Kendal Rugby Union Football Club has opened its historical record books, publishing appearance and scoring tables for its First XV and Wasps teams. The records identify Glenn Chesher as the First XV’s leading appearance-maker and Hayley Hodgson as the Wasps’ highest recorded points scorer.
The club has presented the tables as the best available account based on information found so far. It has also cautioned that gaps may remain in the Wasps material, meaning some totals could change if further research uncovers additional records.
Glenn Chesher leads First XV appearances
The First XV appearance records cover the period from 1905 through to the end of the 2025 season. Chesher tops the table with 243 matches, followed by Matt Houghton on 240 and Alistair Thompson on 200.
Reece Tomlinson is listed with 183 appearances and Dini Noyo with 157. The table brings together players from different eras of Kendal Rugby Club’s history, including long-serving figures and more recent names.
Houghton also features among the leading First XV scorers, but Aaron Stephens heads that table with 361 points from 78 appearances. His total comprises 12 tries, nine conversions and 53 penalties.
Houghton is second on 320 points, with Noyo third on 295. Evan Moir has scored 227 points from 25 appearances, including 16 tries, three conversions and two penalties. Ollie Rose completes the listed leading scorers with 140 points from 42 appearances.
Wasps figures carry a warning
The Wasps statistics run from the 2013/14 campaign to 2025/26. Aimee Sharp is the leading recorded appearance-maker with 125 matches, while Sarah Wilkinson has made 110 appearances and Hodgson is listed on 109.
Hodgson also leads the Wasps scoring table, with 734 points from 140 tries and 17 conversions. Wilkinson is second on 270 points and Tamar Benson follows with 253.
The club says the Wasps records combine entries from the team’s first listed campaign in 2013/14 with newer information from the 2025/26 season. Because the underlying material may be incomplete, further research could alter some of the published figures.
A reference point for Kendal rugby
Downloadable documents now cover Wasps appearances and scoring from 2013/14 to 2025/26, alongside combined First XV appearance and scoring records covering 1905 to 2026.
The publication gives current and former players, supporters and the wider Kendal rugby community a reference point for the club’s leading players. It also provides a basis for future updates if additional Wasps records are found and added.