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ABOUT US
THE HOME OF NORTH-EAST WOMENS RUGBY
DUWRFC was founded in 1984 and is now the largest university women's rugby programme in the UK, having introduced the first ever BUCS competing women's 3rd XV. The club boasts over 90 full members across its three teams and even more through the college rugby system. One of our greatest successes was the 2018/19 season, with both the 1st and 2nd XV winning their leagues unbeaten, and the 1st XV playing in the National Final at Twickenham. The club is proud of its commitment to academic achievement and rugby excellence, providing students with top class degrees as well, as performance rugby training. DUWRFC takes raw talent and develops it into maturity with quality coaching, workouts and a true love of the sport. Teamwork, family ethos, sportsmanship - these are the hallmarks of DUWRFC.
Our 1XV Performance Squad are strong competitors within BUCS' Women's Premier North League. We were very proud to be the BUCS WPL Champions of the, 2021-22 season. Previous years have seen similar unparalleled success, you can find a. list of the clubs Achievements here. We look forward to remaining a strong competitor within this league and pushing to re-enter BUCS Women's Super Rugby in seasons to come.
We have a strong sevens programme with our 1st team previously competing in the BUCS (Celestial) 7s championship and 2nd team playing in the BUCS trophy competition. We bolster the programme through a series of local and out of region tournaments feilding a 1st and 2nd VII, during the 2025-26 season we won 5/6 competitions outright and gained silverware at every competition we entered.
DUWRFC was formerly partnered with Premiership team Darlington Mowden Park (DMP) Durham Sharks, until they had to withdraw from top flight rugby ahead of the 2023 season. Through this partnership and the coaches & staff involved, we have strong links with PWR clubs around the country providing opportunities for players. Previous students involved can be found on our Alumnae tab. Durham University over the years has produced multiple international standard players, most notable of which is recent 2025 World Cup winner, Claudia Moloney-MacDonald.
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