The club was formed in the mid twentieth century in 1953 by old masters at the now extinct West Hartlepool Technical Day School from which our clubs present day name originates. This school was situated on Lauder Street. The site is currently occupied by the police offices.
The school was dominated by football and, as such, our founders initially struggled to pick up players for the rugby union team. However persistence is a priceless asset in any walk of life and slowly but surely players began to make themselves available. As a direct result the club began to make progress as a Junior club in the Durham Rugby Football Union, one of many constituent bodies of the RFU.
Like so many other new clubs at the time Tech had no permanent headquarters. Various locations were used as a result, one such location being the Nursery pub off Hart Lane. This pub is still there providing good service with a great atmosphere for local residents.
In 1985/86 the club took a huge step forward with the building of the current base at Grayfields. With a permanent station now at the clubs disposal, the future continued to look bright for the young Hartlepool club.
The school was dominated by football and, as such, our founders initially struggled to pick up players for the rugby union team. However persistence is a priceless asset in any walk of life and slowly but surely players began to make themselves available. As a direct result the club began to make progress as a Junior club in the Durham Rugby Football Union, one of many constituent bodies of the RFU.
Like so many other new clubs at the time Tech had no permanent headquarters. Various locations were used as a result, one such location being the Nursery pub off Hart Lane. This pub is still there providing good service with a great atmosphere for local residents.
In 1985/86 the club took a huge step forward with the building of the current base at Grayfields. With a permanent station now at the clubs disposal, the future continued to look bright for the young Hartlepool club.