Wharfedale R.U.F.C.

Wharfedale RUFC
	File:Wharfedale rfc logo.png
Full name	Wharfedale Rugby Union Football Club
Union	Yorkshire RFU
Founded	1923; 100 years ago
Location	Threshfield, North Yorkshire, England
Ground(s)	The Avenue (Capacity: 2,000)
Chairman	David Baker
President	John Spencer
League(s)	National League 2 North
2021–22	12th
	Team kit
	Team kit
Official website
	www.wharfedalerufc.co.uk

Wharfedale RUFC is a rugby union team which takes part in the fourth tier of the English league system. After twenty years in the third tier, Wharfedale was relegated from National League 1 in 2016. One of the smallest teams in the league, the club is located in the North Yorkshire village of Threshfield. Wharfedale operate four senior sides and twelve junior teams.

Wharfedale's ground in Threshfield near Grassington.

Honours

North East 1 champions: 1987–88
North Division 2 champions: 1991–92
North Division 1 champions: 1993–94
Courage League Division 5 North champions: 1995–96
Yorkshire Cup winners (3 times): 2010, 2013, 2014

Notable former players

Andrew Baggett – fly-half who became all-time National League 1 points scorer with over 1,700 scored over 14 seasons with Wharfedale (2001–08) and Blaydon (2008–17). Also capped by Yorkshire and Durham and was part of the Yorkshire side that won the 2008 Bill Beamont Cup.^[1]
Mark Bedworth – fly-half who scored over 1,200 points for the club between 2005 and 2010. Capped by England Counties XV and Durham.
Andrew Hodgson – rugby league convert who played at centre. He is one of the all-time try scorers in National League 1 with 95 tries.^[2]

Current standings

2022–23 National League 2 North Table

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Losing bonus

Points

Points adj

1

Fylde

8

0

333

107

226

8

0

40

2

Sedgley Park

8

0

249

100

149

4

0

36

3

Hull Ionians

9

7

0

2

255

170

85

5

1

34

4

Otley

9

6

0

3

185

172

13

3

2

29

5

Rotherham Titans

8

5

0

3

265

144

121

5

1

26

6

Chester

8

5

0

3

188

142

46

2

3

25

7

Sheffield

8

4

0

4

197

173

24

3

2

21

8

Tynedale

8

4

0

4

189

222

−33

3

2

21

9

Wharfedale

8

3

0

5

194

168

26

3

18

10

Sheffield Tigers

8

2

0

6

141

220

−79

1

2

11

Preston Grasshoppers

8

2

0

6

133

254

−121

1

0

9

12

Blaydon

8

1

0

7

118

287

−169

2

1

7

13

Huddersfield

8

1

0

7

125

221

−96

1

3

−5

14

Harrogate

8

1

0

7

108

300

−192

1

2

−5

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

Number of matches won
Difference between points for and against
Total number of points for
Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 29 October 2022

Source: "National League 2 North". RugbyEngland.

References

^ "National One All time leading scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2017.
^ "National One All time try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2017.

External links

Official website

[1] "National One All time leading scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2017.

[2] "National One All time try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2017.

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