First XV

The 2023/24 season sees the First XV again competing in National 2 North.

Following the departure of Gareth Lewis after ten years in charge, Neil Ryan has become First XV Director of Rugby and Rob Anderson will be  Head coach. Callum Thompson & Ed Barber will co-captain the side with Lewis Workman and Luke Pearson taking on the role of vice-captains.

The desire to bring through home grown players remains, with new recruits carefully selected to add talent and experience as well as, crucially, ‘buying in’ to the club’s ethos, core values, and spirit.

Joe Shiel will continue as the Development squad Manager.

George Hinchliff and Josh Cook continue their work as Captain and Vice of the A-Team.

Jess Bunyard continues her great work as Head of Women & Girls rugby.

Michael Stancliffe remains as Colts lead coach.

The 1st XV has been a great platform for a number of players to progress their careers. Perhaps our most famous past player is former England International Luther Burrell who came through our Age Grade system. Ben Harris is currently playing for Wasps in the Premiership and Mat Clark has played at Doncaster and Nottingham in the Championship. Chris Johnson was also an influential player and became the National League top points scorer at Lockwood Park before moving up to National 1 with Fylde and Sale and captaining England Counties. Current Fiji coach and former Scotland and Barbarians coach Vern Cotter also played at Huddersfield, captaining the side during the 1985/86 season.

This player pathway is a long-term development that starts at the U6’s and ends with the 1st XV. In an endeavour to further develop the pathway from Junior to Senior rugby Bill Duncombe as Head of Youth Rugby and one of his responsibilities will be to support the transition of Colts players into the Senior sides at Huddersfield.

If you feel you would like to be part of what we have at Lockwood Park and believe that we can aid you in your aspirations as a player, then do not hesitate to visit the club or contact either the head coach or senior rugby manager for an informal chat.

Match entry is £10 for non-members, £8 for concessions and free for under 18’s.

Training

All Senior Squad training re-commences on Tuesday 1st June and will be held each Tuesday and Thursday starting at 6.45pm.

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Fixtures & Results

Date Home / Away Playing Result
10/Aug (7.45pm) Home Stockport - Friendly 26-5 (W)
02/Sep (3pm) Home Hull Ionians 31-39 (L)
09/Sep (3pm) Away Lymm 48-41 (W)
16/Sep (3pm) Home Hull 12-49 (L)
23/Sep (2pm) Away Rotherham 43-15 (L)
30/Sep (3pm) Home Leeds Tykes 10-52 (L)
07/Oct (3pm) Away Tynedale 33-18 (L)
14/Oct (2pm) Home Sheffield Tigers 25-44 (L)
04/Nov (2pm) Away Fylde 19-62 (L)
11/Nov (2pm) Home Preston Grasshoppers 17-41 (L)
18/Nov (2pm) Away Sheffield 19-71 (L)
25/Nov (2pm) Home Billingham P-P
02/Dec (2.15pm) Away Otley P-P
09/Dec (2pm) Home Wharfedale
16/Dec (2pm) Home Lymm
06/Jan (2pm) Home Billingham (re-arranged)
13/Jan (TBC) Away Hull
20/Jan (2pm) Home Rotherham
27/Jan (TBC) Away Leeds Tykes
10/Feb (2pm) Home Tynedale
17/Feb (TBC) Away Sheffield Tigers
24/Feb (2pm) Home Fylde
09/Mar (TBC) Away Preston Grasshoppers
16/Mar (3pm) Home Sheffield
23/Mar (TBC) Away Billingham
06/Apr (3pm) Home Otley
13/Apr (TBC) Away Wharfedale
27/Apr (TBC) Away Hull Ionians

League Table

#
Team
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/-
TB
LB
Pts
 
1Leeds Tykes
12
12
0
0
464
236
228
11
0
59
 
2Rotherham Titans
11
10
0
1
397
214
183
7
1
48
 
3Wharfedale
11
8
0
3
288
236
52
6
0
38
 
4Sheffield Tigers
11
6
1
4
365
316
49
8
2
36
 
5Sheffield
11
6
1
4
369
301
68
7
2
35
 
6Fylde
12
5
1
6
370
304
66
9
4
35
 
7Tynedale
11
4
1
6
296
284
12
7
5
30
 
8Hull
11
5
1
5
270
306
-36
4
1
27
 
9Preston Grasshoppers
11
4
1
6
320
371
-51
6
1
25
 
10Otley
11
3
0
8
294
343
-49
6
5
23
 
11Lymm
11
3
0
8
294
383
-89
6
3
21
 
12Billingham
10
4
0
6
207
284
-77
3
1
20
 
13Hull Ionians
11
3
0
8
269
364
-95
3
4
19
 
14Huddersfield
10
1
0
9
214
475
-261
2
0
6
 

First XV

Toby Spooner

Position / Fly Half

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Xander Nash

Position / Centre/Wing

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Loz Sanderson

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Billy Summers

Position / Scrum Half

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Liam Parfitt

Position / Back Row

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Joe Potter

Position / Scrum Half/Fly Half

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Lewis Workman

Position / Centre

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Billy Hammond

Position / Number Eight

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Tom Haywood

Position / Hooker/Back Row

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Kian Stewart

Position / Wing/Full Back

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George Collins

Position / Fly Half/Full Back

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Harry Moore

Position / Hooker/Back Row

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Alex Dawson

Position / Prop/Second Row

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Simon Wilson

Position / Scrum Half

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Ethan Myers

Position / Front Row

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Luke Pearson

Position / Second Row

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Felix Lorimer

Position / Back Row

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Josh Walker

Position / Scrum Half

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Adam Ryder

Position / Centre

Ed Barber

Position / Centre

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Steffan Newport

Position / Full Back/Wing

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Max Horsfall

Position / Wing

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Leighton Davis

Position / Back row

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Rob Potter

Position / Player Pathway Director

Kieran Nicholson

Position / Centre

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John Sedgwick

Position / Back Row

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Harry Whitfield

Position / Front Row

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Thiu Barnard

Position / Second Row

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Jack Smith

Position / Front Row

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Andy Rollins

Position / Prop

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Charlie Foreman

Position / Centre/Wing

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Sam Mann

Position / Front Row

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Joe Gallagher

Position / Fly Half

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Lewis Quinn

Position / Back Row

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Callum Thompson

Position / Front Row

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Ross Thornton

Position / Front Row

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Rugby Results

02/DecFirst XV v Otley P-P
25/NovFalcons v Moortown 2
02/DecA Team v Keighley 3 P-P
26/NovColts v Wharfedale

Rugby Fixtures

09/DecFirst XV v Wharfedale Home (2pm)
09/DecFalcons v Harrogate 2 Home (2pm)
08/DecA Team v Cleckheaton 3 Away (7pm)
10/DecColts v Wetherby Home

Events

Huddersfield v Wharfedale

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Huddersfield v Lymm

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