National League 2 North 24/25 Season

Saturday 14th September 2024

Harrogate Men's 1st XV

V

Wharfedale RUFC 1st XV

KO 3:00pm

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Harrogate v Wharfedale - 14th Sept 2024

Welcome to Harrogate Rugby Club...

Dear Friends, Supporters, and Rugby Fans,

Good afternoon and welcome to Harrogate Rugby Club for this highly anticipated national league game against Wharfedale Rugby Club. Games like this are crucial for the club as they not only raise vital funds for our mission of “Rugby for all” but also solidify Harrogate’s place in the heart of elite Yorkshire rugby.

At this point, it’s important to acknowledge the hard work contributed to the club during the offseason. Given the level of work and investment in pitch 1 at the start of the summer, the grounds staff had a monumental task to prepare for today. There is still work to be done, and unfortunately, this has highlighted the need for continual investment in all the pitches on the back of the facility we were handed by Crest Nicholson. Stay tuned for more information on this, but for now, enjoy the day, enjoy the match, and Come on the Gate!

Yours in Rugby,

Mark Garrett

Chairman, Harrogate RUFC     

Welcome Wharfedale RUFC 1st XV - A brief history..

Wharfedale RUFC started life late, by rugby standards, in 1923, when a local doctor and the local vicar were instrumental in the club’s formation. The vicar donated the first ball and also became the first chairman of the selectors, and the doctor became the first captain. The club’s crest has a ram’s head and the White Rose of Yorkshire, and the club motto, “Vis Ex Montibus Venit,” which translates to, “Strength Comes from the Hills.” The club is known locally as the ‘Green Machine.’ By the mid 1930s Wharfedale RUFC’s fixture list included games against Bingley, Huddersfield and Hull, reaching the Yorkshire Cup quarter-finals on more than one occasion. They won the Yorkshire Shield in 1957 and the Yorkshire Cup three times in 2010, 2013 and 2014.

The first recorded game between Harrogate and Upper Wharfedale, as they were known at the time, was 4/2/1933 when the greens won 9 – 6 in an early round of the Yorkshire Cup. Regular fixtures between our two clubs began in 1972 and have continued to the present with league and Yorkshire Cup matches. In the 2015 Yorkshire Cup Final played at West Park, Leeds, Harrogate won 16 – 12.Last week Wharfedale defeated Sheffield Tigers 22 – 8. 2016 was the last time Harrogate won a game against Wharfedale, 20 – 17.

 

Wharfedale (Colours: emerald, green and white)
 
4/2/1933 Upper Wharfedale 9 – 6 Harrogate YC
 
20/10/1934 Harrogate 6 – 9 Upper Wharfedale YC
 
No First XV fixtures between 1934 and 1966
 
19/4/1966 Upper Wharfedale 0 – 8 Harrogate YC
 
No First XV fixtures between 1966 and 1972
 
15/11/1972 Harrogate 19 – 13 Upper Wharfedale (7.30)
 
14/11/1973 Upper Wharfedale 3 – 12Harrogate (7.30)
 
30/10/1974Upper Wharfedale 13 – 3Harrogate
 
26/3/1975Upper Wharfedale 12 -16 HarrogateYC 
 
15/10/1975Upper Wharfedale 12 – 10 Harrogate
 
20/10/1976Upper Wharfedale 7 – 4 Harrogate
 
26/10/1977Upper Wharfedale 11 – 10 Harrogate
 
4/10/1978Upper Wharfedale 6 – 9 Harrogate 
 
23/10/1979Upper Wharfedale 12 – 12 Harrogate
 
1980/1981 No fixture
 
2/9/1981Harrogate 16 – 9 Wharfedale
 
7/9/1982Harrogate 17 – 0 Upper Wharfedale
 
25/10/1983Upper Wharfedale 0 – 15 Harrogate (7.30)
 
5/9/1984Harrogate 28 – 6 Upper Wharfedale (6.15)
 
25/9/1985Wharfedale 17 – 0Harrogate (7.30 p.m.)
 
3/9/1986Harrogate 36 – 6 Wharfedale (6.30 p.m.)
 
1987/1988 no fixture
 
1988/1989 no fixture
 
17/3/1990Harrogate 11 – 30 Wharfedale 
 
1990/1991 no fixture
 
1991/1992 no fixture
 
28/2/1993 Game cancelled prematurely – frost, Wharfedale awarded the tie.
 
