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
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...
Pythons Keep League Pressure On . . .
Harrogate Pythons moved up to 5th in the league following a win away at Wibsey. Always a difficult side to play Wibsey had home advantage with both the wind and slope during the first half. Early pressure and some indiscipline in defence saw The Pythons 6-0 down...
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...
THE COACHING TEAM
PYTHONS 1st XV
PYTHONS 2nd XV
VETS & SOCIAL RUGBY
COMMITTEE
PLAYING SQUAD
Latest Club News
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...
Unders vs. Overs 2019
To be held on Saturday 28th December, kick off 1:30pm at the Jim Saynor Ground, Station View, HG2 7JA Harrogate Pythons are pleased to announce that the Rose Jeffries Memorial charity match between the Over 35’s and the Under 35’s will be played on Saturday 28th...
Our First Chairman’s Club Lunch
The 12th October saw our first Club Lunch when a ramshackle bunch of 20 members and guests attended the 1st Club lunch to be catered for by our neighbours ‘The Cuttings’.Hosted by our chairman Julian Tatlow, we all enjoyed a pre-match lunch prior to the Airborough...