Haworth Park
Encyclopedia
Haworth Park are a rugby league
team based in Kingston upon Hull
, East Riding of Yorkshire
, England. They play in the Yorkshire Premier
division of the Rugby League Conference
with their A-team taking part in the Yorkshire & Humber Merit League
.
in 2007 and went on to win the Shield beating Nottingham Outlaws Academy side 32-26. The new year, East Riding joined the Yorkshire division of the Rugby League Conference
.
The newly renamed East Riding Rangers stepped up to the Rugby League Conference Yorkshire Premier
in 2009 and their A-team joined the Yorkshire pool of the RL Merit League. For the 2010 season, the team adopted the name Haworth Park and joined the Yorkshire Premier Division of the RLC. Haworth Park failed to complete the season in the Yorkshire Premier Division.
In June 2011 the clubhouse fell victim to an arson attack. Extensive damage was done to the changing rooms and the function rooms. Despite this, volunteers assisted by donations from local businesses were able to have the venue open again in 4 weeks.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
team based in Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
, East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England. They play in the Yorkshire Premier
Rugby League Conference Yorkshire Premier
The Rugby League Conference Yorkshire Premier is a division in the Rugby League Conference for teams in the Yorkshire area.It was first contested in 2008 following the break-up of the previous North Premier into the North West and Yorkshire Premiers....
division of the Rugby League Conference
Rugby League Conference
The Rugby League Conference , was a series of regionally based divisions of amateur rugby league teams spread throughout England, Scotland and Wales.The RLC was founded as the 10-team Southern Conference League in 1997, with teams from the southern midlands and the...
with their A-team taking part in the Yorkshire & Humber Merit League
Yorkshire & Humber Merit League
The Yorkshire & Humber Merit League is a rugby league competition for clubs in Yorkshire and the Humber. It is a feeder league for the Rugby League Conference.-History:...
.
History
East Riding joined the Midlands Merit LeagueMidlands Merit League
The Midlands Merit League, was a summer rugby league tournament in England held between 2006 and 2009. It was a feeder league to the Rugby League Conference and had a season that runs from April to August...
in 2007 and went on to win the Shield beating Nottingham Outlaws Academy side 32-26. The new year, East Riding joined the Yorkshire division of the Rugby League Conference
Rugby League Conference
The Rugby League Conference , was a series of regionally based divisions of amateur rugby league teams spread throughout England, Scotland and Wales.The RLC was founded as the 10-team Southern Conference League in 1997, with teams from the southern midlands and the...
.
The newly renamed East Riding Rangers stepped up to the Rugby League Conference Yorkshire Premier
Rugby League Conference Yorkshire Premier
The Rugby League Conference Yorkshire Premier is a division in the Rugby League Conference for teams in the Yorkshire area.It was first contested in 2008 following the break-up of the previous North Premier into the North West and Yorkshire Premiers....
in 2009 and their A-team joined the Yorkshire pool of the RL Merit League. For the 2010 season, the team adopted the name Haworth Park and joined the Yorkshire Premier Division of the RLC. Haworth Park failed to complete the season in the Yorkshire Premier Division.
In June 2011 the clubhouse fell victim to an arson attack. Extensive damage was done to the changing rooms and the function rooms. Despite this, volunteers assisted by donations from local businesses were able to have the venue open again in 4 weeks.
Club honours
- Midlands Merit League Shield: 2007