The deadline for securing tickets for England 2024 Six Nations home games is August 31.
Current DRFC members (those who have been season ticket holders for a minimum of 2 years) who wish to apply for tickets to England’s games against Wales & Ireland, please complete our online form HERE.
As always, the club receive a limited number of tickets for each game, so should demand outstrip supply then tickets will be allocated via a ballot and successful applicants will receive a confirmation email.
We are excited to announce all Knights season ticket holders will receive free entry to all Doncaster Phoenix home games for the 2023/24 season.
All supporters will have to do is show their season ticket card (physical or digital) at the gate on Phoenix gamedays to gain their free entry to enjoy some great rugby at Castle Park.
Phoenix Chairman Dave Thomas said: “We look forward to welcoming Knights season ticket holders to our home games this season.
“We know a number of supporters are unable to travel to Knights’ away games, or there may be Saturdays when Phoenix are the only team playing locally – so please get along and cheer us on.”
We hope our supporters will take up this generous offer from Phoenix and give support to a great club, starting with their game against Sandal on Saturday, September 2.
Be sure to collect your physical season ticket from our reception at Castle Park (Mon-Fri, 8:30-11:30) or digitally download it to make the most of this offer.
We are pleased to confirm 2023/24 season tickets are now available for collection or digital download.
Make sure you are prepared for the beginning of the Knights new season on Friday, September 8 by collecting or downloading your card now.
For physical card collection:
Season ticket cards can now be collected from reception at Castle Park between the hours of 8:30 and 11:30 every Monday to Friday.
For digital download:
You can now keep your ticket safe with our Knights’ Ticketing App (recommended to use a mobile device).
Click HERE, insert the email address with which you purchased your ticket and then click on ‘Forgot Credentials’.
You will then be sent an email to re-set your password.
Log into the app with your email address and new password.
Install the app onto your phone’s home screen.
Upon arrival at the ground for each home game, open your app to view your tickets and scan for entry to Castle Park.
If you have any queries or issues regarding your season ticket, please call the club on 01302 831388.
Doncaster Knights have named their large travelling squad for the friendly against RGC in North Wales ahead of the 2023/24 season.
DoR Steve Boden and Head Coach Joe Ford have named a starting 15 alongside a replacements bench of 17 players to ensure game-time for as many faces as possible.
The starting front row is formed by new signings Harrison Courtney and Corrie Barrett at loosehead and tighthead with the familiar face of George Roberts between the two at hooker.
Knights Academy graduate Adam Hopkinson has experienced Ben Murphy alongside him in the second row pairing.
The back row of all new signings then rounds out the pack with Harry Wilson and Fyn Brown on the flanks and Seb Nagle-Taylor at number eight.
Alex Dolly sits in his usual scrum half berth with Billy McBryde moving forward in the back-line to start at fly-half.
Knight Academy player Will Metcalfe mans the wing opposite Maliq Holden with new boy AJ Cant at fullback.
A slightly new centre pairing is tested as Connor Edwards has Harry Davey starting outside of him.
The bench is a large one – beginning with prop replacement options of Conor Davidson, Andrew Foster, Karl Garside and Knights Academy’s Calvin Mitchell.
Hooker replacements are new loan signing Harri Morris and Knights Academy’s Archie Upton.
The second row is covered by Ehize Ehizode, Evan Mintern and Knights Academy’s James Harrison.
Back row is then provided cover by Rhys Tait and new boys Jack Digby and Archie Smeaton.
Moving into the backs, Ollie Fox covers scrum half with Sam Olver and Knights Academy’s Tom Parkin ready to come on at fly half.
The replacements are then rounded out by Joe Margetts and loan signing Joe Bedlow.
Kick-off is at 17:15 at Stadiwm CSM on Saturday, Aug 19, and live updates will be available on our Twitter throughout the match.
Starting XV | 15 AJ Cant; 14 Maliq Holden, 13 Harry Davey, 12 Connor Edwards, 11 Will Metcalfe; 10 Billy McBryde, 9 Alex Dolly; 1 Harrison Courtney, 2 George Roberts, 3 Corrie Barrett, 4 Adam Hopkinson, 5 Ben Murphy, 6 Harry Wilson, 7 Fyn Brown, 8 Seb Nagle-Taylor.
Replacements | 16 Harri Morris, 17 Conor Davidson, 18 Andrew Foster, 19 Evan Mintern, 20 Ehize Ehizode, 21 Ollie Fox, 22 Joe Margetts, 23 Archie Smeaton, Rhys Tait, Jack Digby, Tom Parkin, Sam Olver, Joe Bedlow, Calvin Mitchell, Karl Garside, James Harrison, Archie Upton.
We are delighted to officially launch our 1875 Club.
The 1875 Club is our newest hospitality offer for supporters looking to enhance their match day experience in a relaxed and social surrounding at Castle Park.
With a delicious menu, superb pitch views and an electric atmosphere, our 1875 Club will be a fine choice for a matchday at Castle Park.
What’s included:
Dress code: Informal, Club shirts welcome
Please note: You must have a match ticket for access.
You can make your upgrade now by clicking HERE.
We are proud to launch our playing kit for the 2023/24 season.
Brought to you by Umbro, we will be representing our colours and our Knights.
Our home shirt represents the proud Donny blue meanwhile, our away shirt takes a step away from the design of more recent years in favour of an aqua/turquoise design.
You can pre-order your replica shirt now HERE.
