1st XV
Squad
Paul Armstrong

Paul Armstrong

Scrum Half
7
Try
21
Appearances
223
Points scored
1902WonDrawnLost

Previous clubs

Blaydon

Biography

Club Captain Paul needs little introduction ! Starting his playing career at Blaydon aged 6, Paul joined the club in 2010 and first pulled on a blue and gold shirt in an away game against Cleckheaton. Quickly establishing himself in the team, Paul is now captaining the side for the seventh successive season and he cites his proudest moment in May 2019, lifting the Cup to make club history by winning the Senior County Cup and league title in the same season for the first time in 147 years ! Last season he scored an impressive 317 points, coming from 3 tries, 133 conversions and 12 penalties. Paul has also represented Durham County.

Known to his team-mates as 'Vegas', Paul's favourite rugby moment was during an away game at Barnard Castle, watching Bedders scold Denty !! We need to know more !


September 2015
Sat, 19 September
1st XV
32
-
25
Gateshead
Northern Division - Durham/Northumberland Division One
Penalty (35’)
Conversion (39’)
Conversion (71’)
Conversion (73’)
Penalty (79’)
Sat, 26 September
Medicals
20
-
34
1st XV
Northern Division - Durham/Northumberland Division One
Conversion (5’)
Conversion (15’)
Conversion (39’)
Penalty (79’)
October 2015
Thu, 08 October
1st XV
43
-
0
Ponteland
Northern Division - Durham/Northumberland Division One
Conversion (21’)
Conversion (39’)
Conversion (66’)
Conversion (71’)
Sat, 17 October
1st XV
56
-
15
Darlington
Northern Division - Durham/Northumberland Division One
Penalty (3’)
Penalty (5’)
Conversion (21’)
Conversion (26’)
Conversion (31’)
Conversion (51’)
Conversion (61’)
Sat, 24 October
Novocastrians
5
-
48
1st XV
Northern Division - Durham/Northumberland Division One
Conversion (36’)
Conversion (46’)
Conversion (66’)
Conversion (76’)
November 2015
Sat, 14 November
Ryton
3
-
29
1st XV
Northern Division - Durham/Northumberland Division One
Conversion (6’)
Conversion (8’)
Penalty (37’)
Conversion (56’)
Sat, 21 November
1st XV
24
-
5
Horden
Northern Division - Durham/Northumberland Division One
Try (68’)
Conversion (22’)
Conversion (37’)
Penalty (48’)
Conversion (68’)
December 2015
Sat, 19 December
1st XV
57
-
7
Hartlepool Rovers
Northern Division - Durham/Northumberland Division One
Conversion (4’)
Conversion (9’)
Conversion (56’)
Conversion (51’)
Conversion (66’)
Conversion (71’)
January 2016
Sat, 30 January
Ponteland
12
-
83
1st XV
Northern Division - Durham/Northumberland Division One
Conversion (51’)
Conversion (56’)
Sub On (41’)
Conversion (61’)
Conversion (66’)
February 2016
Sat, 13 February
Darlington
5
-
91
1st XV
Northern Division - Durham/Northumberland Division One
Conversion (51’)
Sub On (48’)
Conversion (59’)
Conversion (65’)
Conversion (71’)
Sat, 20 February
1st XV
50
-
12
Novocastrians
Northern Division - Durham/Northumberland Division One
Conversion (6’)
Conversion (11’)
Penalty (30’)
Try (35’)
Conversion (36’)
Conversion (61’)
Conversion (51’)
Conversion (71’)
March 2016
Sat, 05 March
Consett
3
-
54
1st XV
Northern Division - Durham/Northumberland Division One
Conversion (16’)
Conversion (26’)
Try (45’)
Conversion (46’)
Conversion (61’)
Conversion (51’)
Conversion (66’)
Try (70’)
Conversion (71’)
Sat, 12 March
1st XV
22
-
37
St Benedicts RUFC
Cup
Conversion (43’)
Penalty (55’)
Try (65’)
Conversion (66’)
Sat, 19 March
1st XV
79
-
26
Ryton
Northern Division - Durham/Northumberland Division One
Conversion (3’)
Conversion (26’)
Penalty (30’)
Conversion (36’)
Conversion (51’)
Conversion (56’)
Conversion (66’)
Conversion (71’)
Conversion (76’)
Conversion (78’)

Team Sponsors

Club Sponsor - MGL Group
Club Sponsor - Fred Henderson Ltd
Player Sponsor - EMC Ltd
Player Sponsor - Scott Heppell
Player Sponsor - Armstrong Environmental Ltd
Player Sponsor - Northstar Ventures
Player Sponsor - Scrimger and Oakes
Kit Sponsor - Roberts Environmental Ltd
Kit Sponsor - Dracup Financial Services