Welcome to our new co-archivist - County Rugby under 20 and Newcastle University history student Marcus Harris. Thanks to a grant from...

Many of you are aware that we have access to 'the oldest complete set of club kit' known to the World Rugby Museum. Phil McGowan, curator...

Alan Hughes is known to many at the club - as supporter, former player and official but how many are aware of his current role as time...

We have jut been sent a copy of this lovely picture of one of our England internationals. Poole played for us both before and after his...

Here's a little poser for readers! Besides recalling the efforts of the late and much missed Harry Wilson -answer these questions - how...

I am pleased to announce that I am back on track with the Club Heritage site thanks to the technological knowhow of Mr Tony Hodgson. Many...

A number of club members attended Robin's funeral on 19 December. Robin was a great club man and his obituary has been placed on a number...

While sorting out my online photo archive recently I came across correspondence I had a little while back with local man Philip Darling....

I have mentioned in a number of blogs the fact that we are lucky to have one of the most complete club archives in the country. For a...

SRFC is one of the oldest rugby clubs in the north and, thanks to the efforts of administrators across the years, has an archive which...

A nice little e-mail from former SRFC player and groundsman Jon Buddington - now in charge of the wonderful University Parks Sports...

The previous blog noted correspondence from the descendant of Victorian club member Jack Thompson. She sent a number of fascinating...

Recently I wrote about correspondence received concerning a Victorian club member called Jack Thompson. Research shows that he was an...

I have just been contacted by a descendant of Victorian club member 'Jack' Thompson filled with fascinating detail. Unfortunately I have...

Due to commitments outside of historical research over the next few months there will be no new articles. However the site remains a...

Folks crossing Ashbrooke's grounds during school time will have seen the pupils from St Aidan's playing baseball ( or softball/rounders)....

Folks may be a little surprised to find an international cricket competition being played partly in the United States - as it is with the...

Our final First World War veteran to appear on the Bowls board is perhaps one of the finest amateur sportsmen Sunderland has seen. Read...

See the previous blog for the background to this blog which concerns - Thomas Reginald Sewell (SCFC/FWW 194). He was born in Crossdoney...

Bowlers new and long standing often declare an interest in the boards on the bowls pavilion walls. These boards list officials and...

The previous blog took Ralph's story from his birth in 1813 up to the formation of our cricket club in 1834. At the time Ralph was only...

It has been noted on a number of occasions that Sunderland C C can be proud of the fact that it is recognised by sport historians as the...

Reference was made in a recent blog to the old time links between cricket and rugby – links which have, in some respects, been broken due...

The bowls’ season is with us once more, affording us another opportunity to look at the unique cross sport links that exist in our club....

Rugby and Cricket have always been close. Before the demands of both the sports today it was common for sporting folk to play cricket in...

The grounds around the country are soggy and it doesn't look like there will be an easy start to the season! However it is a good time to...

It was good to read a club communication which suggested that Girls' Rugby on a Monday evening had really taken off. With a number of...

My 150th anniversary Sunderland RFC book is now on sale at the club. The book is in two parts. The first part looks at the club's very...

Thanks to Billy Kidson - one of the founding members who lived into his 90s; 'The club was able to record that the first official game of...

150th anniversary of Sunderland (Rugby) Football Club, Ashbrooke Sports Club 12.00 -2.00. Tuesday 26 December 2023 sees the 150th...

Jeff Brown is one of the best known figures in North East England. For years he has fronted BBC TV’s ‘Look North’ programme with a...

It was a moving occasion on Saturday when the poppy wreath was placed in front of the Last Stand at Ashbrooke before the 1st XV game...

Have a good look at this! https://worldrugbymuseum.com/from-the-vaults/uncategorized/william-webb-ellis-what-we-know

It was great to see the lovely coverage of Sunderland CC's 1st XI League victory in the Echo yesterday and to see a return to the top...

This has just gone onto the World Rugby Museum web site https://worldrugbymuseum.com/from-the-vaults/players/juan-arzuaga As you will see...

This Tuesday I had the pleasure of sitting at a table in the Bowls Pavilion at Ashbrooke and looking at one of the oldest and most...

https://worldrugbymuseum.com/from-the-vaults You will find 16 articles about Sunderland RFC by me on the site above and can access them...

As things start to look up at Ashbrooke I will attempt to reinvigorate the Our Heritage Site. Below is a list of all the articles I have...

It is no secret that financing a club such as Ashbrooke is never easy. Even when the great and good of Sunderland ran the club in the...

May 30 1987 marked the hundredth anniversary of the opening of Ashbrooke. In 1887, the new combined home of Sunderland Rugby Football...

Across the years Ashbrooke Sports Ground has seen massive crowds for events – some sporting and some non-sporting. The record stands at...

Sunderland Cricket Club is thought to be the oldest sporting club in north east England to have records kept and maintained since it...

For the last few weeks the weekly blog has concentrated on the run up to the re-dedication of the stand as The Last Stand and the club’s...

Saturday 9 November sees the re-dedication of the stand at Ashbrooke and a 1st XV fixture with Winlaton Vulcans. This is an appropriate...

'On 9 November Ashbrooke Sports Club will be holding a ceremony of re-dedication for its century old and recently refurbished rugby...

In the week leading up to a great day for English rugby and a fortnight leading up to the dedication of The Last Stand, it is an...

'On 9 November Ashbrooke Sports Club will be holding a ceremony of re-dedication for its century old and recently refurbished rugby...

Many Ashbrooke Folk will remember Jon Buddington – rugby player and groundsman at Ashbrooke – and indeed the whole family who had links...

On Saturday 9 November Ashbrooke Sports Club in Sunderland will be holding a ceremony of rededication for its century old and recently...

Followers of the Rugby World Cup cannot have failed to notice that the All Blacks have been able to put three brothers out on the park...