Pilkington Recs
Full namePilkington Recs A.R.L.F.C
EmblemPilkington Shield
ColoursRed, amber and black
Founded1949
SportRugby League
LeagueNational Conference League
GroundRuskin Drive, St. Helens (2011–Present)
City Road, St. Helens (1949-2011)
Official Website

The Recs Rugby Football Club is an amateur rugby league team based in St Helens, Merseyside.

History

In 1949 a group of Pilkington Glass employees 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 against Wigan. The game was played at Knowsley 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 outfit London Skolars for the 3rd round. Despite an instant offer from St Helens to play the game at Langtree Park, Pilks managed to gain acceptance from the Rugby 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 to Halifax at 'home' in the Challenge Cup 4th round, the game was played at Langtree Park in 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.[1]

They were among nine clubs invited to join the National Conference League for 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.

2023 Squad

2023 Pilkington Recs Squad
First team squad Coaching staff
  • 1 England Ben O'Connell – SH, FB
  • 2 England Josh O'Connell – FB, WG
  • 3 England Ellis Keppell – CE, FB
  • 4 England Ryan Stevens – SO, CE, LK
  • 5 England Cameron Brown – FB, WG
  • 6 England Kyran Knapper – SO, SH
  • 7 England Thomas Connick – SH, LK
  • 8 England Jonathan Key – PR
  • 9 England Philip Riley – HK, LK
  • 10 England Andrew Morris – PR
  • 11 Republic of Ireland Aaron Lynch – SR, CE
  • 12 England Luke Riley – SR, CE
  • 13 Scotland Warren Paladino – SR, LK
  • 14 England Ryan Liptrot – HK
  • 15 England Matthew Foreman – PR
  • 16 England Elliot Martin – PR
  • 17 England Michael Garrity – PR
  • 18 England Lewis Caine – WG, FB
  • 19 England Kieran Dean – HK
  • 20 England Jack Mannion – SR
  • 21 England Terrence Riley – CE, SR
  • 22 England Mark Ashton – PR
  • 23 England Joe Pilkington – SR
  • 24 England Callum Lyon – WG
  • 25 England Jamie Pye – PR
  • 26 England Ryan Lockett – LK, SR
  • 27 England Miles Jackman – WG
  • 28 England George Hannan – CE
  • 29 England Josh Lynch – WG
  • 30 England Michael Houghton – CE
  • 31 England Tyler Duberry – WG
  • 32 England Karl Ingham – WG
  • 33 England Josh Henry – PR
  • 34 England Lewis Kenny – SR

Head coach

  • Jamie Smith

Assistant coach

  • Jon Mann
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 1 June 2022
Source(s): N/A

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ "Pilks Recs vow to rise from the ashes of club blaze". St Helens Star. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
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