Welcome to Wheaton Aston & Penkridge RUFC
"The illustrious rugby union side playing out of the Monckton sports centre on the odd Saturday."Established in 1981, Wheaton Aston & Penkridge RUFC celebrated our 25th Anniversary of playing league rugby in 2007. Like any club we have had ups and downs but find ourselves most definitely on the up at present. We are currently building a stronger, faster, fitter rugby club and are determined to continue the success of the club and the enjoyment of it’s members and supporters.
We play and train at the Monckton Recreation Centre, Pinfold Lane, Penkridge. Training is every Wednesday from 19:30 onwards. Past, present and future rugby players are always welcome and indeed anyone wishing to improve their overall fitness or rugby skills are also.
We play national league rugby (Midlands 5 West North division) and are members of the Staffordshire Rugby Union. We play home and away fixtures on Saturdays during September and right through to the end of April.
For more details on training and league games, click on the relevant links. Feel free to contact us with any other questions.
WAP vs Hanford RUFC
WAP had a difficult start to
the season against a
Hanford side who were keen to mark the debut game at their new and much improved pitch with a win.
This would be Wheaton Aston's first match under new coach Jeff Ford and so were equally keen to put on a good performance.
The match started at a fast pace with Hanford on the attack. WAP defended well untill a penalty kick was awarded to Hanford after a period of pressure in the Wheaton Aston half.
The kick was taken and saw the hosts take an early lead. This was a short lived lead however. The re-start bought a scrum on the Hanford 22 from which the ball was taken blind and run in for a try
by the Wheaton Aston backs. Hanford again piled on the pressure with some good attacking moves but, due to some good defending, were coming up short of the Wheaton Aston line each time.
The WAP backs then engineered a fast counter attack running the ball quickly into the Hanford half followed by a...