Match Reports
Pythons 2’s Just Fall Short in League Debut
Pythons 2’s welcomed Richmondshire to JSG for their 1st ever Yorkshire Counties 4 league game. With a number of new players playing together for the first time Pythons 2’s struggled early on against the...
Harrogate Pythons Hatchlings: First Ever Match Report
A Fantastic First Outing for Our Hatchlings! The Harrogate Pythons Hatchlings played their first ever match, travelling to Northallerton for a fantastic morning of rugby. There were plenty of excited faces, a few nervous ones and probably a few parents who were more...
Pythons too strong in second half for Bridlington
Harrogate Pythons played their first home game of the season against recently promoted Bridlington. A well contested first half saw the score at 15-3 but the home side romped home 44-13 gaining 5...
Pythons take 5 points at West Leeds
The season got underway, at last, for the community game following The RFU’s decision to delay the start due to the hard ground. Harrogate Pythons took on West Leeds at a very sunny Bluehill Lane LS12....
Pythons show determination in Shield Final
Harrogate Pythons travelled to Huddersfield Laund RUFC to face league champions Wath Upon Dearne in the final of The Yorkshire Shield. After 10 minutes of the second half The Pythons momentum...
Pythons beat Ripon in semi to face Wath in final
Harrogate Pythons travelled to West Park Bramhope to face local rivals Ripon in the semi-final of The Yorkshire Shield. The game started with both side using the pitch width to move phases forwards. ...
Pythons sign off with bp win at Leos
Harrogate Pythons travelled to Leodiensian for the last league game of the season. In a high scoring game The Pythons came away winners 33 – 46 leaving them in 9th place in the league, whilst Leodiensian are relegated....
Pythons prove too strong for Keighley
Keighley visited The Jim Saynor ground having never been beaten by the home side. Keighley kicked off and were quickly testing the home side’s defence. An off side penalty on the home 22...
Pythons take 2 points from loss at Hullensians
Harrogate Pythons visited a windy and sunny Hullensians standing 9th in the table with Hull at 10th. On the back of a home win earlier in the season The Pythons were looking to take all the points. Trailing 12-0 before...
Pythons take the points at Yarnbury
Harrogate Pythons visited 3rd placed Yarnbury RFC for their away fixture on Yarnbury’s 4G pitch. Having beaten Yarnbury at home in early December, John Liley’s men were looking to do the same and...
Pythons second half performance earns bonus point in loss against Wath
Harrogate Pythons faced league leaders Wath at The Jim Saynor Ground. The away side turned on the style in the first 10 mins setting the scene for rest of the half. Leading 7-33 at the break...
Second half errors cost Pythons their home game against Rishworth
Harrogate Pythons entertained fellow ‘mid tablers’ Old Rishworthian at The Jim Saynor Ground on Saturday. Rishworth have shown form in their last few games using a combination of youth from their colts...