Ilkley Rugby Club

Ilkley Rugby Club is an English rugby union club based in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. The first XV team play in North 1 East League, The Club has been strengthened this summer with a large influx of new players mainly from West Park. Coupled with the proposed league restructuring in the 2021-22 season and a good performance in North One East League this year, we have a good chance to return to the new Level 5 where there will be 3 level 5 leagues instead of 2, all whilst not paying a single player. Ilkley also had a very successful sevens team who reached great heights in the 2017 season winning the national sevens competition! Most of this squad have gone on to secure semi professional contracts.
The C-19 Virus will once again delay this season’s start until the earliest date of January 2021. 
The Rugby Management positions remain the same this year apart from Steve Bowden (BODEN) who left the Club last season because of his commitments at Doncaster Knights, shame we never saw him game day. Andy Clitheroe (CLITHERO) has joined the Club as Coaching Assistant to the 1st XV from West Park Leeds to assist Rhys. 