Heath RUFC
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| Full name | Heath Rugby Football Club |
|---|---|
| Union | Yorkshire RFU |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Location | Halifax, West Yorkshire, England |
| Ground | West Vale |
| League | Regional 1 North East |
| 2025–26 | Champions (promoted to National League 2 North) |
| Official website | |
| www | |
Heath Rugby Club is an English rugby union club based in Greetland, near Halifax, West Yorkshire. The first XV team plays in National 2 North, having been promoted into tier five following the league restructuring at the end of the 2021–22 season. This was the club's second promotion in three seasons, after finishing runner-up in two consecutive seasons in Yorkshire 1, obtaining promotion as the best ranked runner-up. The club has made its way up the leagues having started league life in Yorkshire 3.
Following a decision in 2026 to introduce 2XVs into the league structure, Heath's 2nd XV entered Counties 2 Yorkshire B division.
Current standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sedgley Park | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 472 | 138 | +334 | 9 | 0 | 45 | Promotion place |
| 2 | Darlington Mowden Park | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 424 | 171 | +253 | 8 | 1 | 37 | Promotion play-off |
| 3 | Tynedale | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 311 | 233 | +78 | 7 | 0 | 35 | |
| 4 | Hull Ionians | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 324 | 234 | +90 | 8 | 1 | 33 | |
| 5 | Chester | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 327 | 273 | +54 | 6 | 1 | 31 | |
| 6 | Preston Grasshoppers | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 309 | 283 | +26 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
| 7 | Sheffield Tigers | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 272 | 250 | +22 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| 8 | Harrogate | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 237 | 362 | −125 | 7 | 1 | 22 | |
| 9 | Fylde | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 225 | 305 | −80 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | Heath | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 222 | 315 | −93 | 5 | 1 | 18 | |
| 11 | Huddersfield | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 231 | 396 | −165 | 6 | 2 | 18 | |
| 12 | Billingham | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 243 | 397 | −154 | 5 | 0 | 17 | Relegation play-off |
| 13 | Wharfedale | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 237 | 344 | −107 | 6 | 0 | 14 | Relegation place |
| 14 | Otley | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 195 | 328 | −133 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2026. Source: National League Rugby
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- Number of matches drawn
- Difference between points for and against
- Total number of points for
- Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
- Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Honours
- Yorkshire 4 champions: 1997–98
- Powergen Junior Vase winners: 2001–02
- Yorkshire 3 champions (2): 2001–02, 2005–06
- Papa John's Community Cup Regional 1 Championship winners: 2023–24
- Papa John's Community Cup Regional 1 Plate winners: 2024–25
References
- ↑ "2018-19 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ↑ "Men's level 5 - 7 leagues 2019–20" (PDF). England Rugby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ↑ "National League 2 North". National League Rugby.
- ↑ "Gloucester head back to second". The Telegraph. 21 April 2002.
- ↑ "2001-2002 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "2005-2006 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "PAPA JOHNS COMMUNITY CUP ROUNDUP 2024". England Rugby. RFU. 13 May 2024.
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