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After eight years as General Manager of Macclesfield RUFC, Andy Appleyard “Apps” is leaving the club at the end of November to move on to a new chapter in his career. Andy will be spending more time building his family…

Macclesfield dig deep to maintain perfect start to the season Macclesfield made it two wins from two with a hard-fought 35-29 victory away at Kendal in an entertaining contest that swung dramatically before the visitors showed tremendous resilience to emerge…

After a tumultuous summer of change, Macclesfield Rugby Club began life in Regional 1 North West with a bonus-point victory over newly promoted Dronfield, running out 46-28 winners at Priory Park. The fixture was an intriguing opening-day contest between two…

Season 26/27, Macc v Dronfield, kick-off 3.00 pm The heatwave has delayed the start of the fifth-tier rugby season by 3 weeks. Frustrating for some, no doubt, but a necessity according to the rugby authorities. So, Macclesfield now find themselves…

Welcome to the new season 2026-2027! This week marks the delayed start of the new Community Rugby season. The heat and drought that caused the hard grounds that were the reason for the delay now seem a rather distant memory.…

A long and eventful summer has brought its challenges, and I appreciate everyone’s patience as we worked through an unprecedented period for the club. Despite the difficulties, we now move forward with renewed purpose, a rebuilt squad, and a coaching…

The women’s team are now well into preseason training with a focus on core skills and playing shape. With the team now training twice a week, progression has been rapid. In between training, Director of Women’s Rugby Paul Jakubowski caught…

The Women’s team took a break from training at the rugby club last week and ventured into the Bollin Valley to work on their fitness. The team ran this session during last year’s preseason around Macclesfield Forest and were keen…

We will be celebrating the life of BARRY JOHN DAY on Monday 27th July and would be delighted if you could join us – in person or in spirit! Funeral Mass: St Thomas More’s Church, Mainway, Middleton, Manchester M24 1PP…

It is with great sadness that I have to announce the passing of Barry Day. Barry passed away earlier this week at the age of 83. Barry had been a long-standing member, joining the club in the 1960`s after taking…

The WXV had an excellent season2025/26 season finishing as runners up in National Championship 2 North building upon their success during the previous seasons NC3 North campaign. After gaining promotion to NC 2 North there was a certain amount of…

 Last season was a very successful one with the 1st XV finishing 3rd in National League 2 North. For a good part of the season we were either in, or challenging hard for 2nd place and the playoff positions for…