Cleckheaton RUFC
| Full name | Cleckheaton Rugby Union Football Club | |
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| Union | Rugby Football Union | |
| Nickname(s) | Lambs | |
| Founded | 1888 | |
| Location | Cleckheaton, England | |
| Ground(s) | Cleckheaton Sports Club, Moorend | |
| Chairman | Neil Gillan | |
| Coach(es) | Scott Benton, Gordon Piper | |
| Captain(s) | Richard Piper | |
| League(s) | North 3 North | |
| 2014/15 | 6th | |
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| Official website | ||
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Cleckheaton Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire. The club runs five senior sides and twelve junior teams.[1] and the first XV currently plays in the National League 3 North league.
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]
Club Honours
- Yorkshire 1 champions: 2000-01
- North Division 1 East champions (2): 2001-02, 2012-13
International Players
Past Cleckheaton players who have gone on to play international rugby include [2]
Jeff Butterfield - Roger Pickering
- John Bentley
References
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