HUDDERSFIELD
HUDDERSFIELD
Based at Lockwood Park on Brewery Drive, Huddersfield RUFC currently competes in the
National League 2 North. They are led by the team of President Richard Gudgeon and Chairman
Mark Birch and the club has made a considerable amount of progress under their guidance.
They have put together a history
of which they have every right
to be proud since they were
first established with the game
beginning in Huddersfield at the
Athletic Club in 1869 and they
amalgamated with St John’s
Cricket Club in 1879.
In recent times, one of their
greatest
successes
came
when they managed to win the
Yorkshire Cup for the 2nd time
in its history following a superb
25-18 victory over Hull at York.
The current group of players will
be keen to claim further success
in the coming years and are
confident they have the talent to
do so.
Their first team has had a steady
start to the current campaign,
having compiled a record of 1
win, 1 draw and 2 defeats from
their first 4 matches. This leaves
them sitting in a safe mid-table
position with 8 points on the
board so far.
There are still plenty of games
left to play and the team will be
confident of putting together a
successful campaign. As long
ONE17
ARCHITECTS & INTERIOR DESIGNERS
as they are able to retain their
current group of players and
perhaps make one or two quality
additions they will have a good
chance of pushing on up the
league.
Huddersfield is not a club to
focus solely upon their senior
section however as they also
has a number of youth teams
in place. These sides look to
provide youngsters from the local
area with an opportunity to play
the game in a safe and enjoyable
environment whilst helping them
to reach their full potential.
When Huddersfield RUFC was ready to move from its
former ground, it found One 17 Architects the perfect
partner to help mastermind the relocation to Lockwood
Park.
One 17 negotiated planning approval for the club,
making skilful use of the mix of commercial and green
belt land available on the site, previously the home of a
local brewery. Careful retention and conversion of the
high quality existing buildings was combined with the
construction of superb new pitches to produce one of the
most striking home grounds in the north.
One17 are architects and interior designers with exceptional
vision and relentless attention to detail. Whatever the project
we are interested in working with clients who understand the
value of design and have an interest in striving for the highest
possible quality.
Good design has the ability to improve our quality of life. We
seek clients who wish to achieve something beyond the norm.
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One 17 was also instrumental in securing the major
Lott ery Sports Fund grant that helped finance the new
complex. In fact the company was so pleased with the
resulting development that it converted the old stable
building that overlooks the first team pitch as offices for
itself!
Now relocated to new offices a mile away, One 17 is
today better known for its work on high end bespoke
residential projects but continues to support rugby in the
town and has since helped swimming, football and tennis
projects across the area.
Call Kevin Drayton at One 17 on 01484 668000 if you
have a project you would like to discuss.