Huddersfield YM RUFC

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Huddersfield Laund Hill RUFC
Huddersfield YM RUFC logo.png
Full nameHuddersfield Laund Hill Rugby Union Football Club
Union Yorkshire RFU
Founded1927;97 years ago (1927)
Location Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
RegionNorth East
Ground(s)Laund Hill (Capacity: 2,000 (240 seats))
ChairmanDavid Dyke
PresidentDavid Mosley
Captain(s)Stuart Dyke
Top scorerStuart Morton
League(s) Counties 2 Yorkshire
Official website
www.hlhrufc.co.uk

Huddersfield Laund Hill Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. It runs four senior men sides, a full set of junior teams and a women's team. [1]

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History

The Rugby Club was formed in 1927 [2] by 6 YMCA members, who had up until then been playing their rugby for Huddersfield RUFC. The ground and clubhouse are still on the original site, although there have been a number of changes since 1927.

A concrete Club House was built and opened in 1975 with this being replaced by the present building, “The Lawrence Batley Centre” which was built and opened in 1995. Prior to these and during redevelopment projects, players were fed and watered in a number local of hostelries including the White Swan & Packhorse Mews, Spotted Cow, Dusty Miller and Wappy Spring. The main pitch was opened in 1989 with the “Lawrence Batley Stand” following in 1996. The stand was renamed in 2016 to “The Thomas Crapper Stand” following sponsorship by the company. [3]

A Junior Section started during the summer of 1971.

In 2018, the club's first women's team, which is called the Senior Roses, was started and added to the growing women and girls section at the club. The women's team currently boasts approximately 30 registered players. The Senior Roses played their 19/20 season within the new Inner Warrior Challenge Series Borders [4] The women and girls section play at a development level, hosting festivals, pitch up, plays and boot camps. [5]

In September 2022, after a tumultuous five years which had seen the Huddersfield YMCA complex going into administration, followed by the Covid shutdown, Huddersfield YMCA RUFC was reborn as Huddersfield Laund Hill RUFC with a renewed focus on mini and junior rugby.

Social Fitness and Mental Health

As a community rugby club, Huddersfield YM RUFC has a focus around social fitness and the benefits of sport in improving and reducing the stigma of mental health.

The club runs social fitness under the O2 Touch Rugby scheme. [6] The club's O2 Touch is aimed at mixed genders from years 14+ and focuses on fun rather than competition [7]

In 2020, the club signed the Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation [8]

Facilities

Laund Hill Stadium is an RFU Gold Standard facility set within 18 acres of finely manicured sports grounds. It has 10 playing fields with a first team pitch overlooked by “The Thomas Crapper Stand” which can seat up to 240 people. [9] The clubhouse boasts a sports bar and a suite for functions. From late 2021, the first team stadium is also home to Huddersfield Giants' Reserves, Academy, Scholarship and Women's teams.

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Honours

League

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Cup

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References

  1. ↑ Club website teams page
  2. ↑ "History 1". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  3. ↑ "Laund Hill Community Sports Park - Rugby". Laund Hill Community Sports Park. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  4. ↑ "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  5. ↑ "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  6. ↑ "O2 Touch Rugby" . Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  7. ↑ "StackPath". www.huddersfieldymrufc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  8. ↑ "Mental Health Charter Homepage | SRA | Sport and Recreation Alliance". www.sportandrecreation.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  9. ↑ "Laund Hill Community Sports Park - About". Laund Hill Community Sports Park. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  10. ↑ "2001–2002 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "1998-1999 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "2012-13 North Playoffs". England Rugby. 27 April 2013.
  13. ↑ "2013-14 North Playoffs". England Rugby. 26 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "Twickenham in North Ribb sight". Telegraph & Argus. 6 February 2004.
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