Cleckheaton RUFC

Cleckheaton Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire. The club runs four senior sides and twelve junior teams.[1] and the first XV currently plays in North 1 East

Cleckheaton
Full nameCleckheaton Rugby Union Football Club
UnionYorkshire RFU
Nickname(s)Lambs
Founded1888 (1888), Reformed: 1926
LocationCleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England
Ground(s)Cleckheaton Sports Club, Moorend
ChairmanNeil Gillan
Coach(es)Thiu Barnard, Matty Piper (Backs), Lee Queeley (Conditioning)
Captain(s)Matty Piper
League(s)North 1 East
2019–20Runners up (not promoted)
Team kit
Official website
www.cleckheatonrugbyclub.com

History

Cleckheaton 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]

Club Honours

International Players

Past Cleckheaton players who have gone on to play international rugby include [2]

References

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