Cleckheaton RUFC
English rugby union club based in West Yorkshire
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Cleckheaton Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire. The club runs four senior sides and twelve junior teams.[1] and the first XV currently plays in Regional 1 North East.
Full nameCleckheaton Rugby Union Football Club
UnionYorkshire RFU
Nickname(s)Lambs, Cleck, The Heaton
Founded1888, Reformed: 1926
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| Full name | Cleckheaton Rugby Union Football Club | |
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| Union | Yorkshire RFU | |
| Nickname(s) | Lambs, Cleck, The Heaton | |
| Founded | 1888, Reformed: 1926 | |
| Location | Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England | |
| Ground(s) | Cleckheaton Sports Club, Moorend, BD19 3UD | |
| Chairman | Neil Gillan | |
| President | John Archer | |
| Coach(es) | Thiu Barnard, Matty Piper (Backs), Richard Piper (Forwards) | |
| Captain | Richard Piper | |
| League | Regional 1 North East | |
| 2024–25 | 6th | |
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| Official website | ||
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History
Cleckheaton first formed a rugby club in 1888 and opted to play union when rugby league was formed in 1895. The club was suspended at the start of World War One and reformed in 1926.[2]
Honours
- Yorkshire 1 champions: 2000–01[3]
- North Division 1 East champions (2): 2001–02[4] 2012–13[5]
- North 1 v Midlands 1 promotion play-off winners: 2003–04[6][7]
International players
Past Cleckheaton players who have gone on to play international rugby include [2]
Jeff Butterfield- Roger Pickering
- John Bentley
- Fred Shaw — Cleckheaton’s first international player in 1898