Doncaster Phoenix are hoping to make Thursday the new Friday at Castle Park this pre-season.
Start your weekend early in August as Doncaster Phoenix offer up some rugby fayre at Castle Park later this month in their pre-season friendlies.
On Thursday, August 24 the team play host to friends from Sheffield RUFC for a 7:30pm kick-off and the bar will be open.
On the following Thursday, August 31 – Phoenix invite you to the Phoenix and Demons Season Launch Evening.
Starting from 7pm in the Arms Park Suite come along for a beer or two, pick up fixture lists for the season, membership cards and meet some of the players and coaches.
The teams will also announce the winners of the Monthly Draw for August and there will be a welcome from new Phoenix club Chairman Dave Thomas.
Later this month a group of former Doncaster rugby players will take to the water to undertake a 10km Open Water swim to raise funds for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.
The DRUFC Has Beens Swimming Association – which includes a number of Doncaster and Phoenix old boys like Mark Longworth, James Mell, Matt Brain, Chris Conway, Mike Bailey, Dave Senior and Mark Jasnikowski – will take on the challenge on Saturday August 19 at Thrybergh Country Park.
Mark Jasnikowski said: “Rugby is in our blood but the years have taken their toll and the joints and muscles aren’t working as well as they used to. The group was set up to help improve and maintain collective fitness levels post lockdown.
“We meet regularly at Hatfield Water Park at the SwimYourSwim sessions – though it’s funny how numbers peak in the summer months, when more backs take to the water.
“Supported by SwimYourSwim, we plan to complete a 10km swim in 5 hours either individually or as part of relay squads and we have chosen to raise funds for Doddie Weir’s Foundation due to his inspirational character and obvious links to the game we love.”
For more information about the challenge or to donate to the cause click HERE.
This Sunday (Aug 13), Doncaster Knights will take on Doncaster Phoenix in a 20/20 cricket game.
For those cricket fans already missing the Ashes and fed-up with the rain interrupting The Hundred then look no further – the clash between the two Doncaster sides will take place at Doncaster Cricket Club, Bennetthorpe.
Whilst both clubs play their rugby at Castle Park, due to their league positions they obviously don’t play each other. so this is one of the few events where the two clubs can come face to face.
Phoenix President Paul Curzon said: “The fixture used to be a regular summer event pre-Covid, so we are pleased to get it back in the calendar and thank our friends at Doncaster Cricket Club for hosting the game.
“The players from both the Knights and Phoenix have been busy training over the last few weeks so the cricket match will be a great opportunity to have a bit of fun, a beer or two and hopefully beat the recent poor weather.”
The game starts at 2pm, bar and food facilities will be available all afternoon and a fundraising raffle will also be held.
Entry to the game is Free – so get along for a great afternoon!
Doncaster Phoenix have provided an update on their pre-season progression and confirmed their 5-man coaching set-up for the 2023/24 season.
The team have been back in training since early June this summer, a couple of weeks longer than in previous seasons with the squad looking to improve fitness and work on skills under the watchful eye of a vastly experienced coaching team.
Headed up by Director of Rugby Glen Kenworthy, the team also consists of former Knights players Richard List (Forwards Coach and Player), Stevie McColl (Backs Coach and Player) and Tyson Lewis (Backs Coach) along with long-serving Phoenix stalwart Sam Bottomley (Strength / Conditioning Coach and Player).
This experienced team of ex-professional Premiership and Championship players bring a wealth of knowledge to the club and have been regularly on hand to supervise training sessions over the last couple of months.
Discussing pre-season so far, Kenworthy said: “The boys have been working hard through the summer and numbers at training sessions have been consistently high, taking into account holidays and work commitments.
“There is still work to be done as we move into August and we are always on the lookout for additional players to bolster the squad, so anyone who feels they could add to the team or benefit from the excellent coaching and facilities available at Castle Park should get in touch.”
Training takes place at Castle Park on Tuesday and Thursdays at 7pm.
The club has two pre-season games in the diary away to Nottinghamshire side Paviors on Saturday, August 19 before hosting Sheffield at Castle Park on Thursday, August 24 (kick-off at 7.30pm).
Their league campaign opens on Saturday, September 2 against Sandal at Castle Park (kick-off 3pm).
The club can announce, after 21 years at Castle Park, General Manager Neil Holmes will be retiring from the business.
Neil has been a part of Castle Park since Doncaster Knights’ days in National Two as the club looked to climb it’s way higher in the English domestic league structure.
He has seen the progression the club has made over those two decades – from the original club building here at Armthorpe Road to the construction and completion of the impressive De Mulder Lloyd Stand and the additional facilities which have made the venue what it is today.
Neil has witnessed promotion from National Two to National One to the Championship – experiencing demotions, promotions and a hard-fought play-off for the Premiership along the way.
He has worked alongside six different Head Coaches or Directors of Rugby in the sporting side of the business as well as being a regular feature in the planning and running of hundreds of weddings, parties, functions, and countless other occasions hosted by the Castle Park events team.
More recently, Neil has been a key figure in navigating the intense procedures of dealing with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and achieving the noteworthy goal of passing the RFU Minimum Standards Criteria for potential promotion to the topflight of English rugby.
Neil has taken the tough decision to step away from the business in order to dedicate more time to his family and intriguing new ventures such as running his own portable gin bar for event hire.
Everyone at Castle Park extends a thank you to Neil for his 21 years of dedication to the business and we wish him the very best in his retirement, alongside his family.
