Welcome To Harrogate Pythons RUFC
Harrogate Pythons RUFC is a Yorkshire Rugby Union Football Club fielding 2 teams (and an occasional Social/Vets XV). Our 1st XV plays in RFU Counties 1 Yorkshire and our 2nd XV in RFU Counties 4 Yorkshire A.
We gained RFU accreditation in 2018 promoting rugby participation across the community. We cater for all player standards and coach for both improvement and fun.
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Latest Match Reports
Pythons record another loss at Pocklington
Harrogate Pythons 1st XV switched venues on Saturday due to a water logged pitch at Station View. Pocklington were ahead on the scoreboard following some evenly matched exchanges scoring 4 converted...
Dominant Pythons 2’s Take the Win . . .
Harrogate Pythons 2nd XV, The Pirates, proved too much for Skipton 2’s in an entertaining game at The JSG. The Pirates pressure showed within minutes when Jake Harland followed up his own kick to touch down, 5-0. Will Smith extends the score, 10-0, with a powerful...
Pythons Get 1st Yorkshire 1 Win Against Beverley
The Pythons showed their intent driving the away team off their first scrum. A home penalty at the breakdown sets up Jed Carr to drill the ball to the away 5m line. Adam Challis secures the ball, The Pythons set up the drive and Sandy Dunlop controls the ball to...
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Latest Club News
Defibrillator Generously Donated to Pythons
In December, we received a most generous gift from Speedy (Neil Summersall) and his wife Karen as they donated a new defibrillator and powered outdoor wall cabinet to the club that is fully accessible on match days and club events. Last Saturday for the 1st XV fixture...
Pythons Make It 9 Wins On The Bounce . . .
Harrogate Pythons RUFC 1st XV 53 vs. Wibsey RUFC 0 Another bonus point win secures The Pythons second place in Yorkshire 3. Although second from bottom of the league, Wibsey’s last outing saw them thrash Knottingley 31-0 and 2 weeks before losing narrowly to...
Pythons Too Strong for Sheffield Medics
Sheffield Medicals RUFC 5 vs. Harrogate Pythons 1st XV 50 The Pythons kicked off at a cold Sheffield Medics with the wind behind them and were very quickly on the offensive. With strong drives from Steve Lennox and Nathan Wake a penalty on the home teams 10 metre...