Halifax
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Halifax
Halifax RUFC was first established in
1919 at the end of the 1st World War
when the British Expeditionary Force
returned home from France. Since first
being established they have gone on to
put together a history of which they have
every right to be proud.
Without doubt their most successful
competition has been the Yorkshire
Cup which they have won an incredible
13 times with the most recent being in
2005. Their most recent silverware came
in 2009-10 when they were crowned
champions of Yorkshire 6. Their current
group of players will be keen to add to
these triumphs over the
coming years.
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At present the club is based at Ovenden
Park on Keighley Road in Yorkshire and
their first team currently competes in
Yorkshire Division 3. They are led by the
team of President Tim Greenwood and
Chair Grayham Smith and the club is
looking to progress under their guidance.
This season their first team has made a
steady start to their league campaign,
putting together a record of four wins
and four defeats from their eight league
matches. This has left them sitting in a
steady mid-table position with 21 points
on the board.
This should provide them with a solid
platform from which to
build as they look
ahead toward
the rest of the campaign. So 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 pushing on up the table.
Halifax is not a club to focus solely upon
their senior section however and this is
reflected by the fact that they also have
a number of youth sides in place. These
teams 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.
It is important for any club to be able to
produce their own talent, particularly in
the current financial climate and this is an
area that they appear to have covered. It
will certainly be exciting to see how their
juniors can progress in the coming years.
In order to help ensure that they enjoy a
smooth transition into the senior game
they also run a second XV. This allows
them to gain experience of adult level
rugby even if they are not yet considered
ready for first team action which can be
an important step in the development
process.
Another benefit of having an extra
side is that it allows the first XV to
benefit from far greater strength in