Wharfedale R.U.F.C.
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.
Wharfedale's ground in Threshfield near Grassington.
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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 | |
| 2021–22 | 12th | |
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| Official website | ||
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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 | Points adj | |||||||
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| 1 | Sedgley Park | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 614 | 226 | 388 | 12 | 0 | 80 | ||||||
| 2 | Fylde | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 648 | 274 | 374 | 14 | 1 | 79 | ||||||
| 3 | Otley | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 398 | 311 | 87 | 8 | 2 | 62 | ||||||
| 4 | Hull Ionians | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 456 | 369 | 87 | 9 | 2 | 59 | ||||||
| 5 | Rotherham Titans | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 538 | 384 | 154 | 9 | 5 | 50 | ||||||
| 6 | Chester | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 411 | 365 | 46 | 4 | 5 | 49 | ||||||
| 7 | Tynedale | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 361 | 436 | −75 | 5 | 4 | 41 | ||||||
| 8 | Wharfedale | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 411 | 388 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 40 | ||||||
| 9 | Sheffield Tigers | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 349 | 389 | −40 | 4 | 3 | 39 | ||||||
| 10 | Sheffield | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 355 | 428 | −73 | 6 | 5 | 35 | ||||||
| 11 | Huddersfield | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 343 | 446 | −103 | 3 | 4 | 30 | −5 | |||||
| 12 | Preston Grasshoppers | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 314 | 508 | −194 | 3 | 6 | 23 | ||||||
| 13 | Harrogate | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 246 | 534 | −288 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −5 | |||||
| 14 | Blaydon | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 258 | 644 | −386 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −5 | |||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 11 February 2023 Source: "National League 2 North". RugbyEngland. | |||||||||||||||||
References
- "National One All time leading scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2017.
- "National One All time try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2017.
External links
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