Bishop Auckland Sport

Two Bishop Auckland RFC players have earned the opportunity of a lifetime after being selected in the England North Under-20s 23-man squad for this month’s divisional festivals.

Bishop Auckland Rugby Club proudly marked a major milestone this weekend as it celebrated its 50th Anniversary season, launching a month of commemorative events that honour the club’s history, volunteers, players and wider community.

Bishop Auckland FC face a date with footballing destiny this weekend when they host Blyth Spartans at Heritage Park requiring a win to have any hope of avoiding relegation to the Northern League.

“Well what a home show we had,” reports Stephen Nicholson. “Fifteen full bouts, winning eleven and we have a new heavy weight North East champion in Ben Everitt."

Bishop Auckland Rugby Club has launched a fundraising appeal to help recover from devastating flooding after the River Wear burst its banks.

Bishops returned empty handed from fellow strugglers Hallam to leave themselves just one point outside the bottom four.

Bishop's fell to a second home defeat inside four days, but the most damaging aspect was the two red cards for Whitfield and Jarvie, which left a mountain to climb for the majority of the second half.

Andy Dixon's unbeaten start to life as manager came to a disappointing end as Silsden snatched the only goal of the game 14 minutes from time on an evening when Bishops' failed to create many clear cut chances.

The KJ1 Walking Netball Group are a great social group of ladies, travelling from Darlington, the Bishop Auckland area and the Dales, who want to return to netball for exercise and well-being irrespective of age, fitness levels or ability.

Bishops produced a stirring performance in an action packed game to come out on top against league high flyers Redcar Athletic last weekend.