016, we have been rebuilding after older senior player retired and new younger players were promoted/ recruited and developed to endure the physical, technical and exciting playing environment of Level 5 and 6 rugby in the Lancashire and Cumbria leagues.

Facilities at Burnage are unrivalled across the Greater Manchester and Lancashire area. Our RFU approved Artificial 3G pitch was independently purchased and developed by the club in 2010, meaning our first team games are rarely called off for weather issues and that we can maintain uninterrupted training throughout the rugby year. Pitches are floodlit and complemented by recently built heated changing rooms and medical facilities.

Put simply, there is no better place to play your amateur senior rugby than Burnage, so why not contact us or just come down to training every Monday or Thursday night from 7.30pm

Meet the Team the makes your team

Dave Muckalt

Head Coach

This is my second season in charge at Burnage RFC and I am enjoying every minute. I have played my rugby in the championship and enjoyed several coaching roles since retiring from the professional game.

Here, I have found my spiritual home, great facilities, excellent medical, management and coaching teams, a supportive DOR, Chairman and Committee and a club proud of its amateur status but operating as well as any professional club in my experience.

A sound commercial platform that sees the business of the club and its wider facilities run professionally and profitably with its sole focus on constant improvement and investment in rugby.

As a coach, that means I can focus entirely on rugby and the development and improvement of my squad players right through the club. We work hard, never carry players on reputation or history, we leave no hiding places and ensure that if you are good enough to pull on the first team jersey, you will get you chance to shine.

Join me, my captains and all the support of Burnage RFC as we welcome new players to training on Monday and Thursday nights form 7.15pm.

Email us here to register your interest

Assistant Coaches and Medical Team

Director of Rugby
and Backs Coach

Rob Wellock

Forwards and
Conditioning Coach

Richard Cowley

Specialist
Backs Coach

Stuart Oldham

Head of Physiotherapy
and Medical Team

Chloe Wisdell

Mark Kirton

Third Team Captain

Welcome to Burnage 3’s, we are the social team of the club but still play at a good competitive level, currently mid table in division 4 east.
We are a vast mix of all ages & experience from club veterans who have filtered down the ranks, academy coaches(like myself) who hadn’t played in over a decade but reignited our passion for the game through our children, young blood fresh from the colts to people who had never played before but thought it looked like fun(which it is!). We feed players up to the 2’s & are the starting point for players returning from injury.
From my experience in the past 3 years Burnage is by far the best club in the north west because it has a heart! As 3’s we are included in all social events & welcomed to full senior training twice weekly(although thankfully at 38 this is not mandatory!).

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Welcome to the Third XV at Burnage RFC

Meet the Team the makes your team

Dave Muckalt

Assistant Coaches and Medical Team

Rob Wellock

Richard Cowley

Stuart Oldham

Chloe Wisdell

Mark Kirton

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