1993/1994 no fixture
 
1994/1995 no fixture
 
1995/1996 no fixture
 
14/9/1996Harrogate 23 – 18 Wharfedale (NL3)
 
30/11/1996Wharfedale 25 – 17 Harrogate YC 1st Rd.
 
The 2nd teams of both clubs played this fixture.
 
1/2/1997Wharfedale 10 – 21 Harrogate (NL3)
27/12/1997Harrogate 27 – 27 Wharfedale ( NL1)
 
11/4//1998 Wharfedale 20 -3 Harrogate( NL1)
 
21/11/1998Wharfedale 27 – 12 Harrogate ( NL1)
 
26/12/1998Harrogate 0 -6 Wharfedale ( NL1)
 
4/9/1999Harrogate 16 – 16 SBS Wharfedale (NL1) 

25/3/2000 Wharfedale 22 – 14 HarrogateNL1
 
18/11/2000 Wharfedale 25 – 0 Harrogate (NL2)
 
16/12/2000Harrogate 18 – 20 Wharfedale (NL2)
 
22/9/2001Harrogate 51 – 36 Wharfedale (NL2)
 
23/2/2002Wharfedale 6 – 6 Harrogate (NL2)
 
15/4/2002Harrogate 24 – 19 Wharfedale (YC Final Played at Otley)
 
28/12/2002 Wharfedale 11 – 12 Harrogate (NL2)
 
26/4/2003 Harrogate 9 – 27 Wharfedale (NL2)
 
6/5/2003 Wharfedale 17 – 21 Harrogate YC
 
20/12/2003 Harrogate 15 – 19 Wharfedale (NL2)
 

10/4/2004 Wharfedale 15 – 20 Harrogate (NL2)

 
26/11/2004 Wharfedale 26 – 17 Harrogate NL2
 
22/1/2005 Harrogate 21 – 15 Wharfedale NL2
 
17/12/2005 Wharfedale 19 – 18 Harrogate (NL2)
 
22/4/2006 Harrogate 5 – 18 Wharfedale (NL2)
 
16/9/2006 Harrogate 19 – 44 Wharfedale (NL2)
 
23/12/2006 Wharfedale 67 – 0 Harrogate (NL2)
 
18/4/2007 Harrogate 22 – 40 Wharfedale (YC)
 
8/4/2008 Wharfedale 47 – 10 Harrogate (YC)
 
21/11/2009 Harrogate 0 – 15 Wharfedale (YC 1st Rd.)
 
30/4/2015 Harrogate 16 – 12 Wharfedale (YC Final – Played at West Park, Leeds)
 
5/11/2016 Harrogate 20 – 17 Wharfedale N2N
 
4/3/2017 Wharfedale 17 – 3 Harrogate N2N
 
19/3/2021 Wharfedale 23 – 21 Harrogate NL2N
 
18/12/2021 Wharfedale v Harrogate Cancelled Covid
 
23/4/2022 Harrogate 18 – 56 Wharfedale NL2N
 
10/9/2022 Harrogate 7 – 24 Wharfedale NL2N
 
11/2/2023Wharfedale 21 – 11 Harrogate NL2N

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Harrogate RUFC

15 – Conor Miller

14 – Amrit Sharma 

13 – Kristan Dobson

12 – Kodie Brook

11 – Sean Triana

10 – Tom Steene

9 – Tom Pettitt

1 – Jacob Percival

2 – Charlie Head

3 – Joshua Peace

4 – Cameron Edgar

5 – Sam Brady (Capt)

6 – Martin Dodds

7 – Ben Richardson

8 – Will Hill

Replacements:

16 – Steve Maycock

17 – Simon Ridgway

18 – Sam Bryan

19 – Edward Challis

20 – Semi Tokaduadua

Wharfedale RUFC

15 – Harry Bullough
14 – Rian Hamilton
13 – Ryan Hodgson
12 – Oliver Cicognini
11 – Bradley Viner
10 – Robert Davidson
9 – Sam Gaudie
1 – Sam Dickinson
2 – Ben Patchett
3 – Jake Armstrong
4 – Simon Borrill
5 – George Hedgley (Capt)
6 – Jack Pinder
7 – Joe Fawcett
8 – Ben Markey

Replacements:

16 – Oliver Riddiough
17 – Alfie Weston
18 – Robbie Collinson

19 – Will Beecroft

20 – Jack Hirst

Today’s Referee:

Ref:   Michael Harris
AR1:  Richard Arthur
AR2:  Liam Taylor

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