Harrogate Pythons 1st XV vs Wath Upon Dearne RUFC

Saturday 21st March 2026 – KO 3:00pm

RFU Northern Division Counties 1 Yorkshire

Welcome to Wath Upon Dearne RUFC’s players, supporters and Committee Members for the second time our clubs have met this season Earlier in the season The Pythons visited Wath and lost in a hard fought game 41-16. In their last league fixture Wath beat Leodiensian 9-76 and remain top of the table. The Pythons were beaten at home by in form Rishworthian 22-41 leaving us in 9th place in the league of 12.

Welcome to Fraser Dunlop, Harrogate Round Table Chair, and his guests to our pre match lunch . Fraser sits on our committee as Commercial Chair. Welcome too to Charlotte and Maisy with their families supporting Ben Pryor and Hugh Tatlow, Jon Butler and Heidi are here hoping Harry Butler adds to his try tally.

Our referee for today, Phil Gordge – his second trip to The Jim Saynor Ground having referred our home game against Dinnington at the end of February.

The league table is currently stacked in the mid section with 17 points separating 6 teams. With the possibility of 3 teams going down this season every point is valuable. Thanks to our great coaching team we’re applying the lessons learned and things are beginning to come together, let’s hope for a positive conclusion to the end of the season.

Dates for your diary – we will be enjoying our last pre match luncheon 18th April against Keighley which will double as a Ladies Day. We’re holding a ‘Lunch With……….’ Jason Robinson at William & Victorias on 23rd April, Annual Golf Day on 18th June at Oakdale Golf Club and our Annual Dinner on 15th October with Chris Ashton speaking – see our web site for more details.

With a bit of luck the weather holds fair and we’ll enjoy the game. Best of luck to both sides.

Julian Tatlow

Chairman, Harrogate Pythons RUFC

Formed in 2005, Harrogate Pythons RUFC is now an RFU Accredited Club promoting rugby participation across our community and providing fellowship and involvement for our players, supporters and club sponsors alike.

The Jim Saynor Ground at Station View has been our home since 2017. We share our clubhouse facility here at Station View with Harrogate Railway Athletic FC and we invite you to enjoy our hospitality during the fixture. Join us at the bar for the usual post-match analysis and friendly debate. Our venue is also available for hire on match day for pre-match lunches and also for private functions at other times too.

Please view the rest of our website for more information about our club including membership, news & events and sponsorship opportunities etc.