Providing a safe, friendly and fun environment to play, spectate and support amateur rugby
Welcome To Harrogate Pythons RUFC
Harrogate Pythons RUFC’s 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 Match Reports
Depleted Ensians Give a Spirited Performance
Harrogate Pythons welcomed local rivals Otliensians to the Jim Saynor Ground for this usually fiercely contested game. The good weather attracted a large crowd, however Ensians could not field a front row so the game commenced with uncontested scrums and despite the...
Scrappy Win for Pythons at the Rain Soaked JSG
Harrogate Pythons welcomed newly relegated West Park Leeds to a rain soaked Jim Saynor Ground for the first ever meeting between the 2 clubs. Jed Carr kicked off long and the ball appeared to be knocked forward behind the WPL goal line, however a line out was awarded....
Pythons Miss Opportunities at Knottingley . . .
Harrogate Pythons travelled to Knottingley hoping to reverse some of the errors from last week’s defeat. Pressure was quickly applied from the kick off with The Pythons running hard through Ed Challis and Nathan Wake. Set piece pressure at the scrum continued...
THE COACHING TEAM
PYTHONS 1st XV
PYTHONS 2nd XV
VETS & SOCIAL RUGBY
COMMITTEE
PLAYING SQUAD
Latest Club News
Pythons Annual Rugby Dinner Date Change
The distancing regulations currently in place means our Annual Rugby Dinner is postponed. The new date is Thursday 3rd December 2020 from 7.15pm and the venue remains The Old Swan Hotel. Lewis Moody is our main speaker. Lewis’ record...
Pythons ‘Coiled’ and Ready for the New Season
With an enforced end to the season on 14th March Harrogate Pythons continue to prepare hard for the start of the new season. With The 1st XV finishing 4th in their league and The 2nd XV finishing 3rd, with 4 games in hand over the leaders, 2019-20 is one of the most...
Chairman Announces 2020 Dinner Speaker
I am delighted to confirm that our speaker for this year's Annual Dinner is Lewis 'Mad Dog' Moody. Lewis has 71 England caps, was named as Captain for the 2010 Australia Tour. He's played in 2 World Cup Finals (2003 and 2007) and 1 Quarter Final (2011). He toured with...