SRFC is one of the oldest rugby clubs in the north and, thanks to the efforts of administrators across the years, has an archive which...

A nice little e-mail from former SRFC player and groundsman Jon Buddington - now in charge of the wonderful University Parks Sports...

The previous blog noted correspondence from the descendant of Victorian club member Jack Thompson. She sent a number of fascinating...

Recently I wrote about correspondence received concerning a Victorian club member called Jack Thompson. Research shows that he was an...

I have just been contacted by a descendant of Victorian club member 'Jack' Thompson filled with fascinating detail. Unfortunately I have...

Due to commitments outside of historical research over the next few months there will be no new articles. However the site remains a...

Folks crossing Ashbrooke's grounds during school time will have seen the pupils from St Aidan's playing baseball ( or softball/rounders)....

Folks may be a little surprised to find an international cricket competition being played partly in the United States - as it is with the...

Our final First World War veteran to appear on the Bowls board is perhaps one of the finest amateur sportsmen Sunderland has seen. Read...

See the previous blog for the background to this blog which concerns - Thomas Reginald Sewell (SCFC/FWW 194). He was born in Crossdoney...

Bowlers new and long standing often declare an interest in the boards on the bowls pavilion walls. These boards list officials and...

The previous blog took Ralph's story from his birth in 1813 up to the formation of our cricket club in 1834. At the time Ralph was only...

It has been noted on a number of occasions that Sunderland C C can be proud of the fact that it is recognised by sport historians as the...

Reference was made in a recent blog to the old time links between cricket and rugby – links which have, in some respects, been broken due...

The bowls’ season is with us once more, affording us another opportunity to look at the unique cross sport links that exist in our club....

Rugby and Cricket have always been close. Before the demands of both the sports today it was common for sporting folk to play cricket in...

The grounds around the country are soggy and it doesn't look like there will be an easy start to the season! However it is a good time to...

It was good to read a club communication which suggested that Girls' Rugby on a Monday evening had really taken off. With a number of...

My 150th anniversary Sunderland RFC book is now on sale at the club. The book is in two parts. The first part looks at the club's very...

Thanks to Billy Kidson - one of the founding members who lived into his 90s; 'The club was able to record that the first official game of...