Wharfedale R.U.F.C.
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| Full name | Wharfedale Rugby Union Football Club | |
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| Union | Yorkshire RFU | |
| Founded | 1923 | |
| Location | Threshfield, North Yorkshire, England | |
| Ground(s) | The Avenue (Capacity: 2,000) | |
| Chairman | David Baker | |
| President | John Spencer | |
| League(s) | National League 2 North | |
| 2019–20 | 9th | |
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| Official website | ||
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Wharfedale RUFC is a rugby union team which takes part in the fourth tier of the English league system. After twenty years in the third tier, Wharfedale was relegated from National League 1 in 2016. One of the smallest teams in the league, the club is located in the North Yorkshire village of Threshfield. Wharfedale operate four senior sides and twelve junior teams.
Honours[]
- North East 1 champions: 1987–88
- North Division 2 champions: 1991-92
- North Division 1 champions: 1993–94
- Courage League Division 5 North champions: 1995–96
- Yorkshire Cup winners (3 times): 2010, 2013, 2014
Notable former players[]
Andrew Baggett – fly-half who became all-time National League 1 points scorer with over 1,700 scored over 14 seasons with Wharfedale (2001-08) and Blaydon (2008-17). Also capped by Yorkshire and Durham and was part of the Yorkshire side that won the 2008 Bill Beamont Cup.[1]- Mark Bedworth - fly-half who scored over 1,200 points for the club between 2005 and 2010. Capped by England Counties XV and Durham.
- Andrew Hodgson - rugby league convert who played at centre. He is one of the all-time try scorers in National League 1 with 95 tries.[2]
Current standings[]
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | ||||||||
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| 1 | Hull | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 629 | 234 | 395 | 15 | 2 | 89 | ||||||
| 2 | Rotherham Titans | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 621 | 307 | 314 | 12 | 1 | 77 | ||||||
| 3 | Fylde | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 673 | 341 | 332 | 11 | 1 | 76 | ||||||
| 4 | Sedgley Park | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 632 | 284 | 348 | 13 | 3 | 74 | ||||||
| 5 | Stourbridge | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 614 | 432 | 182 | 14 | 2 | 72 | ||||||
| 6 | Hull Ionians | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 537 | 428 | 109 | 8 | 4 | 60 | ||||||
| 7 | Sheffield Tigers | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 363 | 442 | −79 | 2 | 4 | 42 | ||||||
| 8 | Luctonians | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 387 | 389 | −2 | 4 | 6 | 42 | ||||||
| 9 | Tynedale | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 426 | 566 | −140 | 7 | 4 | 41 | ||||||
| 10 | Loughborough Students | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 418 | 587 | −169 | 8 | 5 | 41 | ||||||
| 11 | Wharfedale | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 354 | 498 | −144 | 4 | 2 | 36 | ||||||
| 12 | Chester | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 381 | 513 | −132 | 5 | 1 | 34 | ||||||
| 13 | Bournville | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 451 | 560 | −109 | 6 | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| 14 | Huddersfield | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 320 | 481 | −161 | 4 | 4 | 28 | ||||||
| 15 | Harrogate | 19 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 275 | 654 | −379 | 4 | 2 | 18 | ||||||
| 16 | Blaydon | 19 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 312 | 677 | −365 | 3 | 2 | 13 | ||||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 12 February 2022 Source: "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby. | |||||||||||||||||
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "National One All time leading scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2017.
- ^ "National One All time try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2017.
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