Wharfedale R.U.F.C.

Wharfedale RUFC is a rugby union team which takes part in the fourth tier of the English league system. After twenty years in the third tier, Wharfedale was relegated from National League 1 in 2016. One of the smallest teams in the league, the club is located in the North Yorkshire village of Threshfield. Wharfedale operate four senior sides and twelve junior teams.

Wharfedale RUFC

Full name	Wharfedale Rugby Union Football Club
Union	Yorkshire RFU
Founded	1923; 102 years ago (1923)
Location	Threshfield, North Yorkshire, England
Ground(s)	The Avenue (Capacity: 2,000)
Chairman	John Sykes
President	John Spencer
League(s)	National League 2 North
2024–25	6th
Team kit
Official website
www.wharfedalerufc.co.uk

Honours

• North East 1 champions: 1987–88
• North Division 2 champions: 1991–92
• North Division 1 champions: 1993–94
• Courage League Division 5 North champions: 1995–96
• Yorkshire Cup winners (3 times): 2010, 2013, 2014

Notable former players

• Andrew Baggett – fly-half who became all-time National League 1 points scorer with over 1,700 scored over 14 seasons with Wharfedale (2001–08) and Blaydon (2008–17). Also capped by Yorkshire and Durham and was part of the Yorkshire side that won the 2008 Bill Beamont Cup.^[1]
• Mark Bedworth – fly-half who scored over 1,200 points for the club between 2005 and 2010. Capped by England Counties XV and Durham.
• Andrew Hodgson – rugby league convert who played at centre. He is one of the all-time try scorers in National League 1 with 95 tries.^[2]
• Tomas Davidson – fly-half who plays internationally for Latvia and formally played for Yorkshire Under 20.^[3] He has also coached the Latvia U18 side.^[4][5]
• Robert Davidson – fullback who plays internationally for Latvia and formally played for Yorkshire Under 20. Latvias current top points scorer (20 Caps, 209 points).^[6][7]

Current standings

2025–26 National League 2 North table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Billingham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion place
2	Darlington Mowden Park	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Fylde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Hull	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Hull Ionians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Macclesfield	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Otley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Preston Grasshoppers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Rossendale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Scunthorpe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Sheffield	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Sheffield Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Tynedale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation place
14	Wharfedale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: September 2025. Source: National League Rugby ^[8]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Number of matches won
2. Number of matches drawn
3. Difference between points for and against
4. Total number of points for
5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
6. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Notes