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Harrogate
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ased on Rudding Lane in North Yorkshire, Harrogate
RUFC currently competes in the National League 2
North. They are led by the team of Chairman James
Smithies and President John Finnegan and the club
has been progressing well under their guidance.
Their first team has put together a strong campaign this time
around, putting together a record of seventeen wins, three draws
and ten defeats from their thirty matches. This saw them finish
near the top of the table with 89 points on the board.
This should provide them with the perfect platform from which
to build as they look to put together a successful campaign in
2015/16. As long as they are able to retain their current group
of players and perhaps make one or two quality additions they
should be in with a good chance of mounting a title challenge.
One of the highlights of the team’s performances so far this
season has been the attacking brand of rugby that they have been
producing. This has been reflected by the fact that they have
racked up 720 points at a rate of close to 25 per match.
This will certainly have ensured that any supporters attending
their games will have been well entertained and should encourage
more of the local community to get behind the side in future. This
in turn has the potential to provide them with a valuable source of
additional revenue.
One of the keys to the team’s successful season has been the
reliable goal kicking of Joe Rowntree who finished as their top
scorer with 172 points. Having a kicker that can be relied upon to
keep the scoreboard ticking over gives Harrogate the ability to win
“One of the keys to
the team’s successful
season has been the
reliable goal kicking
of Joe Rowntree
who finished as their
top scorer with 172
points.”
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