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Hartlepool Rovers
Hartlepool Rovers in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Hartlepool Rovers is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Hartlepool Rovers F.C. are a rugby union club who play at The New Friarage, West View Road in Hartlepool. The club plays in Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland, the seventh tier of the English rugby union system after being relegated from North One East at the end of the 2010–11 season. They have won the Durham Senior Cup a record 45 times. Hartlepool Rovers club colours are red, white and black, usually consisting of a white shirt, black shorts and red socks.
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Background
History
Hartlepool Rovers was formed in 1879 and played at the Old Friarage in the Headland area of Hartlepool, before moving to West View Road. In the 1890s Rovers supplied numerous county, divisional and international players. The club itself hosted many high profile matches including the inaugural Barbarians match on 27 December 1890, the New Zealand Maoris on 15 November 1888 with the Maori winning 1 try to nil, and the legendary All Blacks who played against a combined Rovers and West team on 11 October 1905. Although the tourists won that game comfortably (63-0), on what was to become a legendary tour, the fixture's place in history is assured as it was after the match that the name 'All…
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- Coordinates
- 54.7056, -1.2111
- District
- Hartlepool
- Parish
- Hartlepool, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS24 0BP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hartlepool
- Established
- 1879
- Official site
- www.pitchero.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q5674821 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hartlepool Rovers (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hartlepool Rovers?
- Hartlepool Rovers is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS24 0BP), in the parish of Hartlepool, unparished area.
- When was Hartlepool Rovers built?
- Built or established in 1879.
- How do I get to Hartlepool Rovers?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TS24 0BP. It sits within the Hartlepool parliamentary constituency.