Welcome to the 1st XV Section

Rishworthians run a 1st XV who now play in Yorkshire 2, a development XV who will play in the Central/North Merit League and looking to Rrun an academy XV who will play in the Western Wharfe Merit table. We also run a colts team containing u17 and under 18 players and a R2R return to rugby social team.

This season in Yorkshire 2 we will be playing Barnsley, Northallerton, North Ribblesdale, Old Grovians, Ripon, Roundhegians, Wath upon Dearne, West Park Leeds, Wetherby, Wheatley Hills, Yarnbury, plus Goole and Thornensians promoted from Yorkshire 3.

The contacts for this squad are
Forwards Coach - Jon Bake H 01422 349273 M 07525 763390
e-mail jon.bake@manufacturingexcellence.co.uk

Backs Coach - Tom Andrews M 07891 063 922
e-mail tandrews86@gmail.com

Assistant Coach Morley Hilton M 07941 128572
e-mail morleyhilton1@gmail.com

Captain:
Calum Heseltine - 1stXV Captain M 07747 375 683
e-mail cal.j.heseltine@hotmail.com

When do the squad train
Tuesdays and Thursday evenings 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Pre season training starts on Tuesday 2nd July
Please check the web site on the home page for details of any changes to the schedule.

When do the squad play matches
During the playing season September - April matches are on Saturday Afternoons.

How do I join
We are always looking for new players to join the club. Anyone interested in playing rugby either socialy or wish to develop further and push for the 1st XV squad contact any of the above numbers or just come down on a training night.

Next Games 18th January
1stxv away at Thornensians Yorkshire 2 KO 2:15pm

Rishworthians expect a tough game at Thornensians in the rearranged Yorkshire Two match. The South Yorkshire side’s results show they have been stronger at home than away, but second-placed Rishworthians can go in confident mood after 11 wins in a row.

Director of Rugby Jon Bake is expecting a forwards-orientated game, but is very happy with his side’s defence. “We have defended brilliantly in the last four games and if we can keep the same mentality we showed last week against Ripon, especially in the first half, we should be all right,” he said. “Ripon were the strongest side we have met coming forward and we stopped them in their tracks in the backs.”

We keep much the same squad, although there may have to be a slight reshuffle in the backs. We will definitely be without lock and former skipper Fraser Swarbrooke, who suffered a fractured cheek bone in last week’s victory.

Click here for 2019-20 fixtures

Thornensians website

At Fridays Players Presentation evening Chris Stone announced he was standing down as Head coach due to family and work commitments and will continue in a player only role. The new coaching team will now consist of Jon Bake forwards coach, Tom Andrews backs coach and Morley Hilton assistant coach. Gary Morris is steppping down as Director of Rugby and Jon Bake will take on this role. On the playing front Fraser Swarbrooke anounced he was standing down as 1stxv captain and Calum Heseltine will be the new captain for the 2019-20 season.

The Development XV coaching team will be headed up by Kurt Sutcliffe as a player/coach and Richard Turner as a coach.