Cleckheaton Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire. The club runs four senior sides and twelve junior teams.[1] and the first XV currently plays in Regional 1 North East.
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| Full name | Cleckheaton Rugby Union Football Club | |
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| Union | Yorkshire RFU | |
| Nickname(s) | Lambs, Cleck, The Heaton | |
| Founded | 1888, Reformed: 1926 | |
| Location | Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England | |
| Ground(s) | Cleckheaton Sports Club, Moorend, BD19 3UD | |
| Chairman | Neil Gillan | |
| President | John Archer | |
| Coach(es) | Thiu Barnard, Matty Piper (Backs), Richard Piper (Forwards) | |
| Captain(s) | Richard Piper | |
| League(s) | Regional 1 North East | |
| 2024–25 | 6th | |
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| Official website | ||
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History
editCleckheaton first formed a rugby club in 1888 and opted to play union when rugby league was formed in 1895. The club was suspended at the start of World War One and reformed in 1926.[2]
Honours
edit- Yorkshire 1 champions: 2000–01[3]
- North Division 1 East champions (2): 2001–02[4] 2012–13[5]
- North 1 v Midlands 1 promotion play-off winners: 2003–04[6][7]
International players
editPast Cleckheaton players who have gone on to play international rugby include [2]
References
edit- ^ Club website home page
- ^ a b Club website - history page
- ^ "2000-2001 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2001-02 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "2013-14 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "North Play Offs 2003–2004". England Rugby. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Cleckheaton 23 Kettering 10". Telegraph & Argus. 26 April 2004.
External links
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