Ilkley Rugby Club
Ilkley Rugby Club is an English rugby union club based in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. The first XV team play in North 1 East League, The Club has been strengthened this summer with a large influx of new players. Coupled with the proposed league restructuring in the 2021-22 season and a good performance in North One East League this year, we have a good chance to return to the new Level 5 where there will be 3 level 5 leagues instead of 2. Ilkley also had a very successful sevens team who reached great heights in the 2017 season winning the national sevens competition! The C-19 Virus will once again delay this season’s start until the earliest date of January 2021. The Rugby Management positions remain the same this year apart from Steve Bowden who left the Club last season because of his commitments at Doncaster Knights. Andy Clitheroe has joined the Club as Coaching Assistant to the 1st XV from West Park Leeds to assist Rhys.
Full name | Ilkley Rugby Football Club |
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Union | Yorkshire RFU |
Nickname(s) | Dalesmen |
Founded | 1899 |
Location | Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England |
Ground(s) | Stacks Field (Capacity: 20,000 (40 seats)) |
Chairman | Mike Halling / Rugby Chairman: Andrew Munro |
President | John Barwick |
Coach(es) | Rhys Morgan, James Lowes |
Captain(s) | Joe Lowes |
Top scorer | Struan Connor currently retired |
League(s) | North 1 East League |
2021–22 | 14th (relegated to North 1 East) |
Official website | |
www |
Honours
- Yorkshire Shield winners (3): 1993/4, 2010/11, 2013/14
- Yorkshire 2 promotion: 2003/04[1]
- Durham/Northumberland 1 v Yorkshire 1 promotion play-off winners: 2007–08[2]
- Yorkshire 1 champions: 2013–14[3]
- North 1 East champions: 2014–15[4]
- National Intermediate Cup finalists: 2014
- National Sevens Champions: 2017
References
- "2003–2004 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- "2007-08 North Playoffs". England Rugby. 26 April 2008.
- "2013-2014 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- "2014-15 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.