Pilkington Recs

TheRecs Rugby Football Clubis an amateurrugby leagueteam based inSt Helens, Merseyside.

Pilkington Recs

Full name	Pilkington Recs A.R.L.F.C
Emblem	Pilkington Shield
Colours	Red, amber and black
Founded	1949(1949)
Sport	Rugby League
League	National Conference League
Ground	Ruskin Drive,St. Helens(2011–Present) City Road,St. Helens(1949–2011)
Official Website	[1]

History

In 1949 a group ofPilkington Glassemployees submitted an application to the Pilkington Recreation Club Committee at Grove Street to form an amateur rugby league team. Their first match was on 27 August 1949 against a local amateur side, Vine Tavern, and was played away. The Recs lost 32–3 in front of a 2,000 strong crowd. However, later in the season the Recs won a return match by 15–13 in front of an estimated 4,000 crowd.

On 13 February 1977 the Recs drew a home fixture in the Challenge Cup againstWigan.The game was played atKnowsley Road,as the City Road venue could not accommodate the number of spectators expected.

In the 2016 Challenge Cup, Pilks were drawn at home to League One outfitLondon Skolarsfor the 3rd round. Despite an instant offer from St Helens to play the game at Langtree Park, Pilks managed to gain acceptance from theRugby Football League(RFL) to play the game at Ruskin Drive after it met a suitability criteria. Recs won that fixture 13–0 in front of an estimated sell out crowd of 500 people. Playing in the 4th round of the competition, on 19 March 2016 Pilks lost 0–78 toHalifaxat 'home' in the Challenge Cup 4th round, the game was played atLangtree Parkin front of 987 people.

Club house fire

On 10 June 2011, it was reported that the team's clubhouse on City Road was on fire. Club officials, who had been alerted to the blaze, scrambled to save kit and equipment from the changing rooms before the fire tore through the building.

They were among nine clubs invited to join theNational Conference Leaguefor the 2013 season. Pilks started in NCL Division 3 (4th tier), however 3 consecutive promotions in their first 3 seasons means as of 2016, Pilks will compete in the NCL Premier Division for the first time since 1986.

2024 Squad

2024 Pilkington Recs Squad

First team squad								Coaching staff
1Ben O'Connell–SH,FB 2Josh O'Connell–FB,WG 3Ian Stanley–CE 4Ryan Stevens–SO,CE,LK 5Ellis Davies–WG 6Kyran Knapper–SO,SH 7Thomas Connick–SH,LK 8Jonathan Key–PR 9Philip Riley–HK,LK 10Harry Brooks–PR 11Andrew Morris–PR,SR 12Luke Riley–SR,CE 13Warren Paladino–SR,LK		14Ryan Liptrot–HK 15Matthew Foreman–PR 16Elliot Martin–PR 17Michael Garrity–PR 18Lewis Caine–WG,FB 19Ian Mather–CE,WG 20Jack Mannion–SR 21Terrence Riley–CE,SR 22Mark Ashton–PR 23Joe Pilkington–SR 24Callum Lyon–WG 25Jamie Pye–PR 26Cameron Brown–FB,CE		27Miles Jackman–WG 28George Hannan–CE 29Josh Lynch–WG 30Michael Houghton–CE 31Tyler Duberry–WG 32Karl Ingham–WG 33Lewis Kenny–SR				Head coach Jamie Smith Assistant coach Jon Mann Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 1 March 2024 Source(s): N/A

Notable players

• Tom Armstrong
• Bob Dagnall
• Geoff Fletcher
• Carl Forster
• Gareth Frodsham
• Kurt Haggerty
• Luke Thompson
• Dave McConnell

External links

• Official Site