Harrogate 1st XV
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Sat 28 Oct 2017  ·  Northern Premier
Harrogate RUFC
Harrogate 1st XV
36
3
Rossendale

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Peter Kitching26 Oct 2017 - 15:30
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Welcome Rossendale RUFC

I am pleased to welcome Rossendale RUFC today. With Harrogate flying high in third place after an historic away win at Kirkby Lonsdale and Rossendale 7th but only 4 points behind, a tough encounter is expected. Our two previous matches were in the 2012/13 season with Harrogate taking the spoils 27-32 away and 56-29 at home. I suspect today’s match won’t be so straight forward and I am looking forward to an entertaining match.

Historic win at Kirkby Lonsdale

Unfortunately, personal commitments meant I could not travel to KL for the game. I did, however, follow the game via social media whilst watching Pocklington beat Ilkley. The news was not looking at all good and my expectations were low after Sizzy had told me KL have not lost at home for over 70 games (a bit of the Sizzy hyperbole I think) and at 21-13 with 10 minutes to go I thought the match lost. Strangely, the KL twitter feed then went silent and I feared the worst. Imagine my surprise when some 40 minutes after the final whistle KL posted the final result – a fantastic 21-27 win for HRUFC. In a display of real character in the teeth of Storm Brian. The result saw the end of a 51 game unbeaten home record for Kirkby Lonsdale.

Harrogate Ladies – From Strength to Strength

With a tough fixture against York RI Ladies, a team Harrogate Ladies have never beaten, it looked likely our top of the table position would be lost. In what was a hard fought and physical encounter the Ladies emerged victorious with an 8-24 away win to maintain the league topping position and to cap off a fantastic weekend for the club.

Respect the Referee

Disappointingly, we have had two complaints about verbal abuse of referees at Stratstone Stadium. Respect of the Referee is central to Rugby and as spectators we need to behave the way our players do. Please be respectful of the referees and their performance. Abuse of any match official will not be tolerated.


Want to get involved? HRUFC are looking for volunteers for a Social and Event Committee. We invite interest from across all sections of the club for individuals to from a new committee aimed at improving social activity at the club and marketing it as an events venue. If you are interested please contact either myself – Iain Salkeld 07802 591311 or the club via

info@harrogaterugby.com

01423 815420

Northern Premier Fixtures

Sat 28 Oct 2017KO: 14:30
Billingham
64
Birkenhead Park
3
Sat 28 Oct 2017KO: 15:00
Lymm
21
Kirkby Lonsdale
14
Sat 28 Oct 2017KO: 15:00
Morley
22
Kendal
46
Sat 28 Oct 2017KO: 15:00
Preston Grasshoppers
53
Pocklington
0
Sat 28 Oct 2017KO: 15:00
Sandal
14
Hull
46
Sat 28 Oct 2017KO: 15:00
Wirral
18
Ilkley
15

Head-to-Head

Sat 9 Feb 2013
Harrogate RUFC
Harrogate
56
Rossendale
29
Sat 13 Oct 2012
Rossendale
27
Harrogate RUFC
Harrogate
32

Appearances

Rossendale
L Allen
L AllenFly Half
4
R McKibbin
R McKibbinNumber 8
4
S Walker
S WalkerLoose-head Prop
4

Match details

Match date

Sat 28 Oct 2017

Kickoff

15:00

Competition

Northern Premier

League position

3
Harrogate
7
Rossendale
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