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Huddersfield 15-22 Fylde – match report

Posted on 19 September 2021

LEAGUE LEADERS LIMITED BY OUTSTANDING HUDDERSFIELD DEFENDING Fylde made it three wins in a row with a 15-22 victory over Huddersfield at Lockwood Park to go top of the National…

Results 18th September

Posted on 18 September 2021

Huddersfield 15-22 Fylde Tries: Stapley, Mason Con: Milner Pen: Milner…

Mark and Joanna Birch win the Vince Clifford Trophy

Posted on 17 September 2021

Congratulations to Mark and Joanna Birch on winning the 2021 HRUFC mixed pairs handicap knock out competition. In a repeat of last year’s final, they defeated Brian and Anne Stephenson…

James Smithies – funeral arrangements

Posted on 17 September 2021

James’s funeral will take place on Thursday 30th September at 12.15pm at Huddersfield Crematorium. The wake will be held at Outlane Golf Club. It is with great sadness that the…

Congratulations Mr & Mrs Parry

Posted on 16 September 2021

The Club would like to congratulate A-Team vice-captain Steve Parry and his wife Emily on their wedding. After having been delayed numerous times by the pandemic, the couple finally tied…

Huddersfield v Fylde – 18th September 2021 3pm KO

Posted on 13 September 2021

After a good win over Blaydon at the weekend, Field will be in home action against Fylde on Saturday 18th September, 3pm KO. We will be holding a pre-match lunch…

Bowling news….Well done Dereck!

Posted on 13 September 2021

Congratulations to former club president Dereck Tasker on winning his fourth HRUFC crown green bowling men’s merit championship. Having won a couple of titles in the noughties and another in…

Match report….Blaydon 11-29 Huddersfield

Posted on 12 September 2021

Strong second half show secures first win for Huddersfield. Huddersfield RUFC returned from their first road trip of the 2021/22 National 2 North campaign with a handsome bonus point win…

Coach arrangements – Blaydon 11th September

Posted on 8 September 2021

Field face the first away trip of the season this Saturday. Those that are wanting to watch the First XV squad at Blaydon, the coach will leave Lockwood Park at…

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Huddersfield15-22 Fylde - Match Report

Fylde made it three wins in a row with a 15-22 victory over Huddersfield at Lockwood Park to go top of the National 2 North league table.

The visitors posed a threat with ball in hand from the off, with burly centre Scott Rawlings and right-winger Henry Hadfield, in particular, proving a handful for Huddersfield.

Fylde opened their account with a try on 9 minutes. Hadfield cut through the defence with a fine run from midfield and the ball went briskly through the hands to Tom Grimes on the left-wing for the score which was converted by fly-half Greg Smith.

With Fylde in full flow, Huddersfield were restricted to defensive duties. Rawlings was held up over the line on 22 minutes but was immediately back in action from the re-start, racing through and offloading in the tackle to Grimes who went in at the corner for his second try. Smith was off target with his conversion attempt.

In the second quarter, Huddersfield finally got themselves onto the front foot. When another Rawlings breakaway was halted by a forward pass ruling. Huddersfield worked the scrummage ball to the right-wing, Arthur Wilkinson rounded the defence only to be tackled short of the line. The ball was recycled infield and hooker Liam Stapley nipped through for a neat try which Will Milner had no difficulty in converting.

With 35 minutes gone an excellent penalty kick by Milner from forty yards out narrowed the gap to two points but Fylde had the final word in the first half. They went straight back into attack and flanker Phil Mills sold the Huddersfield defence a superb dummy to dot down for a try under the posts which Smith duly converted to bring the half to a close.

Half time – Huddersfield 10-19 Fylde.

Fylde were quickly back onto offence in the second period and pressed for half an hour for the bonus point try. Several penalty kicks and an outstanding kick from hand by Smith produced a series of attacking 5 metre lineouts for the visitors. On each occasion, the catch and drive was halted and the ball turned over by superb defensive work by Huddersfield who were then able to clear their lines.

Huddersfield did have their chances. A left-wing break by Cameron Catleugh was pulled back when he was adjudged to have stepped on the touchline and Stapley’s quest for a second score was thwarted when he knocked on when tackled five metres short.

Having failed in pursuit of the elusive fourth try, Smith kicked for goal with a penalty on 70 minutes to take his team’s tally to 22 points. Thereafter Huddersfield finished strongly, pressing for the try that would give them a losing bonus point.

Twice penalty kicks to touch gave them 5 metre lineout scoring opportunities but on each occasion the throw-in wasn’t straight and the chance went begging. Finally, ten minutes into stoppage time, Huddersfield scrum-half Jonny Mason went in for a try in the right-hand corner to give the home side a deserved consolation point.

Huddersfield Head Coach Gaz Lewis said, ‘We didn’t really impose ourselves in the opening 20 minutes however we grew into the game. In the second half, we defended outstandingly well and if we had capitalised on the key moments the score may have been different. I was proud of the team’s effort and we were justly rewarded with the losing bonus point.’

Written by Richard Sykes
Photos by Mark Birch

LEAGUE LEADERS LIMITED BY OUTSTANDING HUDDERSFIELD DEFENDING

Huddersfield15-22 Fylde - Match Report

Fylde made it three wins in a row with a 15-22 victory over Huddersfield at Lockwood Park to go top of the National 2 North league table.

The visitors posed a threat with ball in hand from the off, with burly centre Scott Rawlings and right-winger Henry Hadfield, in particular, proving a handful for Huddersfield.

Fylde opened their account with a try on 9 minutes. Hadfield cut through the defence with a fine run from midfield and the ball went briskly through the hands to Tom Grimes on the left-wing for the score which was converted by fly-half Greg Smith.

With Fylde in full flow, Huddersfield were restricted to defensive duties. Rawlings was held up over the line on 22 minutes but was immediately back in action from the re-start, racing through and offloading in the tackle to Grimes who went in at the corner for his second try. Smith was off target with his conversion attempt.

In the second quarter, Huddersfield finally got themselves onto the front foot. When another Rawlings breakaway was halted by a forward pass ruling. Huddersfield worked the scrummage ball to the right-wing, Arthur Wilkinson rounded the defence only to be tackled short of the line. The ball was recycled infield and hooker Liam Stapley nipped through for a neat try which Will Milner had no difficulty in converting.

With 35 minutes gone an excellent penalty kick by Milner from forty yards out narrowed the gap to two points but Fylde had the final word in the first half. They went straight back into attack and flanker Phil Mills sold the Huddersfield defence a superb dummy to dot down for a try under the posts which Smith duly converted to bring the half to a close.

Half time – Huddersfield 10-19 Fylde.

Fylde were quickly back onto offence in the second period and pressed for half an hour for the bonus point try. Several penalty kicks and an outstanding kick from hand by Smith produced a series of attacking 5 metre lineouts for the visitors. On each occasion, the catch and drive was halted and the ball turned over by superb defensive work by Huddersfield who were then able to clear their lines.

Huddersfield did have their chances. A left-wing break by Cameron Catleugh was pulled back when he was adjudged to have stepped on the touchline and Stapley’s quest for a second score was thwarted when he knocked on when tackled five metres short.

Having failed in pursuit of the elusive fourth try, Smith kicked for goal with a penalty on 70 minutes to take his team’s tally to 22 points. Thereafter Huddersfield finished strongly, pressing for the try that would give them a losing bonus point.

Twice penalty kicks to touch gave them 5 metre lineout scoring opportunities but on each occasion the throw-in wasn’t straight and the chance went begging. Finally, ten minutes into stoppage time, Huddersfield scrum-half Jonny Mason went in for a try in the right-hand corner to give the home side a deserved consolation point.

Huddersfield Head Coach Gaz Lewis said, ‘We didn’t really impose ourselves in the opening 20 minutes however we grew into the game. In the second half, we defended outstandingly well and if we had capitalised on the key moments the score may have been different. I was proud of the team’s effort and we were justly rewarded with the losing bonus point.’

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