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 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...
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....
THE COACHING TEAM
PYTHONS 1st XV
PYTHONS 2nd XV
VETS & SOCIAL RUGBY
COMMITTEE
PYTHONS MINIS
Latest Club News
Jason Leonard Headlines Pythons’ Annual Dinner
Annual Dinner Report - 12th October 2017 Harrogate Pythons RUFC held their Annual Dinner once again at The Majestic Hotel. 350 members and guests filled the room to listen to Jason Leonard deliver a captivating speech. With 114 England Caps, 4 Grand Slams,...
Club Gains RFU Accreditation
A significant milestone in the development of our club has been achieved as we've now successfully gained accreditation from the RFU In the words of the RFU, accreditation is summarised as follows: “The RFU Accreditation recognises the effort and achievement of...
Haskell and Barnes spar at Python’s Annual Dinner
Annual Dinner Report - 13th October 2016 The stand out England player in both the 6 Nations and Australia Tour, James Haskell, and the second most experienced International Referee, Wayne Barnes, spoke at the Harrogate Python’s Annual Dinner. “Thanks to the support of...