Английская Википедия:Halifax Vandals RUFC
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox rugby team Halifax Vandals RUFC is an amateur rugby union club based in Warley Town, Halifax. They currently run two senior sides. The 1st XV plays in Counties 3 Yorkshire while the 2nd XV plays in the Central And North West Merit league.[1][2]
History
Formation
Halifax Vandals was formed in November 1923 when a group of college students met under a lamp post on Francis Street in Halifax to form a rugby club. The name "Vandal" is attributed to a warrior tribe who fought against the Roman Empire in 455 AD and came out victorious.[3]
Modern history
Halifax Vandals RUFC has matured into a first-rate grass-roots rugby union club since its inception in 1923.
In the early days, their existence was somewhat nomadic, using the facilities in the village pub, The Maypole Inn, before acquiring the former school house opposite.
The club now boasts a purpose-built clubhouse to the north of Warley village, making it the highest rugby union club in Yorkshire at 264m above sea level. The building has 4 self-contained changing/shower/toilet rooms, first-aid room and officials changing room, plus a function room with patio overlooking the main pitch and the counties of Yorkshire, Lancashire and Derbyshire.
Rivalries
The Warley-based club enjoy competing against all of their neighbouring Halifax clubs, albeit limited to league encounters for 1st XV. The thriving 2nd XV often play against, and also join forces with, their Halifax neighbours in the spirit of RFU's Game On approach.
Club honours
1st XV
- Yorkshire Silver Trophy Champions: 1991–92
- Yorkshire 5 Champions (3): 1987–88, 2004–05, 2007–08
- Yorkshire 4 Champions: 2015–16
- Yorkshire 3 Champions: 2016–17
Season summaries
| Season | League | Position | W | D | L | Pts | Notes | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | Yorkshire 2 | 3rd | 11 | 2 | 5 | 24 | Tim Helliwell | |
| 1999–00 | Yorkshire 2 | 4th | 12 | 0 | 6 | 24 | Jon Isherwood | |
| 2000–01 | Yorkshire 3 | 7th | 9 | 2 | 11 | 20 | G A Pollard | |
| 2001–02 | Yorkshire 3 | 7th | 9 | 0 | 13 | 18 | Tim Helliwell | |
| 2002–03 | Yorkshire 3 | 12th | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 | Relegated to Yorkshire 4 | Jon Isherwood |
| 2003–04 | Yorkshire 4 | 11th | 6 | 1 | 15 | 13 | Relegated to Yorkshire 5 North West | B Holden |
| 2004–05 | Yorkshire 5 North West | 1st | 11 | 1 | 2 | 23 | Champions, promoted to Yorkshire 4 | Jon Isherwood |
| 2005–06 | Yorkshire 4 | 12th | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | Relegated to Yorkshire 5 North West | Damian Whiteley |
| 2006–07 | Yorkshire 5 North West | 3rd | 10 | 0 | 6 | 20 | Rick Duffy | |
| 2007–08 | Yorkshire 5A | 1st | 12 | 1 | 1 | 25 | Promoted to Yorkshire 4 | Andy Lyon |
| Yorkshire 5C | 2nd | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |||
| 2008–09 | Yorkshire 4 | 5th | 13 | 1 | 8 | 27 | Promoted to Yorkshire Division Three | M Lockwood |
| 2009–10 | Yorkshire Division Three | 8th | 7 | 1 | 13 | 15 | Paul Knapping | |
| 2010–11 | Yorkshire Division Three | 12th | 4 | 1 | 17 | 23 | Andrew Murray | |
| 2011–12 | Yorkshire Division Three | 14th | 5 | 0 | 21 | 24 | Relegated to Yorkshire Division Four | |
| 2012–13 | Yorkshire Division Four | 8th | 9 | 0 | 13 | 42 | ||
| 2013–14 | Yorkshire Division Four | 5th | 13 | 1 | 8 | 65 | Paul Jowett | |
| 2014–15 | Yorkshire Division Four | 6th | 12 | 1 | 9 | 58 | ||
| 2015–16 | Yorkshire Division Four | 1st | 19 | 0 | 3 | 90 | Promoted to Yorkshire Division Three | |
| 2016–17 | Yorkshire Division Three | 1st | 20 | 1 | 5 | 95 | Promoted to Yorkshire Division Two | |
| 2017–18 | Yorkshire Division Two | 14th | 3 | 1 | 22 | 21 | Relegated to Yorkshire Division Three | |
| 2018–19 | Yorkshire Division Three | 9th | 9 | 0 | 17 | 45 | Jamie Richardson | |
| 2019–20 | Yorkshire Division Three | 9th | 11 | 1 | 10 | 61 | Play was stopped on the 16/03/20 due to COVID-19 | Tony Curtis |
| 2020–21 | Yorkshire Three | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No games were played due to the Pandemic | |
| 2021–22 | Yorkshire Three | 6th | 13 | 1 | 12 | 64 | Paul Jowett | |
| 2022–23 | Counties 3 Yorkshire | 6th | 11 | 0 | 11 | 51 | Ben Burnside |
Notable former players
Internationals
- Шаблон:Ruicon Chris Davies, former England Sevens international also played for Cambridge University and Saracens,[4][5][6]
- Шаблон:Ruicon / Шаблон:Ruicon Jamie Bloem, former South Africa Rugby League captain as well as playing internationally for Scotland Rugby League. Bloem joined in 2013 as a player coach.[7]
- Шаблон:Ruicon Rehan Mansoor, 16 Cap Pakistan international joined Vandals as a player in 2022 and named forwards coach in 2023,[8][9]
References
