Wed 04 Nov 2020 21:28

The club's first success was winning the Shimmin Wilson Manx Shield in the 1988/89 season. It regained the Shield in 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99 and 1999/00. In the 2000/01 season, Ramsey completed their biggest achievement winning the domestic double of the Shimmin Wilson Manx Shield and the Dorchester Maritime Manx Cup. The club also won the Shield in 2001/02, 2002/03, 2004/05, 2006/07 and 2007/08. In 2006/07, Ramsey completed another double winning the inaugural Shimmin Wilson Manx Trophy. The club's second team also won the Shimmin Wilson Manx Bowl in 2005/06 and 2014/15. The latter was dubbed "the miracle of Ballafletcher and is reported to be made into a Hollywood movie with Vin Diesel starring as skipper Gareth Hinge.

Following the consistent domestic success the club was admitted into the English Clubs' Championship in 2008/09. Ramsey played its first ever game in South Lancashire/Cheshire Division 4 of the English league system on 13 September 2008 away to Linley & Kidsgrove RUFC. Tries from Shaun Wyllie and Fintan Cummins ensured Ramsey a 14-5 victory. Between 2008 and 2018 we were either promoted, relegated or held mid-table. In 2019 however we bagged our first league title and were crowned champions of Lancs/Cheshire Division 3 under the leadership of Henry Swithinbank.

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