Their stay in Durham/Northumberland 1 was a short one, as although they finished second in the league to Guisborough, they defeated Yorkshire 1 runners up Malton & Norton 14–11 at home to clinch promotion back to North 1 East. At the end of the 2018–19 season Morpeth finished as champions of North 1 East, reaching North Premier, which at level 5 is the highest level the club have reached since the leagues began back in 1987. The 2019–20 season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Morpeth were relegated, back to North 1 East, when a % points system for games played was brought in with 4 League matches still left to play. Toby Flood (future England International) played 8 games & scored 83 points for Morpeth at the start of his rugby career in 2003–04 season. He actually played his last game for Morpeth v Hull on 22nd Nov 2003, the same day England beat Australia to win the 2003 Rugby World Cup! Ground Morpeth RFC play at Grange House Field on Mitford Road, situated next to Newminster Middle School in the north-west of Morpeth, adjacent to the River Wansbeck. The ground consists of a clubhouse and 3 grass pitches (1 floodlit). The club-house has two function rooms, both equipped with bars, capable of hosting up to 250 people, altogether. Capacity around the main pitch is approximately 1,000, all of which is standing. There is parking available at the ground, and Morpeth railway station is just over 1 mile walk away. As well as hosting club games, the ground has also been used by Northumberland for the County Championships. Club honours Northumberland Senior Cup winners (5): 1998, 2002, 2007, 2016, 2020 North 1 East champions: 2018-19 North East 1 champions: 1996–97 Durham/Northumberland 1 promotion play-off winners: 2014–15 References 14. 'The twelve - year - old journalist and the lost days of rugby' By John Inverdale 26 September 2001 • 5:34pm – Telegraph TOM GREEN is 12. A real - life Harry Potter if you will. Except for him it's not quidditch but rugby, and week - in week - out, you'll find him on the touchline at Morpeth in the glorious Northumbria countryside, making notes on his club's exploits in Northern Division North East Two (another of those snappy league titles). Because with his match reports appearing each week in the Morpeth Herald, Tom must be the