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
Tough Day at the Office Against Excellent Barnsley
Pythons 1st XV 18 - 45 Barnsley RUFC Harrogate Pythons welcomed newly relegated Barnsley to the sunny Jim Saynor Ground for this eagerly anticipated clash between two unbeaten sides. Barnsley kicked out on the full and following a solid opening scrum, Will Clough...
Wetherby 2nd XV vs. Pythons 2nd XV – Friendly Fixture . . .
Wetherby 2’s 38 v Harrogate Pirates 21 The 2XV travelled to Wetherby for this hastily arranged game following Rowntree’s pulling out earlier in the week. Al Brown had pulled together a large squad, containing 8 front row forwards, but the Pirates had a slow start and...
Pythons 1st XV run in 6 tries at Burley . . .
https://youtu.be/SYZdLcQl7Jo Harrogate Pythons made their first visit to recently promoted Burley RFC. In glorious sunshine The Pythons defence kept the home team in their own 22 with some fierce tacking from Sandy Dunlop and John Ward. Under significant...
THE COACHING TEAM
PYTHONS 1st XV
PYTHONS 2nd XV
VETS & SOCIAL RUGBY
COMMITTEE
PLAYING SQUAD
Latest Club News
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...
Harrogate Pythons Annual Dinner 2019
David ‘Flats’ Flatman a big hit at The Pythons’ Annual Dinner Over 300 members, sponsors and guests attended The Pythons’ Annual held once again at The Old Swan Hotel. Supported by Main Sponsors Ripon Select Foods, Donelec Group, Harrogate Steel, Oracle Finance,...