National League 2 North 24/25 Season
Saturday 28th Mar 2026
Harrogate Men's 1st XV
V
Sandal RUFC Men's 1st XV
KO 2:00pm
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Harrogate v Sandal - 28th March 2026
Welcome to Harrogate Rugby Club...
This Club is going places…
Good afternoon, and welcome to Harrogate Rugby Club for this Regional 1 North East home game against Sandal RUFC.
As we bring the regular season (I believe this is what they call it in the NFL!) to a close, a win today secures our playoff slot. Sandal won’t make it easy for as they didn’t earlier in the season so we are all in for a great day of rubgy under the sunshine and showers.
As a season, this one hasn’t delivered as expected. Despite the team having developed significantly since last season, our expectations were scuppered by a dominant Heath and some missteps in Penrith and Blaydon. After today, how the play-offs stack up will become clearer. From there as always we will take each game as it comes.
Have a great day and come on the Gate
Yours in Rugby,
Mark Garrett
Chairman, Harrogate RUFC
Doddsy Hits 150 & Hilly 100!
Fan favourite, Martin Dodds passed his 150 cap milestone away at Kendal, but didn’t spoil it by scoring!
Will Hill did the work for both of them by bagging a brace!
With an accent that definitely originated below the Watford Gap, Martin Dodds has made Yorkshire his home and Rudding Park his front room!
Yorkshire-born and bred Will Hill has delivered for the Aces 100 times since joining the club from Leeds Tykes.
Setting the highest standards on and off the field, Doddy’s & Hilly’s contribution and loyalty to the club over the recent, up-and-down seasons has been amazing. Players any club in National Leagues would sell their grannie for we are proud to call Martin Dodds and Willaim Hill Aces!
Well done Martin & Will, Aces for Life!
Team News...
Harrogate RUFC
15 – Thomas Steene
14 – Oliver Rosillo
13 – Kristan Dobson
12 – Kodie Brook
11 – Amrit Sharma
10 – Jack Mallinson
9 – Dan Wilson
1 – Jacob Percival
2 – Charlie Head
3 – Eoin Harrison
4 – Jacob Brady
5 – Samuel Brady
6 – Martin Dodds
7 – Zak Sebouai
8 – William Hill
Replacements:
16 – Steve Maycock
17 – Benedict Richardson
18 – Gabriel Horberry
Sandal RUFC
15 – Tom Obrien
14 – Dafydd Ebsworth
13 – Ibrahim Shamchiyev
12 – Thomas Hodson
11 – Will Forrest
10 – Mihali Joannou
9 – George Hulme
1 – Patrick Maher
2 – Joshua Norbury
3 – Callum Burden
4 – Richard Carr
5 – Declan Thompson
6 – Elliot Ward
7 – Archie Milner
8 – William Henshall
Replacements:
16 – Joshua Hough
17 – George Jones
18 – Henry West
Today’s Officials:
Referee – David Rhodes
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Regional 1 North East Table
Today's League Games
Season 2025/26
| Date | Opposition | Home/Away | Result | Date | Opposition | Home/Away | Result |
| 06-Sep-25 | Middlesborough | Home | 35 – 26 W | 13-Dec-25 | Penrith | Home | 88 – 7 W |
| 13-Sep-25 | Penrith | Away | 26 – 24 L | 20-Dec-25 | Blaydon | Away | 26 – 21 L |
| 20-Sep-25 | Blaydon | Home | 24 -20 W | 10-Jan-26 | Cleckheaton | Home | 82 – 0 W |
| 04-Oct-25 | Cleckheaton | Away | 17 – 33 W | 17-Jan-26 | Alnwick | Away | 17 – 8 L |
| 11-Oct-25 | Alnwick | Home | 21 – 20 W | 31-Jan-26 | Driffield | Away | 29 – 39 W |
| 18-Oct-25 | Driffield | Home | 46 – 22 W | 14-Feb-26 | Heath | Home | 36 – 44 L |
| 25-Oct-25 | Heath | Away | 13 – 5 L | 28-Feb-26 | Ilkley | Away | 18 – 24 W |
| 08-Nov-25 | Ilkley | Home | 33 – 32 W | 07-Mar-26 | York | Home | 63 – 5 W |
| 22-Nov-25 | York | Away | 12 – 28 W | 21-Mar-26 | Kendal | Away | 15 – 33 W |
| 29-Nov-25 | Kendal | Home | 22 – 20 W | 28-Mar-26 | Sandal | Home | |
| 06-Dec-25 | Sandal | Away | 21 – 42 W | 11-Apr-26 | Middlesborough | Away | |
