Providing a safe, friendly and fun environment to play, spectate and support amateur rugby
Welcome To Harrogate Pythons RUFC
Welcome to Harrogate Pythons RUFC’s web site. We are a Yorkshire Rugby Union Football Club fielding 2 teams (and an occasional Social/Vets XV). Our 1st XV plays in RFU Counties Yorkshire Division 1 and our 2nd XV in The YRFU Central North/West Merit Table.
We are an RFU Accredited Club promoting rugby participation across the community. We provide fellowship and involvement for players, supporters and sponsors alike.
Please browse our site and if you need more information, contact us here or get in touch with our committee directly.
Latest Club News
Harrogate Pythons RUFC on the International Rugby Stage!
The recent Autumn Nations Cup saw the welcome return of International Rugby to our screens, although both the players on the pitch and the viewers at home were accompanied with pre-recorded crowd noise only . . . However at Twickenham in the absence of the usual...
Ground Update – Idle Hands? Not at Pythons!
Despite the continued restrictions on 'all things normal', the Pythons family have certainly not sat back on their laurels with several projects undertaken at The Jim Saynor Ground during recent months, all instigated and executed (socially distanced etc.) by many...
Guess What . . . We’ve some Rugby on the Horizon!
Pre-season friendly - Saturday 16th January 2021 from 12:00am at Ripon RUFC. Ripon 2nd XV vs. Pythons 2nd XV 14:00 Kick Off. Ripon 1st XV vs. Pythons 1st XV 16:00 Kick Off. Following RFU guidelines, we've secured a double header fixture with our North Yorkshire tier...
Latest Match Reports
Disappointment Away at Castleford Ends Pythons Winning Streak
Castleford RUFC 12 v Harrogate Pythons 1st XV 10 Harrogate Pythons travelled to Castleford, looking to make it 5 wins on the bounce. The Pythons kicked off and a big tackle from George Booth forced a knock on and an attacking scrum, but the initiative was lost...
Encouraging Pirates Just Pipped by High Flying Ilkley.
Harrogate 2nd XV 12 v Ilkley 2nd XV 15 The Pirates welcomed high flying Ilkley 2’s to a rain soaked Jim Saynor Ground for this Merit table fixture. With this being the Pirates first home game of the season coach Al Cawkwell-Brown had a large squad available, all eager...
Solid Pythons Victory over a Competitive Ossett . . .
Harrogate Pythons 31 v Ossett 10 Harrogate Pythons welcomed Ossett to the Jim Saynor Ground looking to make it 3 league wins in a row. The early rain had relented and the unexpected sunshine attracted a large crowd down. Ossett started strongly and an over keen...