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 RUFC
Full nameWharfedale Rugby Union Football Club
UnionYorkshire RFU
Founded1923; 101 years ago (1923)
LocationThreshfield, North Yorkshire, England
Ground(s)The Avenue (Capacity: 2,000)
ChairmanJohn Sykes
PresidentJohn Spencer
League(s)National League 2 North
2022–238th
Team kit
Official website
www.wharfedalerufc.co.uk

Honours edit

Notable former players edit

Current standings edit

2023–24 National League 2 North Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Leeds Tykes 22 22 0 0 968 377 591 20 0 108
2 Rotherham Titans 22 21 0 1 795 386 409 18 1 103
3 Sheffield 22 15 1 6 683 514 169 16 3 81
4 Wharfedale 22 14 0 8 526 415 111 10 2 68
5 Fylde 22 11 1 10 661 593 68 16 5 67
6 Tynedale 22 11 1 10 585 527 58 13 6 65
7 Sheffield Tigers 22 12 1 9 603 607 -4 11 2 63
8 Hull 22 10 1 11 557 654 -97 8 2 52
9 Otley 22 8 0 14 590 655 -65 11 7 50
10 Preston Grasshoppers 22 7 1 14 625 744 -119 12 5 47
11 Lymm 22 7 1 14 569 749 -180 8 4 42
12 Billingham 22 5 2 15 453 662 -209 6 3 33
13 Hull Ionians 22 4 1 17 537 776 -239 8 7 33
14 Huddersfield 22 2 0 20 476 969 -493 8 2 18
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 16 March 2024

Source: National League 2 North RFU [8]


References edit

  1. ^ "National One All time leading scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2017.
  2. ^ "National One All time try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Young Tom gets Latvian call up". Craven Herald. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Latvian Rugby Federation". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  5. ^ "The Latvian rugby team defeated Hungary in the last game of the European Championship tournament". Baltics News. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Settle's Robbie Davidson breaks Latvian points record". Craven Herald. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Robbie Davidson – Wharfedale RUFC Official Website". Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  8. ^ "National League 2 North". England Rugby.

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