Ilkley Rugby Club is an English rugby union club based in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. The first XV team plays in Regional 1 North East. Ilkley has a successful sevens team which, in the 2017 season, won the national sevens competition. The club also operates a second XV[1] and a juniors section.[2]
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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: 2,000 (40 seats)) |
Chairman | TBA / Rugby Chairman: Andrew Munro |
President | John Barwick |
Coach(es) | Rhys Morgan, Andrew Clithero |
Captain(s) | Joe Lowes |
Top scorer | Struan Connor currently retired wandering the streets |
League(s) | Regional 1 North East |
2023–24 | 9th |
Official website | |
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Honours
edit- Yorkshire Shield winners (3): 1993–94, 2010–11, 2013–14
- Yorkshire 2 promotion: 2003–04[3]
- Durham/Northumberland 1 v Yorkshire 1 promotion play-off winners: 2007–08[4]
- Yorkshire 1 champions: 2013–14[5]
- North 1 East champions: 2014–15,[6] 2021–22
- National Intermediate Cup finalists: 2014
- National Sevens Champions: 2017
Notable former players
editReferences
edit- ^ Official club website 2nd XV
- ^ Official club website juniors
- ^ "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.