They clinched promotion by finishing as champions of Durham & Northumberland 1 with a 10–28 victory against Medicals RFC in the final game of the season.
Heaton is now home to amateur rugby football club Medicals RFC, based in Cartington Terrace
Medicals RFC are most famous for the 1995-6 side that reached the final of the RFU Pilkington Shield at Twickenham and won the trophy – beating Helston RFC, Cornwall 16 v 6.
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The finest hour of the clubs achievement was on 4 May 1996 Twickenham, winners of the National Junior Club Knock-out Competition, The Pilkington Shield.
Cardiff RFC | Oxford University RFC | Newport RFC | Swansea RFC | Llanelli RFC | Pontypridd RFC | Glasgow Academicals RFC | Pontypool RFC | London Welsh RFC | St. Peters RFC | St. George’s Hospital Medical School RFC | Hawick RFC | Aberavon RFC | South Wales Police RFC | Neath RFC | Bedwas RFC | Penarth RFC | Medicals RFC | Watsonians RFC | Vienna Celtic RFC | Tylorstown RFC | St. George's Hospital Medical School RFC | Southend RFC | Shannon RFC | Selkirk RFC | San Francisco Golden Gate RFC | RFC Liège | Percy Park RFC | Old Illtydians RFC | Mountain Ash RFC